Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Last three meetings me Northamptonshire 2-1 se lead karta hai. Most recent clash me NOR ne Gloucestershire ke 184/2 ko overhaul kiya—8-wicket chase, 16 balls remaining ke saath finish—aur ek big GLO total ko comfortable pursuit bana diya. Us result ki key baat ye thi ki NOR ne wickets in hand aur time to spare ke saath kaam nipta diya. In teen games ka pattern mixed raha hai, lekin last do results me NOR ka edge raha hai.

GLGloucestershire 184/2

NONorthamptonshire 187/2

2026-07-01 · NOR won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

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)

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire 9W-3L ke saath +0.621 net run rate par hai. Recent feel thoda wobble wala hai: last three me se do haare hain, aur dono hi totals defend karte hue. Sabse telling recent result latest defeat hai, jahan wo 153 all out protect nahi kar paaye aur 10 balls abhi bhi unused the tab hi match haar gaye.

NONorthamptonshire 153/10

WAWarwickshire 154/5

2026-07-12 · WAR won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

NONorthamptonshire 162/8

SOSomerset 165/3

2026-07-10 · SOM won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)

NONorthamptonshire 217/7

GLGlamorgan 164/10

2026-07-08 · NOR won by 53 runs

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 7W-5L ke saath +0.167 net run rate par hai. Unke last three matches inconsistency dikhate hain—do losses, aur beech me ek tight chase jo 2-wicket win me end hua, 6 balls remaining ke saath. Sabse telling recent result latest loss hai, jahan 235/7 concede karne ke baad wo 50 runs se beaten ho gaye.

GLGloucestershire 185/10

GLGlamorgan 235/7

2026-07-12 · GLA won by 50 runs

GLGloucestershire 182/8

WOWorcestershire 181/5

2026-07-10 · GLO won by 2 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

GLGloucestershire 173/6

WAWarwickshire 203/5

2026-07-05 · WAR won by 30 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Prediction

All four models Northamptonshire ke favour me consensus me hain, average projection NOR ke liye 60% hai. Bookmakers bhi agree kar rahe hain: NOR 58% (1.65) vs GLO 42% (2.20). Key stats NOR ko 4-1 overall lean karte hain—net run rate, Elo, aur last-three H2H edge ke around. Swing factor ye hai ki kya NOR ki recent totals defend karne wali struggles continue hoti hain, ya GLO ka scoring threat ek aur chase scenario force kar deta hai.

Sanderson snaps the chase open

Ben Sanderson turned the match with a spell that never let Gloucestershire settle, and Northamptonshire rode that control to an eight-wicket win with 14 balls to spare. Even with Ben Charlesworth counterpunching, the innings kept losing shape, and once the target was capped at 152, the chase always looked manageable. Northamptonshire’s top order stayed calm through the only sticky patch and then sprinted home.

Death overs choke Gloucestershire

The decisive phase was Gloucestershire’s finish: 26/4 at the death after being well-placed through the middle. Charlesworth and Jack Taylor’s 74-run stand gave them momentum, but Northamptonshire’s pace and hard lengths shut down the boundary options late. Sanderson’s four-over burst (4/20) meant Gloucestershire were forced into riskier shots, and the last four overs produced wickets instead of acceleration.

Willey and Vasconcelos finish it

David Willey’s 47 off 33 gave the chase authority in the powerplay (48/0), keeping the asking rate in check without taking reckless risks. Ricardo Vasconcelos then anchored the key passage, and his 78-run partnership with McSweeney absorbed the only hint of pressure after two middle-overs wickets. Sanderson was the match-winner, but Willey and Vasconcelos ensured the advantage became points.

Pre-match edge becomes on-field control

The pre-game lean towards Northamptonshire was built on overall strength, but it was expressed in the simplest T20 currency: controlling phases. Gloucestershire’s scoring threat showed up early at 49/3 in the powerplay and through Charlesworth’s striking, yet Northamptonshire’s bowlers didn’t leak at the back end, where they’d been vulnerable recently. With the target kept modest, Northamptonshire could bat in gears rather than chase a miracle.