Vitality Blast Men 2026
Completed
Essex
187/6
(20.0 ov)
VS
Kent
184/9
(20.0 ov)
Essex won by 3 runs
T20 · 9 Jun 2026
County Ground, Chelmsford
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c DJ Bell-Drummond b ME Milnes | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
c CG Benjamin b ME Milnes | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
c ME Milnes b G Stewart | 40 | 31 | 5 | 1 |
c JB Lintott b KJ Dudgeon | 74 | 47 | 3 | 6 |
c JB Lintott b FJ Klaassen | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
c JL Denly b ME Milnes | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Extras 10 (wd 8, nb 0, b 0, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KJ Dudgeon (4wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
G Stewart (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
ME Milnes (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
FJ Klaassen (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
JB Lintott (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c Zaman Akhter b CE Bennett | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
c CWJ Allison b CE Bennett | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
c CWJ Allison b Zaman Akhter | 21 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
c S Snater b PWA Mulder | 62 | 38 | 3 | 4 |
c S Snater b MJJ Critchley | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
c LM Benkenstein b S Snater | 16 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
c SR Harmer b Zaman Akhter | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
run out (SR Harmer) | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
not out | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
c PWA Mulder b Zaman Akhter | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Extras 5 (wd 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S Snater (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
PWA Mulder (1wd) | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
SR Harmer (1wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
CWJ Allison · Essex | 105 |
ME Milnes · Kent | 84 |
Zaman Akhter · Essex | 83 |
SW Billings · Kent | 73 |
PWA Mulder · Essex | 69 |
CE Bennett · Essex | 50 |
FJ Klaassen · Kent | 48 |
JM Cox · Essex | 47 |
KJ Dudgeon · Kent | 43 |
S Snater · Essex | 41 |
G Stewart · Kent | 40 |
JB Lintott · Kent | 36 |
CG Benjamin · Kent | 27 |
MJJ Critchley · Essex | 25 |
Z Crawley · Kent | 24 |
PI Walter · Essex | 20 |
SR Harmer · Essex | 15 |
HZ Finch · Kent | 15 |
LM Benkenstein · Essex | 14 |
DJ Bell-Drummond · Kent | 10 |
JL Denly · Kent | 9 |
MS Pepper · Essex | 7 |
Essex won by 3 runs
Toss: Kent, chose to fieldPlayer of the match: CWJ AllisonVenue: County Ground, ChelmsfordSeries: Vitality Blast Men 2026
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