KET vs WOR Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 42th TEST Match

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Last Updated on Sep 02, 2026 03:10 PM
KET vs WOR Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Kent vs Worcestershire Cricket Match Previews

County Championship Division Two 2026

KENT 238/10 (64.2)

WORCS 217/10 (59)

KENT 358/10 (108.2)

WORCS 295/10 (84.2)

Kent won by 84 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Brett DOliveira* 10322112046.61
BowlersOMRWECO
Hasan Mahmud* 2035132.55
Matt Milnes16.235133.12

Last Wicket:Adam Finch c Tawanda Muyeye b Milnes 7(14) - 295/10 in 84.2 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Kent vs Worcestershire

County Championship Division Two 2026 — TEST — 42nd Match
Kent won by 84 runs

Kent — Innings 1 (238/10 in 64.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Ben Compton
c Henry Cullen b Tom Taylor
8151053.33
Zak Crawley
c Adam Hose b Ben Allison
681075
Sam Northeast
c Henry Cullen b Adam Finch
43867050
Tawanda Muyeye
c Matthew Waite b Adam Finch
37644057.81
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)
lbw b Matthew Waite
52938055.91
Chris Benjamin (wk)
c Henry Cullen b Beyers Swanepoel
404070100
Grant Stewart
c Henry Cullen b Matthew Waite
19262073.08
Keith Dudgeon
c Henry Cullen b Ben Allison
8220036.36
Matt Milnes
c Ben Allison b Tom Taylor
7230030.43
Hasan Mahmud
not out
461066.67
Matthew Quinn
c Beyers Swanepoel b Tom Taylor
130033.33
ExtrasByes: 8 | LegByes: 5 | Total: 13
Total23810 wkts, 64.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Tom Taylor14.215533.8
Ben Allison1544523
Matthew Waite1424223
Beyers Swanepoel1204213.5
Adam Finch904124.6

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Ben Compton & Crawley1420
Ben Compton & S Northeast47
Tawanda Muyeye & S Northeast82135
Bell-Drummond & S Northeast322
Bell-Drummond & Benjamin7992
Bell-Drummond & Grant Stewart3148
Keith Dudgeon & Grant Stewart711
Keith Dudgeon & Milnes1340
Keith Dudgeon & Hasan Mahmud45
Matthew Quinn & Hasan Mahmud16

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Zak Crawley3.214
2Ben Compton4.318
3Tawanda Muyeye26.6100
4Sam Northeast30.4103
5Chris Benjamin45.6182
6Daniel Bell-Drummond53.6213
7Grant Stewart55.5220
8Matt Milnes62.3233
9Keith Dudgeon63.2237
10Matthew Quinn64.2238

Worcestershire — Innings 2 (217/10 in 59 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Daniel Lategan
b M Milnes
591198049.58
Jake Libby
b Hasan Mahmud
181540120
Rehaan Edavalath
lbw b Hasan Mahmud
01000
Adam Hose
c Benjamin b Keith Dudgeon
50887056.82
Brett DOliveira (c)
c Tawanda Muyeye b Grant Stewart
7151046.67
Henry Cullen (wk)
lbw b Keith Dudgeon
9181050
Matthew Waite
b Hasan Mahmud
15293051.72
Tom Taylor
c Benjamin b M Milnes
17224077.27
Beyers Swanepoel
c Keith Dudgeon b M Milnes
6610100
Ben Allison
not out
17232173.91
Adam Finch
lbw b Hasan Mahmud
7181038.89
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 8 | Total: 12
Total21710 wkts, 59 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Matt Milnes1735233.1
Hasan Mahmud1856843.8
Matthew Quinn1042802.8
Keith Dudgeon914324.8
Grant Stewart501412.8

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Daniel Lategan & Libby2635
Daniel Lategan & Rehaan Edavalath01
Daniel Lategan & Adam Hose99177
Brett DOliveira & Adam Hose1422
Henry Cullen & Adam Hose69
Henry Cullen & Matthew Waite714
Tom Taylor & Matthew Waite3347
Tom Taylor & Beyers Swanepoel03
Ben Allison & Beyers Swanepoel2323
Ben Allison & Adam Finch923

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Jake Libby5.526
2Rehaan Edavalath5.626
3Daniel Lategan35.3125
4Brett DOliveira39.1139
5Adam Hose40.4145
6Henry Cullen42.6152
7Matthew Waite50.5185
8Tom Taylor51.2185
9Beyers Swanepoel55.1208
10Adam Finch58.6217

Kent — Innings 3 (358/10 in 108.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Zak Crawley
c Henry Cullen b Adam Finch
541048051.92
Ben Compton
c Daniel Lategan b Tom Taylor
010000
Sam Northeast
b Tom Taylor
13224015055
Tawanda Muyeye
c Ben Allison b Beyers Swanepoel
23364063.89
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)
c and b Ben Allison
441013043.56
Chris Benjamin (wk)
batting
36621058.06
Grant Stewart
b Tom Taylor
15172188.24
Keith Dudgeon
c Ben Allison b Tom Taylor
010000
Matt Milnes
lbw b Adam Finch
20482041.67
Matthew Quinn
b Beyers Swanepoel
1100010
Hasan Mahmud
run out (Beyers Swanepoel/Henry Cullen)
6131046.15
ExtrasByes: 4 | LegByes: 14 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 7 | Total: 27
Total35810 wkts, 108.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Tom Taylor2246843.1
Ben Allison2255812.6
Matthew Waite1825202.9
Beyers Swanepoel2056623.3
Adam Finch16.245123.1
Brett DOliveira803904.9
Jake Libby20603

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Crawley & Ben Compton1127
Crawley & S Northeast88167
Tawanda Muyeye & S Northeast4571
Bell-Drummond & S Northeast127225
Benjamin & S Northeast03
Benjamin & Grant Stewart2025
Benjamin & Keith Dudgeon414
Benjamin & Milnes4481
Benjamin & Matthew Quinn520
Benjamin & Hasan Mahmud1317

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Ben Compton4.311
2Zak Crawley32.299
3Tawanda Muyeye44.1144
4Daniel Bell-Drummond81.4271
5Sam Northeast82.1271
6Grant Stewart86.2291
7Keith Dudgeon88.4295
8Matt Milnes102.1339
9Matthew Quinn105.3344
10Hasan Mahmud108.2358

Worcestershire — Innings 4 (295/10 in 84.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Daniel Lategan
lbw b M Milnes
581062.5
Jake Libby
c Benjamin b M Milnes
18283064.29
Rehaan Edavalath
lbw b Matthew Quinn
8142057.14
Adam Hose
lbw b Hasan Mahmud
38747051.35
Brett DOliveira (c)
not out
10322112046.61
Henry Cullen (wk)
b Hasan Mahmud
45695065.22
Matthew Waite
b Keith Dudgeon
37485077.08
Tom Taylor
lbw b Keith Dudgeon
10212047.62
Beyers Swanepoel
b Keith Dudgeon
01000
Ben Allison
lbw b Hasan Mahmud
180012.5
Adam Finch
c Tawanda Muyeye b M Milnes
7141050
ExtrasByes: 10 | LegByes: 12 | Wides: 1 | Total: 23
Total29510 wkts, 84.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Matt Milnes16.235133.1
Hasan Mahmud2035132.5
Matthew Quinn1324613.5
Grant Stewart2256202.8
Keith Dudgeon1316334.8

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Daniel Lategan & Libby616
Rehaan Edavalath & Libby2528
Adam Hose & Libby810
Adam Hose & Brett DOliveira76138
Henry Cullen & Brett DOliveira86124
Matthew Waite & Brett DOliveira64118
Tom Taylor & Brett DOliveira1838
Beyers Swanepoel & Brett DOliveira01
Ben Allison & Brett DOliveira516
Adam Finch & Brett DOliveira717

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Daniel Lategan2.46
2Rehaan Edavalath7.231
3Jake Libby8.639
4Adam Hose31.6115
5Henry Cullen52.4201
6Matthew Waite72.2265
7Tom Taylor78.4283
8Beyers Swanepoel78.5283
9Ben Allison81.3288
10Adam Finch84.2295

KET vs WOR Match Prediction, County Championship Division Two 2026, Kent vs Worcestershire Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

KET vs WOR (Kent vs Worcestershire) Match Details

Match Kent vs Worcestershire (KET vs WOR)
League County Championship Division Two 2026
Date Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
Time 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT)

KET vs WOR Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

KET vs WOR Match Venue: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England

KET vs WOR Pitch Report: This is a Bowling pitch, a total of 3 match has been played on this pitch, in which the team batting first has won 1 match and the team bowling first has won 1 matches. The average score on this pitch is 224. Bowling first after winning the toss would be the right decision.

KET vs WOR Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Canterbury, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 18°C on the match day with 64% humidity and 25.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.

St Lawrence Ground Score Records:

Total matches: 3
Batting first won: 1
Bowling first won: 1
1st inn avg score: 224
2nd inn avg score: 197
Highest Total: 297/5
Lowest Total: 67/10

St Lawrence Ground Pitch Favour

55%
Pace Bowling
45%
Spin Bowling
St Lawrence Ground Pitch Favour 57%
Batting Pitch
43%
Bowling Pitch

136
T20 Average Scores

KET vs WOR (Kent vs Worcestershire) Playing 11

Kent (KET) Possible Playing XI: 1. Ben Compton, 2. Zak Crawley(C), 3. Sam Northeast, 4. Tawanda Muyeye, 5. Daniel Bell Drummond(C), 6. Chris Benjamin(WK), 7. Ekansh Singh, 8. Keith Dudgeon, 9. Matt Milnes, 10. Matt Parkinson, 11. Matthew Quinn

Worcestershire (WOR) Possible Playing XI: 1. Gareth Roderick(WK), 2. Brett D'Oliveira, 3. Rehaan Edavalath, 4. Jake Libby(C), 5. Daniel Lategan, 6. Ethan Brookes, 7. Fateh Singh, 8. Kashif Ali, 9. Ben Gibbon, 10. Matthew Waite, 11. Oliver Hannon Dalby

Kent vs Worcestershire (KET vs WOR) Match Preview

KET vs WOR Match Preview: County Championship Division Two 2026 will see Kent facing off against Worcestershire on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.

Kent (KET) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Ben Compton and Zak Crawley will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
  • Zak Crawley is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Sam Northeast will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Tawanda Muyeye and Daniel Bell Drummond 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.

Worcestershire (WOR) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Gareth Roderick and Brett DOliveira will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.

One-Down Batter

  • Rehaan Edavalath will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Jake Libby and Daniel Lategan will strengthen the middle order for Worcestershire.
  • Jake Libby will lead the Worcestershire as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Gareth Roderick will do the Wicket Keeping for Worcestershire.

Spin Bowlers

  • Ethan Brookes will take care of the spin bowling of the team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Kashif Ali and Matthew Waite will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Kent vs Worcestershire (KET vs WOR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

KET vs WOR 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, WOR will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.

KET vs WOR County Championship Division Two 2026 Match Expert Advice: Zak Crawley will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Keith Dudgeon will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

KET vs WOR Head to Head

KET vs WOR Head to Head Records: Kent vs Worcestershire have faced each other in 8 matches in TEST. Out of these 8 games, Kent have won 3 whereas Worcestershire have won 5 Matches.

Match Played 8
KET Won 3
WOR Won 5
Tie/NR 0
First-ever fixture
Most recent fixture

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division Two 2026

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Durham129030+0.716230
WWWWW
2Northamptonshire125340+0.124175
WLNRWL
3Kent125230-0.618173
LWDWW
4Middlesex124530+0.115135
LWNRLL
5Derbyshire124620+0.110135
WLNRLW
6Worcestershire124520-0.247130
LLNRWW
7Lancashire122730-0.079100
LLDLL
8Gloucestershire123900-0.21482
WWLLL
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 - L W D W W
WOR - L L N W W

KET vs WOR Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

KET vs WOR Winning Prediction

  1. Kent team has the upper hand over Worcestershire team. So try to pick more players from Kent

KET vs WOR Small League Must Picks:

KET - Zak Crawley [317 points], Keith Dudgeon [298 points]
WOR - Kashif Ali [209 points], Gareth Roderick [173 points]

KET vs WOR Grand League Risky Picks:

KET - Matthew Quinn [0 points], Ekansh Singh [0 points]
WOR - Daniel Lategan [0 points], Rehaan Edavalath [0 points]

KET vs WOR Death Over Bowlers:

KET - Grant Stewart, Matthew Quinn
WOR - Tom Taylor, Oliver Hannon Dalby

Kent (KET) Key Players

  • Matthew Quinn [PTs: 0, CR: 5.0]
  • Sam Northeast [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
  • Daniel Bell Drummond [PTs: 185, CR: 8.5]
  • Keith Dudgeon [1W, ]
  • Zak Crawley [6, 31, 34, 3, DNB]

Worcestershire (WOR) Key Players

  • Daniel Lategan [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Jake Libby [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
  • Brett D'Oliveira [PTs: 63, CR: 8.0]
  • Matthew Waite [PTs: 147, CR: 8.5]
  • Kashif Ali [PTs: 209, CR: 7.0]

KET vs WOR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Daniel Lategan [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
  • Sam Northeast [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
  • Jake Libby [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
  • Brett D'Oliveira [PTs: 63, CR: 8.0]
  • Daniel Bell Drummond [PTs: 185, CR: 8.5]
  • Zak Crawley [PTs: 317, CR: 8.5]

KET vs WOR Injury / Unavailability

Kent Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Worcestershire Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

KET vs WOR Live Stream

Where can I see KET vs WOR Live Score?

You can see KET vs WOR Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

KET vs WOR match will be live telecast on FanCode.

KET vs WOR Cricket Match Highlights

You can watch KET vs WOR match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode

KET vs WOR match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Kent vs Worcestershire (KET vs WOR) Squads

Kent (KET) Squad: Glenton Stuurman, Matt Parkinson, Matthew Quinn, 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, Ekansh Singh

Worcestershire (WOR) Squad: Brett D'Oliveira, Adam Finch, Matthew Waite, Tom Taylor, Gareth Roderick(WK), Oliver Hannon Dalby, Ethan Brookes, Jake Libby(C), Fateh Singh, Ben Gibbon, Rehaan Edavalath, Kashif Ali, Daniel Lategan

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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's KET vs WOR match?

A-1, For KET vs WOR, Kent will take on Worcestershire at 2026-09-02 15:00:00 IST, and our expert prediction helps you pick the best Dream11 lineup for this exciting clash.

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Q-5, What are the best captain and vice-captain choices for KET vs WOR?

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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for KET vs WOR today?

A-6, There are no major injury updates at the moment for KET vs WOR, but we will update the app and website as soon as new news arrives.

Q-7, Where can I watch the live score for KET vs WOR today?

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