ESS vs HAM Match Preview
The Essex team succeeded in winning their last game by a margin of 25 runs to continue their winning streak in the competition. They batted first in this match and put up a score of 163 runs on the board while losing seven wickets. The top run-getter for Essex was Feroze Khushi who scored 55 runs in the match. He was helped during the process by James Coles who put together 35 runs lower down the order. As far as the Essex bowling attack is concerned, their bowlers were right on the money as they dazzled their opposition batters.
Essex managed to bundle out the opposition for a score of 138 runs. The top wicket-taker for Essex was Simon Harmer who picked up 4 wickets while the other successful bowler for Essex was Matt Critchley who picked up three wickets. The Essex bowling attack did not allow the opposition a whisker. Some of the key players for Essex going into this match are Simon Harmer, Feroze Khushi, and Matt Critchley. Essex has some top-quality all-rounders in their ranks such as Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley, Paul Walter, and Daniel Sams.
Hampshire is desperate for a victory in the league stages of the competition as they went down in the last game by a margin of 6 wickets. Batting initially, the Hampshire team put up a score of 156 runs on the board from their quota of 20 overs. The Hampshire skipper James Vince was the top batter for Hampshire scoring unbeaten 88 runs. Tom Prest also made a decent contribution by scoring 33 runs on the day. This score put on the board by the Hampshire batters was proven to be too small as their bowlers could not defend it.
Liam Dawson succeeded in picking up 2 wickets and Chris Wood succeeded in picking up one wicket. The Hampshire score was chased down by their opposition pretty easily. Some useful bowlers are playing in the Hampshire attack such as Keith Barker, Mason Crane, Nathan Ellis, Chris Wood, and Brad Wheal. Some high-quality all-rounders playing in the team are Scott Currie who was a bowling all-rounder, Liam Dawson, Ian Holland, and Benny Howell. There are three alternatives available for Hampshire for their wicketkeeping duties viz. Tom Alsop, Ben Brown, and Ben McDermott.
Weather Report
The weather bureau is expecting a great day for cricket matches at Chelmsford. You can expect a full match as there are little chances of any disruption during the match. The maximum temperature you can expect will be close to 18 degrees. The minimum temperature for the game will be close to 8 degrees. These are ideal conditions for cricket.
Pitch Report
The average first-inning total at the venue is 176 runs. From the 51 domestic T20 games played at this venue the team batting first has won 24 matches while the team batting second has won 26. The largest total set on this venue is 254 runs for the loss of 5 wickets by Essex.
Notable stats
Hampshire has a better recent head-to-head record between the two sides.
If you look at the recent games played between the two sides you will see Hampshire leading 3-2 for the last five games.
Simon Harmer has a great strike rate for Essex.
Simon Harmer has picked up 16 victims from 10 games with a strike rate of 14.12 and with an economy rate of 7.30.
Team News
There are no injury updates available for this game. So, the entire squad will be available for selection by the team management.
ESS vs HAM Probable 11
ESS Playing 11
- Feroze Khushi
- Simon Harmer (C)
- Matt Critchley
- James Coles
- Paul Walter
- Sam Cook
- Dan Lawrence
- Adam Rossington (Wk)
- Daniel Sams
- Tom Westely
- Robin Das.
HAM Playing 11
- James Vince (C)
- Tom Prest
- Liam Dawson
- Chris Wood
- Nathan Ellis
- James Fuller
- Mason Crane
- Ben McDermott (Wk)
- Joe Weatherley
- Ross Whiteley
- Toby Albert
Dream11 Prediction
The Essex team has made a good start to the competition by winning their first couple of matches against Gloucestershire and Sussex. Hampshire on the other hand has had a rocky start to the season and has had to endure a couple of losses already. They are currently in second-last position in the points tally while Essex has won both their games and they are in 3rd spot in the tournament. We will bet with Essex to win this encounter.
Top Picks
Daniel Sams: Daniel Sams has picked up 13 wickets in his last 9 games at a strike rate of 15.53.
James Vince: One of the most critical batters for Hampshire is James Vince. He is averaging 65.14 with a strike rate of 160.56 in his last 10 games for Hampshire.
Simon Harmer: The Essex bowler has picked up 16 scalps from his last 10 matches with a strike rate of 14.12 and an economy rate of 7.30.
Michael Pepper: Michael Pepper has scored 258 runs from his last 8 outings for Essex with a strike rate of 180.41 and an excellent average of 36.85.
ESS vs HAM Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: B McDermott , A Rossington
Batters: J Vince (C), F Khushi, T Prest
All-rounders: L Dawson, S Harmer, M Critchley, D Sams (VC)
Bowlers: C Wood, N Ellis
