That's all from this contest, folks! Deepak Prakash here signing off on behalf of scorer/analyst Vishnu Verma. CHEERS!
9:57 PM IST, 5:27 PM Local Time: Somerset thump Hampshire by a massive margin of 63 runs to return to the winning ways. Earlier, After being invited to bat first, Somerset lost Tom Banton (24), Will Smeed (16), and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (10) inside the powerplay but Tom Abell and Sean Dickson played at a brisk pace from the outset and put the batting back on track. The pair added 144 runs for the fourth wicket, with Dickson departing for 65 runs.
Abell continued his carnage and remained unbeaten on 96 runs, finishing off the innings with a maximum and helping his side post a mountain of runs. Lewis Gregory contributed with a cameo of 18 runs off 8 balls at the tail end of the innings. Chris Wood and Michael Neser bagged a couple of wickets for Hampshire, while Liam Dawson celebrated a solitary wicket. In pursuit of a hefty 241 runs, Hampshire got off to a solid start as their openers, James Vince (30 off 16) and Ben McDermott (46 off 29) added 77 runs for the opening wicket. However, Ben Green trapped both openers in his opening over and ignited a collapse as Hampshire lost momentum and fell like nine pins. Eventually, they were bundled out for 178 runs in 19.3 overs.
Ben Green shone with the ball for Somerset, claiming five wickets for 29 runs. Riley Meredith and Lewis Gregory chipped in with a couple of wickets, while Josh Davey contributed one wicke to Hawks's downfall.
W WICKET! BOWLED'EM! Somerset win by a massive margin of 63 runs. Length delivery on the stumps. Wood stays away from the line of the ball and plays all around it. Gets beaten and the ball crashes into the stumps. Green completes his 5-fer!
19.2 B Green to Turner
1 Full-length delivery at the stumps. Turner flicks it to mid-wicket fro a single.
W WICKET! CAUGHT! A good catch at the long-on! Length delivery on the stumps. Neser heaves it towards long-on and Overton at the mentioned position, takes a good catch at the edge of the boundary ropes, and releases it to Abell standing close to his, who takes it safely.
OVER 19
Hampshire
177/8
Chris Wood
15(10)
Michael Neser
19(10)
Riley Meredith
2-32(4.0)
18.6 R Meredith to C Wood
0 Dot to end the over. Short of a length outside off. Wood looks to uppercut but misses.
18.5 R Meredith to C Wood
0 Back of a length outside off. Wood chops it to point.
18.4 R Meredith to C Wood
4 FOUR! On the hard length angling on the stumps. Wood makes room and throws his bat at it. Gets the thick top edge of the bat, flying towards third man for a four.
18.3 R Meredith to M Neser
1 Short of a length delivery on the stumps. Neser pulls it to mid-wicket for a run.
18.2 R Meredith to C Wood
1 Back of a length around off. Wood makes room and punches it to cover.
18.1 R Meredith to M Neser
1lb Over the wicket. Length delivery angling down the leg. Neser misses it onto the pads. A leg bye single taken.