This is the 74th Match of the tournament T20 Blast 2026 between the two sides Sussex to be played against Essex at County Ground, Hove.

HEAD TO HEAD

Match Played: 17  Sussex: 8  Essex: 9  Tied: 0

WHICH TEAM HAS A BETTER BATTING AND BOWLING LINEUP?

Essex has a strongest batting line up than Sussex. It does not just have the best player but has more depth in Batting line up.

Essex has great bowling line-up than Sussex.

Sussex

Batting Avg.: 173  Bowling Avg.: 9.66

Essex

Batting Avg.: 180  Bowling Avg.: 9.43

VENUE STATISTICS

County Ground, Hove

1st innings average score: 173

Match Played: 77  1st batting team won: 38  2nd batting team won: 37   Tie: 2

Highest Score: Surrey 258/6   Lowest Score: Glamorgan 88/10

TEAM PERFORMANCE IN COUNTY GROUND, HOVE

Head to Head Match Played: 8  Sussex won: 2  Essex won: 6

TOTAL MATCH PLAYED

Sussex: 76   Won: 33

Essex: 8   Won: 6

RECENT TEAM PERFORMANCE

Sussex made score against

• 01-07-2026 vs WAR 122/10 (2nd Bat) Lost
• 26-06-2026 vs SUR 171/10 (1st Bat) Lost
• 07-06-2026 vs KEN 135/3 (2nd Bat) Won
• 05-06-2026 vs LEI 179/10 (1st Bat) Lost
• 02-06-2026 vs HAM 144/10 (2nd Bat) Lost

Essex made score against

• 01-07-2026 vs SUR 233/8 (2nd Bat) Lost
• 26-06-2026 vs NOR 108/10 (2nd Bat) Lost
• 09-06-2026 vs KEN 187/6 (1st Bat) Won
• 07-06-2026 vs MID 176/5 (1st Bat) Won
• 31-05-2026 vs DER 179/5 (2nd Bat) Won

PITCH REPORT

Scoring Pattern in County Ground, Hove

Below Score 150: 19

Score between 150 and 169: 19

Score between 170 and 189: 19

Above Score 190: 20

WEATHER REPORT

POINT TABLE

T20 Blast 2026 - Points Table

Who Will Win Todays Match

• Head to head 8-9 against Essex.
• Previous 10 T20 Blast games have played at County Ground, Hove with an average score 178 in the first batting. In previous 10 T20 Blast matches, 4 times team crosses 190 plus score. So expected score around 180 in the batting first.
• Sussex have won 33 from 76 games whereas Essex have won 6 from 8 games at Hove.
• In previous 10 T20 Blast games had played at Hove, batting second team had won 5 games whereas batting first team have won 5 games.
• In recent performance, Sussex have won 1 from their last 5 games whereas Essex have won 3 from their last 5 games.
• Last 5 games were played between the two sides, Sussex have won 2 games whereas Essex have won 3 games.
• Essex has a strongest batting line up than Sussex.

It's highly recommended to see this report again after toss and players selection

Don't forget to Lay below 20-30 paise or both sides plus.

Essex will win

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