Middlesex v Essex, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 62, Vitality Blast, 2025

Vitality Blast Match 62: Middlesex v Essex at London, June 19, 2025
Middlesex
MID
161/10 (19.5)
Essex
ESS
160/6 (20)
Finished
MID won by 1 run
Middlesex InningMID Inning161/10 (19.5 ov)
Essex InningESS Inning160/6 (20 ov)

Commentary

1
0.1
Naavya Sharma to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1wd
0.2
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 wide,
4
0.2
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Four,
1
0.3
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1wd
0.4
Naavya Sharma to Dean Elgar, 1 wide,
0
0.4
Naavya Sharma to Dean Elgar, no run,
0
0.5
Naavya Sharma to Dean Elgar, no run,
1
0.6
Naavya Sharma to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
End of over 1 (9 runs)
Dean Elgar 2 (4)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 5 (2)
Essex 9/0
Naavya Sharma 1-0-9-0
0
1.1
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, no run,
4
1.2
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, Four,
1
1.3
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
0
1.4
Noah Cornwell to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
5wd
1.5
Noah Cornwell to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 5 wide,
1
1.5
Noah Cornwell to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
4
1.6
Noah Cornwell to Dean Elgar, Four,
End of over 2 (15 runs)
Dean Elgar 11 (8)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 6 (4)
Essex 24/0
Noah Cornwell 1-0-15-0
Naavya Sharma 1-0-9-0
0
2.1
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
1
2.2
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1
2.3
Naavya Sharma to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
6
2.4
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,
6
2.5
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, Six,
1
2.6
Naavya Sharma to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
End of over 3 (15 runs)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 20 (9)
Dean Elgar 12 (9)
Essex 39/0
Naavya Sharma 2-0-24-0
Noah Cornwell 1-0-15-0
0
3.1
Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
1
3.2
Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1
3.3
Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1
3.4
Tom Helm to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
4
3.5
Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, Four,
1
3.6
Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
End of over 4 (8 runs)
Dean Elgar 18 (12)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 22 (12)
Essex 47/0
Tom Helm 1-0-8-0
Naavya Sharma 2-0-24-0
1
4.1
Zafar Gohar to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
1
4.2
Zafar Gohar to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 1 run,
1
4.3
Zafar Gohar to Dean Elgar, 1 run,
0
4.4
Zafar Gohar to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run,
2
4.5
Zafar Gohar to Michael-Kyle Pepper, 2 runs,
w
4.6
Michael-Kyle Pepper c RF Higgins b ZG Gohar 25 (16) Zafar Gohar to Michael-Kyle Pepper, no run, c RF Higgins b ZG Gohar,
End of over 5 (5 runs)
Michael-Kyle Pepper 25 (16)
Dean Elgar 20 (14)
Essex 52/1
Zafar Gohar 1-0-5-1
Tom Helm 1-0-8-0
w
5.1
Dean Elgar c N Sharma b TG Helm 20 (15) Tom Helm to Dean Elgar, no run, c N Sharma b TG Helm,
2
5.2
Tom Helm to Paul Walter, 2 runs,
6
5.3
Tom Helm to Paul Walter, Six,
0
5.4
Tom Helm to Paul Walter, no run,
2
5.5
Tom Helm to Paul Walter, 2 runs,
0
5.6
Tom Helm to Paul Walter, no run,
End of over 6 (10 runs)
Paul Walter 10 (5)
Jordan Cox 0 (0)
Essex 62/2
Tom Helm 2-0-18-1
Zafar Gohar 1-0-5-1
1
6.1
Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
6.2
Zafar Gohar to Paul Walter, 1 run,
0
6.3
Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox, no run,
2
6.4
Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox, 2 runs,
1
6.5
Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
6.6
Zafar Gohar to Paul Walter, 1 run,
End of over 7 (6 runs)
Paul Walter 12 (7)
Jordan Cox 4 (4)
Essex 68/2
Zafar Gohar 2-0-11-1
Tom Helm 2-0-18-1
0
7.1
Ryan Higgins to Paul Walter, no run,
1
7.2
Ryan Higgins to Paul Walter, 1 run,
4
7.3
Ryan Higgins to Jordan Cox, Four,
1
7.4
Ryan Higgins to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
7.5
Ryan Higgins to Paul Walter, 1 run,
1
7.6
Ryan Higgins to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
End of over 8 (8 runs)
Jordan Cox 10 (7)
Paul Walter 14 (10)
Essex 76/2
Ryan Higgins 1-0-8-0
Zafar Gohar 2-0-11-1
1
8.1
Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
8.2
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, 1 run,
1
8.3
Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
4
8.4
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, Four,
0
8.5
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, no run,
0
8.6
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, no run,
End of over 9 (7 runs)
Paul Walter 19 (14)
Jordan Cox 12 (9)
Essex 83/2
Luke Hollman 1-0-7-0
Ryan Higgins 1-0-8-0
1
9.1
Noah Cornwell to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
9.2
Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter, 1 run,
1
9.3
Noah Cornwell to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
9.4
Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter, 1 run,
1
9.5
Noah Cornwell to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
1
9.6
Noah Cornwell to Paul Walter, 1 run,
End of over 10 (6 runs)
Paul Walter 22 (17)
Jordan Cox 15 (12)
Essex 89/2
Noah Cornwell 2-0-21-0
Luke Hollman 1-0-7-0
4
10.1
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, Four,
1lb
10.2
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, 1 leg bye,
4
10.3
Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox, Four,
0
10.4
Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox, no run,
1
10.5
Luke Hollman to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
4
10.6
Luke Hollman to Paul Walter, Four,
End of over 11 (14 runs)
Paul Walter 30 (20)
Jordan Cox 20 (15)
Essex 103/2
Luke Hollman 2-0-20-0
Noah Cornwell 2-0-21-0
2
11.1
Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox, 2 runs,
1
11.2
Naavya Sharma to Jordan Cox, 1 run,
0
11.3
Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run,
w
11.4
Paul Walter c K Williamson b N Sharma 30 (22) Naavya Sharma to Paul Walter, no run, c K Williamson b N Sharma,
2
11.5
Naavya Sharma to Luc Benkenstein, 2 runs,
1
11.6
Naavya Sharma to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
End of over 12 (6 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 3 (2)
Jordan Cox 23 (17)
Essex 109/3
Naavya Sharma 3-0-30-1
Luke Hollman 2-0-20-0
1
12.1
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
12.2
Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox, no run,
w
12.3
Jordan Cox b ZG Gohar 23 (19) Zafar Gohar to Jordan Cox, no run, b ZG Gohar,
0
12.4
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,
0
12.5
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,
0
12.6
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,
End of over 13 (1 runs)
Matt Critchley 0 (3)
Luc Benkenstein 4 (3)
Essex 110/4
Zafar Gohar 3-0-12-2
Naavya Sharma 3-0-30-1
2
13.1
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 2 runs,
1
13.2
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
13.3
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run,
0
13.4
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run,
0
13.5
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, no run,
1
13.6
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
End of over 14 (4 runs)
Matt Critchley 1 (7)
Luc Benkenstein 7 (5)
Essex 114/4
Luke Hollman 3-0-24-0
Zafar Gohar 3-0-12-2
0
14.1
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, no run,
1
14.2
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
1
14.3
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
4
14.4
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, Four,
1
14.5
Zafar Gohar to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
1
14.6
Zafar Gohar to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
End of over 15 (8 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 9 (7)
Matt Critchley 7 (11)
Essex 122/4
Zafar Gohar 4-0-20-2
Luke Hollman 3-0-24-0
0
15.1
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1
15.2
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1
15.3
Luke Hollman to Matt Critchley, 1 run,
0
15.4
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
0
15.5
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4
15.6
Luke Hollman to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
End of over 16 (6 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 14 (12)
Matt Critchley 8 (12)
Essex 128/4
Luke Hollman 4-0-30-0
Zafar Gohar 4-0-20-2
w
16.1
Matt Critchley c RF Higgins b N Cornwell 8 (13) Noah Cornwell to Matt Critchley, no run, c RF Higgins b N Cornwell,
1
16.2
Noah Cornwell to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
16.3
Noah Cornwell to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1
16.4
Noah Cornwell to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
1wd
16.5
Noah Cornwell to Charles Allison, 1 wide,
0
16.5
Noah Cornwell to Charles Allison, no run,
2
16.6
Noah Cornwell to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
End of over 17 (5 runs)
Charles Allison 3 (3)
Luc Benkenstein 15 (14)
Essex 133/5
Noah Cornwell 3-0-26-1
Luke Hollman 4-0-30-0
1b
17.1
Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, 1 bye,
2
17.2
Tom Helm to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
1
17.3
Tom Helm to Charles Allison, 1 run,
1
17.4
Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, 1 run,
0
17.5
Tom Helm to Charles Allison, no run,
1
17.6
Tom Helm to Charles Allison, 1 run,
End of over 18 (6 runs)
Charles Allison 7 (7)
Luc Benkenstein 16 (16)
Essex 139/5
Tom Helm 3-0-23-1
Noah Cornwell 3-0-26-1
1wd
18.1
Ryan Higgins to Charles Allison, 1 wide,
1wd
18.1
Ryan Higgins to Charles Allison, 1 wide,
4
18.1
Ryan Higgins to Charles Allison, Four,
2
18.2
Ryan Higgins to Charles Allison, 2 runs,
1
18.3
Ryan Higgins to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
18.4
Ryan Higgins to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
0
18.5
Ryan Higgins to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
4
18.6
Ryan Higgins to Luc Benkenstein, Four,
End of over 19 (13 runs)
Luc Benkenstein 20 (19)
Charles Allison 14 (10)
Essex 152/5
Ryan Higgins 2-0-21-0
Tom Helm 3-0-23-1
1
19.1
Tom Helm to Charles Allison, 1 run,
0
19.2
Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, no run,
1wd
19.3
Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, 1 wide,
w
19.3
Luc Benkenstein c B Geddes b TG Helm 20 (21) Tom Helm to Luc Benkenstein, no run, c B Geddes b TG Helm,
2
19.4
Tom Helm to Noah Thain, 2 runs,
2
19.5
Tom Helm to Noah Thain, 2 runs,
2
19.6
Tom Helm to Noah Thain, 2 runs,
End of over 20 (8 runs)
Noah Thain 6 (3)
Charles Allison 15 (11)
Essex 160/6
Tom Helm 4-0-31-2
Ryan Higgins 2-0-21-0