ESS vs KENT 120th Match - South Group Prediction

ESS vs KENT Team Previews

Essex

Although Kent have played 12 games in this tournament on paper, only eight of those were completed. They've won six out of those eight games which is quite a commendable feat in a tournament where competition has been cut-throat.

Kent are set to face Somerset prior to this game which too will be an important encounter for them. If they're able to win that, they'll be in a sweet position while coming into this game whereas a loss there will make things a little tough for Kent, as far as qualification for the playoffs is concerned.

They registered a close win against Middlesex in their last completed match while chasing a colossal total of 191 on a decent batting wicket. Tom Kohler-Cadmore was well supported by Alex Blake in the middle overs where all the other batsmen failed to stay at the crease. Blake scored 57 off 27 deliveries to finally take his team over the line.

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Kent

Despite having one of the most experienced squad in the competition, Essex's failure to perform was surprising to many. They are struggling at the third-spot from the bottom of the table and a loss here can potentially take them to the bottom spot if Essex and Middlesex win their last match.

Essex's last couple of games were washed out due to rain and due to the virtue of two points obtained from them, they rose from the bottom-most spot to the third from the bottom. They were in a delicate spot when the rain arrived in their game against Hampshire with 72 for four down in 7.5 overs. Their match against Gloucestershire was washed off without any ball bowled.

Their last completed match was against Essex which they lost by a small margin of six runs. Their bowlers started off well by picking up Donald and Meschede in the first two overs of the innings, but poor middle-order bowling couple with some excellent strokeplay by Colin Ingram meant that they had to chase a total of a tall order. They were well in the chase after the powerplay overs, but losing wickets at regular intervals cost them the game.