ESS vs KET 25th Match, 29 May 2026 Fantasy AI Predictions

Kent

Canterbury

St Lawrence Ground

169

KET

129/9 (20.0)

Essex chose to BOWL

ESS

130/1 (13.4)

Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

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

Player					Batting									Bowling										Series Performance							Fantasy 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
Fred Klaassen	KET	BOWL	✅	126	RHB	40	20	168	21	8.4	98.82	0	11	LFM	124	136	3.4	26.24	8.39	18.7	3	5/19	47	2	27.5	55	0	1	0	11	0	0	0		15	19	14	5	0
Daniel Bell-Drummond	KET	BAT	✅	180	RHB	178	11	5128	112	30.7	137.18	42	664	RMF	12	5	1.5	38.2	10.32	22.2	0	2/19	56	2	66.5	133	55	0	100	2	0	0	0		16	17	17	0	0
Paul Walter	ESS	ALL	✅	175	LHB	150	25	2504	78	20.03	141.3	10	327	LM	136	116	2.5	27.29	9.29	17.6	0	3/20	86	2	64	128	67	0	50	1	0	0	0		4	94	78	0	16
Michael Pepper	ESS	WK	✅	127	RHB	124	12	2940	120	26.25	148.71	19	438		0	0					0	-	58	2	78.5	157	77	0	100	2	0	0	0		1	134	118	0	16
Tawanda Muyeye	KET	ALL	✅	65	RHB	63	1	1458	100	23.51	141.55	10	201	OB	0	0					0	-	25	2	82	164	64	0	100	1	0	0	0		19	1	1	0	0
Sam Billings	KET	WK	✅	407	RHB	382	61	7819	106	24.35	134.18	40	928		0	0					0	-	289	2	115	230	112	0	100	4	0	0	0		13	20	12	0	8
Zak Crawley	KET	BAT	✅	99	RHB	95	7	2417	108	27.46	139.06	13	335	OB	0	0					0	-	49	2	110.5	221	111	0	100	3	0	0	0		18	11	11	0	0
Matt Critchley	ESS	ALL	✅	156	RHB	134	29	2134	80	20.32	122.36	6	227	LB	139	129	2.9	25.72	8.21	18.7	2	5/28	47	2	46	92	6	2	100	3	0	0	0		45	-1	0	-1	0
Wiaan Mulder	ESS	ALL	✅	145	RHB	121	25	2367	83	24.65	129.98	12	270	RM	107	81	2.5	28.8	8.74	19.7	1	4/14	68	2	22	44	16	0	0	5	0	0	0		2	125	0	117	8
Joe Denly	KET	ALL	✅	299	RHB	291	27	7107	127	26.92	123.42	40	913	LB	82	53	2.2	27.58	8.14	20.3	1	4/19	111	2	9.5	19	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		14	20	20	0	0
Simon Harmer	ESS	BOWL	✅	219	RHB	130	43	1331	55	15.29	127.36	1	145	OB	207	183	3.3	28.43	7.7	22.1	5	4/18	124	2	87.5	175	46	2	100	7	0	0	0		11	32	0	32	0
Luc Benkenstein	ESS	ALL	✅	26	RHB	21	4	382	62	22.47	149.21	2	53	LB	21	16	2.2	28.68	9.83	17.5	0	2/23	12	2	95.5	191	84	1	100	4	0	0	0		17	16	0	0	16
Jake Lintott	KET	BOWL	✅	105	RHB	38	14	264	41	11	106.45	0	25	LWS	105	117	3.2	22.88	7.87	17.4	2	4/20	48	2	51.5	103	0	2	50	9	0	0	0		10	34	26	8	0
Shane Snater	ESS	BOWL	✅	66	RHB	33	14	174	20	9.15	117.56	0	20	RFM	65	54	2.6	30.18	9.66	18.7	0	3/8	23	2	15	30	8	0	0	9	0	0	0		5	76	0	76	0
Tom Rogers	KET	ALL	✅	79	LHB	47	24	369	49	16.04	126.8	0	43	RMF	78	95	3.6	25.01	8.52	17.6	3	5/16	35	2	82	164	6	4	50	8	0	0	0		7	42	5	37	0
Bertie Foreman	KET	ALL	✅		LHB							0	0	OB			0				0		0	1	31	31	0	1	0	7	0	0	0		24	0	0	0	0
Zaman Akhter	ESS	ALL	✅	6	RHB	5	2	45	12	15	102.27	0	4	RFM	6	4	2.8	45	10.58	25.5	0	2/36	0	2	5	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0		8	39	0	39	0
Charlie Bennett	ESS	BOWL	✅	2	RHB	1	1	0	0			0	0	RM	2	1	2	55	13.75	24	0	1/14	0	2	52.5	105	0	3	50	11	0	0	0		3	106	0	98	8
Dian Forrester	KET	ALL	✅	36	LHB	33	14	681	80	35.84	140.7	2	71	RF	19	11	1.9	30.27	9.33	19.4	0	3/30	16	1	202	202	35	3	100	6	0	0	0		6	58	56	2	0
Simon Fernandes	ESS	WK	✅	1	RHB	0	0	0				0	0	OB	0	0					0	-	0	2	7	14	6	0	0	8	0	0	0		23	0	0	0	0
Matt Milnes	KET	BOWL	✅	57	RHB	24	12	116	16	9.66	138.09	0	14	RMF	57	60	3.2	28.36	9.32	18.2	2	5/22	16	2	57	114	0	3	50	10	0	0	0		12	31	27	4	0
Noah Thain	ESS	ALL	✅	10	RHB	7	3	89	38	22.25	167.92	0	11	RM	6	1	1.3	88	11	48	0	1/9	6	2	46.5	93	41	0	100	6	0	0	0		22	0	0	0	0

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
KET vs ESS	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)

Completed matches of Kent
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
KET vs SUS	25 May - 08:00 PM	Canterbury	Sussex	SUSSussex	KET	197/6 (20.0)	199/3 (18.2)	Kent Kent won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
KET vs ESS	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)
SUR vs KET	31 May - 09:00 PM	London	Kent	SURSurrey	KET	116/10 (19.5)	118/2 (14.0)	Kent Kent won by 8 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)

Completed matches at St Lawrence Ground
Teams	Date	Toss	Bat First	Bat Second	Inning 1	Inning 2	Winner
KET vs SUS	25 May - 08:00 PM	Sussex	SUSSussex	KET	197/6 (20.0)	199/3 (18.2)	Kent Kent won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
KET vs ESS	29 May - 11:00 PM	Essex	KETKent	ESS	129/9 (20.0)	130/1 (13.4)	Essex Essex won by 9 wickets (with 38 balls remaining)

Top batting performance for ESS
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
ESS vs DER	3	Charlie Allison	not out	67	49	6	3	136.73
KET vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	caught	64	40	6	3	160
ESS vs SUS	1	Paul Walter	caught	58	37	6	2	156.75
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
KET vs ESS	1	Paul Walter	not out	42	30	6	1	140
ESS vs DER	2	Paul Walter	caught	41	24	9	0	170.83
ESS vs DER	6	Matt Critchley	caught	37	21	3	1	176.19
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
HAM vs ESS	2	Michael Pepper	caught	25	17	1	2	147.05
ESS vs SUS	6	Noah Thain	not out	23	15	4	0	153.33

Top bowling performance for ESS
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
KET vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	3	0	25	3	8.33
KET vs ESS	Wiaan Mulder	4	0	26	3	6.5
ESS vs DER	Zaman Akhter	2	0	13	2	6.5
ESS vs DER	Shane Snater	4	0	36	2	9
ESS vs DER	Simon Harmer	4	0	25	2	6.25
ESS vs DER	Wiaan Mulder	3	1	23	2	7.66
KET vs ESS	Shane Snater	4	0	23	2	5.75
HAM vs ESS	Charlie Bennett	4	0	44	2	11
ESS vs DER	Charlie Bennett	2	0	25	1	12.5
KET vs ESS	Zaman Akhter	3	0	18	1	6
HAM vs ESS	Matt Critchley	3	0	23	1	7.66
HAM vs ESS	Simon Harmer	3	0	23	1	7.66
ESS vs SUS	Matt Critchley	4	0	35	1	8.75
ESS vs SUS	Charlie Bennett	1	0	14	1	14
ESS vs SUS	Luc Benkenstein	2	0	23	1	11.5
ESS vs SUS	Simon Harmer	3	0	25	1	8.33

Top batting performance for KET
Match	#	Player	Out	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR
MID vs KET	4	Sam Billings	not out	84	37	9	5	227.02
KET vs SUS	3	Zak Crawley	not out	75	41	3	6	182.92
SUR vs KET	1	Harry Finch	not out	64	42	8	1	152.38
SUR vs KET	4	Sam Billings	not out	42	28	6	0	150
MID vs KET	1	Tawanda Muyeye	caught	38	25	3	2	152
MID vs KET	3	Zak Crawley	caught	36	26	4	1	138.46
KET vs SUS	5	Dian Forrester	not out	35	18	4	2	194.44
KET vs ESS	6	Dian Forrester	caught	34	34	3	1	100
KET vs SUS	2	Daniel Bell-Drummond	caught	29	19	4	1	152.63
KET vs SUS	4	Sam Billings	caught	28	17	1	1	164.7
KET vs SUS	1	Tawanda Muyeye	caught	26	15	3	1	173.33
MID vs KET	2	Daniel Bell-Drummond	caught	26	12	4	1	216.66

Top bowling performance for KET
Match	Player	Ov	M	Run	W	Eco
MID vs KET	Tom Rogers	4	0	39	4	9.75
SUR vs KET	Jake Lintott	4	1	19	3	4.75
KET vs SUS	Dian Forrester	4	1	25	3	6.25
SUR vs KET	Keith Dudgeon	3.5	0	22	2	5.73
SUR vs KET	Fred Klaassen	4	0	30	2	7.5
MID vs KET	Matt Milnes	4	0	38	2	9.5
MID vs KET	Jake Lintott	4	0	25	2	6.25
SUR vs KET	Matt Milnes	4	0	22	1	5.5
KET vs ESS	Tom Rogers	3	0	31	1	10.33
KET vs SUS	Matt Milnes	3	0	29	1	9.66
KET vs SUS	Fred Klaassen	4	0	51	1	12.75
KET vs SUS	Bertie Foreman	2	0	25	1	12.5