Somerset registered a well-known six-wicket win with as many balls to spare to safe the T20 Blast 2025 title over Hampshire within the remaining of the competitors at Edgbaston on Saturday, September 13. With this, Somerset joined Hampshire and Leicestershire as three-time champions of the competitors.
Chris Lynn, the hero of the second semi-final, was dismissed on the primary ball of the third over. 42 runs have been scored off the fifth and sixth overs of the powerplay, taking Hampshire to 83/1 on the finish of six overs. Somerset pulled again the momentum fairly properly by conceding solely two boundaries between overs 7 and 11. Skipper James Vince (52 off 34) departed on the ultimate ball of the twelfth over.
James Fuller (1 off 3) was dismissed an over later. Toby Albert (85 off 48) fell after enjoying an important knock for his facet. Lewis Gregory completed off with figures of 1/30 in 4 overs. A few wickets within the remaining over and solely eight runs conceded meant Hampshire completed six runs wanting the 200-run mark. Lewis Goldsworthy ended with neat figures of 1/28 in his allotted quota.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (23 off 14) and Tom Abell (0 off 2) in consecutive overs of the run-chase, as Somerset might solely make 55 within the powerplay. By the point the tenth over had concluded, Somerset required 105 off 60 balls, with James Rew (20 off 13) again within the shed too. Will Smeed received to his fifty midway via the thirteenth over. Sean Dickson was dropped within the subsequent over.
37 have been required off the ultimate three overs. A 19-run over introduced the equation all the way down to 18 off 12 balls. Skipper Lewis Gregory completed issues off in model, smacking 18 runs within the 5 balls after Smeed received out for 94 off 58. This was additionally the most important profitable chase within the remaining of the T20 Blast. Somerset had chased down the goal with an over to spare.
Who Stated What?
Will Smeed, Participant of the Match, mentioned
“It is unbelievable. We set ourselves to win the comp and we now have carried out that. We now have received matchwinners 1-11 and we now have been a constant facet for the final 11 years. 100 per cent, the one focus was on successful the sport. I used to be fairly nervous watching on the finish however Lewis smacked it and could not be any happier. The aim was to be on the finish however we received the sport so cannot blame. It is about enjoying along with your mates and successful along with your mates. Edgbaston is an incredible place to play and it felt like a homeground,” Smeed mentioned on the post-match presentation.
Successful captain, Lewis Gregory, mentioned
“We wish to win it the arduous method, do not we! Acquired off to an incredible powerplay, to tug it again to solely chasing 180 [195], the blokes did an incredible job. Smeedy [Will Smeed], Dicko [Sean Dickson], was superb to look at. It is a lot nicer to be on the market and they didn’t go too far-off from us. It was only one over, and it was again to 10s after that – we knew that. Tremendous happy for the lads. We now have received matchwinners all through our squad and on these huge events, it was about them stepping up. We noticed that tonight and we noticed that with Dicko within the quarter-final. Significantly better wicket than this morning and than earlier years. It was an excellent cricket wicket,” Gregory expressed himself.
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