20/09Result
Qualifying Tournament Pool A (N), Nokia Champions League T20 at Hyderabad, Sep 20 2011
Somerset won by 4 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Steve SnellSomerset
20/09Result
Qualifying Tournament Pool A (N), Nokia Champions League T20 at Hyderabad, Sep 20 2011
Somerset won by 4 wkts (0b rem)
Player of the Match
Steve SnellSomerset

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SOM: 126/6 | RR: 6.30

  • Alfonso Thomas1 (1b)
  • Steve Snell34 (24b)
  • Michael Bates4-1-13-2
  • Kyle Mills4-0-36-1

That's it for tonight. Join us tomorrow to find out which teams make it to the main draw of the tournament. Cheers

Steve Snell is deservedly the MoM with his cool head in the end. He says, "It was nice to be out there and playing in a high-pressure game. We were trying to be calm, and thought one boundary an over would win us the game. We knew even if we needed 15 in the last over, we were in the game. Didn't want to lose it before that. Pretty delighted to get there in the end. I am a back-up for two internationals, a spare keeper if you like. So enjoyed it."

Gareth Hopkins: It is gut-wrenching to go this close and fall short. We were just looking to play straighter, but I think we had enough with our experiecned bowling line-up. The Somerset boys played really well in the end.

Alfonso Thomas: We didn't deserve to win it until the last couple of overs really, the way we batted. It was a bit of deja vu really to go out and finish a game here. The goal is always to get into the second half where we have two more international players coming

Two nights, two heartbreaks for Auckland Aces. Somerset are thrilled, van der Merwe is the first one to charge in and join in the celebrations. Emphatic shakes of hands in the Somerset camp, despondent ones in the Auckland one. Remember the curse of the 19th over. Two edged boundaries. Game over. Although Auckland can't put it all down to luck. You expect teams to protect the boundaries behind the stumps when the lower order is in. They didn't. And then there was the drop in the 19th over. I'm telling you over No. 19 is cursed in this tournament. Happened with Ruhunu and T&T too.

And what a huge relief for Somerset, known of late for losing the pressure games. Credit to Hildreth and Snell for hanging in

19.6
1
Bates to Thomas, 1 run, full outside off, Thomas swings, lofts this over the infield, and Somerset win

In comes captain Thomas. He needs one run here. He knows they are not losing this without a Super Over. Eight men inside the circle

19.5
W
Bates to Hildreth, 1 run, OUT, low full toss, driven to deep cover, they take risking the new batsman by going for the second here. The throw is not accurate but is quick enough to catch him short. Hildreth has played a good hand, but Somerset needs one more run here

JC Hildreth run out 34 (46m 34b 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Long-off comes in now. Tense stuff

19.4
1
Bates to Snell, 1 run, this is chipped into the leg side, two bounces to deep midwicket

Now we have a short midwicket saving one

19.3
1
Bates to Hildreth, 1 run, what is happening here? Hit straight to point, but there is no one on the leg side to back up the throw. So Jimmy Adams lets the single through
19.2
1
Bates to Snell, 1 run, length ball on the pads, hit to deep midwicket. No man to save one on the leg side. Not the smartest bit of captaincy
19.1
0
Bates to Snell, no run, lovely yorker on middle and leg. Bates is refusing to die. Can he pull something off here?

Bates to bowl the final over. Only four runs to defend

END OF OVER:
19 | 15 Runs | SOM: 121/5 (5 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.36, RRR: 5.00)

  • James Hildreth32 (32b)
  • Steve Snell32 (21b)
  • Kyle Mills4-0-36-1
  • Chris Martin4-0-31-1
18.6
2
Mills to Hildreth, 2 runs, slogged along the ground, wide of long-on, comes back for two. Mills fails to collect the throw cleanly. They had mae it anyway
18.5
4
Mills to Hildreth, FOUR, Oh the educated edges. This is another low full toss, and has taken the back of the bat to fly between the keeper and short third man
18.4
0
Mills to Hildreth, no run, Dropped. Second return catch put down by Mills. He saw Hildreth make room early, to me it seemed he was pulling out of the shot. A low full toss ensues, hit back to Mills, who makes a one-handed attempt, and spills this. He has a chat with umpire. Did he also think the batsman had pulled out of this delivery
18.3
4
Mills to Hildreth, FOUR, but Mills bowls a slower ball well outside off, and Hildreth plays this cheeky little late cut between the keeper and short third man. Intelligent batting

Fine leg goes back, point comes in

18.2
1
Mills to Snell, 1 run, yorker into the pads, digs it out to deep square leg for one
18.1
4
Mills to Snell, FOUR, The inside edge. Cruel for Auckland. Somerset will take it with both hands. This is the slower offcutter, and it goes between the keeper and short fine

Twenty required off the last two. Auckland needed 22 last night. Mills will bowl this over, which means Bates will continue bowling one-over spells, and will also bowl the last over

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | SOM: 106/5 (20 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.88, RRR: 10.00)

  • Steve Snell27 (19b)
  • James Hildreth22 (28b)
  • Chris Martin4-0-31-1
  • Michael Bates3-1-8-2
17.6
3
Martin to Snell, 3 runs, top shot, Snell is doing really well here. This time he gets the quicker one, on a length, outside off, scoops this over short fine. However, Munro puts in a desperate dive to prevent the boundary
17.5
2
Martin to Snell, 2 runs, Martin nearly gets another wicket with a slower one. This is the legcutter, Snell slogs, Vincent back-pedals from midwicket as opposed to turning around and running. It falls over his shoulder
17.4
1
Martin to Hildreth, 1 run, slower ball again, swiped across the line, gets a single to midwicket
17.3
1
Martin to Snell, 1 run, slower ball again, shortish outside off, dabbed away to third man for one
17.2
4
Martin to Snell, FOUR, The much-needed boundary! Snell gets a low full toss, clears the front leg out of the way, and lofts him straight over his head
17.1
1lb
Martin to Hildreth, 1 leg bye, starts off with a slower ball, hits the pad well outside off, concedes just the one leg-bye

Martin comes back

END OF OVER:
17 | 6 Runs | SOM: 94/5 (32 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.52, RRR: 10.66)

  • Steve Snell17 (15b)
  • James Hildreth21 (26b)
  • Michael Bates3-1-8-2
  • Andre Adams4-0-30-0
16.6
4
Bates to Snell, FOUR, Edged! Slower offcutter again, this time the thick edge flies wide of the diving Hopkins. What a way to go for six runs in an over for the first time in this tournament

Somerset 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st22PD TregoCR Jones
2nd30PD TregoRE van der Merwe
3rd2PD TregoJC Hildreth
4th0NRD ComptonJC Hildreth
5th10AV SuppiahJC Hildreth
6th61SD SnellJC Hildreth
7th1AC ThomasSD Snell

Champions League Twenty20

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
NSW43160.627
MI4215-0.28
T&T42240.176
COBRA41230.229
CSK4132-0.712
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM4215-0.557
RCB42240.325
KKR42240.306
WAR42240.246
SOA4123-0.533
Qualifying Tournament Pool A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SOM22040.3
KKR2112-0.225
AUCK2020-0.075
Qualifying Tournament Pool B
TeamMWLPTNRR
T&T22041.659
RU2112-0.275
LEICS2020-1.375