Tom Kohler-Cadmore helped Somerset to a fourth win as many video games
Somerset disregarded a sequence of rain delays to keep up their 100% file on this 12 months’s T20 Blast, with victory over Kent at Canterbury.
They’ve now gained 4 out of 4 and have prolonged their lead over Surrey on the prime of the South Group.
Ben Inexperienced (3-19) helped wrap up a 13-run DLS victory after Kent had been set a revised goal of 126 in 15 overs.
Elsewhere, Yorkshire earned their first victory, defeating Notts, whereas Essex picked up a win over Gloucestershire.
Somerset dig in to remain unbeaten
Somerset batted first and posted 154 all out, with Tom Lammonby top-scoring with 34, earlier than persistent inclement climate in Canterbury meant Kent got a revised whole.
They misplaced Tawanda Muyeye and Joe Denly early however Sam Billings (29) supplied some resistance earlier than Inexperienced’s spell put Somerset in agency management and so they wrapped up the win with room to spare.
Somerset didn’t get off to the most effective of begins as Tom Banton went for 12 earlier than fellow opener Will Smeed departed for a four-ball duck.
However Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s assured 23 from 11 balls and Lammonby’s contribution helped the guests push the overall on, with Inexperienced’s quickfire 22 additionally serving to issues.
Kent restricted their run-scoring late on, with Wes Agar (3-18) and Michael Hogan (3-33) impressing with the ball.
However the hosts made an terrible begin to their response as Josh Davey had Muyeye caught by way of a forefront earlier than Matt Henry bowled Denly for one.
From 7-2, Daniel Bell-Drummond and Billings steadied the ship earlier than the previous was dismissed with a peach of a ball from former Australia worldwide Peter Siddle.
Kent had reached 56 when Jordan Cox was caught at long-on off Roelof van der Merwe after which Lewis Gregory claimed the prize wicket of Billings within the tenth over to go away the hosts on 61-5 earlier than the rain arrived once more.
When the covers got here off, Kent required 54 from 4.1 overs however Inexperienced’s spell ensured victory for the guests.
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