Player of the Match
Player of the Match
2341dThe Report by Firdose Moonda

Somerset secure semi-final berth

Alfonso Thomas bowled two strangling spells for Somerset to ensure they beat Warriors and qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

C Kieswetter
56(52) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 20 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 0 9 3 9 4 3 27
JT Smuts
JT Smuts
38(39) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • off side drive on front foot
  • 14 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
0 0 3 2 10 5 9 9

Best performances - Bowlers

AC Thomas
O4
M0
R16
W2
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
M Kartik
O4
M0
R23
W2
Eco5.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: Sajan Nair | Commentator: Abhishek Purohit

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | WAR: 134/8 (13 runs required, RR: 6.70)

  • Rusty Theron7 (4b)
  • Nicky Boje13 (10b)
  • Roelof van der Merwe3-0-25-1
  • Alfonso Thomas4-0-16-2

The last semi-final spot remains to be decided. Hop over to the other match where the toss happens in ten minutes. This is Abhishek Purohit signing off along with Sajan Nair. Cheers

Alfonso Thomas is the Man of the Match. Thomas: "Speechless really. Fantastic effort, after I saw Trego get out the way he did. We thought 155 was par for the ground and would have been good enough. We knew we would have to go well upfront which we did. When I had two overs left and Kirby had one left, I thought if we kept it good, we could make it. Hopefully we have picked up a few more fans along the way."

Johan Botha: "Kieswetter played well in the first six overs. We pulled them back after that but Kieswetter batted through and showed his international experience to set up a big score for them. We knew it was going to be tough to chase, it was playing slow. The rate got a bit out of hand in the end."

No one gave Somerset a chance, they worked their way through qualifying, and they have now made the semi-finals, They have handled spin, they have given it back with spin, with slower ones, with Peter Trego and RVDM.

What's more the Warrior's NRR has gone below RCB's so even the back door has shut, rather firmly

Stephen: "How come its choking when South African teams do it, but if its teams from England or India its bad luck or something." They needed 68 off 52 with nine wickets in hand, it happens a bit too regularly with them, that's why

RVDM: "We came in as underdogs and now we are in the last four. Captain asked me to bowl the last over, I am always happy to do it, I knew the Warriors would come at me in the middle overs, but I backed myself."

19.6
1
van der Merwe to Theron, 1 run, Somerset are through, Rusty squeezes one more full delivery behind point
19.5
6
van der Merwe to Theron, SIX, Rusty gets one off the middle of the bat, it flies over long on but Warriors' chances flew away some time back
19.4
0
van der Merwe to Theron, no run, nothing happening for Warriors, he backs away and has a go, cannot connect
19.3
0
van der Merwe to Theron, no run, another one full and on the stumps, dug out to the bowler, that's about it then
19.2
W
van der Merwe to Dyili, OUT, RVDM hits timber, RVDM roars, full on the stumps, batsman misses with the slog, leg stump is rattled, Warriors have already been

AZM Dyili b van der Merwe 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.1
1
van der Merwe to Boje, 1 run, fires it full across Boje, inside edge fine on the leg side as he mistimes the slog

Craig: "Why don't South African teams appoint a coach that knows the heimlich maneuver?"

21 needed, RVDM has the ball

Warriors 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st30AG PrinceJT Smuts
2nd49CA IngramJT Smuts
3rd3JT SmutsKR Smuts
4th16J BothaKR Smuts
5th3CA ThyssenKR Smuts
6th23N BojeCA Thyssen
7th1N BojeWD Parnell
8th2N BojeAZM Dyili
9th7N BojeJ Theron

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