With southwest facet Somerset defending a comparatively modest whole of 145, paceman Henry led the assault with 4-24 from 3.Three overs, whereas leg-spinner Sodhi took 3-22 from his most 4 overs as Essex had been dismissed for 131 with 9 balls to spare.
Adam Rossington and Dan Lawrence made a speedy begin to Essex’s pursuit of a goal of 146 just for Henry to dismiss each batsmen earlier than bowling Michael Pepper with a wonderful supply.
Essex had been struggling at 55-5 and had been 80-6 when Sodhi bowled Paul Walter.
Daniel Sams, nevertheless, threatened to win the sport off his personal bat for Essex with a speedy 45 off 26 balls.
However simply when the east of London membership had been eyeing a exceptional victory, Sams slashed Henry in direction of third man for what seemed like one other boundary solely to be brilliantly caught one-handed by a diving Tom Kohler-Cadmore as Somerset received their first Blast title in 18 years.
“[It feels] fairly rattling good, I have been to finals day many, many instances, and it is a particular feeling to recover from the road tonight,” Somerset captain Lewis Gregory informed Sky Sports activities.
Essex skipper Simon Harmer stated: “On the finish of the day we had been outplayed. I feel they (Somerset) bowled exceptionally. Sadly, typically there is a loser and that is us tonight.”
Earlier on finals day in Birmingham, Somerset beat Surrey by 24 runs of their semi-final whereas Essex defeated defending champions Hampshire by 5 wickets beneath the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern technique for rain-affected matches.
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