Vitality Blast 2025 - All Matches: Video Streaming & Match Reports - 5th June

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Middlesex vs Kent, Match 20, Vitality Blast

Middlesex v Kent Spitfires 172-9 – no result, 2 points each.

By Ben Kosky, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay

Zak Crawley blazed his first half-century of this season’s Vitality Blast before wet weather wiped out the prospect of an intriguing Middlesex run-chase against Kent Spitfires at Lord’s.

Crawley’s hard-hitting knock of 57 from 34 balls underpinned the Spitfires’ total of 172 for nine, with paceman Tom Helm and leg-spinner Luke Hollman taking three wickets apiece for the home side.

A downpour during the interval prevented Middlesex from launching their pursuit of the target – although they earned their first points of the tournament, taking two for the no-result along with Kent.

Rain delayed the start by 25 minutes after Middlesex had won the toss and put their visitors in, but Tawanda Muyeye wasted no further time, striking five fours in his bristling knock of 34 from 26.

When Muyeye departed, missing a ball from Zafar Gohar (one for 25) that kept low and hit off stump, it was Crawley who took up the baton by pummelling Middlesex debutant Josh Little over the fence to raise his side’s 50 at the end of the powerplay.

However, spinner Hollman stifled Kent’s progress by removing both Joe Denly – given out on umpire’s review despite Jack Davies initially fumbling the stumping opportunity – and Sam Billings cheaply.

Chris Benjamin had to be helped from the field with an injured arm after diving in vain to try and beat Ben Geddes’ throw from the deep before Crawley renewed the charge by hoisting Hollman for successive sixes over long-on.

Crawley paid the price for attempting to make it three in a row, with Ryan Higgins judging the catch perfectly just inside the rope and, although Helm captured two wickets in as many balls, late hitting by Fred Klaassen and Nathan Gilchrist ensured Kent saw out their overs.

But the rain returned before Middlesex’s openers could strap on their pads to begin the chase and the contest was eventually abandoned just before 9.15pm.

The Spitfires are back in Blast action on Friday when they host Surrey at Canterbury, while Middlesex travel to Chelmsford to face Essex two days later.

Middlesex captain STEPHEN ESKINAZI said:

“We haven’t walked away with the full points tonight but I’m really pleased with the way we managed to bounce back from a confidence perspective. In the field we were buzzing around and the bowlers did their job.

“Hopefully that’s a bit of a springboard for us to take into a really busy period over the next few weeks. I’m over the moon with the way we approached this game and certainly it’s the benchmark for us moving forward.

(Josh Little, who made his Middlesex debut) “He embodies everything we want to be as a team in the way he plays his cricket – he never takes a backward step. He’s an aggressive bowler who bowls quick and challenges guys on the back foot.

“He’s coming back from a hamstring injury so no doubt it’s going to take him a bit of time to find rhythm, but we love what he brings as a person and with his skill set as well.

(Tom Helm, who took three for 29) “He’s come back from a long-term shoulder injury and it’s amazing to see him out there enjoying his cricket. Really pleased for Helmy and no doubt he’s going to have a massive part to play in the next 10-11 games.”

Kent Spitfires’ ZAK CRAWLEY, who top-scored with 57 from 34 balls, said:

“At times it felt like a really good wicket, at other times it was a bit of a challenge. I think that was quite competitive in the end, we felt it would have been a 50-50 game so it was a shame not to get back out there.

“I felt in good touch, it was a shame to get out when I did. I was a bit greedy, eyeing him up a little bit too much there – I had to calm myself down! But I was pleased with how I played, hopefully next time I can get a bigger one.

“I don’t mind batting at three, to be honest – you can have a bit more of a look sometimes rather than when you’re opening. I’ll fit in wherever they need me and it’s gone OK the last couple of games.

“I love playing T20 and playing for Kent, there are some of my best mates in the world in that dressing-room.

“We always seem to have a good side on paper, a really talented bunch and momentum’s the key word. We feel like we’re building some and we’ve just got to believe in ourselves.”

Surrey vs Hampshire, Match 21, Vitality Blast

Surrey 141-7 lost to Hampshire 63-0 by 15 runs under the Duckworth Lewis Stern Method

Report by Jon Batham ECB Reporters’ Network

Hampshire secured a rare win against Surrey in the Vitality Blast when rain brought an early close to their game at the Kia Oval with the visitors 15 runs ahead under the Duckworth Lewis Stern method.

Miserly bowling from Scott Currie (2-17) and Chris Wood (2-27) restricted a subdued home side to an underwhelming 141-7, Jason Roy top-scoring for the third time this season with 37, while Sam Curran and Laurie Evans made 34 and 33 not out respectively.

Hampshire were cruising at 63-0 in reply when the rain came with skipper James Vince 33 not out and Toby Albert unbeaten on 28. It was only Hampshire's second win in their last 11 meetings with Surrey in the Blast.

As with their first two batting efforts in the Blast this season, Surrey struggled for fluency after being put in by Vince.

Dom Sibley smote an early six, but the former England Test opener fell in the next over, a wicket for debutant South African slow left-arm bowler Bjorn Fortuin.

Ollie Pope, unsure if he’ll retain the England No 3 shirt for next week’s first Test against India was starved of strike and made only 11 before an attempted ramp off Currie found the gloves of wicketkeeper Albert.

Even Roy with scores of 92 and 69 behind him in the Blast struggled to break the shackles, two successive fours off John Turner from the last over of the powerplay the best of his contribution.

Eyes were now on captain Curran, who laboured until unleashing successive sixes off Turner, the first of which disappeared down the exit steps beyond the mid-wicket boundary onto the concourse.

He too though fell attempting a third big hit on the spin and only some late blows from Evans carried Surrey to a third successive score in the 140s.

The first over of the chase, brought drama, Dan Worrall finding the edge of Albert’s bat, only for Roy to grass the chance at second slip.

Vince’s dismissive cover drive to end the over though suggested he was in the groove and he soon caressed another from Nathan Smith to the fence at point.

Rain was now falling but three boundaries, one from a mis-field on the fence helped raise the 50 partnership and put Hampshire well ahead of the DLS par score.

Albert growing in confidence cut one from Surrey debutant, Kiwi international Mitchell Santner to the fence just before the increasing rain brought a halt to proceedings.

Hampshire bowler Scott Currie, who took 2-17 said: "It is a good win. It is always good to come here and put a good performance on the board and come away wit the result.

"Obviously it is a shame it ended the way it did with the weather, but it is not for us to complain at this point, it's four more points on the baord and another good performance from everyone.

"I think due the fact the pitch has had the ODI on it and a lot of overs had been bowled on it, it felt a little bit tacky. I don't know if the overheads - it is not normally a thing in T20 - maybe there was a little bit in that. It just felt like it was holding at that top of the stumps length, so most of us just banged away there and we got our rewards. 

"I think we were happy at half-time; we felt we were in the game. They got a few away, Curran hit a few sixes, so that gave them a bit of impetus, but we were pretty confident. We got a good start and we were ahead of the rate. I felt we were in control of that game throughout.

"It's nice to be back at Hampshire. I spent last year away with Leicestershire and I felt my white-ball game developed a hell of a lot and I saw some different scenarios I hadn't been exposed to here. It's good to come back and slot back into the team with a clear role and good backing from Vincey, and all of the other staff."