T20 Blast 2026, South

Essex v Kent

Essex 187/6 20 ov
Kent 184/9 20 ov

Essex won by 3 runs

Venue
The County Ground, Chelmsford
Date
Tue, 9 June 2026
Toss
Kent won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
CWJ Allison

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Kent 53% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Essex win

Kent win

Essex batKent chase 188

Turning point +21 to Essex. 13.5, the chase: Wiaan Mulder to Samuel Billings, wicket, 119/5, needing 69. Essex went from 54% to 74%.

Moved it most Zaman Akhter +27.9 · Wiaan Mulder +26.9 · KJ Dudgeon −26.3 · Matthew Milnes +23.4

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Paul Walterc DJ Bell-Drummond b ME Milnes171330130.8−3.9
Michael Pepperc CG Benjamin b ME Milnes681075.0−11.8
Jordan Coxc ME Milnes b G Stewart403151129.0−1.4
CWJ Allisonc JB Lintott b KJ Dudgeon744736157.4+14.9
Luc Benkensteinc JB Lintott b FJ Klaassen571071.4−7.8
Wiaan Mulderc JL Denly b ME Milnes291132263.6+13.3
Simon Harmernot out6*310200.0+0.5
Extras lb 2, w 810
Total 20 ov, 9.35 an over187/6

Did not bat Matt Critchley, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, CE Bennett

Fall of wickets 13-1 (Pepper, 2.1), 42-2 (Walter, 5.4), 100-3 (Cox, 13.2), 115-4 (Benkenstein, 15), 164-5 (Mulder, 18.3), 187-6 (Allison, 20)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
KJ Dudgeon4054113.50940−24.8
Grant Stewart201517.50510+10.2
Matthew Milnes402335.751210+25.2
Frederick Klaassen4048112.00510−14.1
Jacob Lintott402807.00810−0.4
Joseph Denly201708.50300−5.4

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