ESS vs SRY, T20 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Chelmsford
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Series
T20 Blast 2026 - Men
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Toss
Essex won the toss and elected to field.
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Umpire
James Middlebrook , Tom Lungley
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Match Referee
Steve Davis
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Tv Umpire
Steve Davis
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Man of the Match
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ESS
SRY
Key Stats
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Shane Snater | 33 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 235.71 |
| Zaman Akhter | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 260.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
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19.6 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
A short ball just outside off, met with a controlled, middled drive. Zaman Akhter sends it sailing over long on for a stunning six! Zaman Akhter now has three boundaries this over, adding sixes number two in this over to take Essex closer in this chase needing just eight runs from the remaining ball with two wickets in hand.
19.5 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
19.4 Tom Lawes to Shane Snater
An illegal beamer outside off stump, and the batter seizes the chance with a controlled hook, middling it perfectly over fine leg for six. The no-ball adds an extra run to the total as well. That brings the over to 18 runs, with Snater striking thirty from 13 balls at a scorching rate, pushing this partnership to 52 off 19 deliveries.
19.3 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
The slower ball outside off, a half-tracker, sees Zaman Akhter pull it low and controlled towards deep mid-wicket, picking up a single.
19.2 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
No swing, pitching a length outside off, the batsman steps forward and drives with perfect timing. It's a beautifully controlled shot, sending the ball flying over long off for six. Zaman Akhter has now hit two boundaries in this over.
19.1 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
A full-length ball outside off, driven crisply by Zaman Akhter. He times it perfectly, sending it racing past long off for four.
18.6 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
A short ball outside off is met with a perfectly timed hook shot. The batter middles it with controlled swing over deep square leg for six. Essex face a steep chase needing 33 runs from the final over with just two wickets in hand.
18.5 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
Jordan bowls a full delivery outside off, and the batter attempts an adventurous scoop but misses it well.
18.4 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
Jordan delivers a yorker on off stump, but Snater tries to steer and misses it completely. No run comes off the ball.
18.3 Chris Jordan to Zaman Akhter
A full toss on off stump, met with a controlled drive through the extra cover region, just enough to pick up a single.
18.2 Chris Jordan to Zaman Akhter
Chris Jordan bowls a full delivery on off stump with no movement. Zaman Akhter drives it firmly along the ground for a quick two runs, though a sharp stop by Tom Lawes at long on prevents a boundary. Essex move to 201 for 8 with that brisk double.
18.1 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
A full toss delivered on off stump, and the batter drives with a thick edge along the ground, nudging it past the field for a quick single.
17.6 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Pitching just outside off, Curran bowls a length ball that Snater confidently drives along the ground, securing a comfortable single. That brings up 18 runs this over. Essex now require 43 runs from 12 balls with two wickets in hand in a tense chase.
17.5 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Tom Curran bowls a length ball outside off, but Snater muscles a controlled slog through mid wicket, sending it sailing for six. That makes it 17 this over! Three boundaries now for Shane Snater this over.
17.4 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
A length ball, delivered on off stump without any movement, is met crisply. Shane Snater executes a well-timed late cut that races away through third man for four. That makes it another boundary for Snater, his second in this over.
17.3 Tom Curran to Zaman Akhter
Tom Curran bowls a full toss on leg stump, and the batter attempts a glance but misses completely. The umpire signals a wide, adding an extra run to the total.
17.2 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Tom Curran bowls a short no movement delivery outside off, and Shane Snater reads it well, middling a controlled pull for a quick single to deep mid wicket.
17.1 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Tom Curran pitches a back of a length delivery just outside off. Shane Snater plays a crisp late cut, riding the outside edge elegantly past third man for four.
16.6 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
Tom Lawes delivers a length ball just outside off stump. Zaman Akhter steps forward and confidently drives a controlled, well-middled shot through long off for four. The chase demands 61 runs from 18 balls with only two wickets left, a tough task ahead for Essex.
16.6 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, drive. 4 runs.
16.5 Tom Lawes to Shane Snater
Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, pull along the ground to Chris Jordan at deep mid wicket. 1 run.
16.4 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Jason Roy at extra cover. 1 run.
16.3 Tom Lawes to Noah Thain
Tom Lawes bowls a length ball just outside off stump. Noah Thain goes for a drive but mis-times it, sending a loose shot into the extra cover where the catch is taken. He's caught out. Noah Thain departs after scoring 36 runs from 25 balls.
16.2 Tom Lawes to Noah Thain
Tom Lawes delivers a length ball outside off, and Noah Thain confidently drives with perfect timing. The ball is crisply middled and races away through extra cover, earning a boundary.
16.1 Tom Lawes to Shane Snater
A full toss outside off, pushed by the batter but mis-timed, managing just a single as the fielder at cover cuts it off cleanly.
15.6 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
An off break tossed up outside off stump, enticing the batter into an ambitious reverse sweep but he misses completely, resulting in a dot ball. Essex face a steep chase needing 72 runs from 24 balls with just three wickets in hand.
15.5 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
An off break on a length, angling on leg stump. Noah Thain takes a controlled slog-sweep, sending it sailing cleanly over deep square leg for six! Noah Thain moves to thirty off just 22 balls, keeping up a brilliant strike rate of 145.
15.4 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
An off break pitched full outside off stump, the batter attempts a drive but misses. The ball is misfielded by the wicketkeeper, offering a chance for a run despite no contact.
15.3 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
The off-break drifts outside off with a length delivery, and the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
15.2 Dan Lawrence to Shane Snater
Off break pitched up just on off stump, and Shane Snater works it smartly for a quick single. Snater has got himself off the mark.
15.1 Dan Lawrence to Simon Fernandes
The off break pitches up on middle stump length, and Simon Fernandes attempts a slog-sweep but misses entirely. The ball sneaks through to the wicketkeeper as Fernandes is bowled out. Simon Fernandes departs for 2 runs from 3 balls.
19.6 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
A short ball just outside off, met with a controlled, middled drive. Zaman Akhter sends it sailing over long on for a stunning six! Zaman Akhter now has three boundaries this over, adding sixes number two in this over to take Essex closer in this chase needing just eight runs from the remaining ball with two wickets in hand.
19.5 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
A back of a length delivery outside off stump with no movement. The batter attempts an upper cut but misses, resulting in no run.
19.4 Tom Lawes to Shane Snater
An illegal beamer outside off stump, and the batter seizes the chance with a controlled hook, middling it perfectly over fine leg for six. The no-ball adds an extra run to the total as well. That brings the over to 18 runs, with Snater striking thirty from 13 balls at a scorching rate, pushing this partnership to 52 off 19 deliveries.
19.3 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
The slower ball outside off, a half-tracker, sees Zaman Akhter pull it low and controlled towards deep mid-wicket, picking up a single.
19.2 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
No swing, pitching a length outside off, the batsman steps forward and drives with perfect timing. It's a beautifully controlled shot, sending the ball flying over long off for six. Zaman Akhter has now hit two boundaries in this over.
19.1 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
A full-length ball outside off, driven crisply by Zaman Akhter. He times it perfectly, sending it racing past long off for four.
18.6 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
A short ball outside off is met with a perfectly timed hook shot. The batter middles it with controlled swing over deep square leg for six. Essex face a steep chase needing 33 runs from the final over with just two wickets in hand.
18.5 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
Jordan bowls a full delivery outside off, and the batter attempts an adventurous scoop but misses it well.
18.4 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
Jordan delivers a yorker on off stump, but Snater tries to steer and misses it completely. No run comes off the ball.
18.3 Chris Jordan to Zaman Akhter
A full toss on off stump, met with a controlled drive through the extra cover region, just enough to pick up a single.
18.2 Chris Jordan to Zaman Akhter
Chris Jordan bowls a full delivery on off stump with no movement. Zaman Akhter drives it firmly along the ground for a quick two runs, though a sharp stop by Tom Lawes at long on prevents a boundary. Essex move to 201 for 8 with that brisk double.
18.1 Chris Jordan to Shane Snater
A full toss delivered on off stump, and the batter drives with a thick edge along the ground, nudging it past the field for a quick single.
17.6 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Pitching just outside off, Curran bowls a length ball that Snater confidently drives along the ground, securing a comfortable single. That brings up 18 runs this over. Essex now require 43 runs from 12 balls with two wickets in hand in a tense chase.
17.5 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Tom Curran bowls a length ball outside off, but Snater muscles a controlled slog through mid wicket, sending it sailing for six. That makes it 17 this over! Three boundaries now for Shane Snater this over.
17.4 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
A length ball, delivered on off stump without any movement, is met crisply. Shane Snater executes a well-timed late cut that races away through third man for four. That makes it another boundary for Snater, his second in this over.
17.3 Tom Curran to Zaman Akhter
Tom Curran bowls a full toss on leg stump, and the batter attempts a glance but misses completely. The umpire signals a wide, adding an extra run to the total.
17.2 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Tom Curran bowls a short no movement delivery outside off, and Shane Snater reads it well, middling a controlled pull for a quick single to deep mid wicket.
17.1 Tom Curran to Shane Snater
Tom Curran pitches a back of a length delivery just outside off. Shane Snater plays a crisp late cut, riding the outside edge elegantly past third man for four.
16.6 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
Tom Lawes delivers a length ball just outside off stump. Zaman Akhter steps forward and confidently drives a controlled, well-middled shot through long off for four. The chase demands 61 runs from 18 balls with only two wickets left, a tough task ahead for Essex.
16.6 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, back foot, drive. 4 runs.
16.5 Tom Lawes to Shane Snater
Over the wicket. Back of a length, outside off, back foot, pull along the ground to Chris Jordan at deep mid wicket. 1 run.
16.4 Tom Lawes to Zaman Akhter
Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, front foot, drive along the ground to Jason Roy at extra cover. 1 run.
16.3 Tom Lawes to Noah Thain
Tom Lawes bowls a length ball just outside off stump. Noah Thain goes for a drive but mis-times it, sending a loose shot into the extra cover where the catch is taken. He's caught out. Noah Thain departs after scoring 36 runs from 25 balls.
16.2 Tom Lawes to Noah Thain
Tom Lawes delivers a length ball outside off, and Noah Thain confidently drives with perfect timing. The ball is crisply middled and races away through extra cover, earning a boundary.
16.1 Tom Lawes to Shane Snater
A full toss outside off, pushed by the batter but mis-timed, managing just a single as the fielder at cover cuts it off cleanly.
15.6 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
An off break tossed up outside off stump, enticing the batter into an ambitious reverse sweep but he misses completely, resulting in a dot ball. Essex face a steep chase needing 72 runs from 24 balls with just three wickets in hand.
15.5 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
An off break on a length, angling on leg stump. Noah Thain takes a controlled slog-sweep, sending it sailing cleanly over deep square leg for six! Noah Thain moves to thirty off just 22 balls, keeping up a brilliant strike rate of 145.
15.4 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
An off break pitched full outside off stump, the batter attempts a drive but misses. The ball is misfielded by the wicketkeeper, offering a chance for a run despite no contact.
15.3 Dan Lawrence to Noah Thain
The off-break drifts outside off with a length delivery, and the batter attempts a reverse sweep but misses completely, resulting in a dot ball.
15.2 Dan Lawrence to Shane Snater
Off break pitched up just on off stump, and Shane Snater works it smartly for a quick single. Snater has got himself off the mark.
15.1 Dan Lawrence to Simon Fernandes
The off break pitches up on middle stump length, and Simon Fernandes attempts a slog-sweep but misses entirely. The ball sneaks through to the wicketkeeper as Fernandes is bowled out. Simon Fernandes departs for 2 runs from 3 balls.
ESS Batting: 233/8 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Paul Walter | c: Josh Philippe b: Reece Topley | 78 (30) | 12 | 4 | 260.00 |
| Michael Pepper | b: Reece Topley | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Charlie Allison | c: Tom Curran b: Dan Lawrence | 21 (14) | 1 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Luc Benkenstein | c: Josh Philippe b: Dan Lawrence | 12 (8) | 2 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Matt Critchley | c: Adam Thomas b: Reece Topley | 3 (4) | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Noah Thain | c: Reece Topley b: Tom Lawes | 36 (25) | 2 | 2 | 144.00 |
| Simon Harmer | c: Reece Topley b: Tom Lawes | 15 (10) | 1 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Simon Fernandes | b: Dan Lawrence | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Shane Snater | not out | 33 (14) | 2 | 3 | 235.71 |
| Zaman Akhter | not out | 26 (10) | 2 | 2 | 260.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Reece Topley | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Jordan Clark | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 |
| Tom Curran | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Chris Jordan | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.00 |
| Tom Lawes | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Dan Lawrence | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
SRY Batting: 240/4 in 20.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Roy | c: Michael Pepper b: Matt Critchley | 65 (38) | 6 | 3 | 171.05 |
| Laurie Evans | c: Michael Pepper b: Matt Critchley | 40 (23) | 6 | 1 | 173.91 |
| Josh Philippe | not out | 61 (30) | 5 | 4 | 203.33 |
| Ollie Pope | b: Shane Snater | 59 (26) | 10 | 1 | 226.92 |
| Dan Lawrence | not out | 12 (3) | 1 | 1 | 400.00 |
| Adam Thomas | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jordan Clark | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Curran | c: Simon Harmer b: Zaman Akhter | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Chris Jordan | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Lawes | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Reece Topley | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Shane Snater | 4 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Charlie Bennett | 3 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.67 |
| Zaman Akhter | 4 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15.75 |
| Matt Critchley | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Simon Harmer | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Luc Benkenstein | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.00 |
A back of a length delivery outside off stump with no movement. The batter attempts an upper cut but misses, resulting in no run.