Match summary
Essex won by 3 runs.
T20 Blast · County Ground · 9 Jun 2026
Kent won the toss and elected to bowl.
Essex: 187/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Charlie Allison, 74 off 47 balls
Best bowling: Matt Milnes, 3 for 23 in 4 overs
Kent: 184/9 (20 ov)
Top score: Sam Billings, 62 off 38 balls
Best bowling: Zaman Akhter, 3 for 19 in 4 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Essex innings187/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Walterc Bell-Drummond b Milnes | 17 | 13 | 130.8 | ||
| Michael Pepperc Benjamin b Milnes | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Jordan Coxc Milnes b Stewart | 40 | 31 | 129.0 | ||
| Charlie Allisonc Lintott b Dudgeon | 74 | 47 | 157.4 | ||
| Luc Benkensteinc Lintott b Klaassen | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | ||
| Wiaan Mulderc Denly b Milnes | 29 | 11 | 263.6 | ||
| Simon Harmernot out | 6 | 3 | 200.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 8, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 187/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
13-1 (Michael Pepper, 2.1 ov) · 42-2 (Paul Walter, 5.4 ov) · 100-3 (Jordan Cox, 13.2 ov) · 115-4 (Luc Benkenstein, 14.6 ov) · 164-5 (Wiaan Mulder, 18.3 ov) · 187-6 (Charlie Allison, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 13.50 | ||
| Grant Stewart | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | ||
| Matt Milnes | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | ||
| Frederick Klaassen | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12.00 | ||
| Jake Lintott | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | ||
| Joe Denly | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 |
Kent innings184/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Finchc Akhter b Bennett | 13 | 9 | 144.4 | ||
| Daniel Bell-Drummondc Allison b Bennett | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | ||
| Zak Crawleyc Allison b Akhter | 21 | 15 | 140.0 | ||
| Sam Billingsc Snater b Mulder | 62 | 38 | 163.2 | ||
| Joe Denlyc Snater b Critchley | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Chris Benjaminc Benkenstein b Snater | 16 | 13 | 123.1 | ||
| Grant Stewartc Harmer b Akhter | 13 | 11 | 118.2 | ||
| Keith Dudgeonrun out (Harmer) | 15 | 8 | 187.5 | ||
| Jake Lintottnot out | 17 | 9 | 188.9 | ||
| Matt Milnesc Mulder b Akhter | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Frederick Klaassennot out | 18 | 5 | 360.0 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 2) | ||||
| Total | 184/9 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
6-1 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 1.3 ov) · 21-2 (Harry Finch, 3.2 ov) · 58-3 (Zak Crawley, 7.3 ov) · 61-4 (Joe Denly, 8.2 ov) · 119-5 (Sam Billings, 13.5 ov) · 121-6 (Chris Benjamin, 14.2 ov) · 141-7 (Keith Dudgeon, 16.5 ov) · 148-8 (Grant Stewart, 17.2 ov) · 150-9 (Matt Milnes, 17.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | ||
| Charlie Bennett | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 9.75 | ||
| Wiaan Mulder | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 10.25 | ||
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 | ||
| Simon Harmer | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14.00 | ||
| Matthew Critchley | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 |
Line-ups
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Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 46% and the toss winner won 43%.
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