KEN vs HAM, T20 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Canterbury
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Series
T20 Blast 2026 - Men
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Toss
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
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Umpire
Ant Harris , Chris Watts
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Match Referee
Alec Swann
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Tv Umpire
Alec Swann
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Man of the Match
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KEN
HAM
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Sam Billings | 50 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 238.10 |
| Joe Denly | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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18.4 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A full toss outside off from no movement, and Sam Billings drives it with crisp timing. The outside edge races away past third man for four. Sam Billings adds another boundary, reaching a fifty off just 21 balls with an electrifying strike rate.
18.3 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A full toss straight on middle stump, smoothly flicked off the pads. The batter sends it racing through mid-wicket for four runs.
18.2 Sonny Baker to Joe Denly
18.1 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
Sam Billings meets the full toss on off stump with a smooth, controlled drive, guiding it neatly for a single.
17.6 Scott Currie to Sam Billings
A full toss right on middle stump, flicked with controlled precision through mid-wicket for a single. Kent require 10 runs from 12 balls with seven wickets in hand as the chase nears the crucial phase.
17.5 Scott Currie to Sam Billings
A slower ball pitched just outside off, beautifully executed. Sam Billings scoops it with impeccable control, sending it gracefully through fine leg for four.
17.4 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a full slower ball right on off stump, and Denly quickly flicks it down towards leg for a single.
17.3 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a full toss on off stump, and Denly drives it crisply along the ground for a quick two.
17.2 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a yorker just outside off, and Joe Denly tries to defend but misses; a tidy dot ball with no run conceded.
17.1 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a slower ball on a length outside off; Joe Denly drives it with perfect timing and control. The ball races away over long off for a glorious six.
16.6 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
A slower ball tucked just outside off, and no shot offered as it drifts wide. The umpire signals a wide, adding one to the tally.
16.6 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
Chris Wood fires in a yorker outside off, and Sam Billings attempts a drive but misses. The ball is quickly fielded by the keeper, resulting in no run. Kent require 24 runs from 18 balls with seven wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
16.5 Chris Wood to Joe Denly
On a back of a length delivery down the leg, Joe Denly attempts a pull but mistimes it, yet manages to sneak a single through. Joe Denly gets off the mark.
16.4 Chris Wood to Harry Finch
A full delivery on leg stump with no movement. Finch attempts a slog-sweep but missed entirely, and he’s bowled cleanly. Harry Finch departs for 45 off 43.
16.3 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
Bowled full and wide outside off, Sam Billings attempts a sweep but mis-times it, managing just a quick single. That partnership has now moved to 50 runs off 22 balls.
16.2 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
Sam Billings slides into a controlled sweep off a full toss drifting outside off, picking up two runs with neat placement. Kent moves on to 150 for 2.
16.1 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
A back of a length delivery on leg stump with no movement, expertly cut through the off side by Sam Billings who times it beautifully. The controlled cut races away towards long off for four. Sam Billings reaches thirty runs off just 13 balls, boasting a strike rate of 254.
15.6 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
The stock ball comes in on a length just outside off stump, and Sam Billings steers it crisply for a quick single. Kent face a chase requiring 33 runs from 24 balls with 8 wickets in hand.
15.5 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
Dawson bowls a length quicker ball on off stump, but Billings stays cool. He plays a well-timed reverse sweep, sending the ball racing through backward point for four. Sam Billings is really finding the boundary this over with two stylish fours.
15.4 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
Liam Dawson bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, but Sam Billings reads it perfectly. He executes a well-timed, controlled reverse sweep that races away over cover for six!
15.3 Liam Dawson to Harry Finch
A length stock ball on leg stump, driven neatly by Finch for a quick single into the offside.
15.2 Liam Dawson to Harry Finch
Liam Dawson bowls a length stock ball on off stump, and Harry Finch attempts a slog but misses completely—no run.
15.1 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
A full-length quicker ball on leg stump as the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses, the ball striking his pad for a leg bye and the single taken.
14.6 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A yorker wide outside off stump, and no shot played as the ball runs away for a wide. The keeper scrambles to field it but the extra is added to the total. This extra takes the tally to 17 runs in the over so far.
14.6 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
Sam Billings drives down the length ball outside off, managing an inside edge that races away for a quick single. That's 20 runs in this over! Kent chase 46 from 30 balls with eight wickets in hand, holding an 80% win probability.
14.5 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A length ball on off stump, and Billings pulls off a brilliantly controlled scoop. That well-timed flick sails clean over fine leg for six! Billings adds another six, his second this over, taking the total to 16 runs in the over.
14.4 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A full toss delivered right on off stump, expertly dispatched by the batter. Sam Billings scoops it with perfect timing, sending the ball racing for six over fine leg with controlled grace.
14.3 Sonny Baker to Harry Finch
A yorker on the off stump line, but the batter misses the defensive attempt. The keeper bobbles the ball, resulting in an extra run for Kent.
14.2 Sonny Baker to Harry Finch
A length ball outside off stump, hammered crisply through the covers by Finch for a neat two.
14.1 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A length delivery just outside off stump, the batter tries a drive but misses, and a misfield by the keeper gifts an extra run.
18.4 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A full toss outside off from no movement, and Sam Billings drives it with crisp timing. The outside edge races away past third man for four. Sam Billings adds another boundary, reaching a fifty off just 21 balls with an electrifying strike rate.
18.3 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A full toss straight on middle stump, smoothly flicked off the pads. The batter sends it racing through mid-wicket for four runs.
18.2 Sonny Baker to Joe Denly
A full toss outside off from the bowler. The batter leans into a drive, catching the outside edge and nudges it away for a single.
18.1 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
Sam Billings meets the full toss on off stump with a smooth, controlled drive, guiding it neatly for a single.
17.6 Scott Currie to Sam Billings
A full toss right on middle stump, flicked with controlled precision through mid-wicket for a single. Kent require 10 runs from 12 balls with seven wickets in hand as the chase nears the crucial phase.
17.5 Scott Currie to Sam Billings
A slower ball pitched just outside off, beautifully executed. Sam Billings scoops it with impeccable control, sending it gracefully through fine leg for four.
17.4 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a full slower ball right on off stump, and Denly quickly flicks it down towards leg for a single.
17.3 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a full toss on off stump, and Denly drives it crisply along the ground for a quick two.
17.2 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a yorker just outside off, and Joe Denly tries to defend but misses; a tidy dot ball with no run conceded.
17.1 Scott Currie to Joe Denly
Scott Currie bowls a slower ball on a length outside off; Joe Denly drives it with perfect timing and control. The ball races away over long off for a glorious six.
16.6 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
A slower ball tucked just outside off, and no shot offered as it drifts wide. The umpire signals a wide, adding one to the tally.
16.6 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
Chris Wood fires in a yorker outside off, and Sam Billings attempts a drive but misses. The ball is quickly fielded by the keeper, resulting in no run. Kent require 24 runs from 18 balls with seven wickets in hand, facing a steep chase.
16.5 Chris Wood to Joe Denly
On a back of a length delivery down the leg, Joe Denly attempts a pull but mistimes it, yet manages to sneak a single through. Joe Denly gets off the mark.
16.4 Chris Wood to Harry Finch
A full delivery on leg stump with no movement. Finch attempts a slog-sweep but missed entirely, and he’s bowled cleanly. Harry Finch departs for 45 off 43.
16.3 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
Bowled full and wide outside off, Sam Billings attempts a sweep but mis-times it, managing just a quick single. That partnership has now moved to 50 runs off 22 balls.
16.2 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
Sam Billings slides into a controlled sweep off a full toss drifting outside off, picking up two runs with neat placement. Kent moves on to 150 for 2.
16.1 Chris Wood to Sam Billings
A back of a length delivery on leg stump with no movement, expertly cut through the off side by Sam Billings who times it beautifully. The controlled cut races away towards long off for four. Sam Billings reaches thirty runs off just 13 balls, boasting a strike rate of 254.
15.6 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
The stock ball comes in on a length just outside off stump, and Sam Billings steers it crisply for a quick single. Kent face a chase requiring 33 runs from 24 balls with 8 wickets in hand.
15.5 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
Dawson bowls a length quicker ball on off stump, but Billings stays cool. He plays a well-timed reverse sweep, sending the ball racing through backward point for four. Sam Billings is really finding the boundary this over with two stylish fours.
15.4 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
Liam Dawson bowls a length stock ball on middle stump, but Sam Billings reads it perfectly. He executes a well-timed, controlled reverse sweep that races away over cover for six!
15.3 Liam Dawson to Harry Finch
A length stock ball on leg stump, driven neatly by Finch for a quick single into the offside.
15.2 Liam Dawson to Harry Finch
Liam Dawson bowls a length stock ball on off stump, and Harry Finch attempts a slog but misses completely—no run.
15.1 Liam Dawson to Sam Billings
A full-length quicker ball on leg stump as the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses, the ball striking his pad for a leg bye and the single taken.
14.6 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A yorker wide outside off stump, and no shot played as the ball runs away for a wide. The keeper scrambles to field it but the extra is added to the total. This extra takes the tally to 17 runs in the over so far.
14.6 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
Sam Billings drives down the length ball outside off, managing an inside edge that races away for a quick single. That's 20 runs in this over! Kent chase 46 from 30 balls with eight wickets in hand, holding an 80% win probability.
14.5 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A length ball on off stump, and Billings pulls off a brilliantly controlled scoop. That well-timed flick sails clean over fine leg for six! Billings adds another six, his second this over, taking the total to 16 runs in the over.
14.4 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A full toss delivered right on off stump, expertly dispatched by the batter. Sam Billings scoops it with perfect timing, sending the ball racing for six over fine leg with controlled grace.
14.3 Sonny Baker to Harry Finch
A yorker on the off stump line, but the batter misses the defensive attempt. The keeper bobbles the ball, resulting in an extra run for Kent.
14.2 Sonny Baker to Harry Finch
A length ball outside off stump, hammered crisply through the covers by Finch for a neat two.
14.1 Sonny Baker to Sam Billings
A length delivery just outside off stump, the batter tries a drive but misses, and a misfield by the keeper gifts an extra run.
KEN Batting: 177/3 in 18.4 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Harry Finch | b: Chris Wood | 45 (43) | 4 | 0 | 104.65 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | c: James Fuller b: Liam Dawson | 54 (34) | 6 | 2 | 158.82 |
| Zak Crawley | b: Chris Wood | 4 (8) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sam Billings | not out | 50 (21) | 5 | 3 | 238.10 |
| Joe Denly | not out | 11 (6) | 0 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Chris Benjamin | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Grant Stewart | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jake Lintott | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Keith Dudgeon | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Matt Milnes | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fred Klaassen | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Sonny Baker | 3.4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.73 |
| Chris Wood | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.25 |
| James Fuller | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Scott Currie | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Liam Dawson | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.25 |
HAM Batting: 176/6 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Toby Albert | c: Zak Crawley b: Joe Denly | 16 (19) | 0 | 1 | 84.21 |
| James Vince | b: Grant Stewart | 84 (46) | 12 | 2 | 182.61 |
| Joe Weatherley | b: Grant Stewart | 24 (16) | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Ben Mayes | c: Zak Crawley b: Grant Stewart | 15 (10) | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Liam Dawson | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tristan Stubbs | not out | 18 (17) | 1 | 0 | 105.88 |
| Hilton Cartwright | c: Keith Dudgeon b: Grant Stewart | 3 (7) | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| James Fuller | run out (Daniel Bell-Drummond) | 10 (5) | 2 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Scott Currie | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Wood | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sonny Baker | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Keith Dudgeon | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Matt Milnes | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.75 |
| Fred Klaassen | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Joe Denly | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.67 |
| Jake Lintott | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Grant Stewart | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.00 |
A full toss outside off from the bowler. The batter leans into a drive, catching the outside edge and nudges it away for a single.