Gloucestershire vs Somerset - Players & Playing XI · T20 Blast 2026
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Craig Overton
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GLO
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SOM
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Will Smeed
SOM
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D'Arcy Short
GLO
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Top Performers in H2H
From 21 H2H matches
County Ground
Bristol, England
Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Jun 2022). 4 rain-affected matches excluded.
Recent Matches at This Venue
| Match | 1st Inn | 2nd Inn | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLO vs WOR 07 Jun 2026 | 148/7 (20) | 145/10 (20) | 293 |
| GLO vs NOR 01 Jul 2026 | 184/2 (20) | 187/2 (17.2) | 371 |
| GLO vs SUR 04 Jul 2026 | 191/5 (20) | 134/10 (19.4) | 325 |
| ENG vs IND 09 Jul 2026 | 158/7 (20) | 159/1 (13.5) | 317 |
| GLO vs GLA 12 Jul 2026 | 235/7 (20) | 185/10 (19.1) | 420 |
GLO at County Ground
Top Scorer
Miles Hammond
913 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
David Payne
59 wkts
SOM at County Ground
Top Scorer
Will Smeed
187 runs
Top Wicket-Taker
Roelof van der Merwe
9 wkts
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Gloucestershire
Playing XI in this match
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Playing XI in this match
Projected Win Probability
Gloucestershire
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Hammond | 19.4 | 14 | 134.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.1 | 49.7 |
| D'Arcy Short | 28.5 | 21 | 135.8 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 8 | 9.8 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 71.5 |
| Joe Phillips | 22.9 | 18 | 138.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 51.5 |
| Jack Taylor | 16.9 | 13 | 134.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6 | 9.8 | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 46.3 |
| Ben Charlesworth | 16.7 | 12 | 140.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5 | 9.3 | 0.3 | - | - | 44.8 |
| James Bracey | 14.3 | 11 | 127.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.1 | 34.7 |
| Oliver Joseph Price | 14.0 | 11 | 128.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 15 | 10.5 | 0.7 | - | 0.0 | 56.2 |
| Kamran Dhariwal | 12.0 | 10 | 122.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | - | 24.1 |
| Duan Jansen | 7.8 | 6 | 131.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 28 | 8.3 | 0.4 | - | - | 91.5 |
| Marchant de Lange | 4.9 | 4 | 132.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 32 | 9.1 | 0.4 | - | - | 73.2 |
| Matthew Taylor | 6.2 | 5 | 122.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 29 | 8.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 76.3 |
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| David Payne | 3.7 | 3 | 113.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 28 | 7.6 | 0.3 | - | - | 88.8 |
| Liam Scott | 23.9 | 17 | 141.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 14 | 9.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 72.0 |
| Craig Miles | 3.5 | 4 | 79.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 25 | 9.2 | 0.6 | - | - | 70.4 |
| Luke Charlesworth | 8.8 | 7 | 130.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 54.6 |
| Ahmed Syed | 8.8 | 7 | 130.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 54.6 |
| Ed Middleton | 8.8 | 7 | 130.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 54.6 |
| Dawid Malan | 25.5 | 20 | 128.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 49.6 |
| Gabe Bell | 4.4 | 4 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.3 |
| Will Williams | 4.4 | 4 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.3 |
| Aman Rao | 4.4 | 4 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.3 |
| Alfie Johnson | 4.4 | 4 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.3 |
| Daz Ahmed | 4.4 | 4 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 47.3 |
| Graeme van Buuren | 11.8 | 9 | 134.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 15 | 8.5 | 0.4 | - | - | 44.5 |
| Tommy Boorman | 22.9 | 18 | 138.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 43.5 |
| Cameron Bancroft | 20.9 | 17 | 121.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 41.3 |
Somerset
| Player | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ovrs | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton | 25.9 | 17 | 148.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | 0.1 | 59.7 |
| Jordan Hermann | 22.4 | 19 | 121.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 44.7 |
| Tom Abell | 17.9 | 14 | 124.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 36.3 |
| Thomas Rew | 7.9 | 8 | 96.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 20.4 |
| Lewis Gregory | 17.8 | 12 | 154.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 22 | 8.0 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 85.5 |
| Joshua Thomas | 11.9 | 11 | 112.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 17 | 10.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 46.6 |
| Daniel Sams | 13.3 | 8 | 170.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 31 | 9.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 86.9 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 13.5 | 10 | 132.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 25 | 9.5 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 60.3 |
| Craig Overton | 6.7 | 5 | 139.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 26 | 7.6 | 0.9 | - | 0.0 | 73.3 |
| Jake Ball | 4.4 | 6 | 74.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 31 | 8.5 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 82.9 |
| Josh Shaw | 3.2 | 2 | 155.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 28 | 8.3 | 0.1 | - | - | 75.4 |
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| Riley Meredith | 3.7 | 5 | 71.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 31 | 8.6 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 85.1 |
| Will Smeed | 31.8 | 22 | 147.3 | 3.7 | 1.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | - | 67.8 |
| Migael Pretorius | 3.7 | 3 | 117.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 29 | 9.6 | 0.3 | - | - | 60.6 |
| James Rew | 28.8 | 21 | 137.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 57.7 |
| JT Langridge | 9.8 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25 | 7.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.7 |
| Finley Hill | 9.8 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25 | 7.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.7 |
| Archie Vaughan | 9.8 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25 | 7.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.7 |
| James Theedom | 9.8 | 8 | 130.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25 | 7.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 56.7 |
| Jack Leach | 9.0 | 23 | 39.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 20 | 5.0 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 54.2 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | 24.7 | 19 | 132.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 53.8 |
| Alfie Ogborne | 4.9 | 5 | 110.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 25 | 7.0 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 48.5 |
| Tom Lammonby | 14.9 | 12 | 127.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3 | 7.1 | 0.9 | - | 0.1 | 40.6 |
| Kian Roberts | 17.6 | 14 | 135.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 38.7 |
Projected Player Points
| Player | Team | PP | D11 Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duan Jansen | Gloucestershire | 45.1 | 91.5 |
| David Payne | Gloucestershire | 41.8 | 88.8 |
| Daniel Sams | Somerset | 41.5 | 86.9 |
| Riley Meredith | Somerset | 40.8 | 85.1 |
| Lewis Gregory | Somerset | 40.8 | 85.5 |
| D'Arcy Short | Gloucestershire | 37.7 | 71.5 |
| Jake Ball | Somerset | 37.7 | 82.9 |
| Will Smeed | Somerset | 37.5 | 67.8 |
| Liam Scott | Gloucestershire | 37.1 | 72.0 |
| Craig Overton | Somerset | 36.9 | 73.3 |
| Craig Miles | Gloucestershire | 36.5 | 70.4 |
| Matthew Taylor | Gloucestershire | 35.1 | 76.3 |
| Marchant de Lange | Gloucestershire | 34.8 | 73.2 |
| Tom Banton | Somerset | 34.6 | 59.7 |
| Josh Shaw | Somerset | 34.5 | 75.4 |
| James Rew | Somerset | 33.7 | 57.7 |
| Joe Phillips | Gloucestershire | 32.9 | 51.5 |
| Oliver Joseph Price | Gloucestershire | 32.0 | 56.2 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | Somerset | 31.1 | 53.8 |
| Miles Hammond | Gloucestershire | 28.9 | 49.7 |
| Dawid Malan | Gloucestershire | 28.3 | 49.6 |
| Migael Pretorius | Somerset | 28.1 | 60.6 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | Somerset | 27.8 | 60.3 |
| Jordan Hermann | Somerset | 26.7 | 44.7 |
| Jack Taylor | Gloucestershire | 25.8 | 46.3 |
| Cameron Bancroft | Gloucestershire | 25.0 | 41.3 |
| Tom Lammonby | Somerset | 24.9 | 40.6 |
| Ben Charlesworth | Gloucestershire | 23.4 | 44.8 |
| Tom Abell | Somerset | 22.9 | 36.3 |
| Tommy Boorman | Gloucestershire | 22.9 | 43.5 |
| JT Langridge | Somerset | 22.8 | 56.7 |
| Finley Hill | Somerset | 22.8 | 56.7 |
| Archie Vaughan | Somerset | 22.8 | 56.7 |
| James Theedom | Somerset | 22.8 | 56.7 |
| Joshua Thomas | Somerset | 22.7 | 46.6 |
| Graeme van Buuren | Gloucestershire | 22.2 | 44.5 |
| James Bracey | Gloucestershire | 22.1 | 34.7 |
| Luke Charlesworth | Gloucestershire | 21.8 | 54.6 |
| Ahmed Syed | Gloucestershire | 21.8 | 54.6 |
| Ed Middleton | Gloucestershire | 21.8 | 54.6 |
| Jack Leach | Somerset | 20.8 | 54.2 |
| Kian Roberts | Somerset | 20.6 | 38.7 |
| Alfie Ogborne | Somerset | 17.9 | 48.5 |
| Gabe Bell | Gloucestershire | 17.4 | 47.3 |
| Will Williams | Gloucestershire | 17.4 | 47.3 |
| Aman Rao | Gloucestershire | 17.4 | 47.3 |
| Alfie Johnson | Gloucestershire | 17.4 | 47.3 |
| Daz Ahmed | Gloucestershire | 17.4 | 47.3 |
| Kamran Dhariwal | Gloucestershire | 14.3 | 24.1 |
| Thomas Rew | Somerset | 11.9 | 20.4 |
Somerset · Innings 1
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Banton (wk) | b Matthew Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Thomas | c Matthew Taylor b Marchant de Lange | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 175 |
| Jordan Hermann | lbw b Duan Jansen | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Tom Abell | c D'Arcy Short b Duan Jansen | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c James Bracey b Craig Miles | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 52.38 |
| Thomas Rew | c Joe Phillips b Matthew Taylor | 27 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 158.82 |
| Lewis Gregory (c) | c Joe Phillips b Marchant de Lange | 33 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 117.86 |
| Daniel Sams | lbw b Jack Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Overton | not out | 28* | 19 | 1 | 2 | 147.37 |
| Josh Shaw | not out | 1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Gloucestershire · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Taylor | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6.67 | 2 | 0 |
| Oliver Joseph Price | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Duan Jansen | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Marchant de Lange | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Miles | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Taylor (c) | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Arcy Short | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
Gloucestershire · Innings 2
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Hammond | c Thomas Rew b Craig Overton | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120 |
| D'Arcy Short | c Craig Overton b Daniel Sams | 63 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 185.29 |
| Joe Phillips | c Daniel Sams b Daniel Sams | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54.55 |
| Jack Taylor (c) | not out | 34* | 21 | 3 | 2 | 161.9 |
| Ben Charlesworth | not out | 15* | 10 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
Somerset · Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Overton | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Shaw | 2.1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 12.86 | 1 | 0 |
| Lewis Gregory (c) | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Ball | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Sams | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Statz Rating
A contextual performance score measuring each player's overall impact in the match. Scaled against the season so ratings are directly comparable across fixtures.
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Craig Overton
SOM
|
105.9 |
| 2 |
D'Arcy Short
GLO
|
95.6 |
| 3 |
Jack Taylor
GLO
|
70.6 |
| 4 |
Daniel Sams
SOM
|
64.1 |
| 5 |
Duan Jansen
GLO
|
55.5 |
| 6 |
Thomas Rew
SOM
|
48.5 |
| 7 |
Lewis Gregory
SOM
|
46.7 |
| 8 |
Joshua Thomas
SOM
|
43.4 |
| 9 |
Matthew Taylor
GLO
|
42.3 |
| 10 |
Marchant de Lange
GLO
|
42.0 |
| 11 |
Craig Miles
GLO
|
26.7 |
| 12 |
Ben Charlesworth
GLO
|
26.3 |
| 13 |
Miles Hammond
GLO
|
17.2 |
| 14 |
Lewis Goldsworthy
SOM
|
9.8 |
| 15 |
Joe Phillips
GLO
|
7.0 |
| 16 |
Jake Ball
SOM
|
6.1 |
| 17 |
Tom Abell
SOM
|
6.1 |
| 18 |
Josh Shaw
SOM
|
5.3 |
| 19 |
Jordan Hermann
SOM
|
3.4 |
| 20 |
Oliver Joseph Price
GLO
|
2.1 |
| 21 |
Tom Banton
SOM
|
0.0 |
How Statz Rating works:
- Each player receives a contextual match impact score based on their all-round contribution — batting, bowling, and situational factors.
- Ratings are scaled against the season benchmark so they are directly comparable across fixtures and to the season leaderboard.
- A typical top performer scores around 100. Exceptional performances can exceed 100.
Gloucestershire vs Somerset – T20 Blast 2026 Report | Statz
D’Arcy Short’s destructive 63 powers Gloucestershire to emphatic seven-wicket win over Somerset
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) against Somerset at the County Ground, Bristol in Match 41 of 112 in the T20 Blast 2026. A clinical bowling display followed by D’Arcy Short‘s brutal 63 off 34 balls saw Gloucestershire cruise to victory with almost six overs to spare.
Somerset collapse after Banton first-ball duck
Somerset’s innings never got going. Tom Banton was bowled first ball by Matthew Taylor, and the visitors were 14/2 after 2.3 overs when Jordan Hermann fell lbw to Duan Jansen for 3 off 9 balls.
Joshua Thomas counter-attacked with 21 off 12 (3 fours, 1 six) but was caught off Marchant de Lange at 30/3. Captain Tom Abell managed just 5 off 10 before falling at 33/4, and Somerset were deep in trouble.
Thomas Rew injected some urgency with 27 off 17 (4 fours, SR 159) but his dismissal at 78/6 – followed immediately by Daniel Sams‘s first-ball lbw to Jack Taylor at 79/7 – left Somerset staring at a sub-100 total.
Lewis Gregory (33 off 28, 2 fours, 1 six) and Craig Overton (28* off 19, 1 four, 2 sixes) rescued the innings with a 49-run stand for the eighth wicket, dragging Somerset to 137/8. Without that partnership, this would have been truly ugly.
Gloucestershire’s bowlers shared the wickets superbly. Jansen (4-1-25-2) and Taylor (3-0-20-2) were the pick, while de Lange (4-0-31-2), Craig Miles (3-0-19-1) and Jack Taylor (3-0-18-1) all contributed. The economy rates across the board were excellent – D’Arcy Short‘s two overs of spin went for just 5.5 an over.
Short smashes Gloucestershire home with ease
The chase was never in doubt. Miles Hammond fell for 12 at 18/1, but Short took control from ball one. The Australian left-hander smashed 63 off just 34 deliveries, cracking 8 fours and 3 sixes at a strike rate of 185.
Short put on 56 with Joe Phillips for the second wicket before Phillips was caught for 6 off Sams. That brought Jack Taylor to the crease, and the Gloucestershire skipper was in no mood to hang around – he blasted 34* off 21 balls (3 fours, 2 sixes, SR 162).
Short eventually fell caught off Sams for 63 at 121/3, but Ben Charlesworth came in and finished the job alongside Taylor. Charlesworth’s unbeaten 15 off 10 (1 four, 1 six) helped seal the win in just 14.1 overs.
Only Overton (4-0-21-1, economy 5.25) and Sams (3-0-21-2, economy 7) offered any resistance with the ball for Somerset. Jake Ball went for 39 off his 3 overs, Josh Shaw conceded 27 off 2.1, and Gregory leaked 25 off 2.
Statz MVP – Craig Overton (110.4)
Despite ending up on the losing side, Craig Overton takes the Statz MVP award with a rating of 110.4. His unbeaten 28 off 19 balls rescued Somerset’s innings from a potential sub-100 total, and he was comfortably the most economical Somerset bowler with figures of 4-0-21-1. The Statz rating calculates impact based on match context – and Overton’s contributions with both bat and ball came at the moments Somerset needed them most.
Top 5 Statz Ratings
| Rank | Player | Team | Rating | Key contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Overton | Somerset | 110.4 | 28* (19b) + 4-0-21-1 |
| 2 | D’Arcy Short | Gloucestershire | 99.6 | 63 (34b) + 2-0-11-0 |
| 3 | Jack Taylor | Gloucestershire | 73.6 | 34* (21b) + 3-0-18-1 |
| 4 | Daniel Sams | Somerset | 66.8 | 3-0-21-2 bowling |
| 5 | Duan Jansen | Gloucestershire | 57.8 | 4-1-25-2 |
View the full scorecard and all Statz ratings on statz.ai.
Turning point
Somerset were already in trouble at 33/4 after 5.6 overs, but the key sequence was the double blow at 78/6 and 79/7. Thomas Rew’s dismissal at 78/6 in the 13th over ended a promising 14-run stand, and Daniel Sams followed immediately – lbw first ball to Jack Taylor at 79/7 (over 13.2). In the space of four deliveries, Somerset went from rebuilding to scrambling. Without Gregory and Overton’s eighth-wicket stand of 49, the total would not have reached three figures.
Match context
This win lifts Gloucestershire to 4th in the T20 Blast standings with 4 wins from 5 matches (16 points, NRR +1.26). They are building serious momentum and this emphatic victory will only boost that net run rate further.
Somerset drop to 13th with just 2 wins from 5 (8 points, NRR -0.691). Early-order collapses have been a recurring issue, and losing Banton first ball set the tone for a difficult evening in Bristol. They need to find consistency at the top of the order quickly if they are going to climb back into contention.
Gloucestershire vs Somerset: who played
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining) in T20 Blast 2026 at County Ground on 5 June 2026. D'Arcy Short top-scored with 63 off 34 balls and Matthew Taylor took 2/20.
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Gloucestershire vs Somerset?
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Who won Gloucestershire vs Somerset?
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining).
When and where was Gloucestershire vs Somerset played?
Gloucestershire vs Somerset was played at County Ground, Bristol on Friday 5 June 2026, in T20 Blast 2026.
What were the final scores in Gloucestershire vs Somerset?
Gloucestershire scored 138/3 in 14.1 overs. Somerset scored 137/8 in 20 overs.
Who was the Statz MVP in Gloucestershire vs Somerset?
Craig Overton was named Statz MVP, earning a Statz Rating of 106/100. The Statz Rating combines batting impact, bowling impact and match context.
Who was the top run-scorer in Gloucestershire vs Somerset?
D'Arcy Short top-scored with 63 off 34 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Gloucestershire vs Somerset?
Matthew Taylor took 2/20 in 3 overs.