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Match Report – SURR vs SOM ninth Match, April 12 – 15, 2024

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Surrey 428 (Sibley 100, Burns 75, Foakes 57, Smith 51, Aldridge 5-64) and 123 for five (Lawrence 53*) drew with Somerset 285 (Lammonby 100, Renshaw 87, Gregory 50, Metal 4-50) and 351 (Gregory 80, Goldsworthy 58, Overton 52*, Lammonby 51, Metal 5-96)

There are practically 5,000 miles between The Oval and the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and whereas one venue was packed out on Monday night, the opposite was virtually empty. However for eight overs, Surrey saved tempo with the record-breaking scoring charges posted by Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, giving Somerset an actual scare earlier than this match petered out right into a draw.

After the primary hour was worn out by rain, Somerset’s decrease order batted for 55.4 overs on the ultimate day to go away Surrey chasing an unlikely 209 inside 19 overs. They threatened to drag off the unthinkable: Dan Lawrence and Jamie Smith had been promoted to open and added 90 off the primary eight overs, plundering six fours and three sixes regardless of Lewis Gregory stationing 9 fielders on the boundary.

Smith, who performed the shot of the day when he swung Craig Overton into the third tier of the Micky Stewart Pavilion, holed out to Matt Renshaw at long-on off Gregory’s first ball however Ollie Pope appeared a great accomplice for Lawrence, slicing Kasey Aldridge over the brief level boundary for six at the same time as one hand got here off the bat.

However after Pope misplaced his leg stump seeking to slash Aldridge away by way of the off aspect as soon as extra, Surrey misplaced their bearings: Jamie Overton miscued a return catch to Aldridge, Rory Burns picked out deep sq. leg and Dom Sibley top-edged an tried pull again to Gregory. Lawrence reached a 30-ball 50 however could not maintain the strike, and the gamers shook fingers with 5 overs unbowled.

The wild conclusion was out of kilter with a quiet remaining day, wherein Gregory had virtually single-handedly saved the sport together with his second half-century of the match, his second as everlasting captain. Somerset’s in a single day lead was simply 61 with 4 wickets in hand, however stands of 94 and 89 with Aldridge and Overton respectively took day trip of the sport.

It appeared clear that the second new ball could be the lacking ingredient for Surrey after the primary one had misplaced its spice. Kemar Roach broke by way of shortly after lunch, within the fifth over after the changeover, with a magnificence that took Aldridge’s exterior edge on its means by way of to Ben Foakes.

Surrey used their spinners from one finish and their seamers on the different, making an attempt to create probabilities and breathe some life into the sport on a bitterly chilly afternoon. They appealed desperately for leg-before wicket and caught-behind probabilities, continually creating half-chances and not using a breakthrough.

However Gregory batted on, surviving an opportunity on 69 when Roach dropped a skier at deep sq. leg off Gus Atkinson’s bowling. He ultimately fell for 80 to Cameron Metal’s legspin, slapping to backward level, and Metal accomplished his second five-wicket haul of the season when Migael Pretorius skied him to cowl and Shoaib Bashir was pinned lbw.

Metal is an unlikely man to be main the wicket-taking charts in Division One after two rounds, together with his 14 wickets already greater than double the quantity he managed final yr (six). However he has labored onerous on his bowling by way of the winter, coaching with New South Wales and Sydney Sixers in Australia, and has loved the chance to be Surrey’s predominant spinner with Will Jacks on the IPL.

Somerset’s first-day collapse of seven for 20 left them behind for the remainder of the sport, however their coach, Jason Kerr, stated he was happy with the “resilience” that his aspect confirmed. “Other than about 40 minutes on day one, we’ve been excellent on this recreation, significantly on days two and three with the ball after which at present, the resilience that the fellows demonstrated.

“You thought we had been attending to the purpose the place we had been shutting the sport down – however then we gave them a sniff. However equally, the best way Lewis and Kasey bowled specifically to close the sport down… I feel the draw was a good end result. Lewis has been excellent. He is in nice type, and main brilliantly. Lengthy could it proceed.”

Surrey had been disillusioned to not recover from the road, however will welcome Dan Worrall again into their squad after they face Kent on Friday and their seamers will likely be happy to have a Dukes ball again of their fingers. “It was a tricky slog for us,” Metal stated. “All credit score to them for the best way they performed on a superb pitch.”

Matt Curler is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. @mroller98


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