Somerset 75 for 2 (Banton 40) beat Hampshire 74 (Overton 3-8, Eco-friendly 2-11) by 8 gates
Defeated in last period’s semi-finals by the exact same challengers, the hosts controlled from the beginning after winning the throw, Overton asserting 3 for 8 from 4 overs as well as Henry 2 for 19 from 3 to leave the Hawks 27 for 5.
Overton as well as Henry seemed attempting to beat each various other when the Hawks innings started before a stuffed group, both keeping exceptional line as well as size.
Sam McDermott was up to the last round of Overton’s opening over, captured two-handed to his left by Tom Kohler-Cadmore at slip.
It was 9 for 2 when Henry struck with his initial shipment, bowling James Vince in between bat as well as pad with a round that nipped back. The New Zealand Examination bowler after that had Joe Weatherly captured at mid-on by Overton off a skyer to make it 12 for 3 in the 4th over.
By the end of the six-over powerplay, the Hawks remained in chaos at 26 for 3. Their circumstances aggravated when Overton had Tom Clergyman captured behind trying to draw a brief round.
Overton scratched his 3rd target in the exact same over as Toby Albert was additionally snaffled by wicketkeeper Banton, going hard at a large shipment.
Albert had actually scooped a 6 off Henry, yet it was an uncommon minute of defiance from the Hawks as Overton generated 17 dot spheres in bowling his assigned 4 overs right via from the River End.
Appropriately excited by his opening up strike, Somerset captain Tom Abell did not make a modification till the 8th over, which saw Peter Siddle change Henry.
Ross Whiteley struck fours off succeeding spheres from Gregory as well as Liam Dawson drew a a 6 off Eco-friendly as Hampshire briefly intimidated a recuperation.
Yet, having actually aided take ball game to 57, Dawson was up to an additional Overton catch, this moment at great leg off an inside story, as well as Scott Currie entered the exact same Gregory over, the 12th of the innings, bowled off a lower bordered pull shot.
Whiteley had actually reached his side’s leading rating of 18 when captured by Kohler-Cadmore, diving ahead at long-off, having actually made suitable call with an Eco-friendly complete throw.
At 61 for 8, the Hawks were down as well as out. Chris Timber was pouched by the diving Overton at mid-off off Eco-friendly, that finished the thrashing by having Nathan Ellis, that had actually taken 13 off Henry’s last over, captured at long-on by the exact same fielder.
Somerset’s big-hitting batting line-up were never ever most likely to be bothered going after such a modest total amount as well as Banton quickly indicated his intents to finish the suit early by removing the ropes with a ramp discharged Timber in the 3rd over.
An inside story off Ellis brought the England T20 global an additional border, complied with following round by a clip via the leg side for 4. Will certainly Smeed was captured at brief 3rd male for 5 in the exact same over, yet by the end of their power play, Somerset fit at 37 for 1.
Banton released an additional 6 over mid-wicket off Dawson prior to being puzzled in the exact same over going after a large one. Kohler-Cadmore (18 not out) left the mark by wrecking the rewriter over broad long-on for an optimum as well as already the end result had actually long been beyond a shadow of a doubt.
