Vitality BlastGroup stage, South · Match · T20
Essex beat Middlesex by 6 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 210 for 3 in 20 overs, Paul Stirling 78 from 52 balls and Eoin Morgan 77 not out from 38 balls.
Essex reached 211 for 4 in 19.2 overs, Daniel Lawrence 86 from 46 balls and Varun Chopra 51 from 34 balls. Steven Finn took 2 for 36.
Essex won by 6 wickets.
Key performers
Middlesex innings
210/3(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirlingc SR Harmer b PM Siddle | c SR Harmer b PM Siddle | 78 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 150.00 |
| Dawid Malanc †AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | c †AJA Wheater b SJ Cook | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160.00 |
| John Simpson †c & b SR Harmer | c & b SR Harmer | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 106.67 |
| Eoin Morgannot out | not out | 77* | 38 | 2 | 8 | 202.63 |
| James Fullernot out | not out | 25* | 11 | 2 | 2 | 227.27 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 1, nb 2) | (lb 3, w 1, nb 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 10.50) | 20 Ov (RR 10.50) | 210/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Stephen Eskinazi, James Franklin, George Scott, James Harris, Nathan Sowter, Steven Finn
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (DJ Malan, 1 ov), 75-2 (JA Simpson, 8.1 ov), 152-3 (PR Stirling, 16.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cook | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.50 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Matt Coles | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 15.67 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Harmer | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Walter | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashar Zaidi | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Ravi Bopara | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PR Stirling 1(1) & DJ Malan 8(5) | 9 | 6 |
| 2nd | PR Stirling 49(28) & JA Simpson 16(15) | 66 | 43 |
| 3rd | EJG Morgan 46(26) & PR Stirling 28(23) | 77 | 48 |
| 4th | EJG Morgan 31(12) & JK Fuller 25(11) | 58* | 23 |
Essex innings
211/4(19.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wheater †c SS Eskinazi b JK Fuller | c SS Eskinazi b JK Fuller | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Varun Choprab JAR Harris | b JAR Harris | 51 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 150.00 |
| Paul Walterc DJ Malan b ST Finn | c DJ Malan b ST Finn | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Daniel Lawrenceb ST Finn | b ST Finn | 86 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 186.96 |
| Ravi Boparanot out | not out | 31* | 15 | 3 | 0 | 206.67 |
| Ashar Zaidinot out | not out | 20* | 8 | 4 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras(lb 3, w 4) | (lb 3, w 4) | 7 | ||||
| Total19.2 Ov (RR 10.91) | 19.2 Ov (RR 10.91) · Target 211 from 20 ov | 211/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (AJA Wheater, 2.1 ov), 32-2 (PI Walter, 3.5 ov), 137-3 (V Chopra, 13.3 ov), 184-4 (DW Lawrence, 17.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harris | 3.2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 10.20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven Finn | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Fuller | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 13.25 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Sowter | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Franklin | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | AJA Wheater 9(8) & V Chopra 6(5) | 18 | 13 |
| 2nd | V Chopra 6(5) & PI Walter 7(5) | 14 | 10 |
| 3rd | DW Lawrence 65(34) & V Chopra 39(24) | 105 | 58 |
| 4th | RS Bopara 26(13) & DW Lawrence 21(12) | 47 | 25 |
| 5th | Ashar Zaidi 20(8) & RS Bopara 5(2) | 27* | 10 |
Commentary
19.21
JAR Harris to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
19.2Wd
JAR Harris to Ashar Zaidi, wide
19.14
JAR Harris to Ashar Zaidi, FOUR
End of over 1916 runsESS 205/44Wd41141
Ashar Zaidi 15(6)RS Bopara 31(15)JK Fuller 4-0-53-1
18.61
JK Fuller to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
18.54
JK Fuller to Ashar Zaidi, FOUR
18.41
JK Fuller to RS Bopara, 1 run
18.31
JK Fuller to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
18.24
JK Fuller to Ashar Zaidi, FOUR
18.2Wd
JK Fuller to Ashar Zaidi, wide
18.14
JK Fuller to Ashar Zaidi, FOUR
End of over 1811 runs, 1 wktESS 189/4042W14
RS Bopara 30(14)Ashar Zaidi 1(1)ST Finn 4-0-36-2
17.64
ST Finn to RS Bopara, FOUR
17.51
ST Finn to Ashar Zaidi, 1 run
17.4W
ST Finn to DW Lawrence, OUT
DW Lawrence b ST Finn 86(46) [4s-7 6s-4] · FoW 184/4 (17.4 ov)
17.32
ST Finn to DW Lawrence, 2 runs
17.24
ST Finn to DW Lawrence, FOUR
17.10
ST Finn to DW Lawrence, no run
End of over 1716 runsESS 178/3312424
RS Bopara 26(13)DW Lawrence 80(42)JK Fuller 3-0-37-1
16.64
JK Fuller to RS Bopara, FOUR
16.52
JK Fuller to RS Bopara, 2 runs
16.44
JK Fuller to RS Bopara, FOUR
16.32
JK Fuller to RS Bopara, 2 runs
16.21
JK Fuller to DW Lawrence, 1 run
16.13
JK Fuller to RS Bopara, 3 runs
End of over 1610 runsESS 162/3122104
DW Lawrence 79(41)RS Bopara 11(8)JAR Harris 3-0-28-1
15.64
JAR Harris to DW Lawrence, FOUR
15.50
JAR Harris to DW Lawrence, no run
15.41
JAR Harris to RS Bopara, 1 run