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tt15484 engtt2417	Kent v Middlesex
	The Men's Vitality Blast 2025 (South Group)
Venue	Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury on 13th July 2025 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Kent won by 7 wickets
Points	Kent 4; Middlesex 0
Umpires	BJ Debenham, MJ Saggers
Referee	PM Such
Scorers	AL Bateup (Kent), DK Shelley (Middlesex)

Middlesex innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
SS Eskinazi	b Klaassen	2	3	6	-	-	1	66.67
BBA Geddes	c Finch b Klaassen	22	15	18	2	2	9	146.67
KS Williamson	c and b Leaning	6	17	23	-	-	11	35.29
*JL du Plooy	c Finch b Klaassen	68	45	53	8	2	13	151.11
RF Higgins	b Stewart	19	18	29	-	-	1	105.56
+JB Cracknell	not out	24	15	21	4	-	5	160.00
LBK Hollman	not out	14	7	9	2	-	0	200.00
Zafar Gohar	did not bat
TG Helm	did not bat
JB Little	did not bat
NB Cornwell	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 4 w)	5
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	160
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Eskinazi, 1.3 ov), 2-29 (Geddes, 4.3 ov), 3-43 (Williamson, 7.1 ov), 4-111 (Higgins, 14.5 ov), 5-132 (du Plooy, 17.4 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Stewart	4	0	31	1	1	-	9	2	1	24.00	7.75
Klaassen	4	0	39	3	2	-	10	6	1	8.00	9.75
Gilchrist	4	1	23	0	1	-	12	3	-	-	5.75
Parkinson	3	0	25	0	-	-	3	-	2	-	8.33
Leaning	4	0	32	1	-	-	6	4	-	24.00	8.00
Evison	1	0	9	0	-	-	-	1	-	-	9.00

Kent innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
TS Muyeye	c du Plooy b Higgins	59	41	65	4	3	13	143.90
HZ Finch	c and b Zafar Gohar	36	28	29	5	1	14	128.57
JL Denly	b Helm	46	31	45	5	2	11	148.39
*+SW Billings	not out	20	7	13	3	1	2	285.71
CG Benjamin	not out	0	2	2	-	-	2	0.00
G Stewart	did not bat
JA Leaning	did not bat
JDM Evison	did not bat
FJ Klaassen	did not bat
NN Gilchrist	did not bat
MW Parkinson	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 3 w)	4
Total	(3 wickets, 18.1 overs)	165
Fall of wickets:
1-66 (Finch, 7.2 ov), 2-136 (Muyeye, 15.5 ov), 3-159 (Denly, 17.4 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Cornwell	2	0	16	0	1	-	6	3	-	-	8.00
Helm	4	0	29	1	1	-	15	4	1	24.00	7.25
Higgins	3.1	0	28	1	1	-	4	1	1	19.00	8.84
Little	3	0	44	0	-	-	1	5	2	-	14.67
Hollman	3	0	25	0	-	-	6	1	2	-	8.33
Zafar Gohar	3	0	22	1	-	-	10	3	1	18.00	7.33

Notes
--> Middlesex powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (40/2)
--> Kent powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (59/0)
--> Middlesex innings: 50 in 8.2 overs
--> Middlesex innings: 100 in 12.5 overs
--> Middlesex innings: 150 in 19.2 overs
--> Kent innings: 50 in 5.3 overs
--> Kent innings: 100 in 10.4 overs
--> Kent innings: 150 in 16.5 overs
--> JB Little made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> JB Little made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> CG Benjamin made his last appearance in Twenty20 matches
--> CG Benjamin made his last appearance in Twenty20 Blast matches
--> JL du Plooy 50 in 29 balls with 7 fours and 2 sixes
--> TS Muyeye 50 in 27 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes
--> JL Denly passed 5500 runs in Twenty20 Blast matches when he reached 20
--> RF Higgins reached 100 wickets in Twenty20 matches when he dismissed TS Muyeye, his 1st wicket in the Kent innings
--> JL du Plooy (38) and RF Higgins (11) added 50 in 30 balls for the Middlesex 4th wicket
--> TS Muyeye (18) and HZ Finch (30) added 50 in 33 balls for the Kent 1st wicket
--> TS Muyeye (23) and JL Denly (28) added 50 in 30 balls for the Kent 2nd wicket