Bengaluru, Oct. 12: Having sealed a last-ball thriller against the Deccan Chargers, Somerset couldn’t quite manage an encore against Trinidad and Tobago, going down by 44 runs in their Champions League T20 game at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday.

The Somerset batsmen did not learn from the mistakes they committed against Chargers and left it to the tail to eke out another win. But this time even first-match hero Alfonso Thomas couldn’t bail them out of trouble.

Set 151 to win, Somerset never picked up pace and allowed the run-rate to creep up past the nine-run mark even in the power-play. Only Zander de Bryun provided resistance with a 39-ball 42 (3x4, 1x6), as the Englishmen were bowled out for 106 off the last ball of the match. Their future in the tournament hangs in balance, with T&T having to beat Charges on Wednesday for Somerset to qualify for the next round. Dwayne Bravo (4/23), who recorded a first-ball duck earlier, made amends with the ball.

Scores: Trinidad & Tobago 150/9 in 20 overs (Ramdin 39, Willoughby 3/35) bt Somerset 106 in 20 overs (de Bruyn 43 n.o., Dwayne Bravo 4/23)