Essex vs Derbyshire, T20 Blast in Chelmsford, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Date & Time:31 May 2026, 03:00 pm LOCAL

DER173/10(20)

ESS179/5(19.4)

Essex won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Aneurin Donald	c Michael Pepper b Shane Snater	20	12	3	1	167.00
Martin Andersson	b Zaman Akhter	12	6	1	1	200.00
Caleb Jewell	c Shane Snater b Wiaan Mulder	14	14	3	0	100.00
Wayne Madsen	b Zaman Akhter	7	5	1	0	140.00
Ross Whiteley	c Michael Pepper b Simon Harmer	12	8	0	1	150.00
Amrit Basra	c Paul Walter b Charlie Bennett	7	14	0	0	50.00
Matthew Montgomery	c Shane Snater b Simon Harmer	50	30	6	1	167.00
Nick Potts	c Charlie Bennett b Wiaan Mulder	35	22	3	2	159.00
Ben Aitchison	b Shane Snater	8	7	0	1	114.00
Jack Morley	c Michael Pepper b unknown	0	1	0	0	0.00
Akif Javed	not out	2	2	0	0	100.00

Total173/10 (20 Ov, RR: 8.65)

Fall of Wickets

28-1 (Donald, 0.4 ov)38-2 (Andersson, 0.6 ov)51-3 (Jewell, 0.9 ov)55-4 (Madsen, 1.1 ov)75-5 (Whiteley, 1.4 ov)116-6 (Basra, 2.2 ov)143-7 (Montgomery, 2.8 ov)162-8 (Potts, 3.1 ov)173-9 (Aitchison, 3.3 ov)173-10 (Morley, 3.3 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Shane Snater	4	36	2	9.0
Zaman Akhter	2	13	2	6.5
Wiaan Mulder	3	23	2	7.7
Simon Harmer	4	25	2	6.3
Charlie Bennett	2	25	1	12.5
Matthew Critchley	4	36	0	9.0
Luc Benkenstein	1	13	0	13.0

Essex - 2nd Innings179/5 (19.4)

Over 20

8 runs

19.46

Potts to Charlie Allison, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

19.3

Potts to Charlie Allison, no run

left alone outside off

19.2

Potts to Charlie Allison, no run

played and missed

19.1

Potts to Charlie Allison, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

Over 19

9 runs

18.64

Aitchison to Simon Harmer, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

18.5W

Aitchison to Matthew Critchley, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Matthew Critchley 37(21) • FOW: 167/5

18.4

Aitchison to Matthew Critchley, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

18.3

Aitchison to Charlie Allison, 1 run

worked away for one

18.2

Aitchison to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

18.1

Aitchison to Charlie Allison, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 18

4 runs

17.6

Javed to Charlie Allison, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

17.5

Javed to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

worked away for one

17.4

Javed to Charlie Allison, 1 run

rotates the strike

17.3

Javed to Charlie Allison, no run

beaten outside off

17.2

Javed to Charlie Allison, no run

left alone outside off

17.1

Javed to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

nudged for a single

Over 17

20 runs

16.64

Andersson to Charlie Allison, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

16.5

Andersson to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

16.44

Andersson to Matthew Critchley, FOUR

swept fine for four

16.36

Andersson to Matthew Critchley, SIX

muscled over deep square leg

16.24

Andersson to Matthew Critchley, FOUR

swept fine for four

16.1

Andersson to Charlie Allison, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 16

6 runs

15.6

Potts to Charlie Allison, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.5

Potts to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.4

Potts to Charlie Allison, 1 run

nudged for a single

15.3

Potts to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.2

Potts to Charlie Allison, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.1

Potts to Matthew Critchley, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

Derbyshire - 1st Innings173/10 (20)

Over 20

10 runs

19.6W

Snater to Jack Morley, OUT! Run Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

19.5W

Snater to Ben Aitchison, OUT! Clean Bowled

plays all around it, bowled through the gate

19.46

Snater to Ben Aitchison, SIX

lifted over cover for maximum

19.3

Snater to Ben Aitchison, no ball

front foot no ball, extra run added

19.3

Snater to Ben Aitchison, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

19.2

Snater to Ben Aitchison, no run

pushed to the fielder

19.1

Snater to Akif Javed, 1 run

worked away for one

Over 19

9 runs

18.6

Mulder to Ben Aitchison, no run

beaten outside off

18.5

Mulder to Akif Javed, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

18.4W

Mulder to Nick Potts, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

18.36

Mulder to Nick Potts, SIX

launched over long-on

18.2

Mulder to Nick Potts, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

18.1

Mulder to Nick Potts, no run

watchful defence

Over 18

11 runs

17.6

Critchley to Ben Aitchison, no run

pushed to the fielder

17.5

Critchley to Nick Potts, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.44

Critchley to Nick Potts, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

17.36

Critchley to Nick Potts, SIX

slog-swept over midwicket for six

17.2

Critchley to Nick Potts, no run

left alone outside off

17.1

Critchley to Nick Potts, no run

played and missed

Over 17

8 runs

16.6W

Harmer to Matthew Montgomery, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

16.5

Harmer to Matthew Montgomery, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.4

Harmer to Nick Potts, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

16.3

Harmer to Nick Potts, no run

blocked solidly

16.24

Harmer to Nick Potts, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

16.1

Harmer to Matthew Montgomery, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 16

11 runs

15.6

Critchley to Matthew Montgomery, wide

down the leg side, wide called

15.6

Critchley to Matthew Montgomery, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.54

Critchley to Matthew Montgomery, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

15.4

Critchley to Nick Potts, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.3

Critchley to Nick Potts, no run

left alone outside off

15.2

Critchley to Nick Potts, no run

pushed to the fielder

15.14

Critchley to Nick Potts, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence