T20 Blast 2018, Day 29: Round-up

Rain played a spoil-sport on the 29th day of action in the Vitality T20 Blast. Two out of the eight games that were supposed to be played were abandoned without a ball bowled. However, the rain gods were courteous enough not to apply break on the other games that were played.

Although there weren’t many stand-out performances, the six matches that were played provided just about the right kind of entertainment the fans would expect for. It has almost become a rat-race for the top spot in the North group. Just as Worcestershire reclaimed it the other day, Durham overtook them with a close win. Somerset continues to lead the table in the South group. Here is how things progressed on the 29th day of the T20 Blast.

Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire – North Group

Yorkshire, who looked great as long as Joe Root was with the team seems to have blown out of proportions at the moment. They were put into bowl first by Nottinghamshire. However, they still managed to pick two wickets at the top despite the great start from the batting team. But the next two batsmen who came in played some terrific cricket. While Jake Libby scored 58 off 33 balls, keeper Tom Moores scored a brilliant 49-ball 80 as they propelled the team to 212 runs in the quota of 20 overs.

The target seemed to have troubled Yorkshire and they completely lost their way once they lost Tom Kohler-Cadmore who scored 72 off 50 balls. Kane Williamson failed to get amongst the runs yet again as he was dismissed for just 11 runs. Harry Gurney picked 3 wickets in the innings as Yorkshire fell short of the target by a mammoth 63 runs.

Brief Scores:

Nottinghamshire: 212/5 in 20 overs (Tom Moores 80*, Jake Libby 58, Fisher 2/52)

Yorkshire: 149/7 in 20 overs (Tom Kohler-Cadmore 72, David Willey 30, Harry Gurney 3/24)

Result: Nottinghamshire won by 63 runs.

Surrey vs Somerset – South Group

Somerset won the toss and opted to bowl first in this game. Surrey lost its top three batsmen early in the innings. However, Will Jacks came to the rescue with 53 off 31 balls. A 32 from Rikki Clarke and a 21 from Tom Curran helped the team get to 176 runs in 20 overs which was somewhat a below-par total on the flat deck.

In the chase, Somerset also lost both its openers early. But Peter Trego, who came in at No. 3, played a great knock which helped the teams’ cause. He scored 70 off 54 balls and got a brilliant support from Corey Anderson down the order who smashed 53 off 31 balls to help get his team over the line with 5 balls to spare.

Brief Scores:

Surrey: 176/9 in 20 overs (Will Jacks 53,  R Clarke 32, J Overton 4/24)

Somerset: 177/6 in 19.1 overs (P Trego 70, C Anderson 53, Morne Morkel 3/30)

Result: Somerset won by 4 wickets.

Here is how things proceeded in the other games:

Lancashire vs Warwickshire – North Group

Lancashire: 185/5 in 20 overs (K Brown 61, J Clark 41*, Alex Th0mson 4/35)

Warwickshire: 148/10 in 19.5 overs (Adam Hose 45, Sam Hain 34, M Parkinson 3/23)

Result: Lancashire won by 37 runs.

Northamptonshire vs Durham – North Group

Durham: 174/7 in 20 overs (Tom Latham 33, S Poynter 31, Prasanna 2/22)

Northamptonshire: 162/9 in 20 overs (Ben Duckett 40, Prasanna 38, Chris Rushworth 3/22)

Result: Durham won by 12 runs.

Leicestershire vs Worcestershire – North Group

Leicestershire: 155/9 in 20 overs (M Cosgrove 33, Ben Raine 32, Luke Wood 2/20)

Worcestershire: 150/6 in 20 overs (Ferguson 69, Olly Westbury 24, Gavin Griffiths 3/28)

Result: Leicestershire won by 5 runs

Glamorgan vs Hampshire – South Group

Hampshire: 151/8 in 20 overs (Rossouw 50, J Vince 30, Meschede 3/21)

Glamorgan: 155/2 in 15.5 overs (Ingram 71*, Meschede 32, Dale Steyn 1/21)

Result: Glamorgan won by 8 wickets.

Sussex vs Kent and Essex vs Gloucestershire – Match abandoned without a ball being bowled

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