2000 se zyada logon ke saamne, Danni Wyatt-Hodge aur Paige Scholfield ne 112 run ki zabardast partnership karke Surrey ko 132 ke chhote se target tak aasani se pahuncha diya. Somerset ke batters ne mehnat toh ki, par 131 for 6 pe hi ruk gaye, aur aakhir mein kaafi peeche reh gaye.
Somerset ne toss haarne ke baad pehle batting chuni, par shuruaat achhi hone ke bawajood unka dhanda nahi chala. Amelie Munday (12) aur Bex Odgers (27) ne chaar over mein 39 run jode, par Surrey ke bowlers ne jaldi hi unki hawa tight kar di. Ryana MacDonald-Gay ne Munday ke stumps uda diye, aur Alexa Stonehouse ne Emma Corney ko backward point pe pakad liya. Ava Corteen-Coleman ne phir Fran Wilson ko bowl karke Somerset ko 47 for 3 pe laa diya chhe over mein. Odgers, jinhone chaar boundary maari thi, bhi jaldi hi Gregory ke haathon return catch de baithi, aur score ho gaya 54 for 4. Sophie Luff aur Alex Griffiths ne koshish ki innings sambhalne ki, par unka dheema khel unhe adhe raste pe 74 for 4 tak hi le gaya. Griffiths 36 run pe 37 ball khelke naabadi rahi, aur Odgers ke 27 ke baad sabse bada score tha. Somerset ka total 131 for 6 chhota pad gaya, kyunki koi badi partnership nahi bani, aur Surrey ke bowlers, khaas taur pe Corteen-Coleman (2 for 21), ne unhe bandh ke rakha.
Surrey ke chase ki shuruaat mein thodi si gadbad hui jab captain Bryony Smith 4 run pe doosre over mein Ellie Anderson ke haathon pull shot khelte hue backward point pe pakdi gayi. Par Wyatt-Hodge aur Scholfield ne phir kamaal kar diya. Powerplay ke khatam hone tak Surrey 44 for 1 pe thi, aur dono batters ne gaps dhoondne mein koi kasar nahi chhodi. Scholfield ne aggressive andaaz mein 37 ball pe 50 banaye, jismein nau chauke shamil the, aur ek straight drive Amanda-Jade Wellington ke against khaas tha. Wyatt-Hodge ne bhi 35 ball mein 53 run ki naabadi padi kheli, jismein chhe chauke aur ek lamba chhakka Wellington ke upar maara, jisse chase mein aur jaan aa gayi. Dono ne 35 ball mein 50 run ki partnership jod li, aur adhe raste pe Surrey 86 for 1 pe thi, jab unhe paanch run per over bhi nahi chahiye the. Wellington ne Somerset ke liye koshish ki, par Surrey ke batters ne koi mauka nahi diya. Scholfield ke 63 run (48 ball, 11 chauke) aur Wyatt-Hodge ke style ne chase ko aasaan bana diya, aur Surrey ne bonus point ke saath apni T20 Blast campaign ka shandaar aagaz kiya.
Yeh match dikhata hai ki Surrey ki batting kitni solid hai, aur Wyatt-Hodge ne, jo England team se recently baahar hui thi, apni class dikha di. Scholfield ke tez tareeke ke shots ne bhi unki badhti hui shaan ko aur chamkaya. Somerset ke liye yeh haar shuruaat mein hi jhatka hai, kyunki unke batters chhote-chhote score ko bada nahi kar paye. Unki fielding bhi pressure mein dikhayi di. Surrey ke is shandaar performance, bowlers ke saath aur Wyatt-Hodge-Scholfield ki partnership ke dum pe, unki 2025 Vitality Blast ki journey ka tone set ho gaya, jabki Somerset apne agle match ke liye nayi strategy banayega.
