Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

There have been no previous meetings between Yorkshire W and Essex W. This is their first head-to-head in the available record. With no prior match between them, there is no recent result to reference. The matchup starts without any established pattern or historical edge.

Yorkshire W

Yorkshire W are 9th in the T20BW regular season with 0 points and a 0W-3L record. Their form is a straight slide, with three consecutive defeats. The clearest snapshot is the 39-run loss to Somerset W, where Yorkshire finished well short of the target.

YOYorkshire W 138/9

SOSomerset W 177/5

2026-05-27 · SOM-W on by 39 runs

YOYorkshire W 133/10

SUSurrey W 134/6

2026-05-24 · SUR-W won by 4 wickets (with 27 balls remaining)

YOYorkshire W 179/5

TBThe Blaze W 181/6

2026-05-22 · TB-Women won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Essex W

Essex W are 6th in the T20BW regular season with 5 points and a 1W-1L record. Their recent results show they can control games, highlighted by a seven-wicket win over Warwickshire W with 34 balls remaining. They come off a 23-run loss to Hampshire W after falling short in a chase of 161.

ESEssex W 137/9

HAHampshire W 160/7

2026-05-26 · HAM-W won by 23 runs

ESEssex W 166/3

WAWarwickshire W 164/8

2026-05-22 · ESS-W won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

ESEssex W 164/3

DUDurham W 155/8

2025-07-18 · ESS-W won by 9 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

Models are split: the ML model leans Yorkshire W at 53%, but the other models favour Essex W, with the model average at Essex W 60%. Bookmakers diverge from the ML lean and side with Essex W at 52% (1.78) vs Yorkshire W at 48% (1.92). Key stats favour Essex W 5-1, driven by the gap in points, NRR, and recent results. The game likely turns on whether Yorkshire can halt a three-match losing run against an Essex side that has already shown it can close out chases comfortably.

Gray’s spell flips the script

Eva Gray prised open Yorkshire’s innings just when they looked set, and that burst ultimately proved the difference in a three-run Essex win. Yorkshire flew to 48/2 in the powerplay, but wickets kept interrupting any momentum and they were bowled out for 143 with two balls left. Essex’s chase had its own stutter, yet they stayed just ahead of the rate and survived the late squeeze to finish 146/7.

Middle overs: Essex strike back

The decisive stretch came straight after the powerplay in Yorkshire’s innings. From 48/2, they managed only 59 runs for 3 wickets through the middle overs, never finding a partnership bigger than 28. Gray and Sophia Smale squeezed and struck, forcing Yorkshire into riskier options; by the time the death overs arrived, the platform was gone and the tail had too much to do despite a brisk 36 runs coming at 9.4 an over.

Scrivens anchors, Gray closes

Scrivens’ 53 from 40 balls set the chase up, and her 59-run stand with Alice MacLeod gave Essex their one truly stable passage. When the middle overs threatened to unravel things, Jodi Grewcock’s 27 helped patch the innings together. But the match’s defining impact belonged to Gray (3/25), whose timely strikes ensured Yorkshire were always a few runs short of safety.

Pre-match edges show up late

Essex arrived with stronger recent results and a bowling profile built to control the early and middle stages, and that’s how the contest tilted. Yorkshire’s early intent suggested the home lean wasn’t fanciful, but their three-match skid showed in the inability to convert a bright start into a commanding total. Essex, meanwhile, showed the composure they’ve carried in recent chases: even after losing five wickets in the middle phase, they kept enough wickets and clarity to finish.