Vitality Blast -
Gloucestershire won by 34 runs
Venue:
Gloucestershire v Glamorgan
Glenn Phillips slammed an unbeaten 94 from just 41 balls to power Gloucestershire to victory by 34 runs over Glamorgan at Bristol, sending them top of the South Group.
Phillips’ fifth-highest score of his career, and first half-century in the Vitality Blast, powered Gloucestershire to 216 for two - their own fifth-highest T20 total.
He struck nine fours and six sixes to overwhelm Glamorgan, who gave game chase for a while but could only reply with 182 for eight.
Phillips and Benny Howell, promoted to three in place of the injured Ian Cockbain, shared 130 for the third wicket in 64 balls - a record T20 partnership for Gloucestershire’s third wicket.
Phillips arrived after Miles Hammond and Chris Dent had given the innings a lively start after losing the toss, making 60 without loss.
He cut Marnus Labuschagne through extra-cover before lifting Dan Douthwaite over the sight screen. He blasted Prem Sisodiya twice straight back past his for four and swept him fine for another boundary in going to fifty in 26 balls.
He took 14 from the 17th over, clubbing Tim van der Gugten over long-off, before uppercutting Douthwaite for a third six. An extraordinary reverse-scoop flew over third man for six as 23 came from the 18th.
In the final over, he launched van der Gugten over the longest boundary at midwicket, crashed him wide of deep cover for four and swung the final ball of the innings over deep-square.
Howell took his chance up at three to make an unbeaten 53 in 33 balls. He struck Callum Taylor for four through extra cover and wide of midwicket before a slug down the ground cleared long-off for six. He drove Weighell for four to raise a fifth T20 half-century.
Benny Howell said:
“Glenn hit a six on about 40 and said ‘i’m getting a hundred here’ and when he says something it usually happens. It was a shame he didn’t quite make it.
I think Glamorgan’s total was an okay score but the wind going towards the short side made it very difficult to contain from one end."
Glamorgan needed their third-highest T20 total to win and stayed in the game for the first half of the chase.
David Lloyd gave them a rattling start with 44 in 22 balls, striking four sixes, three of them short-arm jabs over midwicket and Glamorgan reached 101 for four at halfway. But Tom Smith then bowled two overs for nine and then a wicket maiden to leave 15-an-over for the final five.
Labuschagne was, as ever, a crucial wicket and Payne yorked him walking across his stumps. 33 in 21 balls was well light of what Glamorgan needed.
Scorecard
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bowl.
Gloucestershire
Miles Hammond | Christopher Dent | Glenn Phillips | James Bracey | Jack Taylor | Ryan Higgins | Benny Howell | Tom Smith | Daniel Worrall | Joshua Shaw | David Payne |
Glamorgan
David Lloyd | Nicholas Selman | Colin Ingram | Marnus Labuschagne | Christopher Cooke | Kiran Carlson | Callum Taylor | Daniel Douthwaite | William Weighell | Timm van der Gugten | Prem Sisodiya |
Gloucestershire win by 34 runs |
Gloucestershire First Innings | How out | Runs | Minutes | Balls | 4s | 6s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miles Hammond | Caught Timm van der Gugten Bowled Marnus Labuschagne | 35 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 1 |
Chris Dent | Caught Marnus Labuschagne Bowled Callum Taylor | 29 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
Benny Howell | Not Out | 53 | 55 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
Glenn Phillips | Not Out | 94 | 44 | 41 | 9 | 6 |
James Bracey | ||||||
Jack Taylor | ||||||
Ryan Higgins | ||||||
Tom Smith | ||||||
Daniel Worrall | ||||||
Josh Shaw | ||||||
David Payne | ||||||
Extras | 0b 1lb 0nb 0p 4w | 5 | ||||
Total | 216 |
Fall of wickets |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | 86 |
Bowlers |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prem Sisodiya | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
James Weighell | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Timm van der Gugten | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Dan Douthwaite | 4 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Callum Taylor | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Marnus Labuschagne | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
Glamorgan First Innings | How out | Runs | Minutes | Balls | 4s | 6s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nick Selman | Caught Glenn Phillips Bowled David Payne | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Colin Ingram | Caught Ryan Higgins Bowled Josh Shaw | 14 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
David Lloyd | Caught Daniel Worrall Bowled Benny Howell | 44 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 4 |
Marnus Labuschagne | Bowled David Payne | 33 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
James Weighell | Caught Miles Hammond Bowled Benny Howell | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Kiran Carlson | L.B.W. Ryan Higgins | 17 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Cooke | Caught and Bowled Tom Smith | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Callum Taylor | Not Out | 11 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
Dan Douthwaite | Caught Miles Hammond Bowled Ryan Higgins | 35 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
Timm van der Gugten | Not Out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Prem Sisodiya | ||||||
Extras | 0b 3lb 0nb 0p 2w | 5 | ||||
Total | 182 |
Fall of wickets |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 61 | 72 | 95 | 123 | 128 | 137 | 181 |
Bowlers |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Worrall | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
David Payne | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
Josh Shaw | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
Benny Howell | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
Tom Smith | 4 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
Ryan Higgins | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 |