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Essex vs Kent Toss Prediction (ESS vs KEN)

Our toss call

Bowl first

From our match preview

We expect the toss winner to field.

✓ Decision called · Kent elected to field

By CricketPrediction.com ·

Toss result

Kent won the toss and chose to bowl.

Essex bat first

Stamped 10 Jun, 09:40 IST · live data feed

Match outcome

Essex won by 3 runs ✗ match-winner prediction wrong

Tuesday, 9 June 2026 · 23:30 IST · County Ground, Chelmsford · Blast

From our match preview

Bowl first. The County Ground, Chelmsford is a high-scoring ground where our model gives the chasing side a slight edge, so the toss winner should field and chase.

🏟️ What the toss means at County Ground, Chelmsford

Toss impact: HIGH chase-friendly ground — teams batting second win 60% here

The toss went Kent's way — they chose to field, so Kent chase. In this branch our model makes Essex 41.0% — fair odds 2.44 (KEN 1.69) against a pre-toss baseline of 47.0%.

How we made this Essex vs Kent toss prediction

We do not predict who wins the coin flip itself; that is genuinely 50/50. We predict what the toss winner will choose to do. For this match, our toss call is published in our match prediction. We make every call with the weather, the pitch and the team news in mind, including who captains. The result above shows whether the captain actually followed our predicted decision.

For the full method, including venue toss patterns, dew and team news, see our toss methodology.

Toss prediction page launched 8 June 2026. The pre-toss call summarised here comes from our Essex vs Kent match preview.

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ESS vs KEN toss prediction FAQ

Who won the ESS vs KEN toss?

Kent won the ESS vs KEN toss and chose to field first.

What did the toss winner choose in ESS vs KEN?

Kent chose to field first. Our pre-toss call was field first — the captain did what we predicted.

How does the toss affect the ESS vs KEN match odds?

Meaningfully. County Ground, Chelmsford favours chasing (teams batting second win 60% here), so our model shifts the match win probability by about 6 percentage points depending on which side ends up chasing — with evening dew adding to the chase advantage under lights. A pre-toss match price averages both branches, so the toss result itself can create or kill value on the match market.

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