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Match Details
ESS vs SOM Final, T20 Blast 2023
ESS
131-1018.3
Somerset won by 14 runs 🏆
SOM
20.0145-10
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Player of the Match
Matt Henry
Somerset4/24
5(3)
ESS - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 48 | 46 | 10 Over | 74 | 71 | 15 Over | 110 | 106 |
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SOM - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 53 | 46 | 10 Over | 80 | 64 | 15 Over | 104 | 110 | 20 Over | 163 | 145 |
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That's it from a brilliant game of T20 cricket, a perfect mix of everything one needs in a T20 game. The T20 Blast is done and dusted for the season with Somerset clinching the trophy. Ninaad Dixit here, signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Akshay Bhide and scorer/analyst Yogesh Kumar. Thank you for joining us for the coverage and stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
Somerset have become the first team to get 20 wickets on a finals day in the history of T20 tournaments in England's domestic circuit. They got the better of Surrey in the semis and now Essex to clinch the throne.
Gregory collects the trophy and his teammates are ready to pose for the cameramen. They pose with the trophy and the celebrations start. They are truly the deserving champions, having won 15 games in this year's T20 Blast, including the final.
Lewis Gregory (Somerset Captain): "Pretty damn good. I have been on the finals day a lot of times but happy to finish on the winning side. We did the hard work throughout the day and the boys were brilliant throughout the competition. Seamers have been amazing. Sodhi came out for the last three days and the finals and was sensational. We played on some good surfaces in Taunton and we bowled out opposition teams 70% of the time. That helps. Jason Kerr, head coach, he has worked hard with everyone and I'm super happy for him."
Simon Harmer (Essex Captain): "You can pick up a million pieces of the game. At the end of the day we were outplayed. They bowled exceptionally well which is a credit to lose to this team. Unfortunately there's a loser and that's us tonight. I can't fault our boys, how they played and I think there's one thing that you can't take away from Essex is how we fight till the end so it's easy to pick on little things but we obviously couldn't put together with the bat tonight. But such is life, the sun's gonna rise tomorrow morning.
We came out of the blocks really strongly and you hope that you can carry on that momentum and get fired enough to get ahead in the game but it kills it. Unfortunately couple of things didn't go our way. Lots a few wickets and they bowled extremely well so credit to them but it is what it is.
I said to the boys before we went on the field this evening nobody gave us the chance going into this tournament. And I think we have shown that we are an extremely talented group of boys and I am so proud of them and the way they have stood up this tournament and youngsters that have taken the opportunities, it's been so good to see. I think disappointing for all of them it'd be good to get the win but extremely proud of how they got their business this tournament."
We came out of the blocks really strongly and you hope that you can carry on that momentum and get fired enough to get ahead in the game but it kills it. Unfortunately couple of things didn't go our way. Lots a few wickets and they bowled extremely well so credit to them but it is what it is.
I said to the boys before we went on the field this evening nobody gave us the chance going into this tournament. And I think we have shown that we are an extremely talented group of boys and I am so proud of them and the way they have stood up this tournament and youngsters that have taken the opportunities, it's been so good to see. I think disappointing for all of them it'd be good to get the win but extremely proud of how they got their business this tournament."
Matt Henry (Player of the Match): "I was absolutely stoked. We came here playing some good cricket. I think we knew anything around 160 will be a good total but we knew we had to bowl well to defend this total. Everyone has turned up and put their hands up. This is what the exciting part is. So it's great to see the rewards. Overton has been fantastic in this Vitality T20 Blast and I love bowling with him. He has also taken some very good catches. The atmosphere is outstanding and I just loved my time tonight. A big thanks to the Somerset fans present tonight."
Player of the Match: Matt Henry
James Vince of Hampshire is the player of the tournament.
2:26 AM IST, 9:56 PM Local time: Somerset clinch the T20 Blast trophy winning the final against Essex by 14 runs defending an average total of 145 in the final and 142 in the semis earlier in the day! They win the T20 domestic trophy after a long gap of 18 years!
The toss went in Essex's favor as they decided to bowl first doing a good job containing Somerset for 145 dismissing all the batters in 20 overs. Sean Dickson scored a half century to help Somerset get a fighting total as Shane Snater (3/13) and Paul Walter (3/29) shared six wickets amongst them.
The defense for Somerset didn't start as per plan as Adam Rossington fired three boundaries in a row against Matt Henry but the Kiwi quicky struck the very next ball removing Rossington and picked up 2 more wickets in his opening spell in the powerplay alongside Craig Overton to push Essex back to 44/4 in the 5th over.
Paul Walter scored 26 hanging around for 24 balls as Ish Sodhi joined the party taking three wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs. Skipper Lewis Gregory introduced himself after the powerplay and struck in the first over finishing with 2/25.
Daniel Sams was the last hope for Essex smashing three sixes and a four in his 45 in 26 balls but found no support from the other end as wickets kept tumbling. He was the last man to dismissed as Essex required 21 off 12 and then 15 off 10 as he hit a six off the first ball of the penultimate over delivered by Matt Henry. Henry fittingly got the final wicket finishing his season with 31 wickets with Tom Kohler-Cadmore taking an astonishing catch at short third man. Henry also picked up three wickets in the semis to push his team to victory in consecutive games.
The toss went in Essex's favor as they decided to bowl first doing a good job containing Somerset for 145 dismissing all the batters in 20 overs. Sean Dickson scored a half century to help Somerset get a fighting total as Shane Snater (3/13) and Paul Walter (3/29) shared six wickets amongst them.
The defense for Somerset didn't start as per plan as Adam Rossington fired three boundaries in a row against Matt Henry but the Kiwi quicky struck the very next ball removing Rossington and picked up 2 more wickets in his opening spell in the powerplay alongside Craig Overton to push Essex back to 44/4 in the 5th over.
Paul Walter scored 26 hanging around for 24 balls as Ish Sodhi joined the party taking three wickets for 22 runs in 4 overs. Skipper Lewis Gregory introduced himself after the powerplay and struck in the first over finishing with 2/25.
Daniel Sams was the last hope for Essex smashing three sixes and a four in his 45 in 26 balls but found no support from the other end as wickets kept tumbling. He was the last man to dismissed as Essex required 21 off 12 and then 15 off 10 as he hit a six off the first ball of the penultimate over delivered by Matt Henry. Henry fittingly got the final wicket finishing his season with 31 wickets with Tom Kohler-Cadmore taking an astonishing catch at short third man. Henry also picked up three wickets in the semis to push his team to victory in consecutive games.
WHAT A CATCH!!! Tom Kohler-Cadmore has taken a blinder of a catch inside the ring to help Somerset win the title after 18 years. With this, Somerset win the Vitality T20 Blast 2023.
18.3 M Henry to D Sams
W TOM KOHLER-CADMORE YOU BEAUTY!! What a great great catch to win the trophy!! Short delivery outside the off stump, touch wider. Sams doesn't move his feet and looks to cut away through third man playing away from the body. Gets it off the thick outside edge to the left of TKC at short third man. He dives to his left stretching his left hand and grabs a one-handed stunner to seal the T20 Blast cup for Somerset!
18.2 M Henry to D Sams
0 Slower ball, short of a length outside off, Sams jumps in the crease punching straight to extra cover on the ring.
A perfect start to the penultimate over. A big blow from Sams and that brings down the equation to 15 from 11.
18.1 M Henry to D Sams
6 SIX MORE!! Henry is conceding boundaries at the wrong time! Over the wicket, bowls a half volley outside the off stump. Easy pickings for Sams who uses the pace, gets on the front foot and swings straight down the ground clearing the long on fence.
Essex require 21 runs from 12 balls.
Matt Henry is back into the attack.
Matt Henry is back into the attack.
OVER 18
Essex
125/9
Samuel James Cook
1(2)
Daniel Sams
39(23)
Ish Sodhi
3-22(4.0)
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