Over 20. 6 runs. Bowler: Naavya Sharma. Kent Men: 7-158(rr 7.9) A full toss drifting outside off, met cleanly with a crisp drive. Stewart finds the gap and comfortably takes a single. Kent face a tough chase needing 15 runs from the final ball with three wickets in hand and slim chances.
Over 19. 14 runs. Bowler: Tom Helm. Kent Men: 7-152(rr 8) Tom Helm bowls a short slower ball outside off, and Grant Stewart plays a controlled pull to long on for a well-timed single. Kent require 21 runs from the last over with three wickets in hand; the odds are heavily against them.
Grant Stewart steps up to a length ball outside off and unleashes a controlled slog, sending it soaring over mid wicket for six. Kent reaches 151 for 7 with that big hit.
The slower ball drifts wide outside off, inviting a sharp cut shot. Grant Stewart deftly slices it through point for a couple of runs, with a quick throw narrowly missing the run-out chance.
A no-movement delivery drifts wide outside off stump as Grant Stewart chooses not to play, conceding a wide. The keeper Joe Cracknell collects it cleanly.
Helm slips in a slower ball outside off on a back of a length, and Stewart attempts a slog. The mis-timed hit stays grounded but manages to sneak off for a single.
Tom Helm delivers a slower ball wide outside off stump, and Grant Stewart opts not to play. The umpire calls a wide, and an extra run is added to the total.
Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Zafar Gohar. Kent Men: 7-138(rr 7.67) A length quicker ball on off stump sees Tom Rogers unleash a controlled slog, threading it past the long-on fielder for two runs. Tom Rogers gets off the mark. Kent face a tough chase needing 35 from 12 balls with just a 1% win probability and three wickets in hand.
Round the wicket. Length ball, wide outside off, down the track, drive uncontrolled in air to Leus du Plooy at extra cover. OUT! Ekansh Singh caught - 5(5)
The stock ball is delivered full down the leg side, and the batter expertly flicks it away with control. Grant Stewart sends it racing through fine leg for a fantastic boundary. Grant Stewart is off the mark.
A length stock ball on off stump, and Harry Finch attempts a wild slog but misses completely. The ball beats the bat and crashes into the stumps, bowled out. Harry Finch departs for 16 off 15 balls, swinging momentum as Middlesex's win probability jumps from 84% to 94%.
Over 17. 6 runs. Bowler: Matt Boyle. Kent Men: 5-130(rr 7.65) Bowled on a length, the leg spinner turns it on middle stump but Finch works it quietly to mid wicket for a single. Kent face a challenging chase needing 43 from 18 with five wickets in hand, their win probability at 13 percent.
Matt Boyle tosses up a length ball outside off, and Ekansh Singh attempts a drive but mistimes it, sending the ball skimming awkwardly towards deep extra cover for a quick two.
Over 16. 8 runs. Bowler: Luke Hollman. Kent Men: 5-124(rr 7.75) Luke Hollman bowls a length leg spinner on off stump, and Ekansh Singh works it neatly for a single to deep mid wicket, comfortably controlling the stroke under pressure. Ekansh Singh gets off the mark. Kent require 49 runs from 24 balls with five wickets in hand, facing a challenging chase at a required rate of 12.2.
The googly, pitched at a length on off stump, deceives the batter who attempts a drive but misses cleanly. He is stumped swiftly by the keeper, a sharp wicket for Middlesex. Jaydn Denly departs for 9 off 8, causing a big momentum shift as Middlesex's chance of winning climbs from 59% to 75%.
