Rilee Rossouw makes no secret of his determination to finish the Vitality Blast as the leading run-scorer in the competition as that target adds an intriguing sub plot to Somerset’s semi-final clash with Hampshire at Edgbaston on Saturday.
The second game of Finals Day sees Rossouw come up against the only player who has outscored him in the Blast so far, Hawks captain James Vince. The 31-year-old England Test batsman and one-day international has 653 runs to his name, at an average of 54.41, compared to Rossouw’s 600 at exactly 50.
It is a deficit Somerset’s 32-year-old South African intends to close, first by helping his side beat Hampshire and then winning the final against either Lancashire or Yorkshire.
