Fresh from their maiden title win last year, can the Essex Eagles carry their glorious run in the 2020 T20 Blast?
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Last year’s finish: Winners
Tournament history: Essex celebrated their first T20 Blast title last year. Previously they had never progressed to the final despite four Finals Day appearances, the last of which had come in 2013.
Key player: Simon Harmer. A titan of the red-ball game – 28, I repeat, 28 wickets from six innings in the Bob Willis Trophy so far – the South African off-spinner captained Essex to the title last season, fittingly hitting the winning runs in a last-ball thriller.
2020 T20 Blast Essex Eagles Squad
Simon Harmer (c), Varun Chopra, Cameron Delport, Dan Lawrence, Tom Westley, Simon Harmer, Ryan ten Doeschate, Will Buttleman, Michael Pepper, Adam Wheater, Ben Allison, Aaron Beard, Sam Cook, Aaron Nijiar, Jack Plom, Jamie Porter, Matt Quinn, Shane Snater, Paul Walter
2020 T20 Blast Essex Eagles Fixtures
August
Thursday 27th v Middlesex (County Ground, Chelmsford)
Sunday 30th v Surrey (Kia Oval)
September
Tuesday 1st v Hampshire
Thursday 3rd v Middlesex (Lord’s)
Saturday 5th v Kent (Kia Oval)
Friday 11th v Surrey (County Ground, Chelmsford)
Monday 14th v Sussex (County Ground, Hove)
Wednesday 16th v Hampshire (Ageas Bowl)
Friday 18th v Kent (Spitfire Ground, Canterbury)
Sunday 20th v Sussex (County Ground, Chelmsford)
