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.
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 & 3 sixes.
Will Smeed took no time to settle in
He hit 22 from his first over!#Blast22 pic.twitter.com/jGeuAWowNZ
— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 21, 2022
While talking about the match, after being put in to bat first, Essex posted 188/5 in 20 overs courtesy of Michael Pepper's unbeaten 86 runs in 49 deliveries with 10 fours & 3 sixes. Paul Walter also contributed with 58 runs in 29 balls with 4 fours & 5 sixes. In reply, Rilee Rossouw smacked an unbeaten 85 runs in 36 balls with 5 fours & 7 sixes while Somerset captain Tom Abell smacked unbeaten 62 runs in 46 balls with 3 fours & 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.
