Vitality Blast Men 2026
Completed
Essex
191/5
(20.0 ov)
VS
Sussex
192/4
(16.0 ov)
Sussex won by 6 wickets
Match 1 · T20 · 22 May 2026
County Ground, Chelmsford
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c ? b HT Crocombe | 58 | 37 | 6 | 2 |
b DJ Lamb | 52 | 34 | 5 | 3 |
c JA Leaning b DR Briggs | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
b JM Coles | 36 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
c TP Alsop b JM Coles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
not out | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 4)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c PWA Mulder b MJJ Critchley | 44 | 25 | 10 | 0 |
c SR Harmer b CE Bennett | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
c MJJ Critchley b SR Harmer | 50 | 29 | 5 | 1 |
c SR Harmer b LM Benkenstein | 63 | 23 | 1 | 8 |
not out | 15 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 7 (wd 2, nb 1, b 1, lb 3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
PWA Mulder (2wd, 1nb) | 2.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
JM Coles · Sussex | 107 |
JA Simpson · Sussex | 80 |
LM Benkenstein · Essex | 70 |
PI Walter · Essex | 68 |
MS Pepper · Essex | 63 |
DP Hughes · Sussex | 54 |
SR Harmer · Essex | 52 |
MJJ Critchley · Essex | 37 |
NRM Thain · Essex | 27 |
CE Bennett · Essex | 25 |
TP Alsop · Sussex | 25 |
DJ Lamb · Sussex | 25 |
DR Briggs · Sussex | 25 |
HT Crocombe · Sussex | 25 |
TGR Clark · Sussex | 15 |
PWA Mulder · Essex | 10 |
JA Leaning · Sussex | 9 |
SML Fernandes · Essex | 0 |
S Snater · Essex | 0 |
Zaman Akhter · Essex | 0 |
TS Mills · Sussex | 0 |
BJ Currie · Sussex | 0 |
Sussex won by 6 wickets
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