ESS vs HAM Dream11 Prediction Vitality Blast 2025, Playing11

ESS vs HAM Dream11 Prediction Vitality Blast 2025: On Thursday, Essex will invite Hampshire to Chelmsford for what is an important fixture for the visitors in the South Group as they aim to seal their place in the quarterfinals of the T20 Blast 2025.

While Essex are out of the competition, having managed only two wins in 12 games, Hampshire are one win away from the quarterfinals. Hampshire have 30 points in 13 games. A win against Essex, which is their last league game, will confirm them a berth in the knockouts, but a loss will leave them vulnerable to a couple of other teams.

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ESS vs HAM head-to-head:

Essex and Hampshire have met in 43 T20 matches so far. Hampshire have beaten Essex in 20 matches and conceded 16 defeats. Three of their games have ended in a tie, and four in a no result.

ESS vs HAM date and time:

Date: July 17, Thursday
Venue: County Ground, Chelmsford
Time: 11:30 PM IST / 06:00 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL

ESS vs HAM team news:

Essex’s only overseas signing this season is South African spinner Simon Harmer. Hampshire also have a new South African in their setup: pacer Kyle Abbot. They had also signed batsman Lhuan-dre Pretorius, but he is currently away, playing a tri-series in Zimbabwe.

All-rounder Liam Dawson is unlikely to be available from now on for Hampshire, as he has been called up to the England squad for the fourth Test against India. Further, Hampshire also are without Dewald Brevis, as he, too, is playing for South Africa currently.

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Predicted ESS vs HAM Playing 11:

Essex predicted XI:

Michael-Kyle Pepper, Paul Walter, Charlie Allison, Jordan Cox (wk), Matthew Critchley, Robin Das, Charlie Bennett, Simon Harmer (c), Sam James Cook, Shane Snater, Mohammad Amir

Hampshire predicted XI:

James Vince (c), Tom Prest, Toby Albert (wk), Joe Weatherley, Hilton Cartwright, James Fuller, Benny Howell, Alistair Orr, Chris Wood, Scott Currie, Sonny Baker

ESS vs HAM pitch report of County Ground, Chelmsford:

The County Ground, Chelmsford, has seen a couple of high-scoring games and a few middling-scoring games in the T20 Blast 2025. Three teams have won batting first, and three while chasing.

The average innings score this season in Chelmsford is 182. This is one of the rare venues in the Blast this season where spinners have averaged (23) better than pacers (25), suggesting that batting hasn’t always been comfortable.

ESS vs HAM Top Captaincy Picks:

The top captaincy picks in the ESS vs HAM match will be James Vince, James Fuller, and Benny Howell.

Essex vs Hampshire: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in ESS vs HAM are Mohammad Amir, Paul Walter, and Jordan Cox.

ESS vs HAM Dream11 Prediction Vitality Blast 2025: Who will win today?

For the ESS vs HAM prediction, we predict that Hampshire will beat Essex in their T20 Blast match.