tt10919 engtt1970	Essex v Kent
	The Vitality Blast 2022 (South Group)
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 7th June 2022 (20-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to field
Result	Essex won by 7 wickets
Points	Essex 2; Kent 0
Umpires	DJ Millns, PR Pollard
Referee	SJ Davis
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), LAR Hart (Kent)

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Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
TS Muyeye	c Sams b Allison	6	14	14	1	-	11	42.86
DJ Bell-Drummond	c Critchley b Sams	0	2	5	-	-	2	0.00
JM Cox	c Buttleman b Allison	2	5	11	-	-	3	40.00
G Stewart	c Sams b Cook	2	3	4	-	-	1	66.67
*+SW Billings	c and b Harmer	8	13	18	-	-	6	61.54
AJ Blake	c Walter b Sams	38	32	44	2	2	12	118.75
JA Leaning	b Critchley	14	13	13	2	-	6	107.69
GF Linde	c Sams b Critchley	18	17	19	-	1	5	105.88
Qais Ahmad	c Sams b Cook	24	14	13	2	2	6	171.43
ME Milnes	not out	7	6	10	1	-	3	116.67
FJ Klaassen	not out	1	1	3	-	-	0	100.00
Extras	(6 lb, 4 w)	10
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	130
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Bell-Drummond, 0.6 ov), 2-14 (Muyeye, 3.2 ov), 3-15 (Cox, 3.4 ov), 4-17 (Stewart, 4.1 ov), 5-46 (Billings, 8.4 ov), 6-73 (Leaning, 12.1 ov), 7-91 (Blake, 15.5 ov), 8-104 (Linde, 17.1 ov), 9-123 (Qais Ahmad, 19.1 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Sams	4	0	22	2	1	-	14	2	1	12.00	5.50
Cook	4	0	14	2	-	-	15	1	-	12.00	3.50
Allison	4	0	28	2	1	-	7	2	-	12.00	7.00
Harmer	4	0	19	1	-	-	13	1	1	24.00	4.75
Nijjar	1	0	21	0	2	-	-	1	2	-	21.00
Critchley	3	0	20	2	-	-	6	1	1	9.00	6.67

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Essex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
WEL Buttleman	c Blake b Linde	15	20	30	3	-	14	75.00
+AM Rossington	b Klaassen	8	8	9	-	1	5	100.00
MS Pepper	c Stewart b Qais Ahmad	50	29	35	2	4	9	172.41
MJJ Critchley	not out	18	20	32	1	-	6	90.00
PI Walter	not out	33	16	18	1	3	3	206.25
T Westley	did not bat
DR Sams	did not bat
*SR Harmer	did not bat
ASS Nijjar	did not bat
BMJ Allison	did not bat
SJ Cook	did not bat
Extras	(2 lb, 9 w)	11
Total	(3 wickets, 15.3 overs)	135
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Rossington, 2.4 ov), 2-53 (Buttleman, 7.5 ov), 3-85 (Pepper, 11.2 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Klaassen	4	2	20	1	1	-	16	2	1	24.00	5.00
Stewart	2	0	18	0	2	-	5	1	1	-	9.00
Milnes	3	0	27	0	-	-	6	3	1	-	9.00
Qais Ahmad	4	0	31	1	1	-	5	1	1	24.00	7.75
Linde	2.3	0	37	1	1	-	5	-	4	15.00	14.80

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Notes
--> Kent powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (24/4)
--> Essex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (39/1)
--> Kent innings: 50 in 9.4 overs, 39 minutes
--> Kent innings: 100 in 16.3 overs, 66 minutes
--> Essex innings: 50 in 7.2 overs, 28 minutes
--> Essex innings: 100 in 13.4 overs, 54 minutes
--> TS Muyeye made his debut in Twenty20 matches
--> TS Muyeye made his debut in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> Qais Ahmad passed his previous highest score of 13 in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> Qais Ahmad passed 500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 13
--> MS Pepper 50 in 28 balls, 31 minutes with 2 fours and 4 sixes
--> MS Pepper passed 500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 17
--> MS Pepper passed 500 runs in Twenty20 Blast matches when he reached 17
--> MJJ Critchley (11) and PI Walter (33) added 50 in 25 balls for the Essex 4th wicket

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Essex 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls, 17 minutes (MJJ Critchley 11, PI Walter 33)