Kellaway vows Glamorgan will come out fighting
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When Ben Kellaway struck the ball straight to Worcestershire substitute fielder Jake Libby in the 12th over in Cardiff on Sunday, the Glamorgan all-rounder quickly realised he was in trouble.
Libby made no mistake with a run out which ended Kellaway's innings on 43 and turned the momentum of the T20 Blast game firmly in Worcestershire's favour.
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The Rapids went on to secure a 15-run victory at Sophia Gardens.
The result saw Worcestershire leapfrog Glamorgan into third place in the competition's Central and West Group.
The Welsh county now have little margin for error in their three remaining fixtures, with Kellaway left ruing a dismissal which was one of the defining moments of the match.
"To put myself in a position where I've pretty much got myself out is actually really disappointing," he told BBC Sport Wales.
"It sort of went downhill from there really, didn't it? I take ownership for that personally. That moment was a real turning point in the game for us."
Before the run out, Kellaway had been one of Glamorgan's standout performers. He claimed three wickets in a T20 innings for the first time in his career and top-scored in the run chase.
His bowling efforts helped Glamorgan recover from a strong Worcestershire start as they reduced the visitors from 89-2 to 122-7 after 16 overs.
Kellaway felt Glamorgan had done enough with the ball to give themselves a winning chance.
"After getting ourselves into a good position with the ball and fighting back to get them to a total which was maybe just slightly under par or around par, to then not get over the line, it is one that got away," said the 21-year-old.
"We kept taking wickets, which is obviously a massive thing in T20 cricket. Unfortunately, we couldn't quite go along with the batting and form those partnerships, but we need to move on."
Ben Kellaway was run out in a decisive 12th over against Worcestershire Rapids on Sunday [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Glamorgan now know that any further defeats could seriously damage their hopes of reaching the last eight.
Kellaway, however, remains confident they can respond when they host table-toppers Northamptonshire on Wednesday.
Fourth-placed Glamorgan trail Gloucestershire and Worcestershire - who are second and third respectively - by four points in the table, but have played one game fewer than both those sides.
The the top two teams in each of the T20 Blast's three groups go into the quarter-finals along with the two others with the most points.
"It's getting to that stage of the tournament now where every game feels like a knockout game," he said.
"We've got to look past Sunday now and we've got three more big games that we need to win, so that's the simple way of looking at it."
Northamptonshire are top of the group despite suffering their first Blast defeat of the season against Somerset on Sunday.
Kellaway expects another tough test but is hopeful Sunday's setback will not derail the momentum Glamorgan had built through three successive victories.
"Momentum in T20 cricket is huge," he said. "Losses can also be followed by one another when these games come quick and fast.
"We've got to really spin it around. We've got a training session on Tuesday to re-sort things and then come out fighting on Wednesday."