Somerset beat Leicestershire to reach One-Day Cup final

Metro Bank One-Day Cup semi-final: Somerset triumph by 23 runs

Somerset 334-4 (50 overs): Goldsworthy 115*, Rew 71, Umeed 57, Thomas 47

Leicestershire 311-9 (50 overs): Handscomb 111, Cox 49, Holland 40; Green 3-63, Aldridge 2-41, Davey 2-54

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Somerset booked a spot successful nan One-Day Cup last arsenic they won a stunning crippled of 645 runs against holders Leicestershire astatine Taunton.

The Ciderboys, who won nan past 50-over last astatine Lord's successful 2019 earlier nan title was downgraded, will look 2021 winners Glamorgan astatine Trent Bridge, Nottingham, connected Sunday 22 September.

Having been put successful to bat by nan Foxes, Somerset made nan astir of it arsenic they piled up 334-4, mostly inspired by Lewis Goldsworthy's 115 not retired disconnected 86 balls, good backed by 71 from James Rew.

Australia's Peter Handscomb past deed 111 to support nan Foxes successful nan hunt, but they were already up against nan timepiece erstwhile he went - and erstwhile he holed retired disconnected Jack Davey, nan crippled was up.

Somerset sewage disconnected to a comparatively sluggish commencement successful an opening guidelines of 91 successful 19 overs betwixt openers Andy Umeed and George Thomas.

Tom Scriven past collapsed done to region Thomas for 47, earlier Umeed went 8 overs near for 57, nan first of 2 victims for Roman Walker.

But nan hosts upped nan gait successful a guidelines of 121 successful 17 overs betwixt Goldsworthy - who played for Leicestershire successful this year's T20 Blast - and Rew, earlier Sean Dickson and Benny Green some cleared nan ropes arsenic they added further precocious ballast to station 334-4.

After a accelerated 33 disconnected 28 balls from Sol Budinger, nan Foxes looked judge to buckle erstwhile thney mislaid skipper Lewis Hill, opener Ian Holland and India prima Ajinkya Rahane for conscionable 20 runs successful nan abstraction of 25 balls.

There was still dream for them erstwhile Handscomb was joined by Ben Cox to adhd 131 successful 20 overs.

But, connected nan crushed wherever he made his sanction arsenic a 17-year-old Worcestershire schooolboy 16 years ago, Cox was crucially caught down disconnected Kasey Aldridge, who past caught Louis Kimber erstwhile he holed retired cheaply disconnected Jack Leach earlier besides bagging Liam Trevaskis.

Three much wickets gone this clip successful 13 balls, though it was 48 runs later erstwhile Handscomb was yet retired earlier nan Foxes knew that location would beryllium nary repetition of past year's occurrence comeback triumph successful nan final.

Somerset centurion Lewis Goldsworthy told BBC Radio Somerset:

“At nan commencement of nan time if anyone had said we would people 340 we’d person taken it, particularly batting first.

“We paced our innings really good and besides closed it retired good astatine nan end. Having wickets successful manus helped a lot.

“The transportation was reliable and you needed to return 20 aliases 25 balls to get in. James Rew and I did that and nan much we faced, nan much we adjusted.

“I’d opportunity it was nan champion I person played successful one-day cricket. Rewy and I person batted together a batch - and nan right-hand, left-hand operation helps.”

Leicestershire centurion Peter Handscomb told BBC Radio Leicester:

“Somerset batted really well, laying a level successful nan first 30 overs from which they were capable to accelerate.

“It’s bully to spot Goldy making runs, but a shame it was against us. We really enjoyed having him astatine our nine connected loan.

“If nan opportunity came to do truthful again we would drawback it pinch some hands. He is specified a bully kid and useful really difficult connected his game, truthful I’m happy for him.

“It was awesome to triumph this trophy past year. This season, pinch much players going disconnected to The Hundred, nan spot successful extent has been evident. Other guys came successful and did good and nan nine is successful awesome style going forward.”