He has been in terrific form in the T20 Blast 2025.
New Zealand speedster Matt Henry has continued his good form with the ball and came up with another terrific performance in the T20 Blast 2025. He emerged as the best bowler in the game and was pivotal in Somerset’s emphatic victory over Essex in Taunton.
Henry snared four wickets while conceding only 21 runs at an economy rate of 5.20 in his four-over spell last night. He dismissed big batters like Paul Walter, Jordan Cox, Luc Benkenstein, and Mohammad Amir, never to allow Essex to get on track in a big run chase.
MAL-W
144/10
ASM-W
235/9
PHL
146/10
SK
185/5
South Korea Won by 39 runs
SK
52/10
INA
53/0
Indonesia beat South Korea by 10 wickets
INA
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PHL
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PHL
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SK
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SL
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BAN
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BUL
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GBT
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BUL
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TRK
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SBA-W
74/2
BUL-W
73/5
Serbia Women beat Bulgaria Women by 8 wickets
TKW-W
0/1
GRC-W
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ATPG
104/2
GENW
103/9
Antwerp Giants beat Gent Wolves by 8 wickets
LEST
97/4
GENW
96/10
Liege Stallions beat Gent Wolves by 6 wickets
HAST
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LEST
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LEUL
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HAST
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BRBA
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OSTG
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ATPG
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OSTG
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BRBA
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HAST
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LEUL
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OSTG
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LEST
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BRBA
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ATPG
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HAST
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GENW
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LEUL
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91YC
78/5
BCC
75/5
91 Yards Club won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
CCC
110/10
NAJC
50/2
NVR
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NAJC
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GTC
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CCC
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CD
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DC
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GAW
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RR
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ITA
167/6
SCOT
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NED
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GUE
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ENG-W
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IND-W
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ENG
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IND
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MUR
77/4
NK
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LLG
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NWW
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NWW
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MUR
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LLG
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NK
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STCC
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MECS
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BNC
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CHK
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TCC
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CEC-A
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THUO
112/10
MB
114/5
Malaysia Blues beat Thunderstorm Outlanders by 5 wickets
WAF
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TSKS
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Match abandoned due to rain (With toss)
SFU
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MINY
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RWT
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YAR
188/5
OAW
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KAK
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MMS
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OAW
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VMK
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KAK
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TAN
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ML
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GER
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BHN
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BHN
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TAN
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ML
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GER
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AUS A
215/3
SL-A
213/9
Australia A Won by 7 wickets
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HAM
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GLO
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SURR
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BB
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LAN
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SUSS
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KENT
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LEI
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NOR
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DER
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WOR
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HAM
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GLAM
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HAM-W
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LAN-W
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BRB-W
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SUR-W
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He is a new-ball specialist and again picked up several wickets early on in the powerplay to provide an ideal start to his team. After conceding six runs in his first over, Henry removed Cox in his next before dismissing two more batters in the third over, as his powerplay figures read: 3-0-12-3.
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Later, he returned in the 14th over to complete his spell and took another wicket to end with 4-0-21-4, helping Somerset win by a massive 95 runs. It was Henry’s second-best T20 figures and his best in the T20 Blast.
Matt Henry has slowly established himself as one of the finest new-ball pacers in white-ball formats and can be an asset for any IPL team. Hence, he may be in high demand in the IPL 2026 auction, as the franchises must have noticed his progress as a T20 bowler this year.
Several teams require new-ball bowlers, and Henry will be a great fit due to his vast experience and previous exposure to the richest league in the world. His recent surge means teams can play him in the first XI rather than keeping him as a backup.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are among the franchises that might be interested in acquiring Henry’s services. Mohammed Shami didn’t have a great last season, and SRH suffered in the powerplay because they couldn’t take consistent wickets with the new ball and would want to strengthen this area.
Other teams who might have an eye on him are Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), given they were weak in the powerplay, and their lead bowler in this phase was mostly ineffective. Despite being highly skilled, Henry has not cemented his place in IPL, but that might change now, given his improved expertise in this format.
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Assam Women won by 91 runs