Somerset 158 for five (Gregory 57*) beat Nottinghamshire 157 for six (Montgomery 51, Overton 2-23) by 5 wickets

Lewis Gregory and Ben Inexperienced batted Somerset into Finals Day of the Vitality Blast because the hosts accomplished an exhilarating five-wicket victory over Notts Outlaws at Taunton.The Outlaws posted what regarded a under par whole of 157 for six after profitable the toss, Matthew Montgomery top-scoring with 51 off 38 balls, Imad Wasim cracking 31 not out off 15 and Samit Patel contributing 30. Craig Overton claimed 2 for 23, whereas legspinner Ish Sodhi conceded solely 22 from 4 overs.

Somerset misplaced 5 wickets by the halfway level of their reply earlier than Gregory and Inexperienced put collectively an unbroken partnership of 96 to see their aspect to Edgbaston with three balls to spare.

An enormous second within the recreation got here as early because the fourth supply, Notts opener Alex Hales advancing to Overton and making room for an enormous shot, solely to have his stumps scattered. Overton quickly adopted up by having the harmful Colin Munro brilliantly caught by the back-peddling Matt Henry at mid-off.

Henry then had Joe Clarke pouched at midwicket by Overton to make it 17 for 3 and though Montgomery and Patel took boundaries off the sixth over, bowled by Jack Brooks, the Outlaws ended the powerplay on 37 for 3.

Patel pulled a six off Gregory as 14 got here off the ninth over. He and Montgomery had taken their stand to 69 when the thirteenth over noticed Patel bowled attempting to swing Gregory into the leg aspect.

Montgomery survived a tricky probability to Tom Abell within the outfield to deliver up his half-century, however the subsequent ball noticed him sky one other catch and Overton made no mistake operating in from long-off.

Tom Moores was caught at quick fine-leg off Gregory and after Sodhi’s financial contribution, it was left to Wasim and skipper Steven Mullaney to spice up a meagre Notts whole with some clear hitting within the ultimate overs. Wasim struck a six and two fours in his entertaining cameo, however the Outlaws regarded to face an uphill battle on the midway stage.

Their spirits had been lifted when Tom Banton was caught behind reverse-sweeping off the primary ball of the second over of Somerset’s innings, despatched down by Wasim, the umpire’s determination of not out being…

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