ESS vs KET Dream11 Prediction T20 Blast Player Stats, Pitch Report

ESS vs KET Dream11 Prediction: Kent and Essex meet in the Southern Derby of the English T20 Blast 2021. The Kent team has 5 wins in 7 matches, and is positioned 2nd on the points table, while Essex has 3 wins in the same number of matches are at 5th position.

ESS vs KET Dream11 Prediction

Fixture name: South Group

Competition: English T20 Blast 2021

Date: Friday June 25, 2021

Time: 11:30 PM IST

Team Form Guide:

KET in Last 3 Matches (recent last): W L W

ESS in Last 3 Matches (recent last): L L L

Standings: KET 2, ESS 5

Ground: County Ground, Chelmsford

Brief score of the last result at the venue: Sussex 130/3 won by 7 wickets against Essex 128/8 in T20 Blast 2021.

Pitch Report:

The Chelmsford ground boasts of a good surface with an equivalent support to both batsmen and bowlers. The average score on this venue is 150. Here, the team bowling first has won most of the games.

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ESS vs KET Dream 11 Prediction

KET Team news

Kent are in a very good place in the points table, they are in the top two with 10 points; comprising of 5 wins and 2 losses.
They will look to win this game, and retain their position in the top 2. Kent is a very strong team in comparison to the Essex’s side.
Sam Billings has joined the England squad, so he is out from the team as before. They have a plenty of options to make a strong XI.
The important players for them will be Jack Leaning and Klaasen.

Injury update, unavailability: Sam Billings out due to national duty

Expected team changes: They are expected to play with the same 11.

Kent Squad: Joe Denly, Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), Oliver Robinson (wk), Alex Blake, Jack Leaning, Jordan Cox, Darren Stevens, Grant Stewart, Matt Milnes, James Logan, Fred Klaassen, Qais Ahmad, Nathan Gilchrist, Marcus ORiordan

KET Playing 11 (likely)

1. Zak Crawley
2. Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)
3. Joe Denly
4. Jack Leaning
5. Alex Blake
6. Jordan Cox (wk)
7. Darren Stevens
8. Grant Stewart
9. Qais Ahmad
10. Matt Milnes
11. Fred Klaassen

ESS Team news

Essex won a last ball thriller against Middlesex yesterday.
After being in a comfortable position to win the game, Essex threw away 3 wickets in the last over, while having to chase just 9 runs, but then, Simon Harmer hit a last four, which eventually won them the game.
Jimmy Neesham is playing very well, and doing his bits in both the batting & bowling.
The crucial players for the team will be Buttleman and Cook.

Injury update, unavailability: None

Expected team changes: The team would look to play with the same 11.

Essex Squad: Adam Wheater (wk), William Buttleman, Daniel Lawrence, Michael-Kyle Pepper, James Neesham, Ryan ten Doeschate, Paul Walter, Simon Harmer (c), Aron Nijjar, Samuel Cook, James Porter, Shane Snater, Jack Plom, Tom Westley

ESS Playing 11 (likely)

1. Adam Wheater (wk)
2. William Buttleman
3. Daniel Lawrence
4. Michael-Kyle Pepper
5. James Neesham
6. Ryan ten Doeschate
7. Paul Walter
8. Simon Harmer (c)
9. Aron Nijjar
10. Samuel Cook
11 James Porter

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Captain options

J Leaning- The top run-scorer of the Kent team this season has been one of the consistent performer for past few years across all the formats.
J Leaning in T20 Blast 2021- 232 Runs, Bat. AVG. 46.40

D Drummond- The experienced player who bats at the top-order is another bright performer in the limited-overs cricket and his knock of 88 few matches back would keep him assured of scoring runs.
D Drummond in in T20 Blast 2021- 208 Runs, Bat. AVG. 29.71

Differential pick

S Cook – The leading wicket-taker for Essex team this season will be vital due to his fine track record and perfect line-lengths.
S Cook in T20 Blast 2021- 11 Wickets, Bat. AVG. 15.45