Colin Ingram of Glamorgan. Pic: Getty Images.

Colin Ingram Admits Glamorgan’s T20 Campaign Is Now In Catch-Up Mode

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By James Skeldon

Glamorgan’s Colin Ingram admitted his team were disappointed at losing a seven-over bash against Somerset which leaves the Welsh county as outsiders to make the T20 Blast knockout stages.

Glamorgan were denied a win in their final home match of the season in a hectic, rain-affected fixture.

The match was reduced to just seven overs a side, with Glamorgan losing by 16 runs.

“It was a tough night,” said Ingram.

“We were excited getting wickets early on and we felt the chase was on.

“But they seemed to land a lot of yorkers to disrupt us and take wickets at the right time so we ended up short.

“Fair play to them, they nailed that skill and they play on a ground where you’ve got to do that often.

“We are disappointed because we’ve started to find a bit more of a formula (winning the two previous games), but a pity it’s been quite late.

 

“You need to start the comp well and get ahead. Seven wins and you’re in the money but the season didn’t unroll for us that way.”

The defeat leaves Glamorgan in sixth place in the South Group, with just two matches left to try and reach the top four.

They must win both and hope that both Gloucestershire and Hampshire Hawks – above them in the table – slip up.

Glamorgan won the toss and their decision to do so was rewarded immediately, as they picked up the wicket of opener Tom Banton, who has been in scintillating form of late.

The home side also took the wickets of the equally dangerous Will Smeed and Rilee Rousouw and suddenly Somerset were three down within two overs.

The momentum swung back in favour of the away side as their middle order moved through the gears and piled on the runs. The assault was led by Tom Abell who top-scored with 26 and steadied the ship after a horror start.

Ben Green took the game away from Glamorgan as he smashed a quickfire seventeen off six balls to turn an average, chasable target for Glamorgan into a difficult one.

 

Somerset bowled tightly and Glamorgan were unable to gain enough big-hitting momentum with only Ingram – who made 37 not out – getting going.

“Not the ideal start,” said Somerset skipper Abell.

“It was a tricky surface. I don’t think it was an easy wicket to go out and belt the ball from ball one.

“After that start it was just about trying to post a total and try and be in the game at the halfway stage.

“Ben Green played a brilliant little innings.”

Despite Glamorgan’s in-form top batting order, Abell was confident in his team’s ability to get the job done and defend their total of 75.

“Given the last couple of weeks how the boys have delivered their skills under pressure, I was pretty confident.

“As I said it was a tricky wicket, it was really hard to hit. I certainly back our boys and our skill levels.

 

“The skill execution in the last few games has been absolutely brilliant. I’m very proud of them and absolutely delighted with another three points.”

“I think the key with what we did was try to keep it as simple as possible, said Green.

“We tried to execute to a simple plan and on the whole I think we did that really well and it showed.”

“We back ourselves all the way down to eleven so we’re not shy in trying to hit boundaries.”

 

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