Summary
Metro Bank One Day Cup Men
Taunton
Somerset
3527
Gloucestershire
317
Somerset win by 35 runs
Summary
Over 48: 2 runs. Bowler: JT Langridge. Gloucestershire: 317/10 (rr 6.67)
A short no movement delivery outside off stump, Luke Charlesworth attempts a pull shot but mis-times it. The ball flies uncontrolled to mid wicket where it’s caught, ending his innings. Luke Charlesworth departs for 4 off 17.
JT Langridge bowls a yorker just outside off stump, but Luke Charlesworth mis-times a controlled drive that stays on the ground, resulting in no run.
A no movement delivery outside off, length just short of a length, and Van Buuren goes for a mis-timed pull. He manages to eke out a single, with the ball fielded deep by Tom Lammonby at square leg.
Round the wicket. Short, outside off, back foot, pull. 1 wide.
Summary
Over 47: 13 runs. Bowler: Josh Shaw. Gloucestershire: 315/9 (rr 6.7)
A full delivery on the outside off stump, driven crisply and well-timed along the ground for a quick single. Gloucestershire face a tough chase, needing 38 runs from 18 balls with just one wicket left, the required rate over 12.
A yorker on the outside off stump is expertly steered along the ground, but there's no run as the fielder at gully quickly gathers.
Van Buuren goes for an uncontrolled slog outside off on a length ball but only manages a mis-timed two as the ball runs away after the fumble.
A wide length ball outside off, neatly cut by van Buuren. He's timed that perfectly, sending it racing through extra cover for four runs. Van Buuren is on fire with his second boundary this over.
A full-length delivery outside off, hit with controlled power by van Buuren who middles a fierce slog over mid wicket for six.
A yorker on off stump, met with a solid defensive block that keeps the scoreboard still.
Summary
Over 46: 4 runs. Bowler: JT Langridge. Gloucestershire: 302/9 (rr 6.57)
A short, outside off delivery with no movement, Luke Charlesworth attempts a pull but only manages a top edge. The ball is safely gathered by Savin Perera at fine leg for no run. Gloucestershire require 51 runs from 24 balls with just one wicket left, facing a steep chase and slim chances.
Langridge bowls a length ball just outside off stump, and Van Buuren deftly steers it low past point for a quick single.
Luke Charlesworth leans into a full toss on off stump with a fluent drive, sneaking a single through the infield to mid off.
A short, no movement delivery outside off, nicely pulled low and controlled into the deep backward square leg for a quick single. Gloucestershire reach 300 for 9.
A full delivery outside off, played with crisp control by van Buuren into the drive. He keeps it along the ground, finding space but no run comes off it.
A full toss on off stump met with a well-timed flick by the batter, guiding the ball low and controlled towards deep mid wicket, but no run comes off the shot.
The off cutter, pitched as a half-tracker outside off, sees the batter attempt an upper cut but misses. A wide is called, adding an extra run to the total and collected by the keeper.
Summary
Over 45: 4 runs. Bowler: Josh Shaw. Gloucestershire: 298/9 (rr 6.62)
Van Buuren drives a yorker full and straight on off stump, keeping it down and squeezing through for a quick single. Gloucestershire face a tough chase needing 55 off 30 with just one wicket left and slim chances according to WinViz.
Luke Charlesworth attempts a slog on a short, outside off delivery with no movement, but it's mis-timed and goes airborne uncontrolled offering a single.
A full ball outside off, the batter attempts a drive but mistimes it, resulting in a safe stop for the bowler.
A yorker delivered straight on the outside off stump, driven by the batsman but mis-timed, allowing the bowler to field it cleanly for no run.
On a length ball just on off stump, the batter attempts a flick but misses, and a wide is signaled as the keeper collects the ball.
Luke Charlesworth goes for a big slog outside off, but misses completely. No run comes from that.
Van Buuren goes for an aggressive slog outside off stump but mistimes it, sneaking a single through deep square leg.
Summary
Over 44: 2 runs. Bowler: Lewis Goldsworthy. Gloucestershire: 294/9 (rr 6.68)
Goldsworthy bowls a stock delivery on a good length outside off stump, and Charlesworth drives it firmly but finds the fielder at long on for no run. Gloucestershire face a stiff chase needing 59 runs off 36 balls with just one wicket left, and the odds are stacked heavily against them.
A length stock ball outside off, driven by Charlesworth but mis-timed and stopped short by mid on for no run.
The stock ball on off stump is met with an inside-edged drive that stays low and is quickly gathered by the keeper. No run comes from this delivery.
On a back of a length stock ball outside off, the batter works it carefully along the ground for a single.
Luke Charlesworth drives a length ball wide outside off with neat timing and picks up a single, the fielder at long on quickly returning the ball.
The stock ball, pitched outside off on a length, is met with a mis-timed drive that stays low and is quickly fielded at mid-wicket for no run.
Summary
Over 43: 1 run. Bowler: Josh Shaw. Gloucestershire: 292/9 (rr 6.79)
A short, no movement delivery outside off sees Charlesworth go for the pull but mistime it slightly, slicing it just far enough to scamper a single. Charlesworth gets off the mark as Gloucestershire chase 61 from 42 with just one wicket left; the odds are stacked heavily against them.
A short ball outside off, Luke Charlesworth attempts a controlled pull shot, hitting his body and keeping the ball grounded. Migael Pretorius fields swiftly at backward point to cut off any runs, resulting in a dot ball.
Luke Charlesworth plays a steady defensive stroke on a full ball just on off stump, keeping it tight and conceding no run.
Luke Charlesworth attempts a forward defensive but misses as the no-movement length ball outside off stump offers no purchase.
A length ball outside off, met with a swipe that misses the bat and strikes the pad. The umpire raises the finger for lbw, Will Williams is out without scoring. Will Williams departs for a duck off just one delivery.
A yorker on off stump with no movement, the batter attempts a slog but misses completely and is bowled. Daz Ahmed departs after a quick-fire 52 off 31 balls.
Summary
Over 42: 8 runs. Bowler: Lewis Goldsworthy. Gloucestershire: 291/7 (rr 6.93)
Goldsworthy bowls a length stock ball just outside off, and Ahmed confidently drives it along the ground for a single to long off. Gloucestershire need 62 runs from 48 balls with three wickets in hand, still hunting a 7.8 run rate and a tough chase ahead.
Van Buuren works a stock ball just outside off stump, playing it nicely on the back of a length for a quick single.
Lewis Goldsworthy delivers a full toss on off stump, and Daz Ahmed drives it carefully along the ground, picking up a single.
On a length ball just on off stump, Van Buuren attempts a flick but doesn't quite time it, nudging the ball to get a single.
A length ball pushed outside off, met with a steady defensive stroke by van Buuren who keeps it on the ground for no run.
A length stock ball wide of off stump is met with a well-timed sweep. The batter expertly keeps it down, guiding the ball through fine leg for a boundary.
Summary
Over 41: 13 runs. Bowler: Josh Shaw. Gloucestershire: 283/7 (rr 6.9)
Van Buuren attempts a cut off a yorker wide outside off, but it's mis-timed and they scamper through for a single. Gloucestershire face a challenging chase, needing 70 runs from 54 balls with three wickets in hand.
Full and straight outside off, van Buuren leans into a controlled drive but it falls short of the fielders and yields no run.
A full-length delivery outside off, nicely driven with an outside edge through third man for four runs. Van Buuren has now hit two boundaries this over, taking this partnership to 101 off just 62 balls.
A length ball just outside off, expertly flicked by the batter. Graeme van Buuren sends it flying with a controlled, middled flick over deep square leg for six!
Playing a full-length delivery outside off, the batter drives crisply along the ground, piercing the field for a quick two.
Josh Shaw delivers a yorker just outside off stump, and van Buuren attempts a drive, but it's mis-timed and stays low, safely fielded by the keeper for no run.
Summary
Over 40: 15 runs. Bowler: JT Langridge. Gloucestershire: 270/7 (rr 6.75)
A full toss on off stump, van Buuren expertly flicks it with crisp timing for three runs, racing away towards deep mid wicket where it's quickly fielded. That takes 15 runs off this over. Gloucestershire trail by 83 runs with 60 balls left, requiring 8.3 an over and just three wickets in hand. Their chance of winning sits around 3%.
On a back of a length delivery outside off, Daz Ahmed drops the ball low, guiding it past backward point for a quick single. Daz Ahmed reaches his 50 off just 28 balls, maintaining a blistering strike rate of 179.
A short delivery on the outside off, van Buuren times a neat pull shot towards deep backward square leg and sneaks through for a single.
A short, no movement delivery outside off, the batter attempts a pull but misses as the ball drifts wide for an extra wide down the leg side.
Daz Ahmed drives a full-length delivery just outside off, timing it nicely for a single despite the fielder's miscue.
A short ball outside off, this one is quickly pulled by Daz Ahmed with perfect timing. He middles it cleanly, sending it flying over mid wicket for a stylish six.
A short, no movement ball just outside off stump pulled well by the batter into the on side for a quick single.
A short delivery outside off stump with no movement, comfortably left alone by the batter. The ball is called a wide, and a single run is added to the total.
Summary
Over 39: 10 runs. Bowler: Migael Pretorius. Gloucestershire: 255/7 (rr 6.54)
On a yorker outside off, the batter attempts a controlled slog but mistimes it, sneaking a single through the gap. Gloucestershire face a tough chase needing 98 from 66 balls with three wickets left and slim odds of victory.
The bowler delivers a no-ball beamer outside off, but the batsman makes the most of it. Van Buuren slogs with perfect control, sending the ball soaring over deep square leg for six! Van Buuren reaches a well-deserved 50 off 54 balls, pushing Gloucestershire to 254 for 7.
A yorker wide outside off from the bowler meets a crisply executed cut shot, played low and hard, but well fielded at backward point, resulting in no run.
Migael Pretorius bowls a yorker wide outside off, but Daz Ahmed drives it neatly along the ground, squeezing out a single to deep cover.
A yorker on the outside off stump is met with a controlled drive, keeping the ball along the ground and pushing through for a single.
Pretorius fires in a yorker on the outside off, but Van Buuren’s drive is mistimed and falls safely into the extra cover region for no run.
A full toss outside off, met with a mis-timed slog that doesn’t get the distance. The ball is comfortably fielded at mid on for no run.
Summary
Over 38: 8 runs. Bowler: JT Langridge. Gloucestershire: 245/7 (rr 6.45)
A short, no-movement delivery outside off, met with a well-timed upper cut that slices crisply. The ball races away through third man for a boundary. Gloucestershire are chasing 108 from 72 balls with three wickets in hand, but the odds are against them.
A full delivery on the outside off-stump and the batter confidently drives it along the ground through the extra cover region for a quick single.
Langridge bowls a short ball outside off, van Buuren expertly pulls it along the ground for a well-timed two to deep backward square leg.
A short ball outside off, met with a controlled pull shot that stays low and is comfortably fielded by mid-on, yielding no run.
Langridge bowls a length ball just outside off stump, and van Buuren works it carefully towards mid-wicket where it is fielded cleanly for no run.
A back of a length delivery outside off is worked off the body with control, though no run comes as the keeper fields quickly.
Summary
Over 37: 15 runs. Bowler: Migael Pretorius. Gloucestershire: 237/7 (rr 6.41)
A length ball outside off, met with a crisp drive from Daz Ahmed who keeps it along the ground and picks up a well-run single. That takes 15 runs off the over. Gloucestershire need 116 off 78 balls with 3 wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
No movement outside off on a back of a length delivery. Daz Ahmed goes for a powerful, controlled slog and mows it down over deep square leg for six. That marks another six for Daz Ahmed, his second in this over, pushing the partnership to 55 off 38 balls.
A yorker landing right on off stump, worked carefully by the batter, pushing it low towards deep backward square leg for a single.
Daz Ahmed drops the no-movement back of a length delivery outside off and times a neat single well. Ahmed moves to thirty runs from twenty balls, striking at an impressive 150.
A short, outside off delivery with no movement steamed in, and Daz Ahmed seized the moment, pulling it powerfully. The shot was perfectly middled and controlled, sending the ball sailing over mid wicket for six!
A length ball outside off, no movement, met with a mis-timed drive that stays low and is comfortably fielded at mid on for no run.
Summary
Over 36: 10 runs. Bowler: Josh Thomas. Gloucestershire: 222/7 (rr 6.17)
A full-length stock ball outside off stump, driven firmly along the ground by Graeme van Buuren but stopped quickly by extra cover for no run. Gloucestershire face a tough chase, needing 131 from 84 balls with just three wickets in hand and slim chances according to WinViz.
Josh Thomas delivers a length stock ball just outside off, met with a solid defensive push by the batter, leaving no room for a run.
Josh Thomas pitches a length ball just outside off. Van Buuren goes for the cut but mistimes it, with the ball safely fielded by cover for no run.
Josh Thomas pitches a stock ball outside off, back of a length, inviting a cut shot. Graeme van Buuren slices it cleanly and well timed through backward point for four.
Josh Thomas bowls a length stock ball just outside off. Daz Ahmed leans into a well-timed drive, sending it firmly along the ground for a single.
Josh Thomas bowls a back of a length stock ball outside off stump, but Daz Ahmed steps in with a well-timed, controlled slog that races away through mid-wicket for four.
Josh Thomas strays wide outside off, and Daz Ahmed leaves it well alone. The umpire signals a wide, adding an extra to the tally.
Summary
Over 35: 13 runs. Bowler: Lewis Goldsworthy. Gloucestershire: 212/7 (rr 6.06)
Goldsworthy bowls a stock ball just outside off stump, back of a length. Daz Ahmed works it nicely along the ground for a single, well timed and kept out of danger by long on. Gloucestershire face a steep chase, needing 141 from 90 with three wickets left, and no chance predicted.
A full-length stock ball on the outside off stump is met with a well-timed drive from Daz Ahmed, slicing through the extra cover region for four runs. Daz Ahmed is finding the boundary with ease this over, hitting his second four.
The stock ball is delivered on a back of a length outside off stump, and Daz Ahmed crisply cuts it through backward point, but the fielder Savin Perera is quick to stop it. No run here.
On this back of a length stock ball outside off, the batter elegantly cuts it low and running hard for a single.
Daz Ahmed strikes a well-timed drive through the covers off a full, outside off stock ball, comfortably securing a single.
The stock ball is pitched outside off on a back of a length and Daz Ahmed unleashes a well-timed slog that sails over deep square leg for six. That takes Gloucestershire to 205 for 7.
Summary
Over 34: 7 runs. Bowler: Josh Thomas. Gloucestershire: 199/7 (rr 5.85)
Daz Ahmed drives the stock ball nicely through the off side with a well-timed stroke, picking up a comfortable single. Gloucestershire chase 154 from 96 balls with three wickets in hand, but the required rate of 9.6 looks daunting.
A length ball just on off stump, the batter works it but misses, the ball striking his pad and kept down low, resulting in no run.
Josh Thomas bowls a length stock ball outside off, and Daz Ahmed attempts a cut but thick edges it. The ball squirms through to first slip, where it's safely fielded. No run comes from that delivery.
A well-timed drive from van Buuren, pitching back of a length outside off, gracefully worked for a single.
A back of a length stock ball just outside off stump. Graeme van Buuren carves a well-timed late cut through short third man for four, helped by a misfield from Migael Pretorius.
Josh Thomas bowls a stock delivery just outside off, pitched back of a length. Daz Ahmed steps in confidently and plays a well-timed cut, keeping the ball low and racing it away to the deep cover boundary for a quick single.
Summary
Over 33: 3 runs. Bowler: Lewis Goldsworthy. Gloucestershire: 192/7 (rr 5.82)
Lewis Goldsworthy bowls a stock ball just outside off stump on a back of a length, and Daz Ahmed works it nicely along the ground for a well-timed single. Gloucestershire require 161 runs off 102 balls with three wickets standing, facing a steep chase.
On a back of a length stock ball outside off, the batter works it carefully along the ground for a well-timed single.
Goldsworthy delivers a back of a length stock ball just outside off stump, and van Buuren deftly cuts it along the ground towards extra cover. The ball is fielded cleanly, resulting in no run.
Goldsworthy on length outside off, angling in his stock ball. Van Buuren steps forward and drives it firmly but straight to mid-off, resulting in no run.
Lewis Goldsworthy lands a stock ball just back of a length outside off stump, and Daz Ahmed drives it crisply along the ground for a quick single.
Lewis Goldsworthy bowls a stock ball on a back of a length just outside off. Daz Ahmed works it carefully along the ground towards square leg where it's fielded cleanly. No run comes off this delivery.