Vs Final 14 September 2024

Final • Edgbaston • Birmingham

Somerset

124 (19.4)

Gloucestershire

129/2 (15)

GLO won by 8 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Playing XILineups Out

Venue Details

Edgbaston, Birmingham

PitchSlow & Dusty Pitch

Pace BowlingAverage

Batting ConditionHigh Scoring

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

166Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

143.68Avg SR

2nd Innings

144Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

137.64Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

38%Bat First Bowl First62%

Team Batting First

57%Wins Losses43%

Recent Matches on venue

1st Semi Final • Sep 14 • Vitality Blast

SUR 153/9 (20)

SOM 159/4 (18.4)

SOM won by 6 wickets

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Final • Jul 15 • Vitality Blast

ESS 131/10 (18.3)

SOM 145/10 (20)

SOM won by 14 runs

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2nd Semi Final • Jul 15 • Vitality Blast

SOM 142/7 (19)

SUR 118/10 (16.5)

SOM won by 24 runs

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2nd Semi-Final • Jul 16 • Vitality Blast

HAM 190/6 (20)

SOM 153/10 (19.3)

HAM won by 37 runs

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Final • Sep 18 • Vitality Blast

SOM 142/9 (20)

KET 167/7 (20)

KET won by 25 runs

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1st Semi-Final • Sep 18 • Vitality Blast

HAM 150/10 (20)

SOM 153/8 (19.4)

SOM won by 2 wickets

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Central Group • Sep 3 • Vitality Blast 2020

WOR 213/7 (20)

SOM 229/8 (20)

SOM won by 16 runs

vs live score

2nd Semi-Final • Sep 15 • Vitality T20 Blast

SUS 202/8 (20)

SOM 167/8 (20)

SUS won by 35 runs

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

Somerset

TBA

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

SOM

0- 0

TBA

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

163

Average Score

215/3

Highest Score

55/6

Lowest Score

Player of the Match Matt Taylor

3/18

SOM

GLO

Info

Somerset

124/10 (19.4)

Batters

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

140.00

c Price b Taylor

Will Smeed

114.29

c Smith b Taylor

Tom Abell

79.17

c Bancroft b Price

James Rew

75.00

c Bancroft b Taylor

Sean Dickson

0.00

b Price

Lewis Gregory

(C)

143.24

c Price b Payne

Ben Green

66.67

c Smith b Payne

Craig Overton

0.00

c Taylor b Payne

Roelof van der Merwe

83.33

c Bracey b Shaw

Josh Davey

50.00

Not out

Jake Ball

0.00

c Price b Shaw

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(19.4 Ov, RR: 6.31)

124/10

Bowlers

EXT

David Payne

6.75

Josh Shaw

3.4

5.45

4.50

7.00

5.50

9.67

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Will Smeed

c Smith b Taylor

1-28

3.1

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

c Price b Taylor

2-33

3.6

James Rew

c Bancroft b Taylor

3-41

5.6

Sean Dickson

b Price

4-42

6.2

Tom Abell

c Bancroft b Price

5-86

12.4

Ben Green

c Smith b Payne

6-105

15.1

Craig Overton

c Taylor b Payne

7-105

15.2

Roelof van der Merwe

c Bracey b Shaw

8-114

16.6

Lewis Gregory

c Price b Payne

9-123

18.5

Jake Ball

c Price b Shaw

10-124

19.4

Gloucestershire

129/2 (15)

Batters

Miles Hammond *

141.46

Not out

Cameron Bancroft

126.19

c Smeed b Davey

James Bracey

66.67

c (sub Lammonby) b Ball

Ollie Price

175.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 4, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(15 Ov, RR: 8.6)

129/2

Did not Bat

Jack Taylor, Ben Charlesworth, Matt Taylor, Josh Shaw, Tom Smith, David Payne, Tom Price

Bowlers

EXT

7.50

6.00

14.00

9.33

9.50

8.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Cameron Bancroft

c Smeed b Davey

1-112

13.1

James Bracey

c (sub Lammonby) b Ball

2-119

14.1

Match Info

Date & Time

14 Sep, 11:15 PM IST

Venue

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Match

Final,

Vitality Blast

Umpires

Graham Lloyd (England), Steven O'Shaughnessy (England), Paul Baldwin (England, TV)

Referee

Peter Such (England)

Toss

Gloucestershire elected to bowl

0 2 2 0 4 4

Over 12

Runs: 12

1 1 1 1 6 0

Over 13

Runs: 10

W 1 0 4 1 1

Over 14

Runs: 7

W 0 0 1 1 1wd 1wd 6

Over 15

Runs: 10

All Overs

Player of the Match Matt Taylor

3/18

Commentary

Right then! We have a new Vitality Blast Champions. Jack Taylor collects and lifts the trophy. It's going to be a long celebration for these players and they will cherish this moment forever. They turned up like warriors and produced a commanding all-round performance to take the title away from Somerset.

With that, we end the coverage here. Hope you enjoyed it, until next time, this is Pragadeesh and Pradeep signing off

Jack Taylor (Gloucestershire Captain) - What a day! Just so pleased with the boys and everything is special today! We had a strong belief and we know that we have guys, who can get it done. The schedule is tough but to play cricket like that - I can ask no more. They have done it the whole campaign. Josh Shaw and David Payne have been phenomenal. (On Bancroft) He is massive and he has played with us all formats this year. He laid a platform and was consistent throughout. We had a tough few years but to win the title finally is impressive. Last week, it was good for us in the quarterfinal and it boosted our confidence. He's a massive part of the club and this victory is for him. (On Mark Alleyne) He's given the guys a lot of trust and told them to go and express. He wants us to read the conditions better than the opposition and we did that most times in this tournament

Lewis Gregory (Somerset Captain) - We didn't get enough runs. Hats off to them, they bowled brilliantly. We were 25 runs short. They kept taking wickets and made our job harder. Absolutely, we have a fantastic bunch of guys in the dressing room. It's hard to take this defeat but we will move on. It's a shame that Banton is missing but the shots that TKC has got is phenomenal. We were 25 runs short and we were outplayed, credit to them. We got a massive two weeks to go. Two more trophies on the line and let's see what happens

Matt Taylor is the Player of the Match! Here's what he has to say: Speechless to be honest, it's all for the fans, friends and family, unbelievable day. First finals day for me, couldn't have imagined the way it turned out for me. Payne is someone I look up to, fantastic bowler, always gives the tips. Just trying to be unpredictable, using the slower one's to good affect. The ability to do the change of pace, it has worked well today. It was great to see the atmosphere, coming in here and it's just brilliant.

David Payne is the Player of the Year! Here's what he has to say: Feel a lot of emotion, huge amount of pride playing for this team. Probably never felt better, made a better decision to move into the contract and kept my body ready. It's the best decision I've ever made. I felt like I've never been clearer, fresh body and fresh mind, given 110% to the team always when I stepped on to the ground. Watching the likes of Matt Taylor and others doing so well in this campaign, just a pleasure to watch them. Pride moment for me, can't believe!

Gloucestershire will finally have their hands on the Vitality Blast title. What a story, they ended the 22-year-long wait. They completely pinned the favourites Somerset down with an emphatic performance. Look at the scenes in the middle after Price thumped the length delivery for a maximum.

After a clinical bowling performance, Bancroft and Hammond took calculated risks and their approach paid rich dividends. They always looked in control and self-assured in the middle. At one point, the bowlers ran out of ideas to break this partnership. The openers took responsibility on the big stage and stitched together a match-winning stand to help the team cross the finish line

This is a one-sided final and only a few would've predicted the match to pan out the way it did. Somerset were given the favourites tag but they were steamrolled by the confident Gloucestershire side

overs

129 /2 score

1wd

runs

Ollie Price *

7 (4)

Miles Hammond

58 (41)

Jake Ball

1 /19

14.6 Jake Ball to Oliver Price, MAIDEN BLAST TITLE FOR GLOUCESTERSHIRE! Price finishes things in style! What a moment this for Gloucestershire, the dug-out erupts, their fans are jumping in joy. Short into the batter, Price takes a shimmy down the track, pumped it straight down the ground and goes all the way for a maximum. Gloucestershire thrash Somerset to win the title by 8 wickets!

14.6 Jake Ball to Oliver Price, WIDE! Full but loses the line again, goes well outside the tramline and another wide has been called. Just two needed now!

14.6 Jake Ball to Oliver Price, WIDE! Takes the pace off, but loses the radar, goes outside the tramline and has been called that a wide.

14.5 Jake Ball to Miles Hammond, slower one but also follows the batter as Hammond backs away, nudged it behind square on the on-side for one.

14.4 Jake Ball to Oliver Price, length delivery on the off-stump, Price drilled it to mid-off and takes off. Another direct-hit needed and misses as Price gets back in.

14.3 Jake Ball to Oliver Price, saw the batter using his feet, banged it into the track on the off-stump line, Price sways away from it.

14.2 Jake Ball to Oliver Price, length delivery outside the off-stump, Price leans and driven it straight to covers for no run.

Oliver Price, RHB, walks in at no.4

14.1 Jake Ball to James Bracey, OUT! CHIPPED STRAIGHT TO MID-ON AND GONE! Second wicket for Somerset, but Gloucestershire need just six here, too little too late this. Length delivery on the off-stump, but pace was taken off and Bracey chipped it straight to mid-on and perishes.

James Bracey c sub b Jake Ball 2 (3b, 0x4, 0x6)

Lammonby misses the direct hit but it doesn't matter too much. This should be the over to seal the tie for Gloucestershire!

overs

119 /1 score

runs

James Bracey *

2 (2)

Miles Hammond

57 (40)

Josh Davey

1 /18

13.6 Josh Davey to James Bracey, OH MY! Direct-hit would've been curtains for Bracey, just sums up the day for Somerset. Length delivery on the fourth stump, Bracey tapped it into the off-side and took off. Fielder comes running in from short extra-cover, has a shy at the stumps with a dive and misses.

13.5 Josh Davey to Miles Hammond, slower one, short into the batter. Hammond swipes it to deep mid-wicket for an easy single.

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