Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
Kent vs Essex lineups
Confirmed XIs, announced at the toss
Kent
Tawanda Muyeye Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
2

Daniel Bell-Drummond Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
3

Zak Crawley Batsman, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
4

Sam Billings (c) (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
5
J
Jaydn Denly Allrounder, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
6

Harry Finch Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
7
E
Ekansh Singh Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
8

Grant Stewart Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
9

Thomas Stewart Rogers Allrounder, left hand bat, right arm fast medium
10
J
Jake Lintott Batsman, right hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
11

Hasan Mahmud Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
Essex
Paul Walter Allrounder, left hand bat, left arm fast medium
2

Michael Pepper Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
3

Jordan Cox (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
4
C
Charlie Allison Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
5
L
Luc Benkenstein Bowler
6

Matthew Critchley Allrounder, right hand bat, legbreak
7

Simon Harmer (c) Bowler, right hand bat, right arm offbreak
8
N
Noah Thain Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
9

Shane Snater Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
10
C
Charlie Bennett Bowler
11

Samuel Cook Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
Kent vs Essex Questions
When is Kent vs Essex?
Kent vs Essex starts at 18:30 UK time (23:00 in India) on Friday 29 May 2026, at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, part of T20 Blast 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Kent vs Essex head to head?
Kent lead the Kent vs Essex head to head at 12-10 from 22 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 9 June 2026 at County Ground, was won by Essex.
What is Kent's recent form?
Kent have won 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L L L W; most recently they lost to Middlesex on 12 Jul, 157/7 to 172/6.
What is Essex's recent form?
Essex have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L W W L W; most recently they lost to Hampshire on 15 Jul, 136/9 to 211/3.
What is a good score at St Lawrence Ground?
A good first-innings score at St Lawrence Ground is around 171, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 33% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.