Essex vs Kent, 55th Match, Vitality T20 Blast 2026

Match info

Match

Essex vs Kent, 55th Match

Series

Vitality T20 Blast 2026

Format

T20

Date

Monday, 8 June 2026

Start

11:30 PM IST · 7:00 PM local

Venue

County Ground, Chelmsford

ESS vs KENT Recent Form and Head to Head

ESSEssex4 won of last 5

WWWLW

• WMID vs ESS7 Jun 2026 · Essex won by 60 runs
• WESS vs DER31 May 2026 · Essex won by 5 wkts
• WKENT vs ESS29 May 2026 · Essex won by 9 wkts
• LKENT vs ESS18 Jul 2025 · Kent Won by 7 Wickets

KENTKent2 won of last 5

LWLLW

• LSUS vs KENT7 Jun 2026 · Sussex won by 7 wkts
• WSUR vs KENT31 May 2026 · Kent won by 8 wkts
• LKENT vs ESS29 May 2026 · Essex won by 9 wkts
• LLAN vs KENT6 Sep 2025 · Lancashire Won by 3 Wickets

Head to head

• ESS29 May 2026, 24th MatchVitality T20 Blast 2026 · Essex won by 9 wkts
• KENT18 Jul 2025, 122nd MatchVitality T20 Blast 2025 · Kent Won by 7 Wickets

ESS vs KENT Team Records

At County Ground

ESSEssex

2Won

1Lost

2No result

WNRNRWL

Last 5 T20 matches here

KENTKent

First T20 match here on our records.

Batting first and chasing

ESSEssex

Batting first1/2 won

Chasing3/5 won

Average first-innings score174

KENTKent

Batting first0/4 won

Chasing3/4 won

Average first-innings score138

Last 8 T20 results with a result.

In Vitality T20 Blast 2026

ESSEssex

3Won

0Lost

2No result

Average score162

KENTKent

1Won

2Lost

2No result

Average score127

ESS vs KENT Pitch Report

County Ground, Chelmsford

The surface at County Ground tends to give both batters and bowlers something to work with.

The first-innings average over the last 5 T20 games at this ground is 157, and 146 in the second innings. A score of 150-165 looks like par on this surface. Teams chasing have the better record here, 3 wins from 5.

The last 4 first-innings scores here, newest first: 155/4 (HAM-W, won), 173 (DER, lost), 128/8 (LAN-W, lost), 145 (SUS, lost). First-innings totals here have ranged from 128 to 184 in that time.

Toss call: there is not much in it, but most captains will still choose to chase.

County Ground Record

This season at County Ground

98th MatchResult

ESSEssex

HAMHampshire127/9 (15)

Essex won by 7 wkts

85th MatchResult

ESSEssex142/8 (20)

MIDMiddlesex143/6 (19)

Middlesex won by 4 wkts

71st MatchResult

ESSEssex233/8 (20)

SURSurrey240/4 (20)

Surrey won by 7 runs

33rd MatchResult

ESSEssex179/5 (19.4)

DERDerbyshire173 (20)

Essex won by 5 wkts

8th MatchResult

ESSEssex

SUSSussex

Full ground record