Vitality BlastGroup stage, South · Match · T20
Essex beat Middlesex by 3 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford, . Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardMiddlesex won the toss and chose to bat. Middlesex made 179 for 6 in 20 overs, Stephen Eskinazi 46 from 31 balls and John Simpson 46 from 34 balls. Matt Coles took 2 for 33.
Essex reached 181 for 7 in 19.5 overs, Adam Wheater 45 from 18 balls and Varun Chopra 38 from 37 balls. Tom Helm took 2 for 33.
Essex won by 3 wickets.
Key performers
Middlesex innings
179/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirlingc †AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | c †AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Max Holdenc V Chopra b SR Harmer | c V Chopra b SR Harmer | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 172.73 |
| Nick Gubbinsb SR Harmer | b SR Harmer | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Stephen Eskinazic RS Bopara b MT Coles | c RS Bopara b MT Coles | 46 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 148.39 |
| John Simpson †c DW Lawrence b MT Coles | c DW Lawrence b MT Coles | 46 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 135.29 |
| Dwayne Bravoc †AJA Wheater b A Zampa | c †AJA Wheater b A Zampa | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Hilton Cartwrightnot out | not out | 27* | 18 | 3 | 1 | 150.00 |
| James Fullernot out | not out | 4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(lb 2, w 1, nb 4) | (lb 2, w 1, nb 4) | 7 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.95) | 20 Ov (RR 8.95) | 179/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (PR Stirling, 1.5 ov), 30-2 (MDE Holden, 3.2 ov), 49-3 (NRT Gubbins, 5.3 ov), 141-4 (JA Simpson, 14.4 ov), 141-5 (SS Eskinazi, 15 ov), 151-6 (DJ Bravo, 17.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Porter | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8.00 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 10.75 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Coles | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Zampa | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7.00 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PR Stirling 6(7) & MDE Holden 2(4) | 9 | 11 |
| 2nd | NRT Gubbins 4(2) & MDE Holden 17(7) | 21 | 9 |
| 3rd | SS Eskinazi 5(6) & NRT Gubbins 14(7) | 19 | 13 |
| 4th | JA Simpson 46(34) & SS Eskinazi 41(23) | 92 | 55 |
| 5th | SS Eskinazi 0(2) & DJ Bravo 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | DJ Bravo 6(9) & HWR Cartwright 4(6) | 10 | 15 |
| 7th | JK Fuller 4(3) & HWR Cartwright 23(12) | 28* | 15 |
Essex innings
181/7(19.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wheater †c SS Eskinazi b JK Fuller | c SS Eskinazi b JK Fuller | 45 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 250.00 |
| Varun Choprast †JA Simpson b RH Patel | st †JA Simpson b RH Patel | 38 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 102.70 |
| Tom Westleyc SS Eskinazi b NA Sowter | c SS Eskinazi b NA Sowter | 24 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 104.35 |
| Ravi Bopararun out | run out | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Ryan ten Doeschatec JK Fuller b TG Helm | c JK Fuller b TG Helm | 18 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Daniel Lawrencec PR Stirling b DJ Bravo | c PR Stirling b DJ Bravo | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 220.00 |
| Simon Harmernot out | not out | 12* | 5 | 1 | 1 | 240.00 |
| Matt Colesc RH Patel b TG Helm | c RH Patel b TG Helm | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Adam Zampanot out | not out | 4* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 2) | (b 4, lb 1, w 2) | 7 | ||||
| Total19.5 Ov (RR 9.13) | 19.5 Ov (RR 9.13) · Target 180 from 20 ov | 181/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 57-1 (AJA Wheater, 4.5 ov), 109-2 (T Westley, 12.1 ov), 119-3 (V Chopra, 13.5 ov), 125-4 (RS Bopara, 14.4 ov), 149-5 (RN ten Doeschate, 17 ov), 163-6 (DW Lawrence, 18 ov), 166-7 (MT Coles, 18.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Patel | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Helm | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne Bravo | 3.5 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 13.83 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Fuller | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.67 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Sowter | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilton Cartwright | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJA Wheater 45(18) & V Chopra 11(11) | 57 | 29 |
| 2nd | V Chopra 22(21) & T Westley 24(23) | 52 | 44 |
| 3rd | RS Bopara 5(5) & V Chopra 5(5) | 10 | 10 |
| 4th | RN ten Doeschate 2(2) & RS Bopara 4(3) | 6 | 5 |
| 5th | RN ten Doeschate 16(10) & DW Lawrence 8(4) | 24 | 14 |
| 6th | DW Lawrence 14(6) & SR Harmer 0(0) | 14 | 6 |
| 7th | SR Harmer 1(1) & MT Coles 2(3) | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | SR Harmer 11(4) & A Zampa 4(3) | 15* | 7 |
Commentary
19.54
DJ Bravo to SR Harmer, FOUR
19.41
DJ Bravo to A Zampa, 1 run
19.31
DJ Bravo to SR Harmer, 1 run
19.21
DJ Bravo to A Zampa, 1 run
19.12
DJ Bravo to A Zampa, 2 runs
End of over 199 runs, 1 wktESS 172/7102W60
SR Harmer 7(3)A Zampa 0(0)TG Helm 4-0-33-2
18.60
TG Helm to SR Harmer, no run
18.56
TG Helm to SR Harmer, SIX
18.4W
TG Helm to MT Coles, OUT
MT Coles c RH Patel b TG Helm 2(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 166/7 (18.4 ov)
18.32
TG Helm to MT Coles, 2 runs
18.20
TG Helm to MT Coles, no run
18.11
TG Helm to SR Harmer, 1 run
End of over 1814 runs, 1 wktESS 163/640424W
SR Harmer 0(0)DJ Bravo 3-0-44-1
17.6W
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, OUT
DW Lawrence c PR Stirling b DJ Bravo 22(10) [4s-4 6s-0] · FoW 163/6 (18 ov)
17.54
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, FOUR
17.42
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, 2 runs
17.34
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, FOUR
17.20
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, no run
17.14
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, FOUR
End of over 178 runs, 1 wktESS 149/511042W
DW Lawrence 8(4)TG Helm 3-0-24-1
16.6W
TG Helm to RN ten Doeschate, OUT
RN ten Doeschate c JK Fuller b TG Helm 18(12) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 149/5 (17 ov)
16.52
TG Helm to RN ten Doeschate, 2 runs
16.44
TG Helm to RN ten Doeschate, FOUR
16.30
TG Helm to RN ten Doeschate, no run
16.21
TG Helm to DW Lawrence, 1 run
16.11
TG Helm to RN ten Doeschate, 1 run
End of over 1613 runsESS 141/4241114
DW Lawrence 7(3)RN ten Doeschate 11(7)DJ Bravo 2-0-30-0
15.64
DJ Bravo to DW Lawrence, FOUR
15.51
DJ Bravo to RN ten Doeschate, 1 run