Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Gloucestershire ने Northamptonshire के खिलाफ पिछली दो meetings जीती हैं। सबसे हालिया मुकाबले में Gloucestershire ने 7 wickets से जीत दर्ज की और chase 49 balls शेष रहते पूरा किया, जबकि Northamptonshire 113 पर bowled out हो गई थी। पिछली meeting भी Gloucestershire के नियंत्रण में रही: 185/6 पोस्ट करने के बाद 35-run की जीत। इन दो games में पैटर्न एकतरफा रहा है: दोनों नतीजों में Gloucestershire को बढ़त मिली है।

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

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire T20B Regular Season में 8 points के साथ 1st हैं। उन्होंने इस campaign की शुरुआत दो जीतों के साथ की है, और ताज़ा जीत एक बड़ा बयान थी: Worcestershire के खिलाफ 100-run की जीत। उनकी दूसरी जीत भी कड़ी थी—Glamorgan को 3 runs से हराकर—जिससे दिखता है कि वे दबदबे और दबाव, दोनों तरह की परिस्थितियों में जीत चुके हैं।

NONorthamptonshire 191/10

WOWorcestershire 91/10

2026-05-24 · NOR won by 100 runs

NONorthamptonshire 165/8

GLGlamorgan 162/8

2026-05-22 · NOR won by 3 runs

NONorthamptonshire 158/7

HAHampshire 155/4

2025-09-13 · HAM won by 6 wickets (with 14 balls remaining) (D/L method)

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire T20B Regular Season में 8 points के साथ 5th हैं। उन्होंने भी दो जीतों के साथ शुरुआत की है, जिनमें एक last-ball finish शामिल है, जहां उन्होंने 0 ball remaining रहते Glamorgan को 2 wickets से हराया। इसके अलावा, Warwickshire को 74 पर bowled out करने के बाद उन्होंने 47-run की निर्णायक जीत भी दर्ज की।

GLGloucestershire 158/8

GLGlamorgan 157/8

2026-05-23 · GLO won by 2 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

GLGloucestershire 121/10

WAWarwickshire 74/10

2026-05-22 · GLO won by 47 runs

GLGloucestershire 148/8

SOSomerset 164/7

2025-07-18 · SOM won by 16 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

चारों models Northamptonshire के पक्ष में हैं, और औसत projection NOR के लिए 57% है। Bookmakers भी इसी झुकाव के साथ हैं, NOR को 59% (1.57) और GLO को 41% (2.25) पर price किया गया है। कुल key stats Northamptonshire के पक्ष में 4-2 हैं, जिसका आधार मजबूत NRR/Elo प्रोफाइल और बेहतर powerplay तथा death-phase economy है। swing factor हालिया H2H trend है, जहां Gloucestershire ने पिछली दो meetings जीती हैं और वे उसी नियंत्रण को दोहराने का भरोसा रखेंगे।

Sales’ five-for flips it

James Sales’ spell was the hinge: he kept taking wickets just as Gloucestershire tried to reset, and Northamptonshire never let the innings breathe. Even with Ben Charlesworth’s brisk 49 giving the visitors a pulse, the late overs belonged to Sales and the hosts’ fielding intensity. That set up a chase Northamptonshire controlled, finishing 166/3 with 22 balls remaining to win by seven wickets.

Powerplay gap sets tone

The game was effectively decided in the first six overs of each innings. Gloucestershire stumbled to 42/2 in the powerplay, losing momentum and forcing their middle order into risk management rather than acceleration. Northamptonshire, by contrast, surged to 59/1, with Lynn immediately targeting anything fractionally short or overpitched. That 17-run swing in the same phase meant Gloucestershire’s 164/9 always felt light once the ball stopped gripping and the asking rate stayed under control.

Lynn and McSweeney seal it

Lynn’s 70 off 36 was the chase’s statement, but it was the 91-run partnership with Nathan McSweeney (53 off 36) that removed any comeback route. A key moment came around the 10th over: with the rate already in check, Lynn’s clean hitting forced Gloucestershire to spread the field, and McSweeney cashed in with low-risk gaps. Sales’ 5/21 remained the standout, ensuring 164 was a target rather than a threat.

Pre-match lean, on-field proof

The pre-match lean towards Northamptonshire was built around their stronger run-rate profile and a bowling matchup expected to be tighter in the key phases. That played out: Gloucestershire couldn’t find a stabilising partnership (their best was only 31), while Northamptonshire’s attack repeatedly won the “one big over” battle by trading boundaries for wickets. The recent head-to-head edge for Gloucestershire never got a chance to bite because they were chasing the game from the powerplay onward.