KENT vs ESSEX 52nd Match, 09 Jun 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Essex

Chelmsford

County Ground

182

ESSEX

187/6 (20.0)

Kent chose to BOWL

KENT

184/9 (20.0)

Essex won by 3 runs

Vitality Blast Men KET vs ESS players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Joe Denly	KENT	BAT	✅	308	RHB	298	28	7203	127	26.67	123.19	40	920	LB	89	55	2.2	28.36	8.06	21.1	1	4/19	113	4	31.8	127	56	0	25	5	0	0	0		20	16	1	3	8
Harry Finch	KENT	WK	✅	51	RHB	43	9	806	64	23.7	119.23	3	90	RMF	0	0					0	-	28	2	91.5	183	91	0	100	1	0	0	0		18	23	19	0	0
Zaman Akhter	ESSEX	ALL	✅	15	RHB	8	3	82	26	16.4	117.14	0	9	RFM	15	15	2.9	28.13	9.81	17.2	0	3/19	5	2	110	220	0	5	150	10	0	0	0	✅	3	121	0	109	8
Daniel Bell-Drummond	KENT	BAT	✅	191	RHB	189	11	5347	112	30.03	136.68	43	693	RMF	12	5	1.5	38.2	10.32	22.2	0	2/19	60	4	41.8	167	77	0	50	2	0	0	0		21	14	2	0	8
Matt Critchley	ESSEX	ALL	✅	168	RHB	143	30	2266	80	20.05	123.08	6	242	LB	150	141	2.9	25.64	8.22	18.7	3	5/28	47	2	82	164	43	2	150	8	0	0	0		15	37	0	33	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	ALL	✅	231	RHB	138	48	1513	56	16.81	132.25	2	169	OB	219	195	3.3	28.04	7.64	22	5	4/18	129	2	144.5	289	50	4	200	7	0	0	0		17	29	10	-5	20
Shane Snater	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	78	RHB	39	17	226	33	10.27	124.86	0	27	RFM	77	71	2.8	28.94	9.61	18	0	3/8	34	2	146	292	8	6	150	9	0	0	0		12	57	0	37	16
Grant Stewart	KENT	ALL	✅	102	RHB	75	22	963	76	18.16	144.37	3	128	RMF	93	96	3.1	27.51	9.04	18.2	2	4/32	23	1	16	16	2	0	100	7	0	0	0	✅	11	58	19	35	0
Luc Benkenstein	ESSEX	ALL	✅	38	RHB	31	4	583	67	21.59	138.8	3	78	LB	28	16	2	35.56	10.04	21.2	0	2/23	19	2	164	328	152	1	150	5	0	0	0		19	21	9	0	8
Zak Crawley	KENT	BAT	✅	119	RHB	114	9	2809	108	26.75	139.82	15	385	OB	0	0					0	-	53	4	60	240	120	0	50	3	0	0	0		13	39	35	0	0
Fred Klaassen	KENT	BOWL	✅	144	RHB	46	23	208	21	9.04	102.97	0	15	LFM	141	151	3.4	26.5	8.35	19	3	5/19	52	4	44.8	179	8	3	25	11	0	0	0	✅	8	67	34	29	0
Charlie Bennett	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	12	RHB	3	2	14	14	14	116.66	0	2	RFM	12	16	2.8	22.56	10.66	12.6	0	3/25	2	2	171.5	343	0	9	150	11	0	0	0	✅	7	72	0	68	0
Chris Benjamin	KENT	WK	✅	82	RHB	71	16	1046	68	19.01	132.9	3	132	RM	0	0					0	-	38	3	14.7	44	22	0	0	6	0	0	0		14	38	26	0	8
Paul Walter	ESSEX	BAT	✅	193	LHB	168	29	3109	80	22.36	145.62	14	428	LM	143	118	2.4	27.62	9.32	17.7	0	3/20	96	2	164	328	157	0	150	1	0	0	0		16	35	31	0	0
Jake Lintott	KENT	BOWL	✅	116	RHB	45	16	317	41	10.93	103.59	0	32	LWS	116	124	3.3	24.06	7.89	18.2	2	4/20	54	4	76.5	306	21	5	75	9	0	0	0	✅	10	59	29	10	16
Keith Dudgeon	KENT	BOWL	✅	51	RHB	38	9	491	36	16.93	118.31	0	52	RFM	50	60	3.4	22	7.77	16.9	1	4/5	20	2	118	236	29	4	100	8	0	0	0	✅	9	62	25	33	0
Matt Milnes	KENT	BOWL	✅	67	RHB	30	16	139	16	9.92	133.65	0	17	RMF	67	72	3.2	27.22	9.02	18	2	5/22	18	4	58.5	234	16	5	75	10	0	0	0	✅	2	123	1	110	8
Sam Billings	KENT	WK	✅	426	RHB	400	64	8233	106	24.5	134.96	43	980	NA	0	0					0	-	295	4	85	340	162	0	75	4	0	0	0	✅	4	114	110	0	0
Charlie Allison	ESSEX	BAT	✅	31	RHB	29	8	636	74	30.28	131.4	4	77	RM	0	0					0	-	16	0	0	272	146	0	0	4	0	0	0	✅	1	154	134	0	16
Wiaan Mulder	ESSEX	ALL	✅	158	RHB	133	30	2592	83	25.16	131.1	12	297	RM	120	92	2.5	29.46	8.88	19.9	1	4/14	77	2	177	354	38	6	150	6	0	0	0	✅	5	110	63	35	8
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅	140	RHB	137	13	3249	120	26.2	147.68	21	485	NA	0	0					0	-	70	2	189	378	168	0	250	2	0	0	0		22	14	10	0	0
Jordan Cox	ESSEX	WK	✅	194	RHB	179	34	4288	139	29.57	140.59	22	532	RIGHT-ARM OFFBREAK	0	0					0	-	135							3	0	0	0	✅	6	74	70	0	0

Completed matches of Kent
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
MID vs KET	22 May - 10:45 PM	London	Kent	KENTKent	MIDDX	208/6 (20.0)	181/8 (20.0)	Kent Kent won by 27 runs
KET vs SUS	25 May - 08:00 PM	Canterbury	Sussex	SUSSSussex	KENT	197/6 (20.0)	199/3 (18.2)	Kent Kent won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
ESS vs KET	29 May - 11:00 PM	Canterbury	Essex	KENTKent	ESSEX	129/9 (20.0)	130/1 (13.4)	Essex Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
SUR vs KET	31 May - 09:00 PM	London	Kent	SURSurrey	KENT	116/10 (19.5)	118/2 (14.0)	Kent Kent won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
SUS vs KET	07 Jun - 07:00 PM	Brighton	Sussex	KENTKent	SUSS	133/8 (20.0)	135/3 (17.2)	Sussex Sussex won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Kent	ESSEXEssex	KENT	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
KET vs NOT	26 Jun - 11:30 PM	Canterbury	Notts	KENTKent	NOTTS	184/7 (20.0)	187/6 (18.4)	Notts Notts won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
KET vs HAM	28 Jun - 08:00 PM	Canterbury	Kent	HANTSHampshire	KENT	176/6 (20.0)	177/3 (18.4)	Kent Kent won by 7 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
WOR vs KET	03 Jul - 10:00 PM	Worcester	Kent	WORCSWorcs	KENT	142/7 (20.0)	59/10 (14.1)	Worcs Worcs won by 83 runs
KET vs HAM	05 Jul - 08:00 PM	Southampton	Kent	HANTSHampshire	KENT	190/3 (20.0)	171/10 (19.2)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 19 runs
KET vs SUR	10 Jul - 11:00 PM	Canterbury	Surrey	KENTKent	SUR	102/10 (17.0)	106/1 (8.5)	Surrey Surrey won by 9 wickets (with 67 balls remaining)
KET vs MID	12 Jul - 07:00 PM	Canterbury	Kent	MIDDXMiddlesex	KENT	172/6 (20.0)	158/7 (20.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 14 runs

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SUS	22 May - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	ESSEXEssex	SUSS	191/5 (20.0)	192/4 (16.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
HAM vs ESS	26 May - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	200/4 (20.0)	170/7 (20.0)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 30 runs
ESS vs KET	29 May - 11:00 PM	Canterbury	Essex	KENTKent	ESSEX	129/9 (20.0)	130/1 (13.4)	Essex Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Derbyshire	DERBSDerbyshire	ESSEX	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
MID vs ESS	07 Jun - 08:00 PM	Northwood	Middlesex	ESSEXEssex	MIDDX	176/5 (20.0)	116/10 (17.5)	Essex Essex won by 60 runs
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Kent	ESSEXEssex	KENT	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
NOR vs ESS	26 Jun - 11:00 PM	Northampton	Essex	NHNTSNorthants	ESSEX	238/6 (20.0)	108/10 (13.2)	Northants Northants won by 130 runs
SUR vs ESS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	SURSurrey	ESSEX	240/4 (20.0)	233/8 (20.0)	Surrey Surrey won by 7 runs
SUS vs ESS	03 Jul - 11:30 PM	Brighton	Essex	ESSEXEssex	SUSS	204/6 (20.0)	104/10 (17.3)	Essex Essex won by 100 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Middlesex	ESSEXEssex	MIDDX	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	10 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	130/10 (15.5)	134/3 (16.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
SUR vs ESS	12 Jul - 07:00 PM	London	Essex	SURSurrey	ESSEX	123/10 (19.3)	124/2 (16.5)	Essex Essex won by 8 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
HAM vs ESS	15 Jul - 09:00 PM	Southampton	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	211/3 (20.0)	136/9 (20.0)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 75 runs

Completed matches at County Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SUS	22 May - 11:30 PM	Sussex	ESSEXEssex	SUSS	191/5 (20.0)	192/4 (16.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Derbyshire	DERBSDerbyshire	ESSEX	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Kent	ESSEXEssex	KENT	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
SUR vs ESS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	SURSurrey	ESSEX	240/4 (20.0)	233/8 (20.0)	Surrey Surrey won by 7 runs
SUS vs WAS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Warwickshire	WARWarwickshire	SUSS	198/3 (20.0)	122/10 (16.3)	Warwickshire Warwickshire won by 76 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Middlesex	ESSEXEssex	MIDDX	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
ESS vs HAM	10 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	HANTSHampshire	ESSEX	130/10 (15.5)	134/3 (16.0)	Essex Essex won by 7 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

Top batting performance for KENT
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
MID vs KET	4	Sam Billings	not out	84	37	9	5	227.02
KET vs SUS	3	Zak Crawley	not out	75	41	3	6	182.92
KET vs NOT	4	Sam Billings	caught	64	38	2	5	168.42
SUR vs KET	1	Harry Finch	not out	64	42	8	1	152.38
KET vs ESS	4	Sam Billings	caught	62	38	3	4	163.15
KET vs HAM	2	Daniel Bell-Drummond	caught	54	34	6	2	158.82
KET vs HAM	1	Tawanda Muyeye	caught	50	30	5	2	166.66
KET vs HAM	4	Sam Billings	not out	50	21	5	3	238.09
KET vs MID	2	Daniel Bell-Drummond	caught	47	34	5	1	138.23
KET vs HAM	1	Harry Finch	bowled	45	43	4	0	104.65
SUS vs KET	5	Joe Denly	caught	42	34	1	2	123.52
SUR vs KET	4	Sam Billings	not out	42	28	6	0	150
MID vs KET	1	Tawanda Muyeye	caught	38	25	3	2	152
KET vs NOT	2	Daniel Bell-Drummond	caught	37	23	4	1	160.86
MID vs KET	3	Zak Crawley	caught	36	26	4	1	138.46
KET vs SUS	5	Dian Forrester	not out	35	18	4	2	194.44
ESS vs KET	6	Dian Forrester	caught	34	34	3	1	100
KET vs HAM	3	Zak Crawley	lbw	33	17	1	3	194.11
KET vs SUR	3	Zak Crawley	caught	31	19	4	1	163.15
SUS vs KET	8	Keith Dudgeon	not out	29	19	3	1	152.63

Top bowling performance for KENT
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
KET vs HAM	Grant Stewart	4	0	32	4	8
MID vs KET	Tom Rogers	4	0	39	4	9.75
WOR vs KET	Matt Milnes	4	0	20	3	5
KET vs NOT	Matt Milnes	3.4	0	30	3	8.18
KET vs ESS	Matt Milnes	4	0	23	3	5.75
SUR vs KET	Jake Lintott	4	1	19	3	4.75
KET vs SUS	Dian Forrester	4	1	25	3	6.25
KET vs MID	Hasan Mahmud	4	0	33	2	8.25
KET vs MID	Jake Lintott	4	0	31	2	7.75
WOR vs KET	Tom Rogers	4	0	29	2	7.25
SUS vs KET	Keith Dudgeon	4	0	24	2	6
SUR vs KET	Fred Klaassen	4	0	30	2	7.5
SUR vs KET	Keith Dudgeon	3.5	0	22	2	5.73
MID vs KET	Matt Milnes	4	0	38	2	9.5
MID vs KET	Jake Lintott	4	0	25	2	6.25
KET vs MID	Jaydn Denly	3	0	21	1	7
KET vs MID	Ekansh Singh	3	0	21	1	7
KET vs SUR	Hasan Mahmud	3	0	34	1	11.33
KET vs HAM	Jake Lintott	4	0	36	1	9
KET vs HAM	Grant Stewart	4	0	50	1	12.5

Top batting performance for ESSEX
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SUR vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	78	30	12	4	260
KET vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	74	47	3	6	157.44
SUR vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	not out	71	56	6	3	126.78
MID vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	67	56	8	2	119.64
ESS vs DER	3	Charlie Allison	not out	67	49	6	3	136.73
ESS vs KET	2	Michael Pepper	caught	64	40	6	3	160
MID vs ESS	3	Charlie Allison	bowled	61	37	5	4	164.86
ESS vs SUS	1	Paul Walter	caught	58	37	6	2	156.75
ESS vs MID	7	Simon Harmer	not out	56	28	6	3	200
ESS vs HAM	1	Paul Walter	not out	52	37	5	2	140.54
ESS vs SUS	2	Michael Pepper	bowled	52	34	5	3	152.94
HAM vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	48	31	2	3	154.83
SUS vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	caught	47	29	6	2	162.06
SUS vs ESS	7	Simon Harmer	not out	46	17	3	4	270.58
HAM vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	44	33	3	1	133.33
ESS vs KET	1	Paul Walter	not out	42	30	6	1	140
ESS vs DER	2	Paul Walter	caught	41	24	9	0	170.83
KET vs ESS	3	Jordan Cox	caught	40	31	5	1	129.03
ESS vs DER	6	Matt Critchley	caught	37	21	3	1	176.19
SUR vs ESS	6	Noah Thain	caught	36	25	2	2	144

Top bowling performance for ESSEX
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs HAM	Matt Critchley	3.5	0	16	4	4.17
SUS vs ESS	Sam Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	16	3	4
ESS vs HAM	Shane Snater	3	0	33	3	11
KET vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	19	3	4.75
MID vs ESS	Noah Thain	2	0	11	3	5.5
ESS vs KET	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	3	8.33
ESS vs KET	Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	3	6.5
SUR vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9
SUR vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	2	0	13	2	6.5
ESS vs HAM	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	2	8.33
ESS vs MID	Sam Cook	4	0	24	2	6
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	15	2	3.75
SUS vs ESS	Mackenzie Jones	2	0	9	2	4.5
SUS vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	36	2	9
NOR vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	39	2	9.75
NOR vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	46	2	11.5
KET vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	4	0	39	2	9.75
MID vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	28	2	7

Kent vs Essex, 52nd Match