ESS vs KENT Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jun 22, 2023
Kent will be looking to get into the top 4 of the South Group points table as it travels to the County Ground in Chelmsford to take in hosts Essex on Thursday.
Essex vs Kent head-to-head record
Of the 38 matches played between the two teams so far, Essex has won 18, while Kent has won 20.
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ESS vs KENT Team Previews
Essex
Essex's 5-match winning run was broken by Somerset in their latest outing. Nevertheless, the team has won 7 of the 10 matches it has played so far and sits at the 3rd spot on the points table, and a win here will go a long way in helping it make it to the quarterfinals.
Feroze Khushi and Daniel Lawrence haven’t been the best as an opening pair and have often failed to give the team a solid start. However, they will try and put their best foot forward here. Michael Pepper, Robin Das, and Paul Walter will come down in the middle order.
Each of them has played some good innings so far but the team will need them to play more consistently. Daniel Sams has been excellent as an all-rounder, scoring 232 runs and also picking up 18 wickets. He is the leading wicket-taker for Essex this season and will once again lead the pace attack for them along with Sam Cook and Shane Snater.
Simon Harmer and Michael Critchley have done a good job with the spin, picking up 28 wickets between them. Much of Essex’s success so far can be attributed to the bowlers.
Essex Playing 11
Dan Lawrence, Feroze Khushi, Michael Pepper, Robin Das, Paul Walter, Matt Critchley, Daniel Sams, William Buttleman, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Aron Nijjar.
Kent
Kent had a terrible start to its campaign, losing 5 of its first 6 matches. However, it has managed to turn things around and is now on a 4-match winning spree. With 4 more matches to go, the team will need to continue with this winning momentum if they want to move into the quarterfinals.
Opener Daniel Bell-Drummond has been a fantastic performer for Kent this season and is also their top-scorer with 407 runs. His partner, Tawanda Muyeye hasn’t been that free-flowing and will be hoping to get a big inning here. Similarly, middle-order batsmen Sam Billings and Jack Leaning haven’t been able to score big runs and that has cost a few matches to the team.
On the other hand, Joe Denly and Jordan Cox have done decently well. In the bowling department, Michael Hogan and Grant Stewart have done an excellent job as far as picking up wickets is considered, but they have been a bit expensive. Wes Agar and Fred Klaassen haven’t played too many matches this season but are likely to play an important role going forward.
The spin department is a bit lacking though and George Linde is the only specialist spinner on the team.
Kent Playing 11
Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Sam Billings, Jordan Cox, George Linde, Jack Leaning, Grant Stewart, Joey Evison, Wes Agar, Michael Hogan.
ESS vs KENT Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will likely opt to bowl first here.
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Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at the County Ground in Chelmsford is good to bat on and has seen an average first-inning score of around 180. However, the quicker bowlers will be able to get some movement early on in the game and the batsmen will need to settle down before playing the big shots. The weather is expected to remain clear with temperatures of between 18-23 degrees Celsius.
ESS vs KENT Betting Tips
While Kent has shown some good form of late, we think they will find it difficult to overcome a stiff opponent like Essex. The latter have some in-form batsmen in the middle order and also a well-balanced bowling attack.
Bet on Essex to win.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Daniel Bell-Drummond has been in excellent form this season, scoring at an average of 45.22. He has scored 24 or more runs in 5 of his last 6 T20 innings, including 3 half-centuries. We are therefore backing him to play a good inning here.
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