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ESS vs HAM Win Probability
Toss Winner - Essex won the toss and choose to bowl first
Essex beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
It's third versus ninth in the South Group as Hampshire host Essex!
- Essex have won two of their last three games.
- Hampshire are targeting their fourth successive win in this competition.
- The last four head to heads in this format have seen both teams win twice.
We are backing Hampshire to win!
| Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Essex County Cricket Club, Chelmsford, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 24.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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ESS vs HAM Match Prediction & Analysis
This has been a T20 Blast season to forget for Essex and although there is no chance of them sneaking into the top four positions of the South Group across the final two games, they do come into this game in decent form.
But unfortunately for Essex, they are up against one of the form teams in the division in Hampshire who are on the verge of booking their place in the quarter finals.
It was late May when these teams met in Southampton and Hampshire came out on top by a whopping 106 runs!
Dewald Brevis was the star for Hampshire with 68 runs from 32 balls although captain James Vince was not far behind with 62 from 31. Opener Toby Albert also hit a half-century before Liam Dawson took 4/26 with the ball.
Hampshire dominated that game - can they do the same on Thursday in Essex?
RECENT PERFORMANCE
ESS
W
L
W
L
L
ESS
225/6 in 20.0 11.25
T20BLAST
Somerset beat Essex by 95 runs
130/10 in 14.1 9.18
141/6 in 12.0 11.75
T20BLAST
Essex beat Surrey by 4 wickets (D/L) method
145/6 in 12.0 12.08
HAM
W
W
W
L
W
HAM
208/4 in 20.0 10.4
T20BLAST
Hampshire won by 95 runs
113/10 in 18.5 6
178/3 in 20.0 8.9
T20BLAST
Somerset beat Hampshire by 4 wickets
179/6 in 19.5 9.03
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 8 Matches
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447/9 in 119.4
CC_2023
Hampshire beat Essex by 3 wickets
267/7 in 58.1
115/5 in 11.3
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Essex won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (D/L method)
170/7 in 20.0
212/6 in 19.2
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Hampshire won by 4 wickets
209/7 in 20.0
96/10 in 14.1
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Hampshire won by 118 runs
214/8 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Essex Preview
Essex welcomed Sussex Sharks to Chelmsford on Friday and inflicted a fourth successive T20 Blast defeat on the team from the south coast with a six wicket victory.
On Thursday, it's another side from the south coast who provide the opposition in Chelmsford and Essex will be hoping that they can produce just as dominant a performance once again.
Last Friday's win was setup by a brilliant bowling display which saw five players pick up a wicket with Simon Harmer, Mohammad Amir, Sam Cook and Shane Snater all picking up 2+ dismissals.
With the bat, opener Michael Pepper comes into this game full of confidence after hitting 87 not out from 47 balls and the other two players in the top three, Paul Walter and Jordan Cox, are equally capable of single-handedly winning a T20 match!
Essex Predicted Playing XI:
Michael Pepper, Paul Walter, Jordan Cox (wk), Charlie Allison, Matt Critchley, Luc Benkenstein, Noah Thain, Simon Harmer (c), Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Mohammad Amir
Essex Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
Essex Actual Playing XI:
Charlie Allison, Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley, Simon Harmer, Noah Thain, Paul Walter, Jordan Cox, Michael Pepper, Shane Snater, Mohammad Amir, Mackenzie Jones
Hampshire Preview
When James Vince is on-song, there are very few other white ball batters in England capable of hitting such heights and the Hampshire captain was at his best in Hampshire's last game, hitting 98 not out from 49 balls as he led the successful chase of 168.
The skipper batted through the innings as his side won by six wickets with 16 balls remaining and he was well supported by Joe Weatherley who contributed 43 runs from 29 balls at number four.
With the ball, Hampshire also have a very strong balance with plenty of experience and a range of bowling styles.
James Fuller comes into this game after taking 3/16 and Chris Wood alongside Scott Currie both took two. Then there are the experienced heads of Liam Dawson and Benny Howell who make Hampshire's bowling a formidable unit.
Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:
Toby Albert (wk), James Vince (c), Tom Prest, Joe Weatherley, Hilton Cartwright, James Fuller, Benny Howell, Liam Dawson, Scott Currie, Chris Wood, Sonny Baker
Hampshire Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2025
Hampshire Actual Playing XI:
Fletcha Scott Middleton, Tom Prest, James Fuller, Liam Dawson, Toby Albert, Sonny Baker, Joe Weatherley, Benny Howell, Scott Currie, Chris Wood, Hilton Cartwright
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
According to the forecast, there will be cloud cover throughout the evening in Chelmsford. However, although there may be the odd drop of rain, there will also be high temperatures of 25 degrees.
ESS vs HAM Pitch Report
Chelmsford is a tight ground where the spectators seem almost part of the outfield. As a result, there are always boundary hitting options. A par score is likely to be in the region of 190-200 on Thursday.
Toss: To Bowl
There could be some rain around at the toss and across the opening innings of the match. For that reason, we predict that both sides will want to bowl first on Thursday evening.
ESS vs HAM
Winning Prediction
This should be an excellent contest as Essex are playing without the pressure of trying to qualify for the quarter finals whereas Hampshire are flying along near the top of the group. We are predicting a close game but expect Hampshire to come out on top.
We are backing Hampshire to win!
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