Hampshire will battle it out with Essex in the Quarter Final 1 match of the T20 Blast 2026 season at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday, July 15.
Captained by James Vince, Hampshire are in top place with eight wins and four losses in 12 games, picking up 32 points in the South Group. Meanwhile, Essex, captained by Simon Harmer, is holding the third position with seven wins and five losses in 12 games, picking up 28 points.
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1 Details
Match: Hampshire vs Essex, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1
Time & Date: 9:00 PM IST, Wednesday, July 15
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1 Probable XIs
Hampshire
Toby Albert (wk), James Vince (c), Joe Weatherley, Ben Mayes, Delano Potgieter, Hilton Cartwright, James Fuller, Scott Currie, Liam Dawson, Chris Wood, Sonny Baker
Essex
Paul Walter, Michael Pepper, Jordan Cox (wk), Charlie Allison, Luc Benkenstein, Matthew Critchley, Simon Harmer (c), Noah Thain, Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Charlie Bennett
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1 Pitch Report
The average first innings score at this venue in the previous six T20s was 174. Any score above 190 would be a tough ask for the chasing side. We can expect batters and bowlers to have a fair share on this surface.
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1 Top Picks
Scott Currie
Hampshire bowler Scott Currie has scalped 21 wickets from the 12 matches in the ongoing season.
Shane Snater
Essex bowler Shane Snater has scalped 16 wickets from the 12 matches in the ongoing season.
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1 Captain picks
Joe Weatherley
Hampshire middle-order batter Joe Weatherley has scored 382 runs from the 12 matches in the ongoing season.
Paul Walter
Essex opening batter Paul Walter has accumulated 372 runs from the 12 matches in the ongoing season.
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Joe Weatherley(c), James Vince, Toby Albert, Paul Walter, Michael Pepper, Charlie Allison, Scott Currie(vc), Chris Wood, Sonny Baker, Shane Snater, Charlie Bennett
HAM vs ESS, T20 Blast 2026, Quarter Final 1Grand League Dream11 team
Joe Weatherley, James Vince, Toby Albert, Paul Walter(c), Michael Pepper, Charlie Allison, Scott Currie, Chris Wood, Sonny Baker, Shane Snater(vc), Charlie Bennett
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