Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Northamptonshire lead the last three meetings 2-1. In the most recent clash, Northamptonshire edged Glamorgan in a 3-run finish, with both sides ending on eight wickets down, making it a tight, late-overs contest. The broader pattern is narrow margins: the other two games were also decided late, with one chase finished with 24 balls remaining and another with 4 balls remaining.

NONorthamptonshire 165/8

GLGlamorgan 162/8

2026-05-22 · NOR won by 3 runs

GLGlamorgan 99/3

NONorthamptonshire 98/10

2020-09-13 · GLA won by 7 wickets (With 24 balls remaining)

NONorthamptonshire 161/6

GLGlamorgan 160/7

2020-09-03 · NOR won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Glamorgan

Glamorgan are 7th in the T20B Regular Season with 20 points. Their last three matches show momentum followed by a setback: back-to-back wins were followed by a 15-run loss in which they were bowled out. The clearest positive is that their two wins in this run both came by chasing successfully with balls to spare.

GLGlamorgan 146/10

WOWorcestershire 161/9

2026-07-05 · WOR won by 15 runs

GLGlamorgan 187/3

WAWarwickshire 184/4

2026-07-03 · GLA won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

GLGlamorgan 159/3

MIMiddlesex 153/7

2026-06-26 · GLA won by 6 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire are 1st in the T20B Regular Season with 32 points. Their last three matches mix dominance with a sharp stumble: they won by 130 runs and then chased down a target with 16 balls remaining before losing by 105 runs. That swing makes their response after the Somerset defeat the key read for this game.

NONorthamptonshire 118/10

SOSomerset 223/4

2026-07-05 · SOM won by 105 runs

NONorthamptonshire 187/2

GLGloucestershire 184/2

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

NONorthamptonshire 238/6

ESEssex 108/10

2026-06-26 · NOR won by 130 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models favour Northamptonshire, with the model average at NOR 64% vs GLA 36%. Bookmakers also lean Northamptonshire, pricing NOR at 54% (1.75) vs GLA at 46% (2.05). Key stats favour Northamptonshire 6-1 overall, driven by their stronger season position and edge in recent head-to-head results. The match likely turns on whether Northamptonshire’s top-of-table level returns after the 105-run loss, and whether Glamorgan can convert their recent chase wins into another complete performance.

Lynn’s hundred blows it open

Chris Lynn’s 117 off 56 was the decisive act, a brutal innings that kept resetting Glamorgan’s plans and left them chasing a moving target. Northamptonshire’s 217/7 always felt one step ahead, and even when Glamorgan’s powerplay threatened to turn it into a race, the chase never truly settled. The hosts were eventually bowled out for 164 in 18.3 overs, Northamptonshire closing a 53-run win with room to spare.

Harrison owns the middle overs

The game swung hard in Glamorgan’s middle overs, where a promising start collapsed into a pile-up of wickets. From 62/1 in the powerplay, they slumped to 134/8 across the middle phase, losing seven wickets for 72 as the asking rate ballooned and new batters were forced to hit from ball one. Calvin Harrison was the key disrupter, using pace changes and a tight length to finish with 3/20, and Glamorgan never rebuilt beyond a best stand of 39.

Lynn headlines, Harrison finishes

Lynn was the innings’ heartbeat: relentless boundary-hitting, then smart pacing to bat deep and cash in at the death. His partnership with Ricardo Vasconcelos (57) provided the platform that let Northamptonshire attack throughout. For Glamorgan, Kiran Carlson’s 42 off 20 briefly lit the chase, and Nathan McAndrew’s 36 off 17 added late punch, but Ben Kellaway’s 3/22 was the lone sustained bright spot with the ball on a night dominated by Northamptonshire’s top order and Harrison’s middle-overs squeeze.

Favourites deliver, by force

Pre-match, Northamptonshire’s edge looked likeliest to show through in batting depth and control after the powerplay, and that’s exactly where this match was decided. Lynn ensured there was no “par” total to chase, and Northamptonshire’s scoring barely dipped after the first six overs, adding 108/3 in the middle to keep the pressure constant. Glamorgan’s recent success chasing relied on keeping wickets in hand; once they bled wickets in clusters, the chase became a series of cameos rather than an innings.