Somerset v Nottinghamshire: Friends Life Twenty20 – 2nd Quarter-Final – Somerset’s Innings
Somerset had to chase down 170 runs for victory in the Quarter-Final match of the Friends Life Twenty20 against Nottinghamshire at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Sunday, August 7, 2011.
There have been some very high scores from the Somerset team in this year’s tournament. However, the pressure of a knockout game can cause a few problems for any team.
This was not the case for the visitors though, as they achieved the target in just 19.1 overs. Although none of the team’s batsmen managed to score a half-century, a couple of solid contributions made the chase easier.
Wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KA-Pollard-c1754, who ended up with an unbeaten 47 runs in the match.
The pitch was still very good for the batsmen, but there was some cloud cover over the field, which suggested some assistance for the new ball bowlers.
However, it rained for some time and luckily for the fans, the clouds moved away without doing much damage to the field. No over was lost in the visitors’ innings and conditions remained good for batting.
Somerset’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nottinghamshire-c826. He managed just 3 runs off 10 balls in his short stay at the
crease.
This did not bother the visitors by much, as Kieswetter and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Trego-c2181 collected a solid half-century stand for the second wicket. The pair put together 51 runs before the latter was sent back to the pavilion.
The first-drop batsman played aggressive cricket, but was unable to make a huge impression, getting out for 22 runs off 14 deliveries with the help of three fours and one massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hildreth-c1647 was the next man to be dismissed in the innings. The seasoned campaigner failed to get going and was dismissed after a struggling innings of 14 runs from 15 balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 came under some pressure once the team’s opener Kieswetter was sent back to the pavilion in the 15th over of the innings. He was batting with effortless ease, but gave his wicket away after collecting 49 runs off 37 balls with the help
of five fours and one massive six.
However, Pollard and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jos-Buttler-c1733 batted exceptionally well after the loss of the fourth wicket. The pair put together an unbeaten 66-run stand for the fifth wicket, taking the game away from the opposition.
Pollard remained unbeaten on 47 runs from 25 balls, clobbering two fours and four huge sixes. He got tremendous support from Buttler, who ended up with 34 runs from 14 balls.
Nottinghamshire’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Fletcher-c1855 was the pick of the bowlers for his side, picking up one wicket for 22 runs in his four-over spell.
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