Northamptonshire vs Somerset, Semi Final 1, T20 Blast 2026 - CommentaryNHNTS vs SOM, Semi Final 1, T20 Blast 2026 - Commentary

Northamptonshire (Playing XI): Ricardo Vasconcelos, Chris Lynn, Nathan McSweeney, David Willey(c), Saif Zaib, Louis Kimber, Calvin Harrison, Lewis McManus(w), Luke Procter, James Sales, Ben Sanderson

Somerset (Playing XI): Will Smeed, Thomas Rew(w), Tom Banton, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, James Rew, Lewis Gregory(c), Daniel Sams, Craig Overton, Jack Leach, Riley Meredith, Jake Ball

Somerset won last year's final, defeating Hampshire by six wickets. In the last five encounters between Somerset and Northamptonshire, the former lead 4-1 and will go into this match with confidence. Chris Lynn and David Willey are among the runs for the Northants, while Somerset will be hoping Will Smeed and James Rew continue their rich vein of form from the league matches. Stay tuned for the toss and team updates in a moment!

10:10 Local Time, 09:10 GMT, 14:40 IST: Welcome to the exciting and unique T20 Blast Finals day where both the semifinals and the final happen on the same day as a triple-header. First up, we have the Northants taking on defending champs Somerset after both teams finish top two from the combined Central and West Group. The Notts and Hampshire will then lock horns in the second semi-final after topping the North and South Groups respectively. The winner of both games will play the final late in the evening. It's a true test of character and determination for players as they will be playing twice on the same day if they want to title. Edgbaston puts on a great theatre traditionally on this day and expect nothing different today as well. And to top this, we have cricket-perfect weather throughout the day in Birmingham.

Somerset Squad: Will Smeed, Thomas Rew(w), Tom Banton, James Rew, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Lewis Goldsworthy, Lewis Gregory(c), Daniel Sams, Craig Overton, Riley Meredith, Jake Ball, Jack Leach, Joshua Shaw, Tom Abell, Tom Lammonby, Migael Pretorius, Jordan Hermann, Alfie Ogborne, Joshua Thomas, Archie Vaughan

Northamptonshire Squad: Ricardo Vasconcelos, Chris Lynn, Nathan McSweeney, David Willey(c), Lewis McManus(w), Saif Zaib, Louis Kimber, Calvin Harrison, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw, Justin Broad, Gus Miller, Raphael Weatherall, George Bartlett, Luke Procter