Northamptonshire vs Hampshire, Final, T20 Blast 2026 - Player HighlightsNHNTS vs HAM, Final, T20 Blast 2026 - Player Highlights

James Sales to Liam Dawson, no run, good length ball at the stumps, Dawson defends to the right of Sales. What a spell! This could be a title-winning spell from Sales. He's bowled four overs on the trot and picked up three wickets. His figures read - 4-0-25-3

James Sales to Hilton Cartwright, out Bowled!! What a response! No wonder Sales is pumped and so are the rest of his team mates. This is another big wicket. Cartwright was looking dangerous in his brief stay and Sales has knocked him over with a ripping yorker. It is fast, straight and aimed for the base of off-stump, Cartwright is beaten for pace and the ball sneaks under his bat before it could come down, crashes into off-stump. Hampshire are five down and in deep trouble. Hilton Cartwright b James Sales 11(5) [4s-1 6s-1]

James Sales to Hilton Cartwright, SIX, this is excellent from Cartwright. He's not taking time to tee off. Missed out the previous delivery but not this time. Similar delivery - full and slanting in, Cartwright uses his bottom hand and whips it all the way over deep mid-wicket

James Sales to Hilton Cartwright, no run, full and angling in, Cartwright misses the flick and is struck on the pad

James Sales to Weatherley, 1 run, fifty for Weatherley. He's keeping the chase alive for Hampshire. Set-up the semifinal win with a superb 88 and now has followed it up with the second fifty of the day. Hampshire will want him to bat through and take them home. Just a gentle bat raise to acknowledge the applause of the crowd. Full and attacking the stumps, Weatherley ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to mid-wicket

James Sales to Weatherley, no run, slower ball on leg, Weatherley backs away and defends to the right of Sales

James Sales to Tristan Stubbs, 2 runs, full and outside off, Stubbs opens the bat face and drives behind square, gets off the mark with a brace

James Sales to Tristan Stubbs, no run, 135ks good length ball around off, Stubbs pushes it to cover

James Sales to Ben Mayes, out Caught by Calvin Harrison!! Second wicket for Sales. He's bowling his third over on the trot and justifying his skipper's call. This was a nothing shot from Mayes. The ball is angled into him and he's half-hearted with his whip, does not go through with the shot and chips it over mid-wicket. Harrison runs in from the deep and completes a simple catch. Ben Mayes c Calvin Harrison b James Sales 9(11) [4s-1]

James Sales to Ben Mayes, no run, on a length and close to off, Mayes dabs it to backward point

James Sales to Ben Mayes, FOUR, edged and four! Mayes charges down and does not get to the pitch, he has the room to free his hands and he slashes hard, the outside-edge runs away fine and beats the fielder at third man

James Sales to Weatherley, 1 run, 133ks attacks the stumps, Weatherley presents the full face of the bat and eases it to long-on

James Sales to Weatherley, 1 run, full and angling into the batter, Weatherley clips it to long-on and retains strike

James Sales to Ben Mayes, 1 run, on a length and close to off, Mayes dabs it down to third man

James Sales to Weatherley, 1 run, what a stop! McSweeney saves three runs. Full and outside off, Weatherley drills it in front of square and the ball was racing to the fence. McSweeney dives to his right and sticks his hands, the ball gets stuck and he keeps it down to a single

James Sales to Weatherley, FOUR, Weatherley is getting those timely boundaries for Hampshire. Short of length around off, Weatherley makes room and cuts it behind square on the off-side - splitting backward point and short third perfectly

James Sales to Weatherley, no run, hard length with no room on offer, Weatherley can only knock it back to Sales

James Sales to Ben Mayes, 1 run, 135ks back of a length around off, Mayes guides it to short third man

James Sales to Ben Mayes, no run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped down to mid-wicket

James Sales to James Vince, out Caught by Vasconcelos!! The skipper goes. Massive blow for the Hawks. That was a back of a length delivery, outside off, James Vince wanted to come forward and slap it. The ball got big on him and the ball sliced up. The man at cover - Vasconcelos - called for it and he can do nothing wrong today. That was a good running catch. Excellent over so far from James Sales. James Vince c Vasconcelos b James Sales 17(16) [4s-1 6s-1]

James Sales to Weatherley, 1 run, fuller length delivery, angled in, clipped down to deep mid. Only a single. The Steelbacks not complaining for sure

James Sales to Weatherley, no run, full toss, angled in, punched back to the bowler. Joe Weatherley was taken aback

James Sales to James Vince, 1 run, one more. Backs away, fuller length delivery, angled in, James Vince whips it wide of mid-on for a single

James Sales to Weatherley, 1 run, angled in, on a length, tucked down to long-on for a single