T20BW ·31st Match
Finished
Essex W
#6 · 13 pts · NRR -0.64 · WLLLL
136/9
(20 ov)
The Blaze W
#4 · 24 pts · NRR +0.21 · LWWWL
137/1
(15.5 ov)
The Blaze won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
1
wd1wd·4nb·1··
9 runs
2
··1···
1 runs
3
41···4
9 runs
4
wd·14·42
12 runs
5
wd·44·wd1·
11 runs
6
W··1·4
5 runs
7
211·11
6 runs
8
411111
9 runs
9
1·4111
8 runs
10
11·4··
6 runs
11
14141·
11 runs
12
11··14
7 runs
13
·1·112
5 runs
14
414411
15 runs
15
161114
14 runs
16
1wd1114
9 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
C. Knott
54 35 7 1 154.3
T. Beaumont
21 17 4 0 123.5
Bowling
OMRWEcon
S. Munro
2.5 5 27 0 9.5
E. MacGregor
3 4 29 1 9.7
MATCH STATS ESS-W TB-W
PP 33/3 (5.5) 47/1 (7.6)
Middle 79/2 (7.8) 90/0 (9.2)
Death 24/4 (6)
4s 15 19
6s 1 1
Dots 33% 31%
Extras 10 7
Best P'ship 42(5) 95(2)
Runs
ESS-WTB-W
32649612816005101520
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Date and time 28/06/2026 · 13:00
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Competition T20 Blast Women's · 31st Match
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Venue County Ground, Chelmsford
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Weather
🌡 24°C💧 47%☁️ 85%💨 20 km/h
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Toss The Blaze W won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Ben Debenham
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Umpire 2 Naeem Ashraf
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Referee Helen Pack

Match Prediction

Essex W T20BW regular season में 13 points के साथ 6th स्थान पर हैं; उनका रिकॉर्ड 3W-3L है और NRR -0.276 है। The Blaze W 20 points के साथ 3rd स्थान पर हैं; उनका रिकॉर्ड 5W-1L है, NRR +0.282 है और वे फिलहाल playoff zone में हैं। Essex W लगातार हार के बाद आ रही हैं, जबकि The Blaze W ने अपने पिछले दो matches जीते हैं। यह मैच Essex W की स्थिरता की जरूरत और top-three में अपनी स्थिति पक्की करने की कोशिश कर रही Blaze टीम के बीच की टक्कर है।

Toss & Conditions

🪙 The Blaze W won toss, elected bowling
🏟 County Ground, Chelmsford
🌡 24°C💧 47%☁️ 85%💨 20 km/h

Head-to-Head

इन दोनों टीमों के बीच पिछली दो meetings The Blaze W ने जीती हैं। पिछले season की सबसे हालिया meeting में The Blaze W जीतीं; Essex W को 104/9 पर रोक दिया गया, जबकि The Blaze W 139/10 पर all out हो गईं—यह मैच इस बात से तय हुआ कि Essex W target की गति के साथ नहीं चल पाईं। पिछले season की पहले वाली meeting में भी The Blaze W ने जीत दर्ज की; उन्होंने 106/3 बनाकर 104/10 का chase 35 balls शेष रहते पूरा कर लिया। इन meetings में पैटर्न साफ है: The Blaze W ने दोनों नतीजों पर नियंत्रण रखा है।

Essex W

#613 ptsNRR -0.276LWWLL

Essex W regular season में 13 points और 3W-3L रिकॉर्ड के साथ 6th स्थान पर हैं। उनके पिछले दो matches हार रहे हैं, जिनमें Hampshire W के खिलाफ एक भारी हार शामिल है, जहां Essex W को 100/9 पर रोक दिया गया और उन्होंने 155/4 दे दिए। उनकी सबसे हालिया जीत Lancashire W के खिलाफ आई थी, जहां उन्होंने 13 balls शेष रहते target का chase पूरा किया।

The Blaze W

#320 ptsNRR +0.282WWLWW

The Blaze W regular season में 20 points और 5W-1L रिकॉर्ड के साथ 3rd स्थान पर हैं और फिलहाल playoff zone में हैं। Durham W के खिलाफ हार के बाद उन्होंने अपने अगले दो matches जीते हैं, और दोनों में totals defend किए हैं। हाल का सबसे संकेतक नतीजा Lancashire W के खिलाफ 15-run की जीत थी, जहां उन्होंने 135/9 बनाने के बाद विपक्षी टीम को 120 पर all out कर दिया।

Playing XI

ESS-W
Eva GrayC
Ariana DowseWK
Lissy Macleod
Bryony Gillgrass
Anneke Bosch
Joanne Gardner
Liberty Heap
Amelie Bishop
Sophie Munro
Kate Coppack
Esmae MacGregor
TB-W
Marie KellyC
Ella ClaridgeWK
Tammy Beaumont
Charli Knott
Georgia Elwiss
Emma Jones
Prisha Thanawala
Michaela Kirk
Lucy Higham
Josie Groves
Maria Andrews

Key Stats

ESS-WTB-W
Position 6 3
Points 13 20
NRR -0.28 +0.28
Elo 1462 1584
Winrate (last 3) 33% 67%
H2H (last 3) 0/2 2/2
PP Econ 6.4 6.2
Mid Econ 8.0 8.4
Death Econ 6.7 8.8
Total score 2 6

Verdict

चारों models The Blaze W के पक्ष में हैं; औसत projection TB-W के लिए 68% है। Bookmakers भी सहमत हैं—TB-W को 65% (1.50) और ESS-W को 35% (2.68) पर price किया गया है। Key stats 5-2 से The Blaze W की ओर झुकते हैं, जिसका कारण उनका season में मजबूत स्थान और head-to-head में हालिया नियंत्रण है। Essex W के लिए उलटफेर का रास्ता संभवतः इसी हालिया matchup trend को पलटने और एक और low total से बचने से होकर जाता है।

ESS-WTB-W
41% ML 59%
28% AI 1 72%
28% AI 2 72%
30% Math 70%
35% Books 65%

Knott and Kelly shut the door early

Charli Knott made the chase feel inevitable, first with the ball and then with a crisp 54 off 35 that took the pressure out of every moment. With Marie Kelly anchoring at the other end, The Blaze hunted down 137 for the loss of just one wicket in 15.5 overs, winning by nine wickets with 25 balls to spare. Essex had a mid-innings lift, but once The Blaze’s second-wicket pair settled, the contest slipped away.

Essex’s powerplay damage lingered

The match swung in the first six overs of Essex’s innings. They stumbled to 33/3 in the powerplay, forcing a rebuild that cost them boundary options later. Even though they recovered strongly through the middle overs at 7.8 an over, the early wickets meant the finish never quite arrived: just 24 runs in the last four overs, with four wickets lost, left them at 136/9 instead of something defendable.

Higham sets it up, Knott finishes

Lucy Higham’s 3/24 gave The Blaze the stranglehold that Essex never escaped, repeatedly breaking momentum just as Essex tried to reset. Knott’s 2/24 added to that squeeze and then her batting provided the knockout punch, driving the scoring rate up without risk. Kelly’s 55 off 44 ensured there was no wobble, and their 95-run partnership effectively ended the game in the middle overs.

Batting
RBSR
Marie Kelly
Marie Kelly
TB-W Batsman
5544125
Charli Knott
Charli Knott
TB-W Batsman
5435154
Liberty Heap
Liberty Heap
ESS-W Batsman
4631148
Bowling
WREcon
Lucy Higham
Lucy Higham
TB-W Bowler
3246.0
Charli Knott
Charli Knott
TB-W Bowler
2246.0
Georgia Elwiss
Georgia Elwiss
TB-W Bowler
2307.5

Pre-match edge became on-field control

The Blaze’s advantage on paper was built on being the more settled, better-performing side, and it showed in how they managed the key phases. Essex needed a clean start and a bigger total to flip recent trends, but the early collapse put them into catch-up mode. By contrast, The Blaze won the powerplay 47/1 and then accelerated through the middle at 9.2 an over, turning a chase into a formality.

ML
TB-W 59%
AI 1
TB-W 72%
AI 2
TB-W 72%
Math
TB-W 70%
Books
TB-W 65%
Playing XI
Eva Gray
Eva GrayC Allrounder
Ariana Dowse
Ariana DowseWK Allrounder
Lissy Macleod
Lissy Macleod Batsman
Anneke Bosch
Anneke Bosch Batsman
Amelie Bishop
Amelie Bishop Batsman
Esmae MacGregor
Esmae MacGregor Allrounder
Joanne Gardner
Joanne Gardner Allrounder
Bryony Gillgrass
Bryony Gillgrass Allrounder
Liberty Heap
Liberty Heap Bowler
Kate Coppack
Kate Coppack Bowler
Sophie Munro
Sophie Munro Bowler
Rest of Squad
Florence Miller
Florence Miller Batsman
Cordelia Griffith
Cordelia Griffith Batsman
Alice MacLeod
Alice MacLeod Batsman
Grace Scrivens
Grace Scrivens Allrounder
Jodi Grewcock
Jodi Grewcock Bowler
Sophia Smale
Sophia Smale Bowler
Abtaha Maqsood
Abtaha Maqsood Bowler
Amara Carr
Amara Carr Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Marie Kelly
Marie KellyC Batsman
Ella Claridge
Ella ClaridgeWK Allrounder
Prisha Thanawala
Prisha Thanawala Allrounder
Georgia Elwiss
Georgia Elwiss Allrounder
Emma Jones
Emma Jones Allrounder
Michaela Kirk
Michaela Kirk Allrounder
Josie Groves
Josie Groves Bowler
Lucy Higham
Lucy Higham Bowler
Charli Knott
Charli Knott Bowler
Maria Andrews
Maria Andrews Bowler
Tammy Beaumont
Tammy Beaumont Wicketkeeper
Rest of Squad
Georgie Boyce
Georgie Boyce Batsman
Kathryn Bryce
Kathryn Bryce Batsman
Cassidy McCarthy
Cassidy McCarthy Allrounder
Orla Prendergast
Orla Prendergast Allrounder
Natalie Sciver-Brunt
Natalie Sciver-Brunt Allrounder
Amy Wheeler
Amy Wheeler Bowler
Kirstie Gordon
Kirstie Gordon Bowler
Grace Ballinger
Grace Ballinger Bowler
Charley Phillips
Charley Phillips Bowler
Olivia Baker
Olivia Baker Bowler
Sarah Bryce
Sarah Bryce Wicketkeeper
Amy Ellen Jones
Amy Ellen Jones 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