LIVE SCORES – Essex Eagles vs Hampshire Hawks – 17th July<\/a><\/p>\nHere are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Vitality Blast 2025, South Group, 117th match – Essex Eagles vs Hampshire Hawks, to be played on the 17th of July, 2025 at County Ground, Chelmsford.<\/p>\n
Match Details:<\/p>\n
Date: Thursday, 17th July 2025.<\/p>\n
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford.<\/p>\n
Start Time: 7:00 PM BST<\/p>\n
Current Form:<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles:<\/p>\n
The Eagles have shown flashes of brilliance this season but are yet to string together consistent performances. Michael Pepper has been their batting mainstay, while Mohammad Amir and Sam Cook have been the key wicket-takers. They will be keen to put in a complete performance to topple a strong Hampshire side.<\/p>\n
Hampshire Hawks:<\/p>\n
The Hawks, led by James Vince, have been one of the form teams of the competition. Their batting has been robust, with Toby Albert supporting the skipper, and their bowlers, especially Scott Currie, delivering under pressure. They will look to extend their dominance and keep the momentum alive.<\/p>\n
Players to Watch:<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles:<\/p>\n
Michael Pepper: Essex\u2019s most reliable batter this season, scoring 313 runs at a strike rate of 159.69 with three half-centuries.<\/p>\n
Mohammad Amir: The veteran pacer has picked up 18 wickets and remains a threat in the powerplay and at the death.<\/p>\n
Jordan Cox: The wicket-keeper batter has not fired on all cylinders, but has had a decent season so far – 197 runs in 8 innings at a strike rate of 144.85.<\/p>\n
Hampshire Hawks:<\/p>\n
James Vince: The captain of the Hawks, James Vince has been in sublime touch this season, scoring 436 runs at a strike rate of 155.71 and an average of 39.64.<\/p>\n
Toby Albert: The young batter who has also doubled up as the keeper has chipped in with 388 runs, averaging 43.11 and striking at 142.12.<\/p>\n
Scott Currie: The young Scottish International, Currie has been pivotal in their wins, leading the charge with the ball, with his canny changes of pace, having taken 21 wickets so far and has gone at 7.87 an over.<\/p>\n
Wicket Takers T20<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head (Last 5 Matches):<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles – 2 wins
Hampshire Hawks – 3 wins
The Hawks just about have the lead against the Eagles, with three wins in their last five games. But the Eagles will want revenge for the 106 run thrashing from earlier this season.<\/p>\n
Venue Stats – County Ground, Chelmsford (2022-2025):<\/p>\n
Average 1st Innings Score:<\/p>\n
2022 – 192.1
2023 – 185.2
2024 – 184.0
2025 – 178.7<\/p>\n
Bowling Averages and Economy Rates:<\/p>\n
Fast Bowlers \u2013 Average \u2013 27.81; Economy Rate \u2013 9.41.
Spin Bowlers \u2013 Average \u2013 25.69; Economy Rate \u2013 9.11.<\/p>\n
Wickets Percentage based on Innings:<\/p>\n
Team Win Percentage when Batting First – 42.8%
Team Win Percentage when Batting Second – 57.2%<\/p>\n
Wickets Per Innings:<\/p>\n
First Innings \u2013 7.35 wickets
Second Innings \u2013 6.03 wickets<\/p>\n
Wickets per Phase:<\/p>\n
Powerplay (Overs 1\u20136): 1.62 wickets
Middle Overs (Overs 7\u201315): 2.93 wickets
Death Overs (Overs 16\u201320): 2.35 wickets<\/p>\n
Chelmsford has slowly gone down, with the average first innings score here slowly coming down, from the highs of the 190s in 2022, down to 179 in 2025.<\/p>\n
The middle overs are the most deadly here, and with the spinners bowling better than the pacers here, the batters better watch out, as the pacers have a harder time and will be easier to get away.<\/p>\n
Squads:<\/p>\n
Essex Eagles:<\/p>\n
Simon Harmer \u00a9, Jordan Cox (WK), Charlie Allison, Mohammad Amir, Luc Benkenstein, Charlie Bennett, Matt Critchley, Robin Das, Mackenzie Jones, Michael Pepper, Jamal Richards, Shane Snater, Noah Thain and Paul Walter.<\/p>\n
Hampshire Hawks:<\/p>\n
James Vince (C), Benny Howell, Toby Albert (WK), Eddie Jack, Sonny Baker, Dom Kelly, Hilton Cartwright, Ali Orr, Scott Currie, Tom Prest, Liam Dawson, Joe Weatherley, James Fuller, Chris Wood.<\/p>\n
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions – PrePlay<\/p>\n
Who will win the toss? \u2014 Essex<\/p>\n
Who will win the match? \u2014 Hampshire<\/p>\n
Top Batter (Runs Scored) \u2014 Michael Pepper (Essex), James Vince (Hampshire)<\/p>\n
Top Bowler (Wickets Taken) \u2014 Mohammad Amir (Essex), Scott Currie (Hampshire)<\/p>\n
Most Sixes \u2014 Michael Pepper (Essex), James Vince (Hampshire)<\/p>\n
Player of the Match \u2014 James Vince (Hampshire)<\/p>\n
Team Scores Batting First \u2014 Essex 165+, Hampshire 175+<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the Vitality Blast 2025, South Group, 114th match…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,85],"class_list":["post-697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}