SOM vs WOR, T20 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Taunton
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Series
T20 Blast 2026 - Men
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Toss
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
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Umpire
Hassan Adnan , Steve O'Shaughnessy
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Match Referee
Mike Smith
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Tv Umpire
Paul Baldwin
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Man of the Match
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SOM
WOR
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Ben Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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15.6 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
The bowler delivers a full ball on off stump, and the batter attempts a desperate slog but misses entirely. The ball crashes into the stumps, and Adam Finch is bowled. Adam Finch departs for a duck off four balls as Worcestershire face a daunting chase needing 79 from 24 with no wickets in hand and a near-impossible 0% win probability.
15.5 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
15.4 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, slog. No run.
15.3 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
Over the wicket. Short, outside off, ducked, leave. No run.
15.2 Riley Meredith to Usama Mir
A length ball outside off, met with a mis-timed slog from the batter that goes airborne but is caught at mid on, sending Usama Mir back to the pavilion. Usama Mir departs after scoring 5 runs off 3 balls.
15.1 Riley Meredith to Usama Mir
A short delivery outside off stump with no movement. Usama Mir seizes the moment, pulling it crisply with perfect control, sending it racing to deep backward square leg for four.
14.6 Daniel Sams to Matthew Waite
A full-length delivery outside off, Matthew Waite drives confidently but is run out attempting a quick single. The throw from extra cover with support from the keeper sends him back to the pavilion. Matthew Waite departs for 11 off 9. Worcestershire need 83 from 30 balls with two wickets left, facing a steep chase.
14.5 Daniel Sams to Usama Mir
A slower full delivery wide outside off, and Usama Mir attempts a drive but misses as the ball drifts away for a wide run.
14.4 Daniel Sams to Tom Taylor
This short no movement delivery down the leg stump sees Taylor attempt a pull shot but mistime it badly. The ball balloons up high, and he's caught at deep mid-wicket, departing after a brief stay at the crease. Tom Taylor leaves the field after scoring 2 runs off 4 balls.
14.3 Daniel Sams to Matthew Waite
Matthew Waite drives a full-toss outside off with a controlled stroke, easing it past the infield for a well-run single.
14.2 Daniel Sams to Matthew Waite
On a back of a length delivery on off stump, Waite carves a neat cut shot off the back foot, keeping it low and tight past the extra cover fielder for no run.
14.1 Daniel Sams to Tom Taylor
Taylor steps into a length ball on off stump and attempts a drive but it’s mis-timed, trickling away for a single to square leg.
13.6 Jack Leach to Matthew Waite
Leach bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, Waite attempts a sweep but misses, the ball hitting his pad and safely fielded by the keeper for no run. Worcestershire require 87 runs from 36 balls with four wickets in hand, chasing a steep target.
13.5 Jack Leach to Tom Taylor
Leach bowls a length stock ball outside off, and Taylor goes for a slog but mistimes it, managing to scramble through for a single. Tom Taylor gets off the mark with that run.
13.4 Jack Leach to Tom Taylor
Leach delivers a back of a length stock ball outside off, and Taylor confidently drives it straight to the fielder for no run.
13.3 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
A full outside off stock ball is met with an attempted drive, but the inside edge goes straight onto the stumps. Gareth Roderick is bowled, ending his stay at the crease. Gareth Roderick departs for 39 off 28, a crucial wicket for Somerset.
13.2 Jack Leach to Matthew Waite
Leach delivers a length ball just outside off, met with a crisp drive by Waite who keeps it grounded and picks up a well-run single.
13.1 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
Jack Leach bowls a length stock ball just outside off stump, and Gareth Roderick deftly plays a late cut, keeping it low and running a single to gully.
12.6 Lewis Goldsworthy to Matthew Waite
A length stock ball on off stump and Matthew Waite goes for a controlled slog, perfectly middling it over mid wicket for a towering six. That's the first six of the innings, bringing Worcestershire to 105 for 5, needing 90 from 42 balls with 5 wickets in hand.
12.5 Lewis Goldsworthy to Gareth Roderick
The short stock ball nudges outside off, and the batter cuts in with a controlled pull, steering it safely for a single.
12.4 Lewis Goldsworthy to Matthew Waite
Goldsworthy bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, cleverly flicked by Waite with precise timing for a quick single.
12.3 Lewis Goldsworthy to Gareth Roderick
A stock ball outside off, pitched back of a length, and Roderick works it neatly on the ground for a quick single to deep mid wicket.
12.2 Lewis Goldsworthy to Gareth Roderick
A length stock ball just outside off stump, driven nicely by Roderick for a well-timed two, with the fielder chasing at deep extra cover.
12.1 Lewis Goldsworthy to Matthew Waite
A full delivery on middle stump is met with a neat flick off the pads for a single, controlled and precise.
11.6 Jack Leach to Matthew Waite
Leach bowls a stock ball, pitching back of a length outside off stump. Waite cuts it crisply along the off side, timing it well to sneak a single past deep cover. Matthew Waite gets off the mark. Worcestershire need 102 from 48 balls, with five wickets in hand and the chase heating up.
11.5 Jack Leach to Beyers Swanepoel
Leach bowls his stock ball straight down the leg length. Swanepoel attempts a slog but misses completely, and the ball crashes into the stumps to send him back. Beyers Swanepoel departs after a quick 6 runs off 7 balls.
11.4 Jack Leach to Beyers Swanepoel
Leach rolls in a length ball on leg stump, met with a controlled drive by Beyers Swanepoel who keeps it down, finding the fielder without adding to the score.
11.3 Jack Leach to Beyers Swanepoel
Down leg on a length, the stock ball is met cleanly. Beyers Swanepoel executes a well-timed sweep through fine leg for four.
11.2 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
Leach bowls a back of a length stock ball just outside off, and Roderick sweeps it firmly along the ground for a quick single.
11.1 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
Leach bowls a length ball just outside off, met with a mis-timed but controlled working shot that dribbles into the covers for no run.
15.6 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
The bowler delivers a full ball on off stump, and the batter attempts a desperate slog but misses entirely. The ball crashes into the stumps, and Adam Finch is bowled. Adam Finch departs for a duck off four balls as Worcestershire face a daunting chase needing 79 from 24 with no wickets in hand and a near-impossible 0% win probability.
15.5 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
Meredith bowls a full-length no-movement delivery outside off stump, and Finch attempts a slog but misses completely, resulting in no run.
15.4 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, slog. No run.
15.3 Riley Meredith to Adam Finch
Over the wicket. Short, outside off, ducked, leave. No run.
15.2 Riley Meredith to Usama Mir
A length ball outside off, met with a mis-timed slog from the batter that goes airborne but is caught at mid on, sending Usama Mir back to the pavilion. Usama Mir departs after scoring 5 runs off 3 balls.
15.1 Riley Meredith to Usama Mir
A short delivery outside off stump with no movement. Usama Mir seizes the moment, pulling it crisply with perfect control, sending it racing to deep backward square leg for four.
14.6 Daniel Sams to Matthew Waite
A full-length delivery outside off, Matthew Waite drives confidently but is run out attempting a quick single. The throw from extra cover with support from the keeper sends him back to the pavilion. Matthew Waite departs for 11 off 9. Worcestershire need 83 from 30 balls with two wickets left, facing a steep chase.
14.5 Daniel Sams to Usama Mir
A slower full delivery wide outside off, and Usama Mir attempts a drive but misses as the ball drifts away for a wide run.
14.4 Daniel Sams to Tom Taylor
This short no movement delivery down the leg stump sees Taylor attempt a pull shot but mistime it badly. The ball balloons up high, and he's caught at deep mid-wicket, departing after a brief stay at the crease. Tom Taylor leaves the field after scoring 2 runs off 4 balls.
14.3 Daniel Sams to Matthew Waite
Matthew Waite drives a full-toss outside off with a controlled stroke, easing it past the infield for a well-run single.
14.2 Daniel Sams to Matthew Waite
On a back of a length delivery on off stump, Waite carves a neat cut shot off the back foot, keeping it low and tight past the extra cover fielder for no run.
14.1 Daniel Sams to Tom Taylor
Taylor steps into a length ball on off stump and attempts a drive but it’s mis-timed, trickling away for a single to square leg.
13.6 Jack Leach to Matthew Waite
Leach bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, Waite attempts a sweep but misses, the ball hitting his pad and safely fielded by the keeper for no run. Worcestershire require 87 runs from 36 balls with four wickets in hand, chasing a steep target.
13.5 Jack Leach to Tom Taylor
Leach bowls a length stock ball outside off, and Taylor goes for a slog but mistimes it, managing to scramble through for a single. Tom Taylor gets off the mark with that run.
13.4 Jack Leach to Tom Taylor
Leach delivers a back of a length stock ball outside off, and Taylor confidently drives it straight to the fielder for no run.
13.3 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
A full outside off stock ball is met with an attempted drive, but the inside edge goes straight onto the stumps. Gareth Roderick is bowled, ending his stay at the crease. Gareth Roderick departs for 39 off 28, a crucial wicket for Somerset.
13.2 Jack Leach to Matthew Waite
Leach delivers a length ball just outside off, met with a crisp drive by Waite who keeps it grounded and picks up a well-run single.
13.1 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
Jack Leach bowls a length stock ball just outside off stump, and Gareth Roderick deftly plays a late cut, keeping it low and running a single to gully.
12.6 Lewis Goldsworthy to Matthew Waite
A length stock ball on off stump and Matthew Waite goes for a controlled slog, perfectly middling it over mid wicket for a towering six. That's the first six of the innings, bringing Worcestershire to 105 for 5, needing 90 from 42 balls with 5 wickets in hand.
12.5 Lewis Goldsworthy to Gareth Roderick
The short stock ball nudges outside off, and the batter cuts in with a controlled pull, steering it safely for a single.
12.4 Lewis Goldsworthy to Matthew Waite
Goldsworthy bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, cleverly flicked by Waite with precise timing for a quick single.
12.3 Lewis Goldsworthy to Gareth Roderick
A stock ball outside off, pitched back of a length, and Roderick works it neatly on the ground for a quick single to deep mid wicket.
12.2 Lewis Goldsworthy to Gareth Roderick
A length stock ball just outside off stump, driven nicely by Roderick for a well-timed two, with the fielder chasing at deep extra cover.
12.1 Lewis Goldsworthy to Matthew Waite
A full delivery on middle stump is met with a neat flick off the pads for a single, controlled and precise.
11.6 Jack Leach to Matthew Waite
Leach bowls a stock ball, pitching back of a length outside off stump. Waite cuts it crisply along the off side, timing it well to sneak a single past deep cover. Matthew Waite gets off the mark. Worcestershire need 102 from 48 balls, with five wickets in hand and the chase heating up.
11.5 Jack Leach to Beyers Swanepoel
Leach bowls his stock ball straight down the leg length. Swanepoel attempts a slog but misses completely, and the ball crashes into the stumps to send him back. Beyers Swanepoel departs after a quick 6 runs off 7 balls.
11.4 Jack Leach to Beyers Swanepoel
Leach rolls in a length ball on leg stump, met with a controlled drive by Beyers Swanepoel who keeps it down, finding the fielder without adding to the score.
11.3 Jack Leach to Beyers Swanepoel
Down leg on a length, the stock ball is met cleanly. Beyers Swanepoel executes a well-timed sweep through fine leg for four.
11.2 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
Leach bowls a back of a length stock ball just outside off, and Roderick sweeps it firmly along the ground for a quick single.
11.1 Jack Leach to Gareth Roderick
Leach bowls a length ball just outside off, met with a mis-timed but controlled working shot that dribbles into the covers for no run.
WOR Batting: 116/10 in 16.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Isaac Mohammed | c: Craig Overton b: Riley Meredith | 17 (10) | 3 | 0 | 170.00 |
| Henry Cullen | c: Daniel Sams b: Jake Ball | 18 (14) | 3 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Gareth Roderick | b: Jack Leach | 39 (28) | 5 | 0 | 139.29 |
| Brett D'Oliveira | c: Craig Overton b: Jack Leach | 8 (10) | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Kashif Ali | c: Thomas Rew b: Daniel Sams | 6 (7) | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | b: Jack Leach | 6 (7) | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Matthew Waite | run out (Lewis Gregory) | 11 (9) | 0 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Usama Mir | c: Craig Overton b: Riley Meredith | 5 (3) | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
| Tom Taylor | c: Will Smeed b: Daniel Sams | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ben Allison | not out | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adam Finch | b: Riley Meredith | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Craig Overton | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Riley Meredith | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Jake Ball | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Jack Leach | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Daniel Sams | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
SOM Batting: 194/7 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Will Smeed | c: Isaac Mohammed b: Tom Taylor | 52 (31) | 6 | 2 | 167.74 |
| Thomas Rew | b: Matthew Waite | 42 (19) | 4 | 4 | 221.05 |
| James Rew | lbw: Matthew Waite | 28 (24) | 1 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | lbw: Usama Mir | 6 (5) | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Lewis Gregory | b: Ben Allison | 28 (16) | 1 | 2 | 175.00 |
| Daniel Sams | c: Henry Cullen b: Matthew Waite | 10 (6) | 0 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Craig Overton | not out | 9 (6) | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c: Beyers Swanepoel b: Usama Mir | 9 (10) | 0 | 0 | 90.00 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Riley Meredith | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jake Ball | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Tom Taylor | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.25 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Ben Allison | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.33 |
| Matthew Waite | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Adam Finch | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.00 |
| Usama Mir | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.00 |
Meredith bowls a full-length no-movement delivery outside off stump, and Finch attempts a slog but misses completely, resulting in no run.