Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 85, Vitality Blast, 2025

Vitality Blast Match 85: Gloucestershire v Middlesex at Bristol, July 06, 2025
Gloucestershire
GLO
204/5 (20)
Middlesex
MID
195/7 (20)
Finished
GLO won by 9 runs
Gloucestershire InningGLO Inning204/5 (20 ov)
Middlesex InningMID Inning195/7 (20 ov)

Commentary

0
0.1
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1lb
0.2
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 leg bye,
0
0.3
David Payne to Kane Williamson, no run,
0
0.4
David Payne to Kane Williamson, no run,
0
0.5
David Payne to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
0.6
David Payne to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
End of over 1 (2 runs)
Kane Williamson 1 (4)
Stephen Eskinazi 0 (2)
Middlesex 2/0
David Payne 1-0-1-0
1
1.1
Josh Shaw to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
4
1.2
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
4
1.3
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
4
1.4
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
4lb
1.5
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, 4 leg bye,
4
1.6
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
End of over 2 (21 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 16 (7)
Kane Williamson 2 (5)
Middlesex 23/0
Josh Shaw 1-0-17-0
David Payne 1-0-1-0
6
2.1
David Payne to Kane Williamson, Six,
0
2.2
David Payne to Kane Williamson, no run,
1
2.3
David Payne to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
2.4
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
2.5
David Payne to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1
2.6
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 3 (10 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 18 (9)
Kane Williamson 10 (9)
Middlesex 33/0
David Payne 2-0-11-0
Josh Shaw 1-0-17-0
4
3.1
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
4
3.2
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
0
3.3
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1
3.4
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
4
3.5
Ajeet Singh Dale to Kane Williamson, Four,
1
3.6
Ajeet Singh Dale to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
End of over 4 (14 runs)
Kane Williamson 15 (11)
Stephen Eskinazi 27 (13)
Middlesex 47/0
Ajeet Singh Dale 1-0-14-0
David Payne 2-0-11-0
4
4.1
Matt Taylor to Kane Williamson, Four,
1lb
4.2
Matt Taylor to Kane Williamson, 1 leg bye,
1
4.3
Matt Taylor to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
4.4
Matt Taylor to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
2
4.5
Matt Taylor to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
0
4.6
Matt Taylor to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
End of over 5 (9 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 30 (16)
Kane Williamson 20 (14)
Middlesex 56/0
Matt Taylor 1-0-8-0
Ajeet Singh Dale 1-0-14-0
4
5.1
Josh Shaw to Kane Williamson, Four,
1
5.2
Josh Shaw to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
6
5.3
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Six,
4
5.4
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
1
5.5
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
5.6
Josh Shaw to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
End of over 6 (17 runs)
Kane Williamson 26 (17)
Stephen Eskinazi 41 (19)
Middlesex 73/0
Josh Shaw 2-0-34-0
Matt Taylor 1-0-8-0
1
6.1
Graeme van Buuren to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
1wd
6.2
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 wide,
2
6.2
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
1
6.3
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
6.4
Graeme van Buuren to Kane Williamson, 1 run,
0
6.5
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, no run,
1
6.6
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 7 (7 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 45 (23)
Kane Williamson 28 (19)
Middlesex 80/0
Graeme van Buuren 1-0-7-0
Josh Shaw 2-0-34-0
1
7.1
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
7.2
Ajeet Singh Dale to Kane Williamson, no run,
6
7.3
Ajeet Singh Dale to Kane Williamson, Six,
0
7.4
Ajeet Singh Dale to Kane Williamson, no run,
w
7.5
Kane Williamson c JMR Taylor b Ajeet Singh Dale 34 (23) Ajeet Singh Dale to Kane Williamson, no run, c JMR Taylor b Ajeet Singh Dale,
0
7.6
Ajeet Singh Dale to Max Holden, no run,
End of over 8 (7 runs)
Max Holden 0 (1)
Stephen Eskinazi 46 (24)
Middlesex 87/1
Ajeet Singh Dale 2-0-21-1
Graeme van Buuren 1-0-7-0
1
8.1
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1wd
8.2
Graeme van Buuren to Max Holden, 1 wide,
0
8.2
Graeme van Buuren to Max Holden, no run,
1
8.3
Graeme van Buuren to Max Holden, 1 run,
1
8.4
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
2
8.5
Graeme van Buuren to Max Holden, 2 runs,
1
8.6
Graeme van Buuren to Max Holden, 1 run,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Max Holden 4 (5)
Stephen Eskinazi 48 (26)
Middlesex 94/1
Graeme van Buuren 2-0-14-0
Ajeet Singh Dale 2-0-21-1
1
9.1
Matt Taylor to Max Holden, 1 run,
1
9.2
Matt Taylor to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
w
9.3
Max Holden c CT Bancroft b MD Taylor 5 (7) Matt Taylor to Max Holden, no run, c CT Bancroft b MD Taylor,
4
9.4
Matt Taylor to Ben Geddes, Four,
0
9.5
Matt Taylor to Ben Geddes, no run,
1
9.6
Matt Taylor to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
End of over 10 (7 runs)
Ben Geddes 5 (3)
Stephen Eskinazi 49 (27)
Middlesex 101/2
Matt Taylor 2-0-15-1
Graeme van Buuren 2-0-14-0
0
10.1
Graeme van Buuren to Ben Geddes, no run,
1
10.2
Graeme van Buuren to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
1
10.3
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
0
10.4
Graeme van Buuren to Ben Geddes, no run,
1
10.5
Graeme van Buuren to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
6
10.6
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, Six,
End of over 11 (9 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 56 (29)
Ben Geddes 7 (7)
Middlesex 110/2
Graeme van Buuren 3-0-23-0
Matt Taylor 2-0-15-1
4
11.1
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ben Geddes, Four,
1
11.2
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
4
11.3
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, Four,
1
11.4
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
11.5
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ben Geddes, 1 run,
1
11.6
Ajeet Singh Dale to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
End of over 12 (12 runs)
Stephen Eskinazi 62 (32)
Ben Geddes 13 (10)
Middlesex 122/2
Ajeet Singh Dale 3-0-33-1
Graeme van Buuren 3-0-23-0
1
12.1
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
w
12.2
Ben Geddes c O Price b GL Buuren 13 (11) Graeme van Buuren to Ben Geddes, no run, c O Price b GL Buuren,
1
12.3
Graeme van Buuren to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
1
12.4
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
12.5
Graeme van Buuren to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
12.6
Graeme van Buuren to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
End of over 13 (5 runs)
Leus du Plooy 2 (2)
Stephen Eskinazi 65 (35)
Middlesex 127/3
Graeme van Buuren 4-0-28-1
Ajeet Singh Dale 3-0-33-1
1
13.1
David Payne to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
2
13.2
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 2 runs,
1lb
13.3
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 leg bye,
1
13.4
David Payne to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
1wd
13.5
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 wide,
1
13.5
David Payne to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
2
13.6
David Payne to Leus du Plooy, 2 runs,
End of over 14 (9 runs)
Leus du Plooy 6 (5)
Stephen Eskinazi 68 (38)
Middlesex 136/3
David Payne 3-0-19-0
Graeme van Buuren 4-0-28-1
1
14.1
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, 1 run,
1
14.2
Josh Shaw to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
6
14.3
Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, Six,
w
14.4
Stephen Eskinazi lbw b J Shaw 75 (41) Josh Shaw to Stephen Eskinazi, no run, lbw b J Shaw,
2
14.5
Josh Shaw to Ryan Higgins, 2 runs,
0
14.6
Josh Shaw to Ryan Higgins, no run,
End of over 15 (10 runs)
Ryan Higgins 2 (2)
Leus du Plooy 7 (6)
Middlesex 146/4
Josh Shaw 3-0-44-1
David Payne 3-0-19-0
4
15.1
Matt Taylor to Leus du Plooy, Four,
1
15.2
Matt Taylor to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
1
15.3
Matt Taylor to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,
1
15.4
Matt Taylor to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
2
15.5
Matt Taylor to Ryan Higgins, 2 runs,
1
15.6
Matt Taylor to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,
End of over 16 (10 runs)
Ryan Higgins 6 (5)
Leus du Plooy 13 (9)
Middlesex 156/4
Matt Taylor 3-0-25-1
Josh Shaw 3-0-44-1
2
16.1
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ryan Higgins, 2 runs,
4
16.2
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ryan Higgins, Four,
2
16.3
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ryan Higgins, 2 runs,
1
16.4
Ajeet Singh Dale to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,
0
16.5
Ajeet Singh Dale to Leus du Plooy, no run,
1
16.6
Ajeet Singh Dale to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
End of over 17 (10 runs)
Leus du Plooy 14 (11)
Ryan Higgins 15 (9)
Middlesex 166/4
Ajeet Singh Dale 4-0-43-1
Matt Taylor 3-0-25-1
1
17.1
David Payne to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
0
17.2
David Payne to Ryan Higgins, no run,
0
17.3
David Payne to Ryan Higgins, no run,
1
17.4
David Payne to Ryan Higgins, 1 run,
1
17.5
David Payne to Leus du Plooy, 1 run,
w
17.6
Ryan Higgins hit wicket (DA Payne) 16 (13) David Payne to Ryan Higgins, no run, hit wicket (DA Payne),
End of over 18 (3 runs)
Ryan Higgins 16 (13)
Leus du Plooy 16 (13)
Middlesex 169/5
David Payne 4-0-22-1
Ajeet Singh Dale 4-0-43-1
w
18.1
Leus du Plooy c BG Charlesworth b J Shaw 16 (14) Josh Shaw to Leus du Plooy, no run, c BG Charlesworth b J Shaw,
1
18.2
Josh Shaw to Luke Hollman, 1 run,
0
18.3
Josh Shaw to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, no run,
1
18.4
Josh Shaw to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
w
18.5
Luke Hollman c DA Payne b J Shaw 1 (2) Josh Shaw to Luke Hollman, no run, c DA Payne b J Shaw,
2
18.6
Josh Shaw to Zafar Gohar, 2 runs,
End of over 19 (4 runs)
Zafar Gohar 2 (1)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 1 (2)
Middlesex 173/7
Josh Shaw 4-0-48-3
David Payne 4-0-22-1
6
19.1
Matt Taylor to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Six,
6
19.2
Matt Taylor to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, Six,
1
19.3
Matt Taylor to Joe Benjamin Cracknell, 1 run,
6
19.4
Matt Taylor to Zafar Gohar, Six,
2
19.5
Matt Taylor to Zafar Gohar, 2 runs,
1b
19.6
Matt Taylor to Zafar Gohar, 1 bye,
End of over 20 (22 runs)
Zafar Gohar 10 (4)
Joe Benjamin Cracknell 14 (5)
Middlesex 195/7
Matt Taylor 4-0-46-1
Josh Shaw 4-0-48-3