MID vs KET Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 32th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, Aug 20, 2026Last Updated on Aug 20, 2026 11:45 AM
Middlesex vs Kent Cricket Match Previews
County Championship Division Two 2026
KENT 350/10 (91.3)
MDX 249/10 (55.4)
KENT 254/10 (68.4)
MDX 309/10 (73.4)
Kent won by 46 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Cracknell* | 65 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 67.01 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Parkinson* | 8.4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2.54 |
| Matt Milnes | 23 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 3.52 |
Last Wicket:Noah Cornwell b Matthew Parkinson 0(1) - 309/10 in 73.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Middlesex vs Kent
Kent — Innings 1 (350/10 in 91.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton lbw b Tom Helm | 13 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
| Zak Crawley c Tom Helm b Ryan Higgins | 81 | 115 | 13 | 0 | 70.43 | |
| Sam Northeast lbw b Roland-Jones | 87 | 166 | 10 | 0 | 52.41 | |
| Tawanda Muyeye c S Robson b Roland-Jones | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 | |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond (c) c Cracknell b Roland-Jones | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 | |
| Chris Benjamin (wk) b Tom Helm | 27 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 58.7 | |
| Ekansh Singh lbw b Roland-Jones | 19 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 30.65 | |
| Keith Dudgeon c Cracknell b Ryan Higgins | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 50 | |
| Matt Milnes b Ryan Higgins | 32 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 72.73 | |
| Matthew Parkinson c Cracknell b Roland-Jones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Quinn not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 19 | LegByes: 26 | NoBalls: 12 | Total: 57 | |||||
| Total | 350 | 10 wkts, 91.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 27 | 7 | 71 | 5 | 2.6 |
| Tom Helm | 24 | 8 | 74 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Eathan Bosch | 10 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Ryan Higgins | 25.3 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 3.4 |
| Zafar Gohar | 5 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton & Crawley | 25 | 56 |
| S Northeast & Crawley | 142 | 177 |
| S Northeast & Tawanda Muyeye | 18 | 36 |
| S Northeast & Bell-Drummond | 34 | 59 |
| S Northeast & Benjamin | 55 | 74 |
| Ekansh Singh & Benjamin | 4 | 13 |
| Ekansh Singh & Keith Dudgeon | 23 | 46 |
| Ekansh Singh & Milnes | 37 | 68 |
| Matthew Parkinson & Milnes | 6 | 13 |
| Matthew Quinn & Milnes | 6 | 7 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Compton | 9.2 | 25 |
| 2 | Zak Crawley | 38.5 | 167 |
| 3 | Tawanda Muyeye | 44.5 | 185 |
| 4 | Daniel Bell-Drummond | 54.4 | 219 |
| 5 | Sam Northeast | 66.6 | 274 |
| 6 | Chris Benjamin | 69.1 | 278 |
| 7 | Keith Dudgeon | 76.5 | 301 |
| 8 | Ekansh Singh | 88.1 | 338 |
| 9 | Matthew Parkinson | 90.2 | 344 |
| 10 | Matt Milnes | 91.3 | 350 |
Middlesex — Innings 2 (249/10 in 55.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson c Tawanda Muyeye b M Milnes | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Luke Hollman c Sam Northeast b Matthew Quinn | 25 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 53.19 | |
| Max Holden b M Milnes | 18 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 50 | |
| Leus du Plooy c Benjamin b M Milnes | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.85 | |
| Ben Geddes (c) c Benjamin b Matthew Quinn | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
| Ryan Higgins b M Milnes | 33 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 78.57 | |
| Joe Cracknell (wk) c Benjamin b Matthew Quinn | 38 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 77.55 | |
| Zafar Gohar lbw b M Milnes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Eathan Bosch not out | 43 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 82.69 | |
| Toby Roland-Jones c Tawanda Muyeye b Ekansh Singh | 36 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 138.46 | |
| Tom Helm c Ekansh Singh b Matthew Quinn | 26 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 108.33 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 8 | Wides: 1 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 249 | 10 wkts, 55.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Milnes | 16 | 3 | 53 | 5 | 3.3 |
| Matthew Quinn | 14.4 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 4.7 |
| Ekansh Singh | 10 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Matthew Parkinson | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson & Hollman | 6 | 29 |
| Max Holden & Hollman | 42 | 65 |
| Max Holden & Leus du Plooy | 4 | 16 |
| Ben Geddes & Leus du Plooy | 11 | 19 |
| Ryan Higgins & Leus du Plooy | 0 | 5 |
| Ryan Higgins & Cracknell | 59 | 80 |
| Ryan Higgins & Zafar Gohar | 16 | 16 |
| Eathan Bosch & Zafar Gohar | 9 | 11 |
| Eathan Bosch & Roland-Jones | 46 | 42 |
| Eathan Bosch & Tom Helm | 58 | 53 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Robson | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2 | Luke Hollman | 15.4 | 48 |
| 3 | Max Holden | 18.2 | 52 |
| 4 | Ben Geddes | 21.3 | 63 |
| 5 | Leus du Plooy | 22.2 | 63 |
| 6 | Joe Cracknell | 35.4 | 122 |
| 7 | Ryan Higgins | 38.2 | 138 |
| 8 | Zafar Gohar | 40.1 | 147 |
| 9 | Toby Roland-Jones | 47.1 | 193 |
| 10 | Tom Helm | 55.4 | 249 |
Kent — Innings 3 (254/10 in 68.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley c Cracknell b Roland-Jones | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ben Compton c Max Holden b Tom Helm | 65 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 46.1 | |
| Sam Northeast c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Tawanda Muyeye lbw b Zafar Gohar | 64 | 71 | 9 | 1 | 90.14 | |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond (c) b Zafar Gohar | 39 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 79.59 | |
| Chris Benjamin (wk) c Max Holden b Tom Helm | 45 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 54.22 | |
| Ekansh Singh b Tom Helm | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Dudgeon c Leus du Plooy b Ryan Higgins | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Matt Milnes lbw b Ryan Higgins | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40 | |
| Matthew Parkinson c Ryan Higgins b Roland-Jones | 17 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 77.27 | |
| Matthew Quinn not out | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 4 | Wides: 2 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 254 | 10 wkts, 68.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 20 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 3.2 |
| Ryan Higgins | 16 | 0 | 83 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Tom Helm | 15.4 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 2 |
| Zafar Gohar | 9 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Noah Cornwell | 6 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Luke Hollman | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Crawley & Ben Compton | 0 | 2 |
| S Northeast & Ben Compton | 9 | 17 |
| Tawanda Muyeye & Ben Compton | 93 | 134 |
| Bell-Drummond & Ben Compton | 65 | 87 |
| Benjamin & Ben Compton | 24 | 62 |
| Benjamin & Ekansh Singh | 0 | 1 |
| Benjamin & Keith Dudgeon | 5 | 16 |
| Benjamin & Milnes | 8 | 17 |
| Benjamin & Matthew Parkinson | 37 | 40 |
| Benjamin & Matthew Quinn | 13 | 36 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zak Crawley | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2 | Sam Northeast | 3.1 | 9 |
| 3 | Tawanda Muyeye | 25.3 | 102 |
| 4 | Daniel Bell-Drummond | 39.6 | 167 |
| 5 | Ben Compton | 50.2 | 191 |
| 6 | Ekansh Singh | 50.3 | 191 |
| 7 | Keith Dudgeon | 53.1 | 196 |
| 8 | Matt Milnes | 55.6 | 204 |
| 9 | Matthew Parkinson | 62.4 | 241 |
| 10 | Chris Benjamin | 68.4 | 254 |
Middlesex — Innings 4 (309/10 in 73.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hollman c Benjamin b Ekansh Singh | 36 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 45.57 | |
| Sam Robson c Benjamin b Ekansh Singh | 36 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 67.92 | |
| Max Holden b Ekansh Singh | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 | |
| Leus du Plooy b M Milnes | 40 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 62.5 | |
| Ben Geddes (c) c Matthew Parkinson b Keith Dudgeon | 37 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 142.31 | |
| Ryan Higgins b Matthew Quinn | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 59.09 | |
| Joe Cracknell (wk) not out | 65 | 97 | 7 | 0 | 67.01 | |
| Zafar Gohar lbw b Matthew Quinn | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Toby Roland-Jones b Keith Dudgeon | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Tom Helm c D Bell-Drummond b Matthew Parkinson | 33 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 62.26 | |
| Noah Cornwell b Matthew Parkinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 15 | NoBalls: 4 | Wides: 3 | Total: 27 | |||||
| Total | 309 | 10 wkts, 73.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Eathan Bosch | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Milnes | 23 | 2 | 81 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Matthew Quinn | 15 | 4 | 44 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Ekansh Singh | 13 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 14 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Matthew Parkinson | 8.4 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Hollman & Sam Robson | 68 | 104 |
| Hollman & Max Holden | 24 | 49 |
| Hollman & Leus du Plooy | 11 | 14 |
| Ben Geddes & Leus du Plooy | 68 | 54 |
| Ryan Higgins & Leus du Plooy | 19 | 39 |
| Cracknell & Leus du Plooy | 19 | 29 |
| Cracknell & Zafar Gohar | 1 | 10 |
| Cracknell & Roland-Jones | 15 | 26 |
| Cracknell & Tom Helm | 84 | 116 |
| Cracknell & Noah Cornwell | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Robson | 17.2 | 68 |
| 2 | Max Holden | 25.3 | 92 |
| 3 | Luke Hollman | 27.5 | 103 |
| 4 | Ben Geddes | 36.5 | 171 |
| 5 | Ryan Higgins | 43.2 | 190 |
| 6 | Leus du Plooy | 48.1 | 209 |
| 7 | Zafar Gohar | 49.5 | 210 |
| 8 | Toby Roland-Jones | 54.1 | 225 |
| 9 | Tom Helm | 73.3 | 309 |
| 10 | Noah Cornwell | 73.4 | 309 |
MID vs KET Match Prediction, County Championship Division Two 2026, Middlesex vs Kent Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
MID vs KET (Middlesex vs Kent) Match Details
| Match | Middlesex vs Kent (MID vs KET) |
| League | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Date | Thursday, 20th August 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
MID vs KET Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
MID vs KET Match Venue: Merchant Taylors School Ground, Northwood, England
MID vs KET Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
MID vs KET Weather Report:
Weather Report: The weather will be clean with slight clouds. But there are no chances of rain, We can expect a good match between the two sides.
Merchant Taylors School Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
MID vs KET (Middlesex vs Kent) Playing 11
Middlesex vs Kent (MID vs KET) Match Preview
MID vs KET Match Preview: Middlesex will take on Kent in County Championship Division Two 2026 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.
Middlesex (MID) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ben Geddes and Joe Cracknell will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Leus du Plooy will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Sam Robson and Max Holden will strengthen the middle order for Middlesex.
- Ben Geddes will lead the Middlesex as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Joe Cracknell will do the Wicket Keeping for Middlesex.
Spin Bowlers
- Luke Hollman and Ryan Higgins will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Luke Hollman is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Naavya Sharma and Toby Roland Jones will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Kent (KET) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Daniel Bell Drummond and Sam Northeast will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Daniel Bell Drummond was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Zak Crawley will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Middle-Order Batters
- Chris Benjamin and Ben Dawkins will strengthen the middle order for Kent.
- Daniel Bell Drummond will lead the Kent as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Chris Benjamin will do the Wicket Keeping for Kent.
Pace Bowlers
- Keith Dudgeon and Jaskaran Singh will lead the pace attack of his team.
Middlesex vs Kent (MID vs KET) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
MID vs KET Match Prediction: Kent looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, KET will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
MID vs KET County Championship Division Two 2026 Match Expert Advice: Luke Hollman will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Leus du Plooy will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
MID vs KET Head to Head
MID vs KET Head to Head Records: Middlesex vs Kent have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, Middlesex have won 0 whereas Kent have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| MID Won | 0 |
| KET Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on England Cricket app.
POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division Two 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0.817 | 191 | WWWWD |
| 2 | Northamptonshire | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | +0.208 | 151 | NRWLWW |
| 3 | Kent | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -0.720 | 151 | DWWWD |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -0.281 | 127 | NRWWLNR |
| 5 | Middlesex | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +0.083 | 113 | NRLLWL |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +0.216 | 110 | NRLWLW |
| 7 | Lancashire | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -0.121 | 94 | DLLLD |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -0.249 | 44 | LLLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: County Championship Division Two 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
KET - D W W W DMID - N L L W L
MID vs KET Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
MID vs KET Winning Prediction
- Kent team has the upper hand over Middlesex team. So try to pick more players from Kent
MID vs KET Small League Must Picks:
MID - Luke Hollman [267 points], Leus du Plooy [222 points]KET - Zak Crawley [317 points], Keith Dudgeon [298 points]
MID vs KET Grand League Risky Picks:
MID - Sam Robson [0 points], Sebastian Morgan [0 points]KET - Matt Milnes [0 points], Ben Dawkins [0 points]
MID vs KET Death Over Bowlers:
MID - Toby Roland JonesKET - Grant Stewart
Middlesex (MID) Key Players
- Sam Robson [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Ryan Higgins [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Zafar Gohar [PTs: 75, CR: 7.0]
- Ben Geddes [PTs: 81, CR: 7.5]
- Leus du Plooy [27*, DNB, DNB, DNB, 22]
- Luke Hollman [20]
Kent (KET) Key Players
- Ben Dawkins [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Glenton Stuurman [1W, ]
- Sam Northeast [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Grant Stewart [0W, 1W]
- Daniel Bell Drummond [PTs: 185, CR: 8.5]
- Keith Dudgeon [1W, ]
- Zak Crawley [6, 31, 34, 3, DNB]
MID vs KET Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sam Robson [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Sam Northeast [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Grant Stewart [PTs: 74, CR: 7.5]
- Ben Geddes [PTs: 81, CR: 7.5]
- Daniel Bell Drummond [PTs: 185, CR: 8.5]
- Leus du Plooy [PTs: 222, CR: 8.0]
- Luke Hollman [PTs: 267, CR: 9.0]
- Zak Crawley [PTs: 317, CR: 8.5]
MID vs KET Injury / Unavailability
Middlesex Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Kent Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
MID vs KET Live Stream
Where can I see MID vs KET Live Score?
You can see MID vs KET Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
MID vs KET match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Middlesex vs Kent (MID vs KET) Squads
Middlesex (MID) Squad: Max Holden, Zafar Gohar, Ryan Higgins, Sam Robson, Toby Roland Jones, Leus du Plooy, Luke Hollman, Joe Cracknell(WK), Josh de Caires, Ben Geddes(C), Sebastian Morgan, Naavya Sharma
Kent (KET) Squad: Glenton Stuurman, Grant Stewart, Matt Milnes, Sam Northeast, Zak Crawley(C), Daniel Bell Drummond(C), Joey Evison, Keith Dudgeon, Ben Compton, Tawanda Muyeye, Chris Benjamin(WK), Jaskaran Singh, Ben Dawkins
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
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