Match Details
Earlier in the game, Somerset won the toss and elected to bowl first. Glamorgan started the innings with Eddie Byrom and Sam Northeast, and got a rocky shaky, as they both posted 21 runs for the first wicket but the credit goes to Eddie Byrom and Kiran Carlson. The duo took charge after the early first wicket and started scoring at a brisk rate in the middle overs. They glued a partnership of 50 runs.
Eddie Byrom and Kiran Carlson scored 42 and 31 runs respectively. While Chris Cooke(18), Colin Ingram(13), Billy Root(18) and a small cameo of 15 runs off 8 balls from Peter Hatzoglou helped to pass the 150 mark. However, excellent bowling from Somerset bowlers helped to restrict Glamorgan to 153/10 in 19.4 overs.
Roelof van der Merwe was the pick of the bowler for Somerset as he picked 3 wickets in the 4 overs spell. Lewis Gregory and Peter Siddle scalped a couple of wickets each. Ben Green, Craig Overton, and Matt Henry celebrated a wicket each.
While chasing a total of 154 runs, Somerset started the chase with Will Smeed and Tom Banton. They got off to a flying start as they both posted 69 runs in 5.3 overs before Smeed departed, who contributed 28 runs in 14 balls. The duo put Somerset in cruise control of the chase.
Then, Tom Kohler-Cadmore joined Tom Banton and they
both added 22 runs in 13 balls for the second wicket in the middle overs. Tom
Kohler-Cadmore departed at 19 off 12 balls. Tom Banton continued assaulting on Glamorgan bowlers and completed fifty in just 26 balls and walks
back to the dugout at 54 runs off 28 balls including 9 fours and a six.
After that, Tom Abell added 22 important runs in 17 balls while
skipper Lewis Gregory scored 11 runs has helped Somerset to
cross the victory line in the 15th overs with 4 wickets in hand.
In the end, Glamorgan they were unable to put any pressure on their opposition as they cruised to victory. Daniel Douthwaite was the pick of the bowler from the bowling end as his figures of 3/26 from his 3 overs, while Ruaidhri Smith scalped 2 wickets. Jamie McIlroy took a wicket.