KET vs ESS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For Match 59

Kent have lost four games on the trot.

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Updated - 07 Jun 2023, 20:08 IST

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Preview

Kent will take on Essex in the 59th game of the Vitality Blast 2023 on Wednesday (June 7) at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. Kent have won just a single game out of five so far and are in the third-last place in the South Group points tally. They had a great start to the season as they defeated Gloucestershire by seven wickets and have lost four games on the trot. Essex have won three out of five games and are in one place above Kent. Essex won their previous game against Sussex by five wickets after chasing down the target of 148 runs in 14.5 overs.

Match Information

Kent vs Essex, South Group

Vitality Blast, 7 Jun 2023, Wed, 11:00 PM IST ,St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Weather Report

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Clouds

11.5Ā°C

94% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Kent

L
L
L
L
W

Essex

W
L
L
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

600 Runs

13Ā Matches

391 Runs

12Ā Matches

3

Joe Denly

KET - all

365 Runs

12Ā Matches

4

Dan Lawrence

ESS - bat

349 Runs

11Ā Matches

5

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

345 Runs

15Ā Matches

6

Paul Walter

ESS - all

336 Runs

15Ā Matches

1

Alex Blake

KET - bat

234.78

2Ā Matches

2

Fred Klaassen

KET - bowl

200.00

5Ā Matches

186.11

7Ā Matches

4

Grant Stewart

KET - all

182.61

14Ā Matches

174.55

12Ā Matches

6

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

173.37

15Ā Matches

1

Grant Stewart

KET - all

24 Wkts

14Ā Matches

2

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

23 Wkts

15Ā Matches

3

Michael Hogan

KET - bowl

22 Wkts

14Ā Matches

4

20 Wkts

15Ā Matches

5

Simon Harmer

ESS - all

19 Wkts

15Ā Matches

6

Samuel Cook

ESS - bowl

15 Wkts

13Ā Matches

1

Fred Klaassen

KET - bowl

7.63

5Ā Matches

2

Jack Leaning

KET - bat

7.95

14Ā Matches

3

Wes Agar

KET - bowl

8.05

5Ā Matches

4

Daniel Sams

ESS - all

8.26

15Ā Matches

5

George Linde

KET - all

8.31

14Ā Matches

Probable Playing XI

Kent

Sam Billings (C), Jordan Cox, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Grant Stewart, GF Linde, KW Richardson, MG Hogan

Bench : Harry Houillon, HZ Finch, DJ Lincoln, Joe Gordon, Alex Blake, Ben Compton, Zak Crawley, Billy Mead, JM Lysaught, Bailey Wightman, Marcus O'Riordan, Hamidullah Qadri, SM Sharif, EO Hooper, Arshdeep Singh, Jaskaran Singh, MR Quinn, AF Milne, Nathan Gilchrist, WA Agar, James Logan, Qais Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Arafat Bhuiyan

Essex

AM Rossington (wk), MS Pepper, Robin Das, DW Lawrence, DR Sams, PI Walter, SR Harmer (C), MJJ Critchley, Ben Allison, Samuel Cook, S Snater

Bench : WEL Buttleman, T Westley, AN Cook, OS Bocking, Josh Rymell, NLJ Browne, Ronnie McKenna, FIN Khushi, Luke Benkenstein, DAJ Bracewell, Jamal Richards, JA Porter, AP Beard, ASS Nijjar, Eshun Kalley

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The average first innings score in the last five games at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury has been 158 runs. The pitch will likely provide equal support to both batters and bowlers. The pacers might be more dominant at this venue than the spinners and have picked 65% of wickets in the last three years.

158

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Michael Hogan KET | BOWL

He has been in great form this season, taking eight wickets in five games at an average of 19.37, an economy of 8.15, and a strike rate of 14.25.

9
C

Simon Harmer ESS | ALL

He is the second-highest wicket-taker for Essex this season and has taken 10 wickets in five games at an average of 13.5, an economy of 8.43, and a strike rate of 9.6.

9

Matt Critchley ESS | ALL

He scored 25 runs off 22 deliveries in the last game and picked two wickets for 17 runs. He has taken a total of nine wickets so far at an average of 14.66, an economy of 7.76, and a strike rate of 11.33.

9.5

Grant Stewart KET | ALL

He is the leading wicket-taker for Kent and has taken nine wickets in five games at an average of 17.22, an economy of 8.61, and a strike rate of 12.

7.5

George Linde KET | ALL

He scored 22 runs off 11 deliveries and picked two wickets for 28 runs in four overs in the last game. He will likely continue his form in this game.

7.5

Sam Billings KET | WK

He has made 71 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 105.97 for Kent this season. He is the fourth-highest run-scorer for Kent in Vitality Blast.

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8

Joey Evison

KET | ALL

He has picked just a single wicket in five games and has scored 16 runs.

8

Ben Allison

ESS | BOWL

He has made five runs and picked one wicket so far in three games.

Last Updated On - Jun 7 2023 8:08 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

KET

6 : 5

ESS

Credits Left
8/100

Head To Head
Michael-Kyle Pepper

8.5

Sam Billings

7.5

Jordan Cox

7

Robin Das

8

Tawanda Muyeye

8

Daniel Sams

9

Simon Harmer

9

Matt Critchley
VC

9

George Linde

7.5

Grant Stewart

9.5

Michael Hogan
C

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

KET

7 : 4

ESS

Credits Left
6.5/100

Mega League
Sam Billings

7.5

Joe Denly

6.5

Tawanda Muyeye

8

Paul Walter

9.5

Simon Harmer
C

9

Matt Critchley

9

Jack Leaning

9.5

George Linde

7.5

Samuel Cook

8.5

Grant Stewart
VC

9.5

Michael Hogan

9

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