When was Essex vs Sussex played?

Essex vs Sussex, the 1st Match of Vitality Blast Men, was played on 22 May 2026, 11:30 pm IST.

Where was Essex vs Sussex played?

The match was played at County Ground, Chelmsford, England.

What format is Essex vs Sussex?

It is a T20 match in Vitality Blast Men.

What is the average score at County Ground?

The average first-innings score in T20 matches at County Ground is 197 and the average second-innings score is 178, based on 5 matches.

ESSEX vs SUSS 1st Match, 22 May 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Vitality Blast Men

1st Match

ESSEX

191/5 (20.0)

T20CompletedVS

SUSS

192/4 (16.0)

Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)

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Vitality Blast Men ESS vs SUS 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
Paul Walter	ESSEX	ALL	✅	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							1	91.4	9.83	16.71	✅	3	110	106	0	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							4	45.09	0.98	0.74	✅	5	106	74	28	0
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							3	88.45	1.72	3.56	✅	8	50	4	34	8
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							9	15.97	0	0.37		19	5	0	1	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							11	10.93	0.61	0.74		12	37	0	33	0
John Simpson	SUSS	WK	✅	204	LHB	182	26	3325	84	21.31	130.23	13	362	NA	0	0					0	-	135							4	21.25	0.37	0.37	✅	2	133	129	0	0
Tom Clark	SUSS	BAT	✅	39	LHB	37	4	860	79	26.06	146.75	2	130	RM	1	0	0.2		24		0	-	23							2	44.59	1.11	0.98		15	26	22	0	0
Danny Briggs	SUSS	BOWL	✅	285	RHB	88	53	437	35	12.48	124.85	0	53	SLA	274	324	3.5	21.85	7.38	17.7	6	5/19	51							8	49.63	0.12	2.09		13	36	0	32	0
Danny Lamb	SUSS	BOWL	✅	83	RHB	52	15	578	49	15.62	114.68	0	63	RMF	74	61	3	33	9.21	21.4	1	5/15	13							7	11.92	0.37	0.25	✅	10	46	0	42	0
Michael Pepper	ESSEX	WK	✅	140	RHB	137	13	3249	120	26.2	147.68	21	485	NA	0	0					0	-	70							2	0	0	0	✅	4	106	102	0	0
Wiaan Mulder	ESSEX	ALL	✅	159	RHB	133	30	2592	83	25.16	131.1	12	297	RM	121	94	2.6	29.17	8.86	19.7	1	4/14	78							5	91.52	22.97	25.55		18	9	2	-5	8
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							10	5.77	0.25	0.12		22	0	0	-4	0
Brad Currie	SUSS	BOWL	✅	40	RHB	10	8	24	8	12	52.17	0	0	LM	39	48	3.2	18.16	7.03	15.5	1	5/13	17							11	79.85	1.11	2.83		21	1	0	-3	0
Daniel Hughes	SUSS	BAT	✅	157	LHB	150	18	3949	108	29.91	132.73	24	524	RM	0	0					0	-	49							1	73.71	2.7	4.79	✅	6	98	94	0	0
James Coles	SUSS	ALL	✅	82	RHB	70	16	1490	77	27.59	143.96	7	182	SLA	69	62	2.9	26.96	8.27	19.5	3	4/12	42							3	91.52	47.67	22.24	✅	1	165	90	71	0
Jack Leaning	SUSS	ALL	✅	132	RHB	112	26	2273	81	26.43	128.49	8	236	OB	44	28	2.1	25.92	7.97	19.5	0	3/15	72							6	7.99	0	0.25		17	13	1	0	8
Tymal Mills	SUSS	BOWL	✅	280	RHB	76	29	273	30	5.8	103.4	0	40	LF	272	348	3.5	23.35	8.41	16.6	7	4/13	46							10	87.71	2.46	7.99		16	16	0	12	0
Simon Fernandes	ESSEX	WK	✅	5	RHB	4	1	21	10	7	80.76	0	0	OB	0	0					0	-	1							8	2.46	0	0.12		20	4	0	0	0
Simon Harmer	ESSEX	BOWL	✅	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							7	68.67	0.25	1.11	✅	7	69	14	35	16
Tom Alsop	SUSS	WK	✅	120	LHB	111	17	2521	87	26.81	130.89	14	295	LEFT-ARM ORTHODOX SPIN	1	0	1		9		0	-	50							5	37.59	1.23	1.47		14	33	21	0	8
Henry Crocombe	SUSS	BOWL	✅	36	RHB	18	13	55	16	11	119.56	0	6	RMF	36	35	2.8	29.51	10.21	17.3	0	3/31	9							9	0.37	0	0	✅	11	42	0	38	0
Noah Thain	ESSEX	ALL	✅	18	RHB	10	3	153	38	21.85	151.48	0	19	RM	7	4	1.4	24.75	9.9	15	0	3/11	10							6	8.48	0.37	0.12	✅	9	47	43	0	0

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Pitch Report: County Ground

Chelmsford

County Ground

188

Weather: Chelmsford

Temperature

26° → 20°

Chance of rain

Humidity

53%

Wind

12 km/h

Dew is unlikely

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22°
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Essex vs Sussex: Key Facts

When was Essex vs Sussex played?: Essex vs Sussex, the 1st Match of Vitality Blast Men, was played on 22 May 2026, 11:30 pm IST.
Where was Essex vs Sussex played?: The match was played at County Ground, Chelmsford, England.
What format is Essex vs Sussex?: It is a T20 match in Vitality Blast Men.
Who won the toss in Essex vs Sussex?: SUS choose to field first
Who won Essex vs Sussex?: Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
What is the average score at County Ground?: The average first-innings score in T20 matches at County Ground is 197 and the average second-innings score is 178, based on 5 matches.

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

Top batting performance for SUSS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
MID vs SUS	2	Daniel Hughes	not out	108	52	11	6	207.69
KET vs SUS	2	Tom Clark	caught	79	29	9	6	272.41
SUS vs LEI	1	Harrison Ward	caught	69	33	7	5	209.09
MID vs SUS	4	Jack Leaning	caught	65	48	9	0	135.41
ESS vs SUS	4	John Simpson	caught	63	23	1	8	273.91
SUR vs SUS	3	George Thomas	caught	57	27	6	3	211.11
SUS vs HAM	2	Daniel Hughes	caught	55	32	10	0	171.87
ESS vs SUS	3	James Coles	caught	50	29	5	1	172.41
SUR vs SUS	1	Harrison Ward	lbw	49	29	7	2	168.96
SUR vs SUS	2	Daniel Hughes	caught	45	19	6	2	236.84
ESS vs SUS	1	Daniel Hughes	caught	44	25	10	0	176
SUS vs MID	5	Tom Alsop	caught	43	24	5	2	179.16
SUR vs SUS	4	James Coles	not out	42	29	1	2	144.82
SUS vs KET	2	Daniel Hughes	not out	41	37	5	0	110.81
SUS vs HAM	6	Charlie Tear	not out	40	25	1	4	160
HAM vs SUS	1	Harrison Ward	lbw	40	21	4	3	190.47
SUS vs WAS	2	Daniel Hughes	bowled	38	31	4	0	122.58
SUS vs ESS	6	Tom Alsop	caught	35	35	0	2	100
SUS vs LEI	6	Tom Alsop	caught	34	21	3	1	161.9
SUS vs KET	3	John Simpson	caught	33	22	7	0	150

Top bowling performance for SUSS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
SUS vs HAM	Jack Carson	3.5	0	43	3	11.21
MID vs SUS	Tymal Mills	4	0	34	3	8.5
MID vs SUS	Danny Briggs	4	0	35	3	8.75
SUS vs KET	Sean Hunt	4	1	9	3	2.25
SUS vs KET	Tymal Mills	4	0	28	3	7
SUS vs MID	Tymal Mills	4	0	31	3	7.75
SUR vs SUS	Sean Hunt	3.2	0	28	2	8.4
SUS vs ESS	Tymal Mills	4	0	42	2	10.5
SUS vs WAS	Danny Briggs	4	0	36	2	9
SUR vs SUS	James Coles	4	0	35	2	8.75
SUS vs LEI	Tymal Mills	4	0	38	2	9.5
SUS vs LEI	Sean Hunt	4	0	37	2	9.25
HAM vs SUS	Tymal Mills	4	0	26	2	6.5
ESS vs SUS	James Coles	3	0	32	2	10.66
SUS vs HAM	Tymal Mills	4	0	32	1	8
SUS vs HAM	Tom Price	4	0	32	1	8
SUS vs HAM	Danny Briggs	4	0	42	1	10.5
MID vs SUS	Tom Price	3	0	28	1	9.33
MID vs SUS	Jack Carson	4	0	36	1	9
MID vs SUS	Jack Leaning	2	0	19	1	9.5

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