NatWest T20 BlastGroup stage, South · Match · T20
Essex beat Middlesex by 5 wickets
Lord's, London, . Essex won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEssex won the toss and chose to bowl. Middlesex made 126 for 5 in 16 overs, Dawid Malan 68 not out from 51 balls. Ryan ten Doeschate took 2 for 18.
Essex reached 132 for 5 in 15.3 overs, Ashar Zaidi 59 not out from 24 balls and Daniel Lawrence 36 from 34 balls.
Essex won by 5 wickets.
Key performers
Middlesex innings
126/5(16 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Gubbinsc RS Bopara b DW Lawrence | c RS Bopara b DW Lawrence | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 81.25 |
| Dawid Malannot out | not out | 68* | 51 | 3 | 2 | 133.33 |
| James Franklinc GR Napier b RN ten Doeschate | c GR Napier b RN ten Doeschate | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| George Baileyc T Westley b RN ten Doeschate | c T Westley b RN ten Doeschate | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| John Simpson †c T Westley b GR Napier | c T Westley b GR Napier | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Ryan Higginsb GR Napier | b GR Napier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toby Roland-Jonesnot out | not out | 13* | 7 | 2 | 0 | 185.71 |
| Extras(w 8) | (w 8) | 8 | ||||
| Total16 Ov (RR 7.88) | 16 Ov (RR 7.88) | 126/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 49-1 (NRT Gubbins, 6.4 ov), 71-2 (JEC Franklin, 9.5 ov), 84-3 (GJ Bailey, 11.4 ov), 101-4 (JA Simpson, 13.2 ov), 104-5 (RF Higgins, 13.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Masters | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Quinn | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham Napier | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8.33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NRT Gubbins 13(16) & DJ Malan 29(24) | 49 | 40 |
| 2nd | DJ Malan 12(8) & JEC Franklin 10(11) | 22 | 19 |
| 3rd | DJ Malan 6(6) & GJ Bailey 7(5) | 13 | 11 |
| 4th | JA Simpson 7(5) & DJ Malan 9(5) | 17 | 10 |
| 5th | DJ Malan 3(2) & RF Higgins 0(1) | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | TS Roland-Jones 13(7) & DJ Malan 9(6) | 22* | 13 |
Essex innings
132/5(15.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Ryderc JEC Franklin b OP Rayner | c JEC Franklin b OP Rayner | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Nick Brownelbw b NA Sowter | lbw b NA Sowter | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 88.24 |
| Tom Westleyc NRT Gubbins b TS Roland-Jones | c NRT Gubbins b TS Roland-Jones | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Daniel Lawrencec ST Finn b JEC Franklin | c ST Finn b JEC Franklin | 36 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Ravi Bopararun out (RF Higgins) | run out (RF Higgins) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Ashar Zaidinot out | not out | 59* | 24 | 4 | 5 | 245.83 |
| Ryan ten Doeschatenot out | not out | 4* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 2, lb 2, w 3) | (b 2, lb 2, w 3) | 7 | ||||
| Total15.3 Ov (RR 8.52) | 15.3 Ov (RR 8.52) · Target 127 from 16 ov | 132/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (JD Ryder, 0.3 ov), 10-2 (T Westley, 2.2 ov), 40-3 (NLJ Browne, 6.2 ov), 54-4 (RS Bopara, 8.5 ov), 90-5 (DW Lawrence, 13 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Rayner | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 2.3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 12.33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Sowter | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Harris | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Higgins | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James Franklin | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JD Ryder 1(2) & NLJ Browne 0(1) | 2 | 3 |
| 2nd | T Westley 6(6) & NLJ Browne 2(5) | 8 | 11 |
| 3rd | NLJ Browne 13(11) & DW Lawrence 16(13) | 30 | 24 |
| 4th | RS Bopara 4(6) & DW Lawrence 10(9) | 14 | 15 |
| 5th | Ashar Zaidi 21(13) & DW Lawrence 10(12) | 36 | 25 |
| 6th | Ashar Zaidi 38(11) & RN ten Doeschate 4(4) | 42* | 15 |
Commentary
15.36
ST Finn to Ashar Zaidi, SIX
15.21
ST Finn to RN ten Doeschate, 1 run
15.11
ST Finn to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
End of over 1520 runsESS 124/5164261
Ashar Zaidi 52(22)RN ten Doeschate 3(3)TS Roland-Jones 3-0-37-1
14.61
TS Roland-Jones to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
14.56
TS Roland-Jones to Ashar Zaidi, SIX
FIFTY for Ashar Zaidi (51 off 21)
14.42
TS Roland-Jones to Ashar Zaidi, 2 runs
14.34
TS Roland-Jones to Ashar Zaidi, FOUR
14.26
TS Roland-Jones to Ashar Zaidi, SIX
14.11
TS Roland-Jones to RN ten Doeschate, 1 run
End of over 1414 runsESS 104/5611114
Ashar Zaidi 33(17)RN ten Doeschate 2(2)RF Higgins 2-0-20-0
13.64
RF Higgins to Ashar Zaidi, FOUR
13.51
RF Higgins to RN ten Doeschate, 1 run
13.41
RF Higgins to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
13.31
RF Higgins to RN ten Doeschate, 1 run
13.21
RF Higgins to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
13.16
RF Higgins to Ashar Zaidi, SIX
End of over 134 runs, 1 wktESS 90/51Lb1101W
Ashar Zaidi 21(13)JEC Franklin 1-0-3-1
12.6W
JEC Franklin to DW Lawrence, OUT
DW Lawrence c ST Finn b JEC Franklin 36(34) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 90/5 (13 ov)
12.51
JEC Franklin to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
12.40
JEC Franklin to Ashar Zaidi, no run
12.31
JEC Franklin to DW Lawrence, 1 run
12.21
JEC Franklin to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
12.11Lb
JEC Franklin to DW Lawrence, 1 leg bye
End of over 126 runsESS 86/4110WdWd101
DW Lawrence 35(31)Ashar Zaidi 19(10)RF Higgins 1-0-6-0
11.61
RF Higgins to DW Lawrence, 1 run
11.50
RF Higgins to DW Lawrence, no run
11.41
RF Higgins to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
11.4Wd
RF Higgins to Ashar Zaidi, wide