Somerset vs essex: The Vitality Blast T20 match played in England on the night of 8 July surprised everyone. The Australian fast bowler of the Samarset’s team, Riley Meredith, showed such a wonderful with his bowling, which hardly anyone has seen before. He did not break the stump, but ripped it from the middle.
Riley Meredith’s Split wicket act
The match was being played between Summerset and Essex. During Essex’s innings, Riley Meredith made Essex opener Michael Pipper a clean bold with his fast ball. But it was not normal bold. As soon as the ball hit the stump, it felt as if someone had cut the wood from the middle. Two parts of the stump separated, and they were divided into two parts from the middle. This scene was really strange, and rarely seen something like this on the field. In cricket, there are frequent incidents of stumps breaking or uprooting, but what happened on the ball of Riley Meredith is very rarely seen. The stumps ripped out from the middle of his ball, and this video has now gone viral on social media.
Meredith’s performance in the match
Meredith took a total of 2 overs in this match, in which he took 2 wickets for 22 runs. First he bowled Michael Pipper for 13 runs, then sent Charlie Elinson to the pavilion. Although his bowling was normal, the scene he presented on the first wicket brought him into the discussion all night.
Summerset’s great victory
In the match, Samarset, batting first, scored 225 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. The biggest innings from Samarset was played by Tom Kohler, who scored 90 runs in 39 balls. In response, Essex’s team collapsed for just 130 runs, and Samarset won the match by 95 runs. In bowling, Matt Henry also performed brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 21 runs in 4 overs.
