Gloucestershire edge last-ball thriller against Glamorgan
Gloucestershire secured their second victory in two days as they beat Glamorgan with a final ball boundary.
Matt Taylor and Kamran Dhariwal secured victory for the visitors on the last ball of the day [Huw Evans Picture Agency] Vitality T20 Blast, Cardiff Glamorgan 157-8 (20 ov): Hurle 46, Jansen 3-27 Gloucestershire 158-8 (20 ov ): Hammond 56, J Taylor 34, Dhariwal 30 Glouscestershire win by 2 wickets Scorecard Gloucestershire secured their second victory in two days as they beat Glamorgan with a final-ball boundary. Matt Taylor's edge flew to the third-man boundary at the end of a see-saw thriller which saw Gloucestershire win by two wickets. Glamorgan started slowly as they fell to some early wickets thanks to some great bowling by South African Duan Jansen before debutant Henry Hurle hit 46 to take them to 157-8.
Miles Hammond impressed as he struck 56 to put Gloucester in charge before Mason Crane's 2-16 swung the pendulum. The ninth wicket stand between Kamran Dhariwal and Matt Taylor proved the difference as a tense match went right to the wire. Holders Somerset beat Hampshire - T20 Blast round-up Welsh talent shines in Glamorgan's bright start Glamorgan skipper Carlson signs two-year extension Despite an impressive start to life back in the County Championship for Glamorgan, they came into the game off the back of a three-run defeat on the final ball away at Northampton in their T20 opener.
Gloucestershire named an unchanged 11 after they defeated Warwickshire by 47 runs after bowling them out for just 74 in Bristol on Friday. Injuries for the home side saw Alex Horton and Hurle replace Dan Douthwaite and Colin Ingram. Glamorgan got off to a sluggish start in the Cardiff sunshine, the prolific South African Jensen smashing the stumps to dismiss Will Smale in the first over.
Glamorgan captain Kiaran Carlson was also dismissed for a disappointing 18 after he struck a Marchant de Lange delivery high to mid-on. Some sharp bowling from Gloucestershire, with spinner Jack Taylor taking 2-24, left the visitors with 45-5, but Hurle gave the home side hope after smashing four sixes on the way to his 46 run total. With Gloucestershire requiring 158 runs to win, Afghanistan international Fazalhaq Farooqi continued a remarkable start to his Glamorgan career as he took two wickets in the first over of the second innings.