Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Gloucestershire ne Northamptonshire ke against last 3 meetings mein se 2 jeete hain. Most recent clash 2-run finish tha, jahan Northamptonshire ne 166 defend kiye aur Gloucestershire ko 164/9 tak restrict kar diya. Wo game basically chase mein Gloucestershire ke zyada wickets girne se palat gaya—touching distance mein hote hue bhi nine down finish kiya. Last three mein results dono taraf swing hue hain, kisi ek team ka clear domination nahi raha.

NONorthamptonshire 166/3

GLGloucestershire 164/9

2026-05-29 · NOR

GLGloucestershire 114/3

NONorthamptonshire 113/10

2020-10-01 · GLO won by 7 wickets (With 49 balls remaining)

NONorthamptonshire 150/6

GLGloucestershire 185/6

2020-09-11 · GLO won by 35 runs

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire T20B regular season mein 20 points ke saath 5-2 record par third hain. Unke last three kaafi tight rahe: Somerset ke against 7-wicket win, Worcestershire ke against 3-run win, phir Somerset ke against 18-run loss. Sabse clear snapshot wo narrow 3-run win hai, jahan unhone 148 defend kiye aur Worcestershire ko bowled out karke match nikaal liya.

GLGloucestershire 176/7

SOSomerset 194/7

2026-06-26 · SOM won by 18 runs

GLGloucestershire 148/7

WOWorcestershire 145/10

2026-06-07 · GLO won by 3 runs

GLGloucestershire 138/3

SOSomerset 137/8

2026-06-05 · GLO won by 7 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire T20B regular season mein 28 points ke saath perfect 7-0 record par top pe hain. Unka recent form close finishes aur ek statement blowout ka mix raha hai, jisme Essex ke against 130-run win bhi included hai. Saath hi unhone ye bhi dikhaya hai ki tight games bhi jeet sakte hain—Durham ko 7 runs se edge kiya aur Worcestershire ko D/L method se 6 wickets se beat kiya.

NONorthamptonshire 238/6

ESEssex 108/10

2026-06-26 · NOR won by 130 runs

NONorthamptonshire 162/4

WOWorcestershire 154/5

2026-06-09 · NOR won by 6 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (D/L method)

NONorthamptonshire 145/9

DUDurham 138/8

2026-06-06 · NOR won by 7 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

Chaaro models Northamptonshire ko favour kar rahe hain, average projection NOR 62% vs GLO 38% hai. Bookmakers bhi same line pe hain: NOR 61% (1.55) vs GLO 39% (2.40). Key stats thoda Gloucestershire ki taraf lean karte hain 4-3, but bigger storyline NOR ka unbeaten run aur stronger season indicators hain, versus GLO ka is head-to-head mein recent edge. Agar GLO last meeting jaisa late chase squeeze force kar de, to wo table leaders ki momentum ko disrupt kar sakte hain.

Willey’s powerplay punch

David Willey made the chase feel over before it had properly started, launching Northamptonshire into top gear as they won by eight wickets with 16 balls remaining. Gloucestershire had done plenty right with the bat, riding Dawid Malan’s 91 off 55 to post 184/2, but Willey’s clean striking meant the target never had time to build pressure. By the time the asking rate might have started to bite, Northamptonshire were already in control, and Nathan McSweeney calmly steered them home.

Powerplay sets the tone

The game swung in the first six overs of Northamptonshire’s reply. They surged to 62/0 in the powerplay at 10.3 an over, wiping out Gloucestershire’s early advantage from a solid 44/1. With no wicket to slow the momentum, Willey could attack the hard ball and the fielding restrictions, turning anything fractionally short or full into boundary options. That burst meant the middle overs were played on Northamptonshire’s terms, with the chase effectively reduced to a run-a-ball exercise.

Malan shines, Willey wins

Malan’s innings was still the standout for Gloucestershire, blending control through the middle with a strong finish to lift them to 184/2, including a best stand of 78 with Liam Scott. But Willey’s 73 off 32 was the decisive act, and McSweeney’s 72 off 40 added the insurance that prevented any wobble after the first wicket. Daaryoush Ahmed’s 2/33 was tidy without being able to change the tempo.

Form line holds firm

Pre-match, Northamptonshire’s recent run and season-long markers suggested they’d be comfortable if they stayed ahead of the rate, and that’s exactly how it played out. Gloucestershire’s plan of setting up a late squeeze depended on early breakthroughs and a tougher powerplay, but the match-up flipped: their new-ball phase couldn’t contain Willey, and the chase never reached a stage where death-overs execution mattered.