- BATSMENRB4s6sSR1.4 leans across to scoop, Somerset appeal for both the lbw and a catch at short fine leg as the ball balloons up. Somerset review. Nothing on Ultra-Edge, so the catch is irrelevant. But it's struck him in line and is projected to hit the top of off stump! Meredith strikes, Gregory's review works a treat 15/111.2 strikes with a slower ball! Ball gets the big fish and roars in celebration. 72mph offcutter, Lynn is through his shot early looking to carve through the off side, and it grips just a touch to crash into the top of off stump 91/42.2 another big shout for lbw, was there an inside edge? Gregory wants another look at it, and reviews again. Nothing on Ultra-Edge.... McSweeney has almost walked off before we've even seen ball-tracking. Three reds flash up, another successful review for Somerset 18/24.1 spliced to mid-off, Gregory and TKC collide but the captain holds onto it! Willey looks to flog Overton back over his head but mishits it badly. It hangs in the air, both fielders run towards it. TKC calls "mine!" but Gregory takes the catch. Thankfully, looks like they're both ok 26/313.3 sliced tamely to short third! Another slower ball from Ball, down at 73mph. A bit of width outside off stump and Zaib looked to slice over the off side, but could only pick out TKC on the edge of the ring 104/517.3 taken this time! Another slower ball as McManus leans across to scoop, and TKC tumbles across to his right at short fine leg to take the catch on the edge of the ring 133/716.1 full and straight, Kimber chips out to deep midwicket... where Sams pulls off a brilliant catch! Running in off the rope, diving forwards, and keeps control of the ball. Excellent catch, deemed clean by the third umpire, and Somerset have a sixth wicket 124/619.2 143 all out! Northants can't bat their overs. Full outside off, Harrison looks to launch over the off side but can only pick out deep cover 143/1017.4 another slower ball, flubbed to mid-off! Yet another slower ball, down at 70mph, and Procter chips limply to TKC, who has changed positions mid-over. Ball has four wickets, and is yet to concede a boundary 134/818.4 given out on-field but Sanderson reviews. Stepping across to scoop an 85mph length ball, which loops up to short third. Sanderson suggests to the fielders it might have hit him on the forearm rather than the bat or glove, but there's a clear spike on UltraEdge and he has to trudge off 141/9Extras15 (lb 5, w 10)TOTAL143 all out (19.2 Overs, RR: 7.39)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 1.4 ov), 2-18 (Nathan McSweeney, 2.2 ov), 3-26 (David Willey, 4.1 ov), 4-91 (Chris Lynn, 11.2 ov), 5-104 (Saif Zaib, 13.3 ov), 6-124 (Louis Kimber, 16.1 ov), 7-133 (Lewis McManus, 17.3 ov), 8-134 (Luke Procter, 17.4 ov), 9-141 (Ben Sanderson, 18.4 ov), 10-143 (Calvin Harrison, 19.2 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.1 That's livened things up! Superb length from Willey, over the wicket, hitting the pitch hard, drawing a defensive stab at the rising ball across the right-hander's bows, a nibble through to the keeper for a first-ball duck! 0/111.2 attempts the glide down through deep third, what a sensational take from McManus! Smeed opened the face, looking for his fifty with a pacy deflection, but the keeper was so alert... diving for the top corner as if he'd read the movement of a penalty taker, and grabbing it down in his outstretched right hand! There's an umpire check to make sure he hasn't grounded the ball, but that's clean as a whistle. And that's an intervention that deserves to win on Finals Day... 74/41.1 makes room to leg, hacked high out to deep backward point! Goodness, this is the start Northants needed! Rew looking to be aggressive, but he can't find the placement to beat McManus in the deep. A well-judged low take and now the cat's among the pigeons! 6/22.5 Rew steps across his stumps, bowled behind his legs! That's the pressure of the scoreboard talking. Rew decided he needed to find the boundary, but he picked the wrong ball to take on like that. Down early into the sweep, Willey kept his length full with a bit of shape past the left-hander's pads, and splattered his stumps! 12/316.4 TKC holes out to backward point! Huge, huge moment! It's the overspin that does the trick for Harrison, rushing the attempted backfoot launch, and inducing a scuff to Procter, who finally has a positive hand in this contest! 104/615.3 holes out to long-off! Huge moment, skipper on skipper, as Willey aims full once more, inviting the launch through the line, but Gregory can't get enough meat through the stroke, and it plops into Sales' hands in the deep! 98/518.4 hacked high, hacked mightily... hacked... to deep midwicket! Huge moment again! Sams went for broke, out of the full length, and thought he'd got enough on it... but Harrison holds his nerve, judging the spinning ball as it plummets out of the sky, and swallows the chance! 121/817.3 simply stunning relay catch, and that's surely the game! Overton climbs through the full length with full beans, high and mighty, straight down the ground. Willey tracks back, dives out of play as he completes the grab, unleashes with his body horizontal to the ground, and after a series of checks from the third umpire, that is proven to be utter perfection! Zaib has to do his bit as well, staying alert at long-off, and diving forward to gather the looping lob back into play. That could have been the game-changing blow... and sure enough, it was! 111/720 splat! The only fitting ending! Meredith has a swing and his middle stump gets flattened! Good length, beats a desperate hack. Northants march on for a chance to complete a season in which they've been the tournament pace-setters! 126/9Extras5 (lb 2, w 3)TOTAL126/9 (20 Overs, RR: 6.3)Did not bat: JT BallFall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Banton, 0.1 ov), 2-6 (Thomas Rew, 1.1 ov), 3-12 (James Rew, 2.5 ov), 4-74 (Will Smeed, 11.2 ov), 5-98 (Lewis Gregory, 15.3 ov), 6-104 (Tom Kohler-Cadmore, 16.4 ov), 7-111 (Craig Overton, 17.3 ov), 8-121 (Daniel Sams, 18.4 ov), 9-126 (Riley Meredith, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DJ Willey 4 0 17 3 4.25 0 0 BW Sanderson 4 0 28 3 7 3 0 LA Procter 2 0 30 1 15 0 0 SA Zaib 2 0 13 0 6.5 0 0 JJG Sales 4 0 16 1 4 0 0 CG Harrison 4 0 20 1 5 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Somerset , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Northamptonshire advanced
Season
Hours of play (local time)
Start 12.00, First Session 12.00-13.30, Interval 13.30-13.50, Second Session 13.50-13.20
Match days
18 July 2026 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Coverage
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Twenty20 Cup (England)
| Central & West Group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NOR | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 0.415 |
| SOM | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0.587 |
| WAR | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 0.079 |
| GLO | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -0.236 |
| GLA | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.107 |
| WOR | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -0.923 |
| Cross Pool | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NOR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.425 |
| GLO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.825 |
| WOR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2.525 |
| SOM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1.669 |
| GLA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.777 |
| NOT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.496 |
| DUR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.325 |
| WAR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.772 |
| LEI | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.117 |
| SUR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.05 |
| HAM | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -0.674 |
| ESS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3.04 |
| DER | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.908 |
| LAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.5 |
| YOR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.564 |
| KEN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.434 |
| SUS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2.51 |
| MID | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.278 |
| North Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| YOR | 10 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 1.183 |
| LAN | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | -0.09 |
| NOT | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 0.099 |
| DUR | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.06 |
| DER | 10 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 0.656 |
| LEI | 10 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1.932 |
| South Group | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| HAM | 10 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 0.48 |
| ESS | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 1.062 |
| SUR | 10 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 0.804 |
| KEN | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -0.575 |
| MID | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -0.833 |
| SUS | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -0.893 |


