ESS vs MID 78th Match, 05 Jul 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Middlesex

Chelmsford

County Ground

193

ESS

142/8 (20.0)

Middlesex chose to BOWL

MID

143/6 (19.0)

Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Vitality Blast Men ESS vs MID players T20 past performance, current series performance, projected points and selection percentage.

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Lineup selection			Match Performance
Name	T	R	S	M#	Bat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50+	4/6	Bowl	Inn	Wk	Ov	Avg	Eco	SR	4w	Best	C/St	M	A. Pt	Pts	Run	Wk	DT	P	S%	C	VC	iDt	#	PTS	Bat	Bowl	Field
Michael Pepper	ESS	WK	✅	136	RHB	133	12	3138	120	25.93	148.57	20	469		0	0					0	-	67	9	65.2	587	245	0	77.8	2	84.78	8.9	8.7		18	13	9	0	0
Luc Benkenstein	ESS	ALL	✅	35	RHB	29	4	556	67	22.24	140.4	3	75	LB	25	16	2.1	33.06	10.23	19.3	0	2/23	18	9	51.9	467	199	1	44.4	5	53.12	4.27	5.84		17	19	15	0	0
Naavya Sharma	MID	BOWL	✅	4	RHB	2	2	2	2		50	0	0	RFM	4	4	3	29.75	9.91	18	0	2/33	1	1	46	46	0	1	100	11	22.75	0.49	0.69	✅	5	84	0	80	0
Jordan Cox	ESS	WK	✅	181	RHB	168	33	4107	139	30.42	140.17	22	512		0	0					0	-	128	2	59.5	119	61	0	100	3	63.91	11.17	5.41		19	13	1	0	8
Max Holden	MID	BAT	✅	124	LHB	122	16	2842	121	26.81	138.83	16	389	OB	1	0	1		12		0	-	40	8	40	320	156	0	25	3	61.49	4.67	4.39		20	7	3	0	0
Charlie Allison	ESS	BAT	✅	28	RHB	26	7	569	74	29.94	134.51	4	71	RM	0	0					0	-	16	7	73.7	516	266	0	57.1	4	40	2.32	2.75		15	25	21	0	0
Zafar Gohar	MID	BOWL	✅	91	LHB	50	18	408	37	12.75	109.09	0	37	SLA	89	92	3.4	25.73	7.87	19.6	3	4/14	24	6	37	222	19	4	50	8	30.67	0.56	0.86		14	26	3	19	0
Shane Snater	ESS	BOWL	✅	75	RHB	38	17	225	33	10.71	129.31	0	27	RFM	74	65	2.7	29.76	9.54	18.7	0	3/8	31	9	64.7	582	51	10	55.6	8	59.24	1.01	1.87	✅	11	42	0	38	0
Ben Geddes	MID	BAT	✅	26	RHB	25	3	355	69	16.13	137.06	2	41		0	0					0	-	8	4	25.8	103	43	0	25	5	29.36	2	2.1		21	5	1	0	0
Simon Harmer	ESS	ALL	✅	228	RHB	137	48	1506	56	16.92	132.45	2	169	OB	216	192	3.3	28.19	7.66	22	5	4/18	128	9	73.3	660	129	8	66.7	7	88.49	21.5	17.29	✅	2	200	112	84	0
Sebastian Morgan	MID	BOWL	✅	7	RHB	5	3	45	19	22.5	132.35	0	5	RM	6	6	2.7	28.83	10.7	16.1	0	2/34	3	5	44	220	45	3	20	9	26.06	0.56	0.81		13	30	0	26	0
Joshua De Caires	MID	ALL	✅	28	RHB	23	3	316	80	15.8	127.41	1	41	OB	17	14	2.5	30.07	9.71	18.5	0	2/34	11	6	53.8	323	131	2	33.3	2	30.33	1.17	1.45		12	37	25	0	8
Matt Critchley	ESS	ALL	✅	165	RHB	141	29	2226	80	19.87	122.77	6	237	LB	147	134	2.9	26.48	8.27	19.2	2	5/28	47	9	42.3	381	91	5	55.6	6	83.25	17.43	13.9	✅	10	46	1	41	0
Zaman Akhter	ESS	ALL	✅	15	RHB	8	3	82	26	16.4	117.14	0	9	RFM	15	15	2.9	28.13	9.81	17.2	0	3/19	5	9	60.3	543	33	11	66.7	9	34.47	0.89	2.15		22	3	-2	1	0
Mackenzie Jones	ESS	BOWL	✅	5	RHB	1	0	9	9	9	150	0	1	RF	5	8	3	18.62	9.93	11.2	1	4/22	1	1	77	77	0	2	100	11	29.25	0.64	1.12	✅	8	62	29	1	28
Leus du Plooy	MID	BAT	✅	213	LHB	199	39	4514	92	28.21	133.94	26	531	SLA	21	14	1.7	22	8.47	15.5	1	4/15	100	8	36.8	294	140	0	25	4	71.85	6.93	7.85	✅	4	86	74	0	8
Paul Walter	ESS	BAT	✅	184	LHB	159	26	2745	78	20.63	143.19	11	374	LM	138	116	2.5	27.47	9.3	17.7	0	3/20	90	9	67.2	605	277	0	44.4	1	84.22	11.04	10.57	✅	9	50	38	0	8
Joe Cracknell	MID	WK	✅	65	RHB	64	5	1274	77	21.59	133.4	5	178		0	0					0	-	37	2	37.5	75	31	0	50	6	25.9	1.13	1.39	✅	3	91	59	0	28
Tom Helm	MID	BOWL	✅	123	RHB	57	31	293	28	11.26	99.32	0	26	RFM	119	139	3.4	26.33	9.02	17.5	3	5/11	27	8	54.4	435	4	10	50	10	87.79	2.24	3.95		16	23	0	11	8
Sam Cook	ESS	BOWL	✅	99	RHB	27	17	65	18	6.5	97.01	0	5	RMF	97	102	3.3	27.38	8.82	18.6	5	4/15	30	1	173	173	0	4	100	10	76.04	4.03	5.53	✅	6	79	0	75	0
Luke Hollman	MID	ALL	✅	82	LHB	72	19	1053	51	19.86	131.13	1	125	LB	75	86	3.1	23.39	8.54	16.4	3	5/16	38	8	59.8	478	153	5	62.5	7	88.9	11.49	12.78	✅	1	202	54	144	0
Matthew Boyle	MID	BAT	✅	31	LHB	28	2	678	81	26.07	150	4	98	LBG	7	1	1.6	94	8.54	66	0	1/13	22	2	30	60	26	0	0	1	30.84	2.09	4.68	✅	7	69	22	35	8

Completed matches of Essex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SUS	22 May - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Sussex	ESSEssex	SUS	191/5 (20.0)	192/4 (16.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
HAM vs ESS	26 May - 11:30 PM	Southampton	Essex	HAMHampshire	ESS	200/4 (20.0)	170/7 (20.0)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 30 runs
ESS vs KET	29 May - 11:00 PM	Canterbury	Essex	KETKent	ESS	129/9 (20.0)	130/1 (13.4)	Essex Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	ESS	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
MID vs ESS	07 Jun - 08:00 PM	Northwood	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	176/5 (20.0)	116/10 (17.5)	Essex Essex won by 60 runs
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Kent	ESSEssex	KET	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
NOR vs ESS	26 Jun - 11:00 PM	Northampton	Essex	NORNorthants	ESS	238/6 (20.0)	108/10 (13.2)	Northants Northants won by 130 runs
SUR vs ESS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Chelmsford	Essex	SURSurrey	ESS	240/4 (20.0)	233/8 (20.0)	Surrey Surrey won by 7 runs
SUS vs ESS	03 Jul - 11:30 PM	Brighton	Essex	ESSEssex	SUS	204/6 (20.0)	104/10 (17.3)	Essex Essex won by 100 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Completed matches of Middlesex
Teams	Date	Venue	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
MID vs KET	22 May - 10:45 PM	London	Kent	KETKent	MID	208/6 (20.0)	181/8 (20.0)	Kent Kent won by 27 runs
MID vs SUR	24 May - 04:30 PM	London	Middlesex	MIDMiddlesex	SUR	143/8 (20.0)	144/4 (18.3)	Surrey Surrey won by 6 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
SUS vs MID	30 May - 11:30 PM	Brighton	Sussex	MIDMiddlesex	SUS	213/4 (20.0)	182/10 (19.4)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 31 runs
MID vs HAM	31 May - 07:00 PM	Northwood	Hampshire	MIDMiddlesex	HAM	126/7 (20.0)	130/2 (14.0)	Hampshire Hampshire won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
SUR vs MID	03 Jun - 11:00 PM	London	Surrey	MIDMiddlesex	SUR	130/7 (20.0)	134/2 (14.1)	Surrey Surrey won by 8 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)
MID vs ESS	07 Jun - 08:00 PM	Northwood	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	176/5 (20.0)	116/10 (17.5)	Essex Essex won by 60 runs
GLA vs MID	26 Jun - 11:00 PM	Cardiff	Glamorgan	MIDMiddlesex	GLA	153/7 (20.0)	159/4 (17.3)	Glamorgan Glamorgan won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
MID vs DUR	28 Jun - 07:00 PM	Richmond	Middlesex	DURDurham	MID	218/6 (20.0)	118/10 (14.5)	Durham Durham won by 100 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Chelmsford	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Completed matches at County Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
ESS vs SUS	22 May - 11:30 PM	Sussex	ESSEssex	SUS	191/5 (20.0)	192/4 (16.0)	Sussex Sussex won by 6 wickets (with 24 balls remaining)
ESS vs DER	31 May - 08:30 PM	Derbyshire	DERDerbyshire	ESS	173/10 (20.0)	179/5 (19.4)	Essex Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
KET vs ESS	09 Jun - 11:30 PM	Kent	ESSEssex	KET	187/6 (20.0)	184/9 (20.0)	Essex Essex won by 3 runs
SUR vs ESS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Essex	SURSurrey	ESS	240/4 (20.0)	233/8 (20.0)	Surrey Surrey won by 7 runs
SUS vs WAS	01 Jul - 11:30 PM	Bears	WASBears	SUS	198/3 (20.0)	122/10 (16.3)	Bears Warwickshire won by 76 runs
ESS vs MID	05 Jul - 08:30 PM	Middlesex	ESSEssex	MID	142/8 (20.0)	143/6 (19.0)	Middlesex Middlesex won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Top batting performance for ESS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SUR vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	caught	78	30	12	4	260
KET vs ESS	4	Charlie Allison	caught	74	47	3	6	157.44
MID vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	67	56	8	2	119.64
ESS vs DER	3	Charlie Allison	not out	67	49	6	3	136.73
ESS vs KET	2	Michael Pepper	caught	64	40	6	3	160
MID vs ESS	3	Charlie Allison	bowled	61	37	5	4	164.86
ESS vs SUS	1	Paul Walter	caught	58	37	6	2	156.75
ESS vs MID	7	Simon Harmer	not out	56	28	6	3	200
ESS vs SUS	2	Michael Pepper	bowled	52	34	5	3	152.94
HAM vs ESS	4	Luc Benkenstein	caught	48	31	2	3	154.83
SUS vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	caught	47	29	6	2	162.06
SUS vs ESS	7	Simon Harmer	not out	46	17	3	4	270.58
ESS vs KET	1	Paul Walter	not out	42	30	6	1	140
ESS vs DER	2	Paul Walter	caught	41	24	9	0	170.83
KET vs ESS	3	Jordan Cox	caught	40	31	5	1	129.03
ESS vs DER	6	Matt Critchley	caught	37	21	3	1	176.19
SUR vs ESS	6	Noah Thain	caught	36	25	2	2	144
HAM vs ESS	7	Simon Harmer	not out	36	18	1	3	200
ESS vs SUS	4	Luc Benkenstein	bowled	36	18	1	4	200
SUS vs ESS	5	Matt Critchley	caught	34	18	2	2	188.88

Top bowling performance for ESS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
SUS vs ESS	Sam Cook	3.3	1	7	4	2
KET vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	19	3	4.75
MID vs ESS	Noah Thain	2	0	11	3	5.5
ESS vs KET	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	3	8.33
ESS vs KET	Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	3	6.5
ESS vs MID	Sam Cook	4	0	24	2	6
ESS vs MID	Simon Harmer	4	0	15	2	3.75
SUS vs ESS	Mackenzie Jones	2	0	9	2	4.5
SUS vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	17	2	4.25
SUR vs ESS	Matt Critchley	4	0	36	2	9
NOR vs ESS	Simon Harmer	4	0	39	2	9.75
NOR vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	4	0	46	2	11.5
KET vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	4	0	39	2	9.75
MID vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	28	2	7
MID vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	3	0	23	2	7.66
MID vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	3.5	0	22	2	5.73
ESS vs DER	Zaman Akhter	2	0	13	2	6.5
ESS vs DER	Wiaan Mulder	3	1	23	2	7.66
ESS vs DER	Simon Harmer	4	0	25	2	6.25
ESS vs DER	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9

Top batting performance for MID
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
SUS vs MID	3	Joshua De Caires	not out	80	44	7	5	181.81
MID vs KET	2	Adam Rossington	caught	79	43	9	4	183.72
SUS vs MID	1	Max Holden	caught	77	41	6	5	187.8
MID vs HAM	7	Luke Hollman	not out	47	33	6	1	142.42
ESS vs MID	4	Leus du Plooy	caught	38	24	4	2	158.33
GLA vs MID	5	Ben Geddes	run out	38	22	2	2	172.72
MID vs ESS	6	Ryan Higgins	caught	36	28	3	2	128.57
SUS vs MID	4	Leus du Plooy	lbw	36	21	3	1	171.42
ESS vs MID	6	Joe Cracknell	caught	35	27	5	0	129.62
MID vs SUR	7	Luke Hollman	not out	35	28	4	0	125
MID vs DUR	4	Leus du Plooy	caught	34	21	2	2	161.9
ESS vs MID	7	Luke Hollman	not out	32	27	3	1	118.51
SUR vs MID	7	Luke Hollman	not out	31	29	1	1	106.89
MID vs SUR	8	Eathan Bosch	run out	31	18	2	2	172.22
GLA vs MID	1	Joe Cracknell	caught	29	18	2	2	161.11
HAM vs MID	2	Matthew Boyle	not out	28	20	1	2	140
HAM vs MID	3	Max Holden	not out	28	23	3	1	121.73
MID vs DUR	8	Eathan Bosch	caught	27	19	3	0	142.1
SUR vs MID	6	Ryan Higgins	caught	27	29	1	1	93.1
GLA vs MID	8	Eathan Bosch	not out	25	21	1	1	119.04

Top bowling performance for MID
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
ESS vs MID	Luke Hollman	4	0	21	4	5.25
SUS vs MID	Tom Helm	4	0	41	3	10.25
ESS vs MID	Naavya Sharma	4	0	33	2	8.25
MID vs DUR	Tom Helm	4	0	43	2	10.75
MID vs DUR	Eathan Bosch	4	0	56	2	14
MID vs ESS	Sebastian Morgan	4	0	34	2	8.5
SUS vs MID	Zafar Gohar	4	0	38	2	9.5
SUS vs MID	Eathan Bosch	4	0	37	2	9.25
MID vs SUR	Tom Helm	3.3	0	24	2	6.85
MID vs KET	Noah Cornwell	4	1	25	2	6.25
HAM vs MID	Naavya Sharma	4	0	33	1	8.25
HAM vs MID	Zafar Gohar	4	0	21	1	5.25
HAM vs MID	Luke Hollman	4	0	14	1	3.5
ESS vs MID	Sebastian Morgan	2	0	33	1	16.5
ESS vs MID	Matthew Boyle	2	0	13	1	6.5
MID vs DUR	Sebastian Morgan	2	0	21	1	10.5
MID vs DUR	Joshua De Caires	3	0	33	1	11
GLA vs MID	Luke Hollman	4	0	32	1	8
GLA vs MID	Eathan Bosch	3	0	29	1	9.66
GLA vs MID	Zafar Gohar	3	0	21	1	7