And Ollie Price wins it with a six! Charges, clumps down the ground and over the sponge and Gloucestershire have won the T20 Blast for the first time! They have absolutely breezed a chase of 125 against the defending champions and Price's six, right in front of president Syd Lawrence! What a special moment for the county. There are now just four teams - Yorkshire, Durham, Glamorgan and Derbyshire - yet to taste T20 success.
Somerset vs Gloucester, Final at Birmingham, T20 Blast, Sep 14 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
Final (D/N), Birmingham, September 14, 2024, Vitality Blast
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(15/20 ov, T:125) 129/2
Gloucester won by 8 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
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Comms: Vithushan EhantharajahScorecard summary
Somerset • 124/10(19.4 overs)
53 (37)
3/18 (4)
21 (15)
3/27 (4)
Gloucestershire • 129/2(15 overs)
58* (41)
1/18 (3)
53 (42)
1/19 (2)
end of over 1510 runs • 1 wicket
GLO: 129/2CRR: 8.60
Oliver Price7 (4b 1x6)
Miles Hammond58 (41b 6x4 3x6)
Jake Ball 2-0-19-1
Josh Davey 3-0-18-1
9:55pm That's all from us here. You can read Alan's report from Edgbaston on a one-sided Cider Decider. But that's the 2024 Vitality Blast done and dusted... and with that, good night!
9:52pm Player of the Final is Matt Taylor with 3 for 18 from his four overs: "Pretty speechless to be honest. I'm over the moon for this group of guys. It has been an amazing day, unbelievable. This is my first finals day. I've imagined it in my head, but the way it has panned out today has been unbelievable."
Together with David Payne, Gloucestershire's pair of left-armers combined for 62 wickets this season, and took 10 for 79 between them on Finals Day. Payne credits his decision to play white ball cricket exclusively as to why he has been able to perform at such a high level, with 33 dismissals - the joint highest in the tournament's history.
"Coming into the group stages, I was really nervous about that but after the first game, we started so well and the confidence grew. It was probably the best decision I've ever made.
"One of the proudest moments of this campaign has been watching Matty Taylor and Josh Shaw, and how they've grown throughout this competition. That whole bowling attack, I could name them all, it has been a pleasure to play with them. I feel nothing but pride at the moment."
Defeated skipper Lewis Gregory on what went wrong for Somerset: "Well, we didn't get enough runs...
9:30pm Gloucestershire head coach Mark Alleyne, with success in his first summer at the helm, has also been on the mic:
"The first game came and went. The bowling and fielding was especially good the first game. We backed it up in the second game and the boys smashed it out of the park.
[On victory in his first season in charge] What the guys needed was just a little bit of belief in what they did, and a bit of trust. We tried to give them the confidence when they go out and play, but they did all the running, to be fair.
[On the bowlers, including David Payne, who took 32 dismissals] Payne has been consistent at the top. Our powerplays have been awesome, which has led to a lot of the success.
[On what this means for Gloucestershire] "For Gloucestershire, it's massive. Winning trophies in this country is not easy, there are some bloody good teams out there. To get to the final two and win on the night, it's massive for the club."
9:27pm Miles Hammond, there at the end with 58* off 41, has been speaking to Sky:
"It's been a weird run, but we've been awesome today. To finish it the way we did was awesome, and I'm so so grateful to have been able to do that.
"It's a mixture of everything. We're a tight group, we play brilliantly. We've got amazing skill, and youngsters coming through pushing us all the time."
14.6
6
Ball to Price, SIX runs
14.6
1w
Ball to Price, 1 wide
Even wider! Is Jake Ball trying to take the honour away from Gloucestershire's batters?
14.6
1w
Ball to Price, 1 wide
Wide slower ball... but too wide, just on the wrong side of the tracks. Bowl it again, Jake
14.5
1
Ball to Hammond, 1 run
Ball follows Hammond as he steps away, but the leftie uses the angle to work a single behind square leg
14.4
1
Ball to Price, 1 run
Another charge, a cloth to Lammony and another run out missed! "I give up, I can't hit, I give up" mouths Lammonby to himself as Price survives this time.
14.3
•
Ball to Price, no run
Charges again with more intent, Ball sees him coming and digs that one in short. Price sways
14.2
•
Ball to Price, no run
Walks down the track, meets a length delivery from Ball with a full-face push into cover
Ollie Price is the new batter
14.1
W
Ball to Bracey, OUT
Lammonby gets one this time! Bracey chips. Ball down the ground, straight to mid off
James Bracey c sub b Ball 2 (3b 0x4 0x6 5m) SR: 66.66
end of over 147 runs • 1 wicket
GLO: 119/1CRR: 8.50 • RRR: 1.00 • Need 6 from 36b
James Bracey2 (2b)
Miles Hammond57 (40b 6x4 3x6)
Josh Davey 3-0-18-1
Ben Green 2-0-16-0
13.6
1
Davey to Bracey, 1 run
Should have been run out! Bracey is squared up a touch by a full delivery, and decides to run for the strike. Lammonby - on for Abell - charges in from mid off, gathers brilliantly and narrowly misses the stumps with an under-arm effort!
13.5
1
Davey to Hammond, 1 run
Wide of the crease, into the pitch once more, Hammond waits and pulls it out to the deep midwicket fielder, all along the carpet
13.4
4
Davey to Hammond, FOUR runs
Wide of the crease, full, banged down the ground for four! An optimistic right hand from Davey, but he was never stopping that
13.3
•
Davey to Hammond, no run
Into the pitch, and slow as you like, but Hammond decides to leave it well alone
13.2
1
Davey to Bracey, 1 run
Full, into leg stump, whipped away and Bracey is off the mark
James Bracey the new batter
13.1
W
Davey to Bancroft, OUT
The first wicket falls, but it's too little too late... Davey into the pitch, the ball sits up and Bancroft slaps it straight down the throat of deep square leg. Still no 10-wicket winner in a Blast final, then. I'll tell the kids...
Cameron Bancroft c Smeed b Davey 53 (42b 5x4 2x6 55m) SR: 126.19
Josh Davey returns. Gloucestershire need 13 from 42...
end of over 1310 runs
GLO: 112/0CRR: 8.61 • RRR: 1.85 • Need 13 from 42b
Miles Hammond52 (37b 5x4 3x6)
Cameron Bancroft53 (41b 5x4 2x6)
Ben Green 2-0-16-0
Roelof van der Merwe 3-0-28-0
12.6
•
Green to Hammond, no run
Punched to cover, where Gregory fields easily off the bounce
12.5
6
Green to Hammond, SIX runs
Full toss, lifted over long on! And that's Hammond's fifty, from 36 deliveries. What an exceptional stand this has been
12.4
1
Green to Bancroft, 1 run
Into the pitch, 67mph, worked around the corner to deep fine leg
12.3
1
Green to Hammond, 1 run
Hammond makes room, Green follows well but a single is taken with a thick inside edge through mid on
12.2
1
Green to Bancroft, 1 run
Into the pitch, bit of cut, but does not bounce up as much. Nevertheless, Bancroft is seeing it well enough to swivel it away to deep square leg
12.1
1
Green to Hammond, 1 run
Around the wicket to Hammond, who punches into the gap between mid off and cover to hand Bancroft back the strike
Ben Green into the attack
Match details
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Toss | Gloucestershire, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | Gloucestershire won the 2024 Vitality Blast |
| Hours of play (local time) | 18.45 start, First Session 18.45-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.35, Second Session 20.35-21.55 |
| Match days | 14 September 2024 - daynight (20-over match) |
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