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Somerset 126 for 6 (Snell 34*, Hildreth 34) hit Auckland 125 for 7 (Vincent 47*) by four wickets
Somerset opened their Champions League Twenty20 qualification campaign with a theatrical final-ball victory over the Auckland Aces.
Alfonso Thomas hit the last ball of the innings over a packed infield for the single the Sabres essential to secure a four-wicket win.
After restrict the New Zealand T20 champions to 125 for seven, Somerset made serious work of their chase until a 61-run stand between James Hildreth (34) and Steve Snell (34 not out).
Hildreth was brilliantly run out from the penultimate delivery to leave his side still needing one from the final ball, a task Thomas manage with a lofted drive over cover.
Victory means Somerset will reach the group stage should they win their second and final qualifier next to the Kolkata Knight Riders tomorrow evening.
After Somerset lost Saturday's Clydesdale Bank 40 final to Surrey they had less time to lick their wounds and were without Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler, who are not existing until the group stage due to England duty, as well as skipper Marcus Trescothick.
Just as at Lord's at the weekend, it looked like one more faltering batting presentation would cost them when they slip to 64 for five in their chase.
But Hildreth and Snell joint for the highest stand of the match and, when they took 15 from the last but one over, victory looked certain with five needed from the final six balls.
There was a final twist; however, as Hildreth was wedged short by Colin Munro's throw from the deep attempt the winning run before Thomas finally proved match-winner.
Somerset earlier reduced the Aces to 14 for three, with Peter Trego claim two of the early wickets as well as the dangerous Martin Guptill wedged by Hildreth at long-on.
Lou Vincent and Gareth Hopkins then put on the best stand of the Aces' innings, causal 49 runs previous to the latter was run out by Arul Suppiah's direct hit from the deep.
That left Vincent to anchor the innings with an victorious 47 from as many balls that prove just short of sufficient as the Aces, who also suffered a tight two-run loss to the Knight Riders yesterday, were eliminate.
Auckland squad: GJ Hopkins (c), AR Adams, JHK Adams, MD Bates, C de Grandhomme, MJ Guptill, RM Hira, AK Kitchen, BP Martin, CS Martin, KD Mills, C Munro, RJ Quiney, DR Tuffey, L Vincent
Somerset squad: AC Thomas (c), AWR Barrow, JC Buttler, NRD Compton, AJ Dibble, GH Dockrell, JC Hildreth, GM Hussain, M Kartik, C Kieswetter, SP Kirby, CAJ Meschede, SD Snell, AV Suppiah, PD Trego, RE van der Merwe
Somerset opened their Champions League Twenty20 qualification campaign with a theatrical final-ball victory over the Auckland Aces.
Alfonso Thomas hit the last ball of the innings over a packed infield for the single the Sabres essential to secure a four-wicket win.
After restrict the New Zealand T20 champions to 125 for seven, Somerset made serious work of their chase until a 61-run stand between James Hildreth (34) and Steve Snell (34 not out).
Hildreth was brilliantly run out from the penultimate delivery to leave his side still needing one from the final ball, a task Thomas manage with a lofted drive over cover.
Victory means Somerset will reach the group stage should they win their second and final qualifier next to the Kolkata Knight Riders tomorrow evening.
After Somerset lost Saturday's Clydesdale Bank 40 final to Surrey they had less time to lick their wounds and were without Craig Kieswetter and Jos Buttler, who are not existing until the group stage due to England duty, as well as skipper Marcus Trescothick.
Just as at Lord's at the weekend, it looked like one more faltering batting presentation would cost them when they slip to 64 for five in their chase.
But Hildreth and Snell joint for the highest stand of the match and, when they took 15 from the last but one over, victory looked certain with five needed from the final six balls.
There was a final twist; however, as Hildreth was wedged short by Colin Munro's throw from the deep attempt the winning run before Thomas finally proved match-winner.
Somerset earlier reduced the Aces to 14 for three, with Peter Trego claim two of the early wickets as well as the dangerous Martin Guptill wedged by Hildreth at long-on.
Lou Vincent and Gareth Hopkins then put on the best stand of the Aces' innings, causal 49 runs previous to the latter was run out by Arul Suppiah's direct hit from the deep.
That left Vincent to anchor the innings with an victorious 47 from as many balls that prove just short of sufficient as the Aces, who also suffered a tight two-run loss to the Knight Riders yesterday, were eliminate.
Auckland squad: GJ Hopkins (c), AR Adams, JHK Adams, MD Bates, C de Grandhomme, MJ Guptill, RM Hira, AK Kitchen, BP Martin, CS Martin, KD Mills, C Munro, RJ Quiney, DR Tuffey, L Vincent
Somerset squad: AC Thomas (c), AWR Barrow, JC Buttler, NRD Compton, AJ Dibble, GH Dockrell, JC Hildreth, GM Hussain, M Kartik, C Kieswetter, SP Kirby, CAJ Meschede, SD Snell, AV Suppiah, PD Trego, RE van der Merwe
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