T20 Blast 2026, Match 1

Essex v Sussex

Essex 191/5 20 ov
Sussex 192/4 16 ov

Sussex won by 6 wickets

Venue
The County Ground, Chelmsford
Date
Fri, 22 May 2026
Toss
Sussex won the toss and chose to field

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Sussex 56% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Essex win

Sussex win

Essex batSussex chase 192

Turning point +18 to Essex. 2.6, the chase: CE Bennett to Tom Clark, wicket, 35/1, needing 157. Essex went from 38% to 56%.

Moved it most John Simpson +31.5 · Zaman Akhter −18.9 · Danny Briggs −12.9 · Henry Crocombe +11.7

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Paul Walterc (sub) b HT Crocombe583762156.8+6.1
Michael Pepperb DJ Lamb523453152.9−5.8
Matt Critchleyc JA Leaning b DR Briggs450080.0−2.7
Luc Benkensteinb JM Coles361814200.0+11.3
Wiaan Mulderc TP Alsop b JM Coles240050.0−5.8
NRM Thainnot out23*1540153.3−1.6
Simon Harmernot out10*710142.9−1.5
Extras lb 4, w 26
Total 20 ov, 9.55 an over191/5

Did not bat SML Fernandes, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, CE Bennett

Fall of wickets 105-1 (Pepper, 10.2), 116-2 (Critchley, 11.5), 122-3 (Walter, 13), 134-4 (Mulder, 15), 161-5 (Benkenstein, 16.5)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Bradley Currie3038012.67300−10.4
Tymal Mills402706.751010+10.0
Henry Crocombe302518.33800+11.7
Danny Briggs4040110.00400−12.9
James Coles3032210.67500−5.9
Daniel Lamb302518.33410+5.1

Win is the win chance a player added for his side, in points (100 = a match turned round): batting in the top table, bowling in the bottom. Point at or tap a player to see his balls on the chart.

Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it