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    "excerpt": "Somerset defeated Essex by 8 wickets in the South Group match of T20 Blast 2022, where Somerset opener Will Smeed provided an explosive start.",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>T20 Blast 2022 - <\/strong>In the South Group match between Essex and Somerset, played on 19th June (<em>Sunday<\/em>), 20-year-old Will Smeed displayed the true spirit of T20 cricket as he smacked 22 runs off the very first over. Smeed smacked a four &amp; 3 sixes against leg-spinner Aron Nijjar in the first over to set the tone for Somerset to chase down a good target.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Chasing a total of 189, Will Smeed took on the leg-spinner in the first over. After playing the first delivery a dot, Smeed pulled the second delivery for a six over deep mid-wicket. Nijjar was spooked with such an attack early on, Nijjar bowled the next delivery a wide.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>On the next delivery, Smeed displayed a replay of the six hit earlier and added 6 more runs to the total. Another dot delivery followed and Smeed smacked four on the 5th delivery towards cow corner for a boundary. Smeed smacked another huge six over deep mid-wicket completing 23 runs off the over.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, the explosive opener was dismissed in the next over by Daniel Sams on the first delivery he faced against this bowler. Smeed was dismissed after scoring 22 runs in 7 balls with a four &amp; 3 sixes.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Will Smeed took no time to settle in<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nHe hit 22 from his first over!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blast22?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Blast22<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jGeuAWowNZ\">pic.twitter.com\/jGeuAWowNZ<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalityBlast\/status\/1539191974288293889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Scorecard<\/a><\/p><p>While talking about the match, after being put in to bat first, Essex posted 188\/5 in 20 overs courtesy of Michael Pepper&#39;s unbeaten 86 runs in 49 deliveries with 10 fours &amp; 3 sixes. Paul Walter also contributed with 58 runs in 29 balls with 4 fours &amp; 5 sixes. In reply, Rilee Rossouw smacked an unbeaten 85 runs in 36 balls with 5 fours &amp; 7 sixes while Somerset captain Tom Abell smacked unbeaten 62 runs in 46 balls with 3 fours &amp; 3 sixes as Somerset chased down the total in 17.3 overs, winning the match by 8 wickets. This match was played at County Ground, Chelmsford.<\/p>\r\n",
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