T20 Blast 2026, South

Essex v Middlesex

Essex 176/5 20 ov
Middlesex 116 17.5 ov

Essex won by 60 runs

Venue
Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Date
Sun, 7 June 2026
Toss
Middlesex won the toss and chose to field

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Essex 50% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Essex win

Middlesex win

Essex batMiddlesex chase 177

Turning point −12 to Middlesex. 1.6, first innings: Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter, wicket, 14/1. Essex went from 51% to 39%.

Moved it most Shane Snater +25.4 · Adam Rossington −19.4 · Thomas Helm +14.1 · Max Holden −13.1

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Paul Walterc E Bosch b NB Cornwell7710100.0−11.3
Michael Pepperc JM De Caires b E Bosch141130127.3−6.4
CWJ Allisonb SHB Morgan613754164.9+10.4
Luc Benkensteinc & b TG Helm675682119.6−5.0
Wiaan Muldernot out10*720142.9+3.0
Matt Critchleyc & b SHB Morgan03000.0−3.9
Extras b 4, w 12, nb 117
Total 20 ov, 8.80 an over176/5

Did not bat NRM Thain, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, CE Bennett

Fall of wickets 14-1 (Walter, 2), 26-2 (Pepper, 3), 159-3 (Benkenstein, 18.1), 176-4 (Allison, 19.3), 176-5 (Critchley, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Thomas Helm402315.751500+14.0
Noah Cornwell402817.001460+9.2
Eathan Bosch3043114.33650−10.2
SHB Morgan403428.501011−1.7
Luke Hollman403107.75700−4.6
Ryan Higgins1013013.00100−3.9

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