T20 Blast final: Gloucestershire beat Somerset by eight wickets
Somerset all out for 124 after being put in at Edgbaston
Lewis Gregory top scores with 53, while David Payne takes 3-23 to finish with 33 wickets in the 2024 Blast
Cameron Bancroft and Miles Hammond hit half-centuries as Gloucestershire reach 129-2 in 15 overs
Gloucestershire beat Sussex by eight wickets in second semi to reach their first final since 2007
2005 and 2023 winners Somerset beat Surrey by six wickets in first-semi final
Somerset 124 v Glos 18-0
Overton again.
Miles Hammond takes a single to deep square before Cam Bancroft goes for a reverse paddle and misses outside off.
He dabs to mid-on, another dot before having a swing leg side and getting plenty of it and all the way for six!
A nudge in front of midwicket get a single before Hammond is beaten outside off.
Steady start. All that's needed with such a low asking rate.
The scene at Edgbaston....
Image source, Rex FeaturesSomerset 124 v Glos 10-0
Josh Davey takes the new ball at the pavilion end.
Leftie Miles Hammond clips him to deep square for a single to begin the over before a punch from Cameron Bancroft brings a single to the same fielder - now at deep point for the right-hander.
But then Hammond is beaten twice outside off either side of a mistimed drive to mid-on.
A quick leg-bye ends the over. Tidy from Davey.
Somerset 124 v Glos 7-0
Glos underway first ball as a thick ends runs wide of short-third man for a couple.
Hammond then drives a single to deep point.
Hard length from Overton and he nips two away from Cameron Bancroft and beats him twice.
But then one too full and Bancroft takes it up and over cover for four.
Beaten again to end the over but solid start for The Shire.
Mark Davis
Former Somerset seamer on BBC Radio Somerset
We know Hammond's style, he is an aggressive player, he has a licence to play with freedom and go at it as hard as he likes.
If he is there after six overs they could make a mockery of this total.
Cam Bancroft is top of the batting averages, 442 runs at 31.6, before today, he will just bat through and that is why this opening partnership complement each other so nicely.
Somerset 124 v Glos
In 2007, Gloucestershire were huge favourites to win the title when Kent needed 13 off the last over. But Carl Greenidge bowled a horror final set and the trophy slipped from their grasp.
It's taken 17 long years for The Shire to reach the final again - is that ghost finally about to be exorcised?
125 to win. Craig Overton to Miles Hammond to open the chase.
Somerset 124 v Gloucestershire
Harry Everett
BBC Sport at Edgbaston
There are a few gaps between games and between innings on Finals Day and keen cricket-loving fans take every opportunity to turn their arm over and attempt to emulate their heroes they have been learning from out in the middle.
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BBC Radio Somerset
A lot of pace off stuff and Somerset were going too hard at the ball, and they paid the price (no pun intended) for doing so.
Somerset 124 (19.4 overs) v Gloucestershire
Ged Scott
BBC Sport at Edgbaston
It's unquestionably advantage Gloucestershire at halfway in cricket's Battle of the West Country.
This is actually the lowest first-innings score in a final since Warwickshire were bowled out for 115 in the very first year of the T20 in 2003 by Surrey at Trent Bridge.
Surrey cruised to a nine-wicket win that night in just 10.5 overs.
Even Surrey themselves in a rain-hit final in the Covid year of 2020, when well beaten by Notts, managed three more than that off 16 overs.
Surely the only question to be answered now is whether Edgbaston's cider reserves will hold out against this dual assault from the scrumpy heartlands? But who knows in this game?
Somerset 124 v Gloucestershire
As we told you earlier on, this is the first time Gloucestershire have played in the final since 2007 - indeed, it is only their second appearance at Finals Day since that defeat by Kent 17 years ago.
Somerset managed to successfully defend 145 in last year's final against Essex - but do they have enough runs on the board for their bowlers to do the same this time?
Somerset 124 all out v Glos
That's that as Jake Ball swings Josh Shaw to mid-off and Somerset are bowled out with two balls unused.
Gloucestershire will need 125 to become Blast champions for the first time.
Somerset 123-9 v Glos
David Payne finishes with figures of 3-27 - and now it's down to Josh Shaw to keep it tight for this final over.
Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset
Ollie Price taking a good low catch, it was hit hard, but straight to him at long off.
I do not think Somerset have got nearly enough with just seven balls remaining.
Mark Davis: No they have not, they are well short, 150-160 is what they need.
They might not last seven deliveries.
Somerset 123-9 v Glos
David Payne grabs his third wicket - and his 33rd of the tournament. It's the one Gloucestershire desperately wanted, too...
Lewis Gregory slams him down the throat of long off and Somerset have seven balls left - but just one wicket.
Somerset 119-8 v Glos
Applause for Lewis Gregory, who pushes Matt Taylor for a single to bring up his 50 from 33 balls.
But a good reception for the bowler as well - he finishes with the superb figures of 3-18.
Two overs to go in this Somerset innings.
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Former Somerset seamer on BBC Radio Somerset
50 from 33 deliveries, brilliant captain's innings.
He cannot go yet, but with two overs to go he has to try, even if he gets out, and get to 145.
Crumbs I know, but he may give them something.
Mark Davis
Former Somerset seamer on BBC Radio Somerset
That's the last of the all-rounders and they have all gone down in a heap.
Our bowling all-rounders flatter to deceive, they look good on paper but do not often get it done with the bat.
They were not out to good deliveries, they got themselves out.
That was an extraordinarily strange shot, it was like he was trying to swat a fly.
Somerset 114-8 v Glos
Image source, Getty ImagesJosh Shaw is back on for his third over - and he picks up the eighth Somerset wicket.
Roelof van der Merwe tries to cut a ball that's too close to him and James Bracey, diving to his right behind the stumps, pouches it safely.
Mark Davis
Former Somerset seamer on BBC Radio Somerset
Dave Payne is a specialist white ball bowler, he does it day in day out.
After a quiet start he came back brilliantly that over, two wickets and he really chokes Somerset's momentum.
Somerset 109-7 v Glos
No hat-trick for David Payne, with Roelof van der Merwe digging out the attempted yorker - but what a big over nonetheless.
Four runs at this stage of a T20 will do for any bowler - and especially when they're accompanied by two wickets.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kohler-Cadmore,caught TJ Price, bowled MD Taylor Kohler-Cadmore, caught TJ Price, bowled MD Taylor | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 140.00 |
Smeed,caught Smith, bowled MD Taylor Smeed, caught Smith, bowled MD Taylor | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 114.29 |
Abell,caught Bancroft, bowled TJ Price Abell, caught Bancroft, bowled TJ Price | 19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 79.17 |
Rew,caught Bancroft, bowled MD Taylor Rew, caught Bancroft, bowled MD Taylor | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 75.00 |
Dickson,bowled OJ Price Dickson, bowled OJ Price | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Gregory,caught OJ Price, bowled Payne Gregory, caught OJ Price, bowled Payne | 53 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 143.24 |
Green,caught Smith, bowled Payne Green, caught Smith, bowled Payne | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 66.67 |
Overton,caught JMR Taylor, bowled Payne Overton, caught JMR Taylor, bowled Payne | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
van der Merwe,caught Bracey, bowled Shaw van der Merwe, caught Bracey, bowled Shaw | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83.33 |
Davey,not out Davey, not out | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 50.00 |
Ball,caught OJ Price, bowled Shaw Ball, caught OJ Price, bowled Shaw | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 Extras, no balls 0, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 2 | ||||||
Total,124 all out 19.4 overs Total,124 all out 19.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payne | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 6.75 |
Shaw | 3.4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 5.45 |
MD Taylor | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 |
OJ Price | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
TJ Price | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
Smith | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
28 for 1 (3.1 overs) | Smeed |
33 for 2 (3.6 overs) | Kohler-Cadmore |
41 for 3 (5.6 overs) | Rew |
42 for 4 (6.2 overs) | Dickson |
86 for 5 (12.4 overs) | Abell |
105 for 6 (15.1 overs) | Green |
105 for 7 (15.2 overs) | Overton |
114 for 8 (16.6 overs) | van der Merwe |
123 for 9 (18.5 overs) | Gregory |
124 for 10 (19.4 overs) | Ball |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hammond,not out Hammond, not out | 58 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 63 | 141.46 |
Bancroft,caught Smeed, bowled Davey Bancroft, caught Smeed, bowled Davey | 53 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 126.19 |
Bracey,caught substitute, bowled Ball Bracey, caught substitute, bowled Ball | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66.67 |
OJ Price,not out OJ Price, not out | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 175.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 9 | ||||||
Total,129 for 2 15.0 overs Total,129 for 2 15.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overton | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 |
Davey | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 |
Gregory | 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 |
van der Merwe | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
Ball | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 |
Green | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
112 for 1 (13.1 overs) | Bancroft |
119 for 2 (14.1 overs) | Bracey |
