Kent won their second match at a stretch in 2019 T20VitalityBlast. Kent managed to beat Hampshire by 2 wickets in The Rose Bowl, Southampton to gain a big advantage in the tournament among the Southerners. Hampshire captain James Vince‘s 51 and Sam Northeast‘s 35 gave Hampshire a moderate score of 145. Matthew Walker‘s men struggled when they started to bat, but Alex Blake‘s 57 runs helped them to achieve a narrow victory with 1 ball to spare.

Kent won the battle in Rose Bowl against Hampshire: Kent Vs Hampshire SG Vitality Blast T20 2019

Kent won by 2 wickets

Hampshire Innings (145-5-20)
BATSMAN OUT / NOT OUT
R
B
4s
6s
 SR
Aneurin Donald c Fred Klaassen b Viljoen 13 9 0 1 144.44
Rilee Rossouw c Oliver Robinson b Viljoen 10 11 1 0 90.91
James Vince (c) c & b Nabi 51 35 5 2 145.71
Sam Northeast
c Oliver Robinson b Fred Klaassen
 35 39 1 0 89.74
James Fuller c Zak Crawley b Fred Klaassen 6 7 0 0 85.71
Chris Morris not out 11 9 1 0 122.22
Liam Dawson not out 9 10 0 0 90.00

Extras: 10 (b 0, lb 7, w 3, nb 0, p 0)

Total: 145(5 wkts, 20 Ov)

Did not Bat: Lewis McManus, Chris Wood, Kyle Abbott, Mason Crane

Fall of Wickets: 22-1 (Aneurin Donald, 2.5), 40-2 (Rilee Rossouw, 4.4), 103-3 (James Vince, 13.4), 123-4 (James Fuller, 16.4), 123-5 (Sam Northeast, 16.5)

BOWLER O M R W NB WD ECO
Mohammad Nabi  1   0 12   0   0   0 12.00
Adam Milne  4   1 29   2   0   1 7.25
Hardus Viljoen  1   0 15   0   0   0 15.00
Fred Klaassen  4   0 22   2   0   2 5.50
Imran Qayyum  4   0 19   4   0   0 4.75
POWERPLAY Overs Runs
Mandatory 0.1-6 44

Hampshire Squad: 

Rilee Rossouw, Aneurin Donald, James Vince (c), Sam Northeast, James Fuller, Liam Dawson, Lewis McManus (wk), Chris Morris, Chris Wood, Kyle Abbott, Mason Crane, Tom Alsop, Brad Taylor.

Playing XI: 

Rilee Rossouw, Aneurin Donald, James Vince (c), Sam Northeast, James Fuller, Liam Dawson, Lewis McManus (wk), Chris Morris, Chris Wood, Kyle Abbott, Mason Crane

Bench: 

Tom Alsop, Brad Taylor.

Kent Innings (146-5=8-19.5)
BATSMAN OUT / NOT OUT
R
B
4s
6s
 SR
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c) c Lewis McManus b C Wood 2 5 0 0 40.00
Zak Crawley c Rossouw b Kyle Abbott 8 11 0 0 72.73
Oliver Robinson (wk) c Aneurin Donald b Liam Dawson 20 14 2 1 142.86
Mohammad Nabi c J Vince b Kyle Abbott 4 4 1 0 100.00
Sean Dickson
st Lewis McManus b Mason Crane
 17 18 0 0 94.44
Alex Blake
not out
 57 38 2 4 150.00
Jordan Cox lbw b Liam Dawson 10 11 1 0 90.91
Adam Milne b Kyle Abbott 16 9 1 1 177.78
Hardus Viljoen c & b Chris Morris 9 6 1 0 150.00
Imran Qayyum not out 1 3 0 0 33.33

Extras: 2(b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0, p 0)

Total: 146(8 wkts, 19.5 Ov)

Did not Bat: Fred Klaassen

Fall of Wickets: 2-1 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 0.5), 28-2 (Oliver Robinson, 3.6), 32-3 (Mohammad Nabi, 4.4), 41-4 (Zak Crawley, 6.6), 64-5 (Sean Dickson, 11.1), 93-6 (Jordan Cox, 14.1), 113-7 (Adam Milne, 16.4), 122-8 (Hardus Viljoen, 17.4)

BOWLER O M R W NB WD ECO
Chris Wood
3.5
   0 37   1   0   0 9.65
Chris Morris 4   0 29   1   0   1 7.25
Liam Dawson 4   0 25   2   0   0 6.25
Kyle Abbott 4   0 22   3   0   0 5.50
Mason Crane 4   0 32   1   0   0 8.00
POWERPLAY Overs Runs
Mandatory 0.1-6 36

Kent Squad: 

Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), Zak Crawley, Oliver Robinson (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Alex Blake, Sean Dickson, Jordan Cox, Adam Milne, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Qayyum, Fred Klaassen, Calum Haggett, Matt Milnes

Playing XI:

Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), Zak Crawley, Oliver Robinson (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Alex Blake, Sean Dickson, Jordan Cox, Adam Milne, Hardus Viljoen, Imran Qayyum, Fred Klaassen

Bench:

Calum Haggett, Matt Milnes

Kent starts a perfect campaign in T20VitalityBlast 2019. They won their first game against Somerset by 41 runs and now they earn second win vs Hampshire. Kent is in a very good position among Southerners while Hampshire tasted first loss after their previous match washed out due to rain. Kent will face Essex and Hampshire will take on Sussex in their next matches of this tournament.