Middlesex have won a single game in the last five matches they have played in the T20 Blast 2025. Middlesex won a single match against Essex in the match before the last one. However, in the last match, Middlesex lost to Somerset by 5 wickets. Max Holden and Ben Geddes did well in the match. Noah Cornwell and Luke Hollman took two wickets in that match.
Essex have lost all of their last five matches in a row. They are in the last spot in the points table with zero wins in six matches. They lost their last match against Glamorgan after conceding 220 in the first innings. Mohammad Amir and Matt Critchley got two wickets each in the match against Glamorgan. During the chase, Essex could only make 180 runs with a brilliant effort from Luc Benkenstein scoring 62 off 32 balls.
Lord's, London is a balanced pitch which assists both the batters and bowlers. In the shorter format under lights, batting first has an advantage. In the 45 matches played on this surface, 26 matches have been won by the batting first team, showing the advantage of batting first at this venue. The high scores of 237/6 have been seen on this venue, while the lowest score of 78/10 is also produced by this pitch. Surprisingly, the highest score is scored by Essex and the lowest is scored by Middlesex, the two teams playing on this ground in this match. This could be an interesting match to watch.
In the last 10 head-to-head matches between Middlesex and Essex, six matches were in favour of Essex and four matches were in favour of Middlesex. These two teams are one of the biggest rivals in the South Group of the Vitality Blast.
The last meeting between these two teams was an interesting one, which was a clash in this season itself. Batting first, Essex scored 156 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Adam Rossington, Dean Elgar, and Simon Harmer did a great job with the bat to save the team from Tom Helm’s fiery spell of 4 for 32 runs.
Middlesex chased down the target in just 17.3 overs, with Stephen Eskinazi being the top run scorer with his 72 off 47 balls. Ben Geddes also played a quick cameo of 34 off 12 balls to finish things off in style. Paul Walter picked up two wickets in a losing cause.
Stephen Eskinazi(c), Kane Williamson, Max Holden, Ben Geddes, Leus du Plooy, Ryan Higgins, Jack Davies(w), Luke Hollman, Zafar Gohar, Tom Helm, Noah Cornwell
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Dean Elgar, Michael-Kyle Pepper, Jordan Cox(w), Paul Walter, Matthew Critchley, Luc Benkenstein, Simon Harmer(c), Shane Snater, Mohammad Amir, Charlie Allison, Noah Thain
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Keeper: Stephen Eskinazi(c), Michael-Kyle Pepper
Batters: Dean Elgar, Kane Williamson, Max Holden, Ben Geddes
All-rounders: Paul Walter, Matthew Critchley, Luck Hollman
Bowlers: Simon Harmer, Tom Helm
Paul Walter
Kane Williamson
Matthew Critchley
Be Geddes
Keeper: Stephen Eskinazi(c), Jordan Cox
Batters: Dean Elgar, Kane Williamson, Max Holden
All-rounders: Paul Walter, Matthew Critchley, Luck Hollman, Luc Benkenstein
Bowlers: Simon Harmer, Tom Helm
Max Holden
Jordan Cox
Luc Benkenstein
Simon Harmer
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