Gloucs beat Somerset, Gloucs won by 11 runs

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Benny Howell announces injury return with victory-sealing cameo

Rookie Will Smeed hits valiant 82 in reply, but Somerset lose by 11 runs

13-Sep-2020•ECB Reporters Network

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Scorecard summary

Gloucestershire1 Inn

203/6(20 overs)

50 (27)

3/18 (4)

*49 (18)

1/30 (4)

Somerset2 Inn

192/8(20 overs)

82 (49)

3/47 (4)

38 (21)

2/33 (4)

Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match

Player	Team	TI	B. Impact	Bowl
Will Smeed	SOM	99.4	99.4	-
Max Waller	SOM	93.12	-	3/18
Benny Howell	GLO	90.66	85.9	1/58
Lewis Gregory	SOM	71.31	50.19	1/54
Ryan Higgins	GLO	68.68	11.44	3/47

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Over20

8 runs, 1 wicket

SOM 192/8CRR: 9.60

ORT Sale 2 (2b)JH Davey 6 (4b 1x4)

DA Payne2/33 (4)

19.6

Payne to Sale, 1 run

19.5

1lb

Payne to Davey, 1 leg bye

19.4

Payne to Davey, FOUR runs

19.3

Payne to Sale, 1 run

19.2

Payne to van der Merwe, OUT

Roelof van der Merwe b Payne 4 (2b 1x4 0x6 5m) SR: 200

19.1

Payne to Davey, 1 run

Over19

13 runs, 2 wickets

SOM 184/7CRR: 9.68 RRR: 20.00

RE van der Merwe 4 (1b 1x4)JH Davey 1 (1b)

RF Higgins3/47 (4)

18.6

Higgins to van der Merwe, FOUR runs

18.5

Higgins to Davey, 1 run

18.4

Higgins to Lammonby, OUT

Tom Lammonby b Higgins 17 (6b 1x4 2x6 13m) SR: 283.33

18.3

Higgins to Smeed, OUT

Will Smeed c Cockbain b Higgins 82 (49b 6x4 5x6 57m) SR: 167.34

18.2

Higgins to Smeed, 2 runs

18.1

Higgins to Smeed, SIX runs

Over18

17 runs

SOM 171/5CRR: 9.50 RRR: 16.50

WCF Smeed 74 (46b 6x4 4x6)TA Lammonby 17 (5b 1x4 2x6)

BAC Howell1/58 (4)

17.6

Howell to Smeed, 1 run

17.5

Howell to Smeed, SIX runs

17.4

Howell to Smeed, SIX runs

17.3

Howell to Smeed, 2 runs

17.2

Howell to Lammonby, 1 run

17.1

Howell to Smeed, 1 run

Over17

17 runs

SOM 154/5CRR: 9.05 RRR: 16.66

TA Lammonby 16 (4b 1x4 2x6)WCF Smeed 58 (41b 6x4 2x6)

RF Higgins1/34 (3)

16.6

Higgins to Lammonby, SIX runs

16.5

Higgins to Lammonby, FOUR runs

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Match details

GroundThe Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

TossSomerset, elected to field first

Series

Vitality Blast

Season2020

Player Of The Match

Will Smeed

Match days13 September 2020 - day (20-over match)

Umpires

Ian Blackwell

Jeremy Lloyds

Match Referee

Richard Ellison

PointsGloucestershire 2, Somerset 0

Win Probability

GLOSOM

100%50%100%

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