T20BW ·42nd Match
Finished
Essex W
#6 · 13 pts · NRR -0.64 · WLLLL
185/1
(19.1 ov)
Surrey W
#1 · 27 pts · NRR +0.53 · LWLWW
184/4
(20 ov)
Essex W won by 9 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
1
11411wd·
9 runs
2
·441lb1
10 runs
3
·14444
17 runs
4
1441wdwd14
17 runs
5
··4··6
10 runs
6
··1424
11 runs
7
1·1111
5 runs
8
···1·4
5 runs
9
4·1112
9 runs
10
·1·1W1
3 runs
11
··21··
3 runs
12
1·4411
11 runs
13
1·1··1
3 runs
14
141444
18 runs
15
4·4·41
13 runs
16
12·2·4nb·
10 runs
17
1112wd·1·
6 runs
18
1·1114
8 runs
19
114441
15 runs
20
1
1 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
J. Grewcock
47 32 7 0 146.9
A. Bosch
84 54 13 1 155.6
Bowling
OMRWEcon
L. Harris
3.1 4 27 0 8.5
D. Gregory
4 9 27 1 6.8
MATCH STATS ESS-W SUR-W
PP 75/0 (12.5) 46/2 (7.7)
Middle 80/1 (7.9) 102/1 (10)
Death 30/0 (9.5) 36/1 (9)
4s 29 26
6s 1 0
Dots 28% 23%
Extras 7 7
Best P'ship 96(1) 82(3)
Runs
SUR-WESS-W
408012016020005101520
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Date and time 05/07/2026 · 10:30
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Competition T20 Blast Women's · 42nd Match
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Venue County Ground, Chelmsford
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Weather
🌡 23°C💧 54%☁️ 96%💨 15 km/h
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Toss Essex W won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Julia Jarvis
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Umpire 2 Paul Baldwin
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Referee Wayne Noon

Match Prediction

Essex W T20BW Regular Season mein 13 points ke saath 6th par hain, record 3W-5L aur -0.641 NRR. Surrey W table top par 1st hain 27 points ke saath, 6W-2L aur +0.530 NRR, aur abhi playoff zone mein hain. Essex teen lagataar defeats ke baad aa rahi hain, jabki Surrey ne apne last three mein se do jeete hain. Recent head-to-head Surrey ke favour mein tilt ho gaya hai, do consecutive 5-wicket wins ke saath.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 Essex W won toss, elected bowling
🏟 County Ground, Chelmsford
🌡 23°C💧 54%☁️ 96%💨 15 km/h

Head-to-Head

Surrey W ne Essex W ke against last do meetings jeete hain. Sabse recent clash pichhle mahine, Surrey ne 149/5 defend kiya aur phir 145/7 chase karke 5-wicket win le li, 14 balls remaining ke saath. Finish itna controlled tha ki Surrey ke paas home pahunchte waqt 2 overs se zyada in hand the. In dono games ka pattern same raha hai: Surrey ne dono 5 wickets se jeete hain while chasing.

Essex W

#613 ptsNRR -0.641WLLLL

Essex W T20BW Regular Season mein 13 points ke saath 6th par hain, 3W-5L record aur -0.641 NRR ke saath, aur abhi playoff zone se bahar hain. Unka form freefall mein hai—teen straight losses, jisme Hampshire W ke against 55-run defeat bhi hai, jo dikhata hai ki games kitni jaldi unke haath se nikal rahe hain.

Surrey W

#127 ptsNRR +0.530LWLWW

Surrey W T20BW Regular Season mein 27 points ke saath 1st par hain, 6W-2L record aur +0.530 NRR ke saath, aur abhi playoff zone mein hain. Unhone apne last three mein se do jeete hain, aur unka latest result The Blaze W ke against 34-run win tha, jo Somerset W ke against ek tight 2-wicket chase ke baad aaya.

Playing XI

ESS-W
Grace ScrivensC
Ariana DowseWK
Anneke Bosch
Sophia Smale
Jodi Grewcock
Liberty Heap
Joanne Gardner
Bryony Gillgrass
Sophie Munro
Eva Gray
Kate Coppack
SUR-W
Bryony SmithC
Kira ChathliWK
Laura Harris
Jemima Spence
Alice Davidson-Richards
Alice Monaghan
Phoebe Franklin
Kalea Moore
Ryana Macdonald-Gay
Priyanaz Chatterji
Danielle Gregory

Key Stats

ESS-WSUR-W
Position 6 1
Points 13 27
NRR -0.64 +0.53
Elo 1438 1622
Winrate (last 3) 0% 67%
H2H (last 3) 0/2 2/2
PP Econ 6.6 7.1
Mid Econ 7.1 7.1
Death Econ 8.6 7.0
Total score 1 6

Verdict

All four models Surrey W ke favour mein consensus par hain, model average SUR-W 71% (range 59–78%). Bookmakers bhi agree kar rahe hain, SUR-W ko 69% (1.36) aur ESS-W ko 31% (2.94) price kar rahe hain. Key stats Surrey ke side heavy hain 7-1, season performance ke gap aur recent head-to-head trend ki wajah se. Essex ka is matchup mein wapas aane ka raasta yahi se start hota hai: apni current losing run todna aur Surrey ko ek aur chase control karne se rokna.

ESS-WSUR-W
41% ML 59%
22% AI 1 78%
22% AI 2 78%
30% Math 70%
31% Books 69%

Bosch blows away the chase

Anneke Bosch took the pressure out of a steep target with a controlled, high-tempo 84 off 54, steering Essex to a nine-wicket win with five balls remaining. Surrey had done plenty right to post 184/4, and for a stretch in the middle overs it felt like a score that could defend itself. But once Bosch settled, the chase became a question of timing rather than risk, and Essex kept finding boundary options even when Surrey tried to slow the game down.

Powerplay sets the tone

The match swung hardest in the first six overs of Essex’s reply. Essex rocketed to 75/0 in the powerplay at 12.5 an over, immediately flipping the chase from “big ask” to “manageable cruise”. That burst meant Surrey’s bowlers had no room for quiet overs later; even when Essex’s middle phase dipped to 80/1, the required rate stayed within reach. By the time the last five overs arrived, Essex needed only a controlled finish, and they closed it without a late scramble.

Bosch and Spence headline night

Bosch was the decisive force, pairing with Grace Scrivens in a 95-run partnership that turned intent into inevitability. For Surrey, Jemima Spence’s 70 off 41 was the innings’ spark, and Bryony Smith’s 53 kept the scoreboard moving through the middle. Essex’s bowlers did enough up front too: Sophia Smale’s 2 for 28 ensured Surrey’s acceleration came with just enough friction to keep the target chaseable.

Batting
RBSR
Anneke Bosch
Anneke Bosch
ESS-W Batsman
8454156
Jemima Spence
Jemima Spence
SUR-W Batsman
7041171
Bryony Smith
Bryony Smith
SUR-W Batsman
5343123
Bowling
WREcon
Sophia Smale
Sophia Smale
ESS-W Bowler
2287.0
Eva Gray
Eva Gray
ESS-W Bowler
1378.9
Kate Coppack
Kate Coppack
ESS-W Bowler
14511.3

Surrey’s strengths didn’t bite

Pre-match, Surrey’s stronger season numbers and recent form suggested they’d control a chase, but this game ran the other way: Essex controlled the chase from ball one. Surrey’s innings had momentum through the Spence–Smith stand of 81, yet Essex’s early strikes in the powerplay kept it from becoming a 200-plus blowout. With a flat chase set up by Essex’s flying start, Surrey’s usual advantage at the death never had a chance to surface.

ML
SUR-W 59%
AI 1
SUR-W 78%
AI 2
SUR-W 78%
Math
SUR-W 70%
Books
SUR-W 69%
Playing XI
Grace Scrivens
Grace ScrivensC Allrounder
Ariana Dowse
Ariana DowseWK Allrounder
Anneke Bosch
Anneke Bosch Batsman
Eva Gray
Eva Gray Allrounder
Joanne Gardner
Joanne Gardner Allrounder
Bryony Gillgrass
Bryony Gillgrass Allrounder
Liberty Heap
Liberty Heap Bowler
Jodi Grewcock
Jodi Grewcock Bowler
Sophia Smale
Sophia Smale Bowler
Kate Coppack
Kate Coppack Bowler
Sophie Munro
Sophie Munro Bowler
Rest of Squad
Florence Miller
Florence Miller Batsman
Cordelia Griffith
Cordelia Griffith Batsman
Lissy Macleod
Lissy Macleod Batsman
Alice MacLeod
Alice MacLeod Batsman
Amelie Bishop
Amelie Bishop Batsman
Esmae MacGregor
Esmae MacGregor Allrounder
Michaela Kirk
Michaela Kirk Allrounder
Abtaha Maqsood
Abtaha Maqsood Bowler
Amara Carr
Amara Carr Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Bryony Smith
Bryony SmithC Allrounder
Kira Chathli
Kira ChathliWK Batsman
Laura Harris
Laura Harris Batsman
Alice Davidson-Richards
Alice Davidson-Richards Batsman
Alice Monaghan
Alice Monaghan Batsman
Phoebe Franklin
Phoebe Franklin Allrounder
Priyanaz Chatterji
Priyanaz Chatterji Allrounder
Danielle Gregory
Danielle Gregory Allrounder
Kalea Moore
Kalea Moore Bowler
Ryana Macdonald-Gay
Ryana Macdonald-Gay Bowler
Jemima Spence
Jemima Spence Wicketkeeper
Rest of Squad
Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Danni Wyatt-Hodge Top Order Batter
Alice Capsey
Alice Capsey Batting Allrounder
Sophia Dunkley Brown
Sophia Dunkley Brown Batting Allrounder
Paige Scholfield
Paige Scholfield Batsman
Anna Buckle
Anna Buckle Batsman
Aylish Cranstone
Aylish Cranstone Allrounder
Emily Burke
Emily Burke Allrounder
Alexa Stonehouse
Alexa Stonehouse Bowler
Maitlan Brown
Maitlan Brown Bowler
Tilly Corteen-Coleman
Tilly Corteen-Coleman Bowler
Bethan Miles
Bethan Miles Bowler
Charlotte Lambert
Charlotte Lambert Bowler
Rachel King
Rachel King Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1SUR-W 9 6-2 27
2DUR-W 9 6-2 26
3HAM-W 8 5-1 24
4TB-W 8 6-2 24
5SOM-W 9 4-4 19
6ESS-W 8 3-5 13
7WAR-W 9 3-6 12
8LAN-W 9 2-7 9
9YOR 9 1-7 6
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1SUR-W 9 6 2 +0.530 27
2DUR-W 9 6 2 1 +0.619 26
3HAM-W 8 5 1 +0.941 24
4TB-W 8 6 2 +0.207 24
5SOM-W 9 4 4 +0.136 19
6ESS-W 8 3 5 -0.641 13
7WAR-W 9 3 6 -0.334 12
8LAN-W 9 2 7 -0.480 9
9YOR 9 1 7 1 -1.053 6
#TeamLast 5
1SUR-WLWLWW
2DUR-WWNWLW
3HAM-WDWWWW
4TB-WLWWWL
5SOM-WWWLLL
6ESS-WWLLLL
7WAR-WLLWWW
8LAN-WLLLWL
9YORLNLLW