Amir shines, Babar fails in recent match of Vitality Blast 2019

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir was once again among the wicket takers, as his side Essex beat Kent by 10 runs at Chelmsford. In doing so, Essex also managed to cement their spot in the quarter finals of the Vitality Blast 2019.

Amir finished off with figures of two wickets for 29 runs in his spell of four overs, as the speedster bowled out AJ Blake and Imran Qayyum for 7 and naught, respectively. Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara grabbed the Player of the Match award for his efforts with both bat and ball, scoring a thunderous 47 off 27 deliveries and also picking up two wickets as well.

Meanwhile on the other side, Pakistan batting spearhead Babar Azam could not do much for his Somerset side against the Middlesex. The tournament’s most successful batsman was out on a rare duck, getting bowled first ball off Roland-Jones delivery.

Somerset lost to Middlesex by six wickets despite Tom Abell unbeaten knock of 101. After the night belonged to Eoin Morgan's scintillating batting display, the World Cup winning captain struck 83 off just 29 deliveries, as Middlesex chased down the massive 227 runs with 18 balls to spare.