Vs Final 15 July 2023

Final • Edgbaston • Birmingham

Somerset

145 (20)

Essex

131 (18.3)

SOM won by 14 runs

Info

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Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Player of the Match Matt Henry

4/24

SOM

ESS

Info

Somerset

145/10 (20)

Batters

Tom Banton

125.00

c Das b Snater

Will Smeed

100.00

b Snater

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

100.00

b Critchley

Tom Abell

57.14

c Beard b Walter

Sean Dickson

151.43

c Rossington b Walter

Lewis Gregory

122.22

c & b Snater

Ben Green

50.00

c Das b Walter

Craig Overton

133.33

runout (Beard)

Kasey Aldridge

100.00

Not out

Matt Henry

166.67

c Snater b Sams

Ish Sodhi

100.00

runout (Rossington / Walter)

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 1)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.25)

145/10

Bowlers

EXT

6.50

8.67

3.25

11.00

7.67

7.25

12.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Will Smeed

b Snater

1-17

2.2

Tom Banton

c Das b Snater

2-46

6.2

Tom Kohler-Cadmore

b Critchley

3-54

7.6

Tom Abell

c Beard b Walter

4-68

10.6

Lewis Gregory

c & b Snater

5-113

15.4

Ben Green

c Das b Walter

6-121

16.4

Craig Overton

runout (Beard)

7-127

17.3

Sean Dickson

c Rossington b Walter

8-133

18.3

Matt Henry

c Snater b Sams

9-140

19.2

Ish Sodhi

runout (Rossington / Walter)

10-145

19.6

Essex

131/10 (18.3)

Batters

Adam Rossington

211.11

c Aldridge b Henry

Dan Lawrence

200.00

lbw b Henry

Michael-Kyle Pepper

25.00

b Henry

Robin Das

114.29

c Henry b Overton

Paul Walter

108.33

b Sodhi

Matt Critchley

30.00

lbw b Gregory

Daniel Sams *

173.08

c Cadmore b Henry

Simon Harmer

33.33

c Banton b Gregory

Shane Snater

0.00

b Sodhi

Aaron Beard

77.78

b Sodhi

Samuel Cook

50.00

Not out

Extras

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

TOTAL

(18.3 Ov, RR: 7.08)

131/10

Bowlers

EXT

Craig Overton

7.50

Matt Henry

3.3

6.86

6.25

10.00

9.50

5.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Adam Rossington

c Aldridge b Henry

1-27

1.6

Michael-Kyle Pepper

b Henry

2-35

3.1

Dan Lawrence

lbw b Henry

3-38

3.6

Robin Das

c Henry b Overton

4-44

4.4

Matt Critchley

lbw b Gregory

5-55

7.6

Paul Walter

b Sodhi

6-80

11.3

Simon Harmer

c Banton b Gregory

7-106

14.4

Shane Snater

b Sodhi

8-107

15.3

Aaron Beard

b Sodhi

9-117

17.2

Daniel Sams

c Cadmore b Henry

10-131

18.3

Match Info

Date & Time

15 Jul, 11:15 PM IST

Venue

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Match

Final,

Vitality Blast

Umpires

Martin Saggers (England), Russell Warren (England) , Nigel Llong (England, TV)

Referee

Dean Cosker (England)

Toss

Essex elected to bowl

0 1 W 0 0 0 1

Over 16

Runs: 2

0 2 1 1 1 2

Over 17

Runs: 7

2 W 1 6 1 0

Over 18

Runs: 10

6 0 W

Over 19

Runs: 6

All Overs

Player of the Match Matt Henry

4/24

Commentary

That is all we have from this fascinating encounter from the Blast final. Till the next time, this is myself (Arya Sekhar Chakraborty) signing off also on behalf of my fellow commentator and good mate Pragadeesh.

Lewis Gregory (Somerset captain): Pretty damp good. We have been in the finals earlier as well but this is a great feeling. Each time we come back, I was praying that just one or two guys stand up and have the day of their life. We eventually did it the hard way. We have been really fortunate with the bowlers. The boys with the bat has been doing the job as well. The coach has also done a great job. Super super happy for him and the way he has formed the team.

Matt Henry (Man of the Match) : I am Stoked. Came here and played some exciting cricket. We knew it was a defendable total anything over 140 is defendable. We kept taking early wickets and that was vital. The whole campaign has been outstanding and everyone has stepped up. I had been here a few times and it’s great to put up a performance like this. First finals day and hats off to the crowd. They have been really outstanding

Simon Harmer (Essex captain): I don’t know. We have to pick up pieces from the game. The bowled exceptionally well and unfortunately we are the loser tonight. If its one thing that you cant take away from Essex is how you fight till the end. We couldnt put it together with the bat tonight but such is life. We came out of the blocks very rapidly but we lost a few wickets and they bowled really well. Credit to them but it is what it is. Nobody gave us a chance coming into the tournament. We have shown that we have got a great set of boys and I am really proud of them. They are disappointed at not winning the tournament.

James Vince is the Vitality Player of the Tournament.

Time for the post-match presentation ceremony.

Somerset won by 14 runs

Sean Dickson 53(35) | Matt Henry 4/24(3.4)
Daniel Sams 45(26) | Shane Snater 3/13(4)

What an exceptional bowling effort by Somerset as they have managed to defend a score of 145 and have won the final by 14 runs. It was a tough pill to swallow for Simon Harmer and his men but in the end Somerset every bit for the victory. The bowlers rose to the occasion and bowled them out for 131 inside the 19th over. Daniel Sams kept the hopes alive but Tom Kohler Cadmore took a sensational catch to finish off proceedings as the Somerset players ran in unison. What an effort and they will be proud of what they have done today.

Essex started off in a blazing fashion with openers Adam Rossington and Dan Lawrence racing off to 27 in the first two overs before the departure of Rossington at a crucial juncture of the game. Lawrence also followed suit soon after as Matt Henry bowled a superb opening spell. Michael Kyle Pepper was dismissed cheaply and the pressure was firmly on Essex. It was Paul Walter who kept them in the game with some impressive batting.

He was eventually dismissed by Ish Sodhi as he swiped across the line and lost his stumps. Daniel Sams then held the fort and tried to take the game close. He didn't get too much support from the other end but held his shape and struck a magical knock of 45 which came in just 26 deliveries and included a four and 3 sixes. He looked set to take them over the line but the brilliance of TKC in the field won it for Somerset in the end. Stay tuned. We will be back for the post-match presentation ceremony.

18.3 Matt Henry to Daniel Sams, WICKET! That's the end of the game and what an exceptional catch at short third man from Tom Kohler-Cadmore. What a bowling effort from Somerset. That was a length delivery well outside off, Sams throws his hands at that and ends up getting an outside edge, Sams felt the boundary was certainly on but TKC dives to his left and holds onto a one-handed stunner.

Daniel Sams c Kohler-Cadmore b Henry 45 (26b 1x4 3x6)

18.2 Matt Henry to Daniel Sams, splices away the back of a length delivery a shade outside off straight to the cover fielder.

18.1 Matt Henry to Daniel Sams, SIX! That has been drilled down the ground. On a length around middle stump, Sams drills this down the ground and gets it up and over the sightscreen.

overs

125 /9 score

runs

Samuel Cook *

1 (2)

Daniel Sams

39 (23)

Ish Sodhi

3 /22

17.6 Ish Sodhi to Sam Cook, defends this full one a tad outside off.

17.5 Ish Sodhi to Daniel Sams, single taken towards the square leg region.

The match is still not over folks. A great over from Ish Sodhi getting one more wicket but Daniel Sams have just kept Essex in the game. He has batted brilliantly so far.

17.4 Ish Sodhi to Daniel Sams, SIX! SAMS IS KEEPING THE EAGLES ALIVE! Tossed up and it's been slog-swept over deep mid-wicket for a maximum

Sam Cook, RHB is the new man in at No 11.

17.3 Ish Sodhi to Sam Cook, pushes the fuller delivery towards extra cover for a single

Ish Sodhi is finishing it off for Somerset. 3 crucial wickets and they are just a wicket away from winning the Blast.

17.2 Ish Sodhi to Aaron Beard, BOWLED! Quicker through the air angling across off and the ball dips in, Beard couldn't gets underneath the ball while attempting a flick and the ball rattles the off-stump.

Aaron Beard b Ish Sodhi 7 (9b, 0x4, 0x6)

17.1 Ish Sodhi to Aaron Beard, short of a length and it's been pulled wide of long-on for a brace