Vitality BlastGroup stage, South · Match · T20
Kent beat Middlesex by 3 wickets
The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, . Kent won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardKent won the toss and chose to bowl. Middlesex made 189 for 7 in 20 overs, Dawid Malan 36 from 19 balls and Paul Stirling 34 from 21 balls. Joe Denly took 3 for 25.
Kent reached 191 for 7 in 19.3 overs, Daniel Bell-Drummond 62 from 41 balls and Alex Blake 57 from 27 balls. James Harris took 3 for 32.
Kent won by 3 wickets.
Key performers
Middlesex innings
189/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawid Malanc & b JL Denly | c & b JL Denly | 36 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 189.47 |
| Paul Stirlingc DJ Bell-Drummond b Imran Qayyum | c DJ Bell-Drummond b Imran Qayyum | 34 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 161.90 |
| Eoin Morganc SR Dickson b Imran Qayyum | c SR Dickson b Imran Qayyum | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 106.67 |
| John Simpson †c SR Dickson b JL Denly | c SR Dickson b JL Denly | 29 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 138.10 |
| James Fullerb JL Denly | b JL Denly | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Stephen Eskinazinot out | not out | 23* | 19 | 2 | 0 | 121.05 |
| James Franklinc DJ Bell-Drummond b ME Claydon | c DJ Bell-Drummond b ME Claydon | 27 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 180.00 |
| George Scottc AJ Blake b ME Claydon | c AJ Blake b ME Claydon | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 266.67 |
| James Harrisnot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 2, w 4) | (lb 2, w 4) | 6 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.45) | 20 Ov (RR 9.45) | 189/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 71-1 (DJ Malan, 6.1 ov), 76-2 (PR Stirling, 7.4 ov), 110-3 (EJG Morgan, 11.1 ov), 128-4 (JA Simpson, 13.2 ov), 130-5 (JK Fuller, 14 ov), 179-6 (JEC Franklin, 19.1 ov), 188-7 (GFB Scott, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Denly | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Milne | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Claydon | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Calum Haggett | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran Qayyum | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DJ Malan 36(19) & PR Stirling 33(18) | 71 | 37 |
| 2nd | EJG Morgan 3(6) & PR Stirling 1(3) | 5 | 9 |
| 3rd | JA Simpson 20(12) & EJG Morgan 13(9) | 34 | 21 |
| 4th | JA Simpson 9(9) & JK Fuller 9(4) | 18 | 13 |
| 5th | JK Fuller 1(3) & SS Eskinazi 1(1) | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | SS Eskinazi 21(16) & JEC Franklin 27(15) | 49 | 31 |
| 7th | SS Eskinazi 1(1) & GFB Scott 8(3) | 9 | 4 |
| 8th | SS Eskinazi 0(1) & JAR Harris 0(0) | 1* | 1 |
Kent innings
191/7(19.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Denlyc †JA Simpson b TE Barber | c †JA Simpson b TE Barber | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummondb JAR Harris | b JAR Harris | 62 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 151.22 |
| Heino Kuhnb JAR Harris | b JAR Harris | 28 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 215.38 |
| Sam Billings †c JK Fuller b RH Patel | c JK Fuller b RH Patel | 20 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Alex Blakec EJG Morgan b JK Fuller | c EJG Morgan b JK Fuller | 57 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 211.11 |
| Zak Crawleylbw b PR Stirling | lbw b PR Stirling | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Sean Dicksonc EJG Morgan b JAR Harris | c EJG Morgan b JAR Harris | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Calum Haggettnot out | not out | 6* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Adam Milnenot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 1, w 4) | (lb 1, w 4) | 5 | ||||
| Total19.3 Ov (RR 9.79) | 19.3 Ov (RR 9.79) · Target 190 from 20 ov | 191/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 5-1 (JL Denly, 0.4 ov), 61-2 (HG Kuhn, 5 ov), 103-3 (SW Billings, 10.3 ov), 138-4 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 14.3 ov), 141-5 (Z Crawley, 15.1 ov), 172-6 (SR Dickson, 18.1 ov), 187-7 (AJ Blake, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Barber | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 13.67 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi Patel | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.00 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James Fuller | 2.3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 12.80 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| James Harris | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 8.00 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawid Malan | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Franklin | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | JL Denly 4(4) & DJ Bell-Drummond 0(0) | 5 | 4 |
| 2nd | HG Kuhn 28(13) & DJ Bell-Drummond 25(13) | 56 | 26 |
| 3rd | DJ Bell-Drummond 22(15) & SW Billings 20(18) | 42 | 33 |
| 4th | DJ Bell-Drummond 15(13) & AJ Blake 19(11) | 35 | 24 |
| 5th | Z Crawley 3(4) & AJ Blake 0(0) | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | SR Dickson 6(7) & AJ Blake 25(11) | 31 | 18 |
| 7th | AJ Blake 13(5) & CJ Haggett 2(2) | 15 | 7 |
| 8th | CJ Haggett 4(1) & AF Milne 0(0) | 4* | 1 |
Commentary
19.34
JK Fuller to CJ Haggett, FOUR
19.2W
JK Fuller to AJ Blake, OUT
AJ Blake c EJG Morgan b JK Fuller 57(27) [4s-3 6s-5] · FoW 187/7 (19.2 ov)
19.16
JK Fuller to AJ Blake, SIX
End of over 199 runs, 1 wktKEN 181/6W60102
CJ Haggett 2(2)AJ Blake 51(25)JAR Harris 4-0-32-3
18.62
JAR Harris to CJ Haggett, 2 runs
18.50
JAR Harris to CJ Haggett, no run
18.41
JAR Harris to AJ Blake, 1 run
18.30
JAR Harris to AJ Blake, no run
18.26
JAR Harris to AJ Blake, SIX
FIFTY for AJ Blake (50 off 23)
18.1W
JAR Harris to SR Dickson, OUT
SR Dickson c EJG Morgan b JAR Harris 6(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 172/6 (18.1 ov)
End of over 1822 runsKEN 172/5114664
AJ Blake 44(22)SR Dickson 6(6)TE Barber 3-0-41-1
17.64
TE Barber to AJ Blake, FOUR
17.56
TE Barber to AJ Blake, SIX
17.46
TE Barber to AJ Blake, SIX
17.34
TE Barber to AJ Blake, FOUR
17.21
TE Barber to SR Dickson, 1 run
17.11
TE Barber to AJ Blake, 1 run
End of over 176 runsKEN 150/5111111
AJ Blake 23(17)SR Dickson 5(5)JAR Harris 3-0-23-2
16.61
JAR Harris to AJ Blake, 1 run
16.51
JAR Harris to SR Dickson, 1 run
16.41
JAR Harris to AJ Blake, 1 run
16.31
JAR Harris to SR Dickson, 1 run
16.21
JAR Harris to AJ Blake, 1 run
16.11
JAR Harris to SR Dickson, 1 run
End of over 163 runs, 1 wktKEN 144/5W11100
AJ Blake 20(14)SR Dickson 2(2)PR Stirling 3-0-18-1
15.60
PR Stirling to AJ Blake, no run
15.50
PR Stirling to AJ Blake, no run
15.41
PR Stirling to SR Dickson, 1 run
15.31
PR Stirling to AJ Blake, 1 run