Will Smeed hit 8 sixes, 8 fours in the innings (Photo: ECB)
New Delhi: There is a lot going on at the same time on the land of England. The excitement of the final of the World Test Championship continues there. Apart from that, the power of T20 blast is also visible. Competitions are happening every day and one or the other player is spreading his shine in it. One such name is that of England’s 21-year-old batsman Will Smeed, who lost the match by the number of runs he scored in just 16 balls.
Now you will say how did this happen? So first of all, let us know that among the two teams that were competing, one was Sometset and the other was Gloucestershire. Will Smeed’s team Somerset won this match. Will Smeed scored exactly the same number of runs in 16 balls during his innings as Samset won this match.
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Will Smeed’s second explosion within 48 hours
Batting first in the match, Somerset scored 231 runs losing 4 wickets in 20 overs. Will Smeed played a major role in this. The 21-year-old explosive batsman, who landed at the opening, hit 94 runs in just 35 balls. This was the second stormy half-century that came out of his bat within 48 hours. Earlier, he had scored a blistering 52 runs.
SIX! Will Smeed has Somerset’s first maximum of the evening! 20/0 from 2.4
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The team won by the number of runs scored in just 16 balls!
Out of these 94 runs, 80 runs were collected by Will Smeed through boundaries scored in just 16 balls. His innings included 8 fours and 8 sixes, the total of which is 80 runs. Now these 80 runs were also decisive in the decision of victory and defeat of both the teams.
Actually, Gloucestershire had to face defeat by 80 runs in the match against Somerset. Chasing 232 runs in 20 overs, this team got all out after scoring only 151 runs in 19 overs. Means could not even play full 20 overs.
Century partnership for the opening wicket
Will Smeed also made a century partnership for his team during his innings of 94 runs off 35 balls. He along with Tom Banton added 122 runs for the opening wicket, setting the momentum of the match for Somerset.
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