Gloucestershire Beat Glamorgan by Two Wickets on Final Ball
Gloucestershire reached their target of 158 with a boundary off the last delivery. The visitors finished at 158-8 after Glamorgan posted 157-8.
bbc.co.ukGloucestershire defeated Glamorgan by two wickets in a Vitality T20 Blast match at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. The visitors reached their target of 158 runs when an edge from one of their batters crossed the third-man boundary on the final ball. Glamorgan batted first and reached 157-8. A debutant scored 46 runs, including four sixes, after early wickets left the home side at 45-5.
Gloucestershire lost two wickets in the opening over of their chase. A batter scored 56 runs with ten boundaries before being dismissed, and another player made 34. The match reached its final over with Gloucestershire needing six more runs. One batter hit a six on the first delivery, and the winning boundary followed on the last ball.
Glamorgan's Henry Hurle told BBC Sport Wales that losing by small margins in the first two games was disappointing but noted positive aspects from those matches.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
3 events- Match start
Glamorgan reached 157-8 after a debutant scored 46.
1 sourcebbc.co.uk - Second innings
Gloucestershire lost two early wickets but a batter scored 56.
1 sourcebbc.co.uk - Final over
Gloucestershire hit a six then won with a boundary on the last ball.
1 sourcebbc.co.uk
Potential Impact
- 01
Gloucestershire recorded their second win in consecutive matches.
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