Northamptonshire vs Somerset, Semi Final 1, T20 Blast 2026 - Player HighlightsNHNTS vs SOM, Semi Final 1, T20 Blast 2026 - Player Highlights

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, out Caught by Kohler-Cadmore!! The Northants are having trouble picking Jake Ball's slower ball. He's toying with the batters bowling his variations. Saif Zaib was keen to break-free, wanted to smash this full ball over cover, but pace off meant he had to delay the shot and this forced a false shot. The thick outside edge carried overhead to short third man for a simple catch. Saif Zaib c Kohler-Cadmore b Jake Ball 26(28) [4s-1 6s-1]

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, no run, goes round the wicket and delivers a lovely slower ball again, Saif Zaib backs away, looks to lofty over cover and misses. Jake Ball rushes back to his mark as he doesn't want the team to be slow on the over rate

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, no run, full and down the leg-side, swept to short fine leg

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, FOUR, great use of the feet again! Just like the last over, Saif steps out, gets to the pitch and lofts straight back over the ump's head for a another boundary. The fact that he held the pose for the cameras tells you the amount of balance he had in the shot and how well he enjoyed that hit

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, leg byes, full and darted on the pads, Saif Zaib loses his footing trying to flick. He was actually trying to step out and play an aggressive shot, missed the ball in the process and it rolled behind square off the pad

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, 1 run, full and down the leg-side, swept to short fine leg, fielder dives to the left and saves three runs

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, 1 run, low full toss from Jake Ball, driven to deep cover

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, 1 run, slapped past point

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Saif cuts to cover, direct-hit would have been interesting

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, 1 run, put down! Saif Zaib swept this flat, hard and straight to deep backward square leg, man in the deep gets both hands to it and spills a regulation catch at this level. Leg-side slot ball, maybe deliberate from the bowler because he had a catcher in the place, but the fielder couldn't execute

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, 1 run, flatter delivery outside off stump, Saif cuts to deep point

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, SIX, nicely lofted down the ground after using the feet. Flighted delivery from Jack Leach, Saif advances and hits it straight down the ground for four. Fifty stand up

Craig Overton to Saif Zaib, no run, banged in short on the leg stump, Zaib goes for the pull and misses it

Craig Overton to Saif Zaib, 1 run, length on middle, Zaib heaves it away to deep mid-wicket, fell short of the fielder in the deep

Craig Overton to Saif Zaib, 2 runs, back of a length and outside off, Zaib carves it in the gap to deep extra cover

Daniel Sams to Saif Zaib, 1 run, brilliant diving stop by the fielder, short and outside off, Zaib pulls it hard to backward square leg, full stretched dive to his left by Rew and he saved a certain boundary

Daniel Sams to Saif Zaib, wide, poor delivery, full-toss down the leg side, Zaib misses out it and Sams to get away

Daniel Sams to Saif Zaib, wide, banged in short, high bouncer, Zaib pulls and misses

Daniel Sams to Saif Zaib, 1 run, slower delivery on the pads, Zaib had backed away to the leg side, works it to backward square leg

Daniel Sams to Saif Zaib, 1 run, full and on off, Zaib drives it down to mid-off

Lewis Gregory to Saif Zaib, 1 run, shorter and slower, Zaib cuts it away to deep backward point

Lewis Gregory to Saif Zaib, 1 run, speared in full, Zaib drives it down to long-off

Lewis Gregory to Saif Zaib, no run, the off-cutter again, right on target, Zaib pushes it towards mid on, Gregory dives to his left and stops it

Lewis Gregory to Saif Zaib, no run, slower delivery, Zaib slices it to point, can't find the gap

Jack Leach to Saif Zaib, 1 run, turning in from outside off, Zaib works it o mid-on

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, no run, just short of the fielder at short third, good last over of the power-play, short and outside off, Zaib glides it in the air towards short third man

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, no run, slower and fuller, Zaib can't get it past the cover fielder

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, no run, well disguised slower ball, Zaib picks it early and defends it watchfully

Jake Ball to Saif Zaib, no run, full and on middle, pushed back to the bowler

Craig Overton to Saif Zaib, 1 run, angling in, Zaib works it to short mid-wicket