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They say "Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet". We all experienced it today. Waiting through the rain delay was indeed a little bit unsettling. However, we were treated to some good cricket afterwards. We hope that you enjoyed the commentary. It is time for us to sign off now. Darpan Tikiya and Pragadeesh wave you goodbye with their tired fingers! Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for more sporting action.
Kiran Carlson (Glamorgan Captain): Tough conditions out there. When you bat first in a shortened game, the chasing side is always in with a chance, no matter what the score with short boundaries and a wet pitch. But we batted well. We knew we had to assess early what a good score would be. But at the same time we needed to be bold and go hard at the top. It was a nightmare to bowl. It was soaking wet. But the bowlers did well. Gorvin and Labuschagne bowled well. Our bowlers showed some great skill.
Sam Billings (Kent Captain): It was a good toss to win. You saw it was difficult to defend towards the end. But we gave away too many runs. It is the story of our season. We haven't been able to string together performances through the game. It is a brutal game for the bowlers. But we did not execute as well as we would have liked. Labuschagne batted well. With an inexperienced bowling attack, you will have days like that. Plenty of opportunities for the young side to learn with every game. Nathan Gilchrist is a prime example. He has shown great improvement and locked himself for the next year probably.
Marnus Labuschagne (Man of the Match) - Nice to get a win. We had ups and downs. Had some close games but to see a performance together is pleasing. I think batting first gives you an opportunity to score freely. While batting second, the rate goes up and you play according to the situation. The ball was nipping around but the openers took them on. Not easy to bat around but they set the momentum. I need to bring all three of my skills. When one is not on, I have to bring the other two facets. We all learn from the experiences we had and come back better for next year. The ball was slippery and skidding on, credit to the bowlers
The post match presentation is coming up.
Glamorgan win by 13 runs.
Marnus Labuschagne 50* (26) | Timm van der Gugten 2/25 (3) Sam Billings 33 (17) | Nathan Gilchrist 2/21 (3)
The crowd that has offered nothing but silence to the visiting team throughout the evening, breaks out into one final, thunderous applause as the teams shake hands. Glamorgan were indeed the better side of the two today. They came out to bat with positive intent and were much more bold with their approach than the Kent batters. The conditions were not easy for the bowlers. The outfield was soggy and the ball got wetter every time it rolled on to the outskirts of the playing field.
Labuschagne and Ingram, in particular, made the most of it, scoring runs at a brisk pace against the opposition spinners in the middle overs. 145 was great score for a 13-over game. The Kent batters, on the other hand, struggled to time the ball. The bowling from Glamorgan was not extraordinary, but the host team could never string big overs together
Sam Billings played a good hand but got very little support from the other end. Tom Rogers, who had a good day in the field, came out to blast 31 runs in a dozen balls but it was a bit too late. Hence, despite dropping a couple of sitters, Glamorgan register a comprehensive win. Also remember, 18 extras were bowled by Kent and Glamorgan sent down only 9. That too turned out to be a major difference.
13
overs
132/5score
2nb
0
1
1
4
6
1
runs
Tom Stewart Rogers*
31(12)
Joey Evison
5(5)
Daniel Douthwaite
1/21
12.6 Daniel Douthwaite to Tom Rogers, full angling on off, driven down to extra cover for one. Glamorgan won by 13 runs
12.5 Daniel Douthwaite to Tom Rogers, SIX! STAND AND DELIVER! The firework continues. Rogers picks the fuller delivery and smokes it over long-on for a maximum
12.4 Daniel Douthwaite to Tom Rogers, FOUR! Full and wide across off, Rogers carves and it catches the cue end to trickle past short third for a boundary
12.3 Daniel Douthwaite to Joey Evison, full and wide, Evison squeezes it to backward point for a single
Doesn't allow the batter to get underneath it. Now, even 4 sixes can't get them there.
12.2 Daniel Douthwaite to Tom Rogers, yorker length angling across off, driven to extra cover for a single
27 runs to win off 5 balls now. Still not out of the realm of possibility.
12.1 Daniel Douthwaite to Tom Rogers, full and slanting across off, Rogers swings and misses
As dreadful a start as possible to the final over. Douthwaite's heart must be pounding right now. Free hit coming up.
12.1 Daniel Douthwaite to Tom Rogers, NO-BALL! Full toss slanting across off. No-ball called by the umpire for height
Daniel Douthwaite [2-0-7-1] will bowl.
After a couple of miserly overs, Gorvin ends up conceding 21 runs off his last. Kent have an outside chance. 29 runs to win off the final over and Tom Rogers is on strike.
12
overs
116/5score
2
6
3
3
6
1
runs
Tom Stewart Rogers*
19(6)
Joey Evison
4(4)
Andy Gorvin
0/31
11.6 Andy Gorvin to Tom Rogers, back of a good length, Rogers drags it to wide long-on for a single