The South Group in T20 Blast 2022 was a high-scoring match between Somerset and Essex at the County Ground in Chelmsford on the night of 19 June 2022. During the match, 30 fours and 21 sixes were hit by both the teams. However, the victory came to Somerset. They beat Essex by 8 wickets. Riley Rossouw and captain Tom Abell played a key role in Somerset’s victory. Riley Rossouv scored 85 not out in 36 balls (at a strike rate of over 235) with the help of 5 fours and 7 sixes.
Riley Rossouw completed his half-century in 19 balls. It is also special that Riley Rossou of South Africa was unsold in the mega auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. His base price was Rs 1 crore. Riley Rossouw has so far scored 437 runs in 9 innings in T20 Blast 2022 at an average of 72.9 and a strike rate of 192.5. It also includes his 4 half-centuries. He is at the top of the highest run scorer in the tournament.
This is Somerset’s 7th win in the tournament. He is at number two in the points table. He has played 9 matches so far and has 14 points. At the same time, this is Essex’s fourth defeat in 10 matches. They have won 5 matches so far, while one match was canceled due to rain.
In the match Somerset won the toss and decided to bowl. Coming to bat first, Essex scored 188 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Somerset’s team scored 194 for 2 wickets in 17.3 overs and won the match.
For Somerset, Riley Rossouw and Tom Abell shared an unbeaten partnership of 153 runs in 80 balls in 48 minutes. This partnership is Somerset’s third highest partnership for any wicket in T20 cricket. Tom Abell remained unbeaten on 62 off 46 balls.
Earlier, for Essex, Michael Pepper scored 86 runs in 49 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Paul Walter of England played an innings of 58 runs in 29 balls with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes. 18 fours and 8 sixes for Essex, while
Somerset’s side hit 12 fours and 13 sixes.