Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

There have been no previous meetings between these teams.

Kent

Kent are 8th in the T20B regular season on 12 points with a 3W-3L record. Their last three matches show a swing from a comfortable chase win to two narrow defeats, including a three-run loss most recently. The immediate question is whether they can turn close games back into wins after letting two finishes slip.

KEKent 184/9

ESEssex 187/6

2026-06-09 · ESS won by 3 runs

KEKent 133/8

SUSussex 135/3

2026-06-07 · SUS won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

KEKent 118/2

SUSurrey 116/10

2026-05-31 · KEN won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaininig)

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire are 9th in the T20B regular season on 12 points with a 3W-3L record. They come in on a three-match winning run, including a one-ball finish in their last three that underlined their ability to close tight chases. The form trend is clear: they’re stacking wins even without a positive net run rate.

NONottinghamshire 183/6

DEDerbyshire 173/9

2026-06-07 · Target 184 runs

NONottinghamshire 143/7

WAWarwickshire 139/10

2026-06-05 · NOT won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

NONottinghamshire 157/4

DUDurham 156/8

2026-05-31 · NOT won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

Models are split, leaning Nottinghamshire at 52% on average, with picks ranging from Kent 55% to Nottinghamshire 58%. Bookmakers diverge from the model average, pricing Kent at 45% (2.10) vs Nottinghamshire at 55% (1.75). Key stats favour Nottinghamshire 4-2, driven by their stronger recent form and better powerplay and middle-overs economy. Kent’s edge comes from net run rate and slightly better death-overs economy, so the finish phases look decisive.

Munsey blasts chase open

George Munsey’s clean striking in the middle overs was the moment the chase stopped being a question and became a countdown. Nottinghamshire, two down early, kept their nerve and then surged past Kent’s 184/7 to win by four wickets with eight balls remaining. Kent had enough on the board through Sam Billings’ late acceleration, and Matt Milnes’ wickets created a flicker of doubt, but Munsey ensured the target never got away.

Middle overs swing it

The game was won in Nottinghamshire’s middle-overs surge: 108/4 at 10.6 an over after a cautious powerplay of 42/2. Kent, by contrast, were steady rather than explosive through the same phase, adding 90/3 at 9.0 an over after racing to 58/2. That extra gear from Munsey, especially as the field spread, meant the required rate stayed manageable even when wickets fell, setting up a death phase of 37 without loss at 13.1 an over.

Munsey and Billings stand out

Munsey was the clear difference-maker, his 83 off 47 forcing Kent to defend straighter lines and shorter boundaries than they wanted. His 61-run partnership with Tom Moores provided the bridge from recovery to control, and the late hitting finished the job without drama. For Kent, Billings’ 64 off 38 gave their innings purpose after the top order’s start-and-stall, while Milnes’ 3/30 kept Nottinghamshire honest until Munsey’s momentum proved too strong.

Form and phases tell

Pre-match talk centred on Nottinghamshire’s stronger recent form and their ability to control the key overs, while Kent’s hopes leaned on a tight finish. The match followed that script in a different way: Kent didn’t implode, but they also didn’t land the decisive death-overs squeeze their numbers hinted at. Once Nottinghamshire got through the early wobble, their batting matchups and confidence showed, turning a competitive total into a chase dictated on their terms.