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Glamorgan 153 (19 overs): <\/strong>Byrom 42; Van der Merwe 3-24l; Somerset 154 (14.5 ov: Banton 54; Douthwaite 3-26)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Somerset 154 (14.4 overs): <\/strong>Somerset 154 (14.5 ov: Banton 54; Douthwaite 3-26)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Somerset (2 pts) beat Glamorgan by 4 wickets<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Somerset raced to a four-wicket victory over Glamorgan as they chased down a modest target of 154 in just 14.5 overs.<\/span><\/p>\n Tom Banton, the England wicket keeper top-scored with 54 as he demolished the visitors’ attack. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n It was Somerset’s third victory in three to go top of the South Group after two opening wins. <\/span><\/p>\n Glamorgan fell away badly to 153 all out with Roelof van der Merwe taking 3-24.<\/span><\/p>\n They had made a bright start, Eddie Byrom top scoring with 42 against his old side.<\/span><\/p>\n Byrom’s runs came off just 28 balls as he hit effectively in a 50-stand for the second wicket with Kiran Carlson (31). <\/span><\/p>\n But from 71-1, wickets fell regularly as veteran spinner Van Der Merwe claimed 3-24 to squeeze the run-rate.<\/span><\/p>\n Chris Cooke and Billy Root made 18 apiece, but Glamorgan kept hitting the ball down the throats of deep fielders with Tom Abell and Craig Overton taking three catches apiece. <\/span><\/p>\n Lewis Gregory (2-24) and Peter Siddle (2-29) helped accelerate the slide as Glamorgan lost nine wickets between the ninth and 19th overs.<\/span><\/p>\n Carlson tried an unorthodox gambit of opening the bowling himself, but Banton and Will Smeed (28) smashed their way to 69 for the first wicket inside the six power-play overs.<\/span><\/p>\n Banton’s 54 came off just 28 balls, including nine fours and a six.<\/span><\/p>\n It was an unhappy debut for Australian spinner Peter Hatzoglou, who made 15, but was hit for 23 off his first over and 50 in his spell.<\/span><\/p>\n Tom Kohler-Cadmore (19) kept the momentum going before holing out off Ruaidhri Smith, while Dan Douthwaite (3-26) got a couple of wickets to peg back the Somerset charge.<\/span><\/p>\n Captain Abell made 22 before becoming the first player to be bowled on the night, Smith (2-34) the man to strike the stumps.<\/span><\/p>\n But Glamorgan’s fightback came too late to salvage more than pride.<\/span><\/p>\n |