Somerset beat Essex by 14 runs within the Vitality Blast 2023 remaining at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday to clinch its second title. It final received the championship in 2005 when it beat Lancashire Lightning within the summit conflict at The Oval.
The final time Somerset received the T20 Blast was underneath the management of former South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who struck an unbeaten 64 to information his group to victory. The Somerset enjoying XI within the remaining in 2005 included the likes Marcus Trescothick, Ian Blackwell, Andy Caddick and Charl Langeveldt.
Leicestershire and Hampshire are essentially the most profitable groups within the T20 competitors, having received the title on three events every. Somerset joins Kent, Northants and Notts in successful the title twice.
Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, Birmingham, Lancashire, Worcestershire and Essex have received the title as soon as every.
Somerset efficiently defended 145 as Matt Henry picked 4 for twenty-four and was helped by Ish Sodhi (three for 22) and Lewis Gregory (two for 25) in wiping out Essex’s batting line-up.
Daniel Sams, nevertheless, ensured the match went right down to the wire. With Essex needing 21 runs to win off 12 balls with one wicket in hand, Sams hit Henry for a six off the primary ball of the nineteenth over to carry the equation down to fifteen off 11. Tom Cohler-Cadmore then pulled off a shocking one-handed catch diving to his left at brief third-man to dismiss Sams and hand Somerset its first title in 18 years.
Earlier, Somerset rode on Sean Dickson’s 35-ball 53 to succeed in a good 145 in 20 overs after being inserted by Essex. Shane Snater and Paul Walter have been the choose of the bowlers for Essex, selecting three wickets apiece, as Somerset misplaced wickets at common intervals.
Essex had a disastrous begin to its innings, shedding its first 5 wickets for 55 runs inside eight overs. Sams fought onerous with a 26-ball 45 however it will definitely wasn’t sufficient.
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | VICTORY MARGIN | VENUE |
| 2003 | Surrey Lions | Warwickshire Bears | Won by 9 wickets | Trent Bridge |
| 2004 | Leicestershire Foxes | Surrey Lions | Won by seven wickets | Edgbaston |
| 2005 | Somerset Sabres | Lancashire Lightning | Won by seven wickets | The Oval |
| 2006 | Leicestershire Foxes | Notts Outlaws | Won by 4 runs | Trent Bridge |
| 2007 | Kent Spitfires | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Won by 4 wickets | Edgbaston |
| 2008 | Middlesex Crusaders | Kent Spitfires | Won by 3 runs | Rose Bowl |
| 2009 | Sussex Sharks | Somerset Sabres | Won by 63 runs | Edgbaston |
| 2010 | Hampshire Royals | Somerset | Won by shedding fewer wickets | Rose Bowl |
| 2011 | Leicestershire Foxes | Somerset | Won by 18 runs | Edgbaston |
| 2012 | Hampshire Royals | Yorkshire Carnegie | Won by 10 runs | Sophia Gardens |
| 2013 | Northants Steelbacks | Surrey | Won by 102 runs (D/L) | Edgbaston |
| 2014 | Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire) | Lancashire Lightning | Won by 4 runs | Edgbaston |
| 2015 | Lancashire Lightning | Northants Steelbacks | Won by 13 runs | Edgbaston |
| 2016 | Northants Steelbacks | Durham Jets | Won by 4 wickets | Edgbaston |
| 2017 | Notts Outlaws | Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire) | Won by 22 runs | Edgbaston |
| 2018 | Worcestershire Rapids | Sussex Sharks | Won by 5 wickets | Edgbaston |
| 2019 | Essex Eagles | Worcestershire Rapids | Won by 4 wickets | Edgbaston |
| 2020 | Notts Outlaws | Surrey | Won by 6 wickets | Edgbaston |
| 2021 | Kent Spitfires | Somerset | Won by 25 runs | Edgbaston |
| 2022 | Hampshire Hawks | Lancashire Lightning | Won by 1 run | Edgbaston |
| 2023 | Somerset | Essex | Won by 14 runs | Edgbaston |
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com