Somerset beat Kent, Somerset won by 8 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Kent vs Somerset, South Group at Canterbury, Vitality Blast, May 25 2022 - Match Result

RESULT

South Group (N), Canterbury, May 25, 2022, Vitality Blast

Kent

162/6

Somerset

(19.1/20 ov, T:163) 166/2

Somerset won by 8 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Rilee Rossouw

, SOM

81* (54)

Cricinfo's MVP

Jack Leaning

, KEN

113.62 ptsImpact List

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Scorecard summary

Kent1 Inn

162/6(20 overs)

*72 (43)

3/25 (4)

29 (15)

1/18 (4)

Somerset2 Inn

166/2(19.1 overs)

*81 (54)

1/21 (3.1)

*48 (29)

1/36 (4)

Cricinfo's Most Valuable Players of the Match

Player	Team	TI	B. Impact	Bowl
Jack Leaning	KEN	113.62	103.9	0/13
Rilee Rossouw	SOM	78.91	78.91	-
Lewis Gregory	SOM	74.87	-	3/25
Josh Davey	SOM	59.55	-	1/18
Tom Abell	SOM	58.38	58.38	-

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19.1

Klaassen to Rossouw, FOUR runs

Over19

8 runsNeed 1 from 6b

SOM 162/2CRR: 8.52 RRR: 1.00

RR Rossouw 77 (53b 6x4 2x6)TB Abell 48 (29b 5x4 1x6)

GF Linde0/15 (2)

18.6

Linde to Rossouw, 1 run

18.5

Linde to Abell, 1 run

18.4

Linde to Rossouw, 1 run

18.3

Linde to Abell, 1 run

18.2

Linde to Rossouw, 1 run

18.1

Linde to Abell, 3 runs

Over18

17 runsNeed 9 from 12b

SOM 154/2CRR: 8.55 RRR: 4.50

RR Rossouw 74 (50b 6x4 2x6)TB Abell 43 (26b 5x4 1x6)

ME Milnes1/36 (4)

17.6

Milnes to Rossouw, FOUR runs

17.5

Milnes to Abell, 1 run

17.4

Milnes to Rossouw, 1 run

17.3

Milnes to Rossouw, SIX runs

17.2

Milnes to Abell, 1 run

17.1

Milnes to Abell, FOUR runs

Over17

15 runsNeed 26 from 18b

SOM 137/2CRR: 8.05 RRR: 8.66

RR Rossouw 63 (47b 5x4 1x6)TB Abell 37 (23b 4x4 1x6)

Qais Ahmad0/38 (3.5)

16.6

Qais to Rossouw, 2 runs

16.5

Qais to Abell, 1 run

16.4

Qais to Abell, SIX runs

16.3

Qais to Abell, FOUR runs

16.2

Qais to Abell, 2 runs

16.1

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Qais to Abell, no run

Over16

14 runsNeed 41 from 24b

SOM 122/2CRR: 7.62 RRR: 10.25

RR Rossouw 61 (46b 5x4 1x6)TB Abell 24 (18b 3x4)

G Stewart0/41 (4)

15.6

Stewart to Rossouw, 2 runs

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Match details

GroundSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

TossKent, elected to bat first

Series

Vitality Blast

Season2022

Player Of The Match

Rilee Rossouw

Match days25 May 2022 - night (20-over match)

Umpires

TV Umpire

Match Referee

PointsSomerset 2, Kent 0

Win Probability

KENSOM

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