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Match Details
ESS vs HAM, 118th T20, T20 Blast 2025 live
ESS
222-6(19.2)
Essex won by 4 wickets 🏆
HAM
(20.0)220-6
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P'ship : 46(18)
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That’s all from today’s coverage of the T20 Blast 2025 match between Essex and Hampshire from the County Ground, Chelmsford.
I am Gourav Samal, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Saptak Sanyal and Darpan Tikiya and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. Thank you for joining us. Good Night.
I am Gourav Samal, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Saptak Sanyal and Darpan Tikiya and scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. Thank you for joining us. Good Night.
Jordan Cox (Player of the Match): "It was good fun. Glad to get the win. To chase 200+ is always challenging. Good to get home. (On Pepper's knock) I think once you get in here, the boundaries are not big, and the ball flies."
Player of the Match — Jordan Cox
2:23 AM IST and 9:53 PM Local Time | That’s the end of the match. Jordan Cox stole the show with his brilliant innings of 139* with the bat. Essex defeated Hampshire by 4 wickets with 4 balls to spare.
After losing the toss and put into bat first, Toby Albert and Tom Prest opened the innings for Hampshire. The duo added 56 runs for the first wicket before Prest was dismissed for 41 in 24 balls. Albert went to complete his half century as he made 84 in 55 balls. Hilton Cartwright also played a brilliant innings of 56 in just 23 balls and towards the end James Fuller added 21 in 6 balls to help Hampshire post a total of 220/6 at the end of 20th over.
For Essex, Mackenzie Jones(2/46) and Simon Harmer(2/27) took two wickets each. Mohammad Amir(1/32) and Luc Benkenstein(1/16) grabbed one wicket each in the innings.
Chasing a target of 221 on the board, Michael-Kyle-Pepper and Paul Walter opened the innings for Essex. They added 33 runs for the first wicket before Walter was dismissed for 13 in 6 balls. Pepper made 23 in 11 balls. Jordan Cox was the one warrior in the run chase. He remained unbeaten on 139* in 60 balls. Mathew Critchley scored 13 in 13 balls and Luc Benkenstein added 13 in 8 balls.
For Hampshire, while Liam Dawson(2/22) and Chris Wood(2/33) took two wickets in the innings and Sonny Baker(1/47) and Scott Currie(1/40) grabbed one each.
After losing the toss and put into bat first, Toby Albert and Tom Prest opened the innings for Hampshire. The duo added 56 runs for the first wicket before Prest was dismissed for 41 in 24 balls. Albert went to complete his half century as he made 84 in 55 balls. Hilton Cartwright also played a brilliant innings of 56 in just 23 balls and towards the end James Fuller added 21 in 6 balls to help Hampshire post a total of 220/6 at the end of 20th over.
For Essex, Mackenzie Jones(2/46) and Simon Harmer(2/27) took two wickets each. Mohammad Amir(1/32) and Luc Benkenstein(1/16) grabbed one wicket each in the innings.
Chasing a target of 221 on the board, Michael-Kyle-Pepper and Paul Walter opened the innings for Essex. They added 33 runs for the first wicket before Walter was dismissed for 13 in 6 balls. Pepper made 23 in 11 balls. Jordan Cox was the one warrior in the run chase. He remained unbeaten on 139* in 60 balls. Mathew Critchley scored 13 in 13 balls and Luc Benkenstein added 13 in 8 balls.
For Hampshire, while Liam Dawson(2/22) and Chris Wood(2/33) took two wickets in the innings and Sonny Baker(1/47) and Scott Currie(1/40) grabbed one each.
19.2 J Fuller to J Cox
6 SIX AGAIN! HE FINISHES IT OFF WITH FLAIR AND FLAMBOYANCE! WHAT A KNOCK FROM JORDAN COX! Fuller landed it in "the slot" and of course, Cox was not going to miss out. He pummelled it straight over the top of the umpire's head and the Essex fans had started celebrating even before the ball landed. Essex win by 4 wickets.
Cox connects it well enough to add six runs. 5 more needed in 5 balls.
19.1 J Fuller to J Cox
6 HIGH... ALL THE WAY! SIX! Fuller ran in around the wicket and tried to angle it away from the right-hander. Alas, he could not get it far enough. Cox already stood at the fourth peg and was able to loft it over the sightscreen.
11 more needed in 6 balls. Jordan Cox will be on strike.
OVER 19
Essex
210/6
Simon Harmer
7(5)
Jordan Cox
127(58)
Scott Currie
1-40(4.0)
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