Northamptonshire will clash against Somerset in the first semi-final of the T20 Blast 2026 season at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Saturday, July 18.
Captained by David Willey, Northamptonshire bagged an eight-wicket win over Gloucestershire in the second quarter-final to advance to the semis. Meanwhile, Somerset, led by Lewis Gregory, defeated Yorkshire by two wickets in the fourth quarter-final to secure a spot in the semis.
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi-Final 1 Details
Match: Northamptonshire vs Somerset, T20 Blast 2026, Semi Final 1
Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, Saturday, July 18
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi-Final 1 Probable XIs
Northamptonshire
Chris Lynn, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Nathan McSweeney, David Willey (c), Saif Zaib, Louis Kimber, Calvin Harrison, Lewis McManus (wk), James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw
Somerset
Will Smeed, Thomas Rew (wk), James Rew, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Lewis Gregory (c), Daniel Sams, Craig Overton, Lewis Goldsworthy, Riley Meredith, Jake Ball, Jack Leach
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi-Final 1 Pitch Report
With the average first innings score at this venue in the previous six T20s being 202, we can expect batters to come out all guns blazing. Toss might not play a major factor in this fixture.
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi Final 1 Top Picks
James Sales
Northamptonshire bowler James Sales has scalped 21 wickets from 12 matches in the ongoing season.
Calvin Harrison
Northamptonshire bowler Calvin Harrison has scalped 20 wickets from 12 matches in the ongoing season.
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi-Final 1 Captain picks
Chris Lynn
Northamptonshire opening batter Chris Lynn has scored 475 runs from 11 matches in the ongoing season.
James Rew
Somerset top-order batter James Rew has accumulated 427 runs from 11 matches in the ongoing season.
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi-Final 1 Head to Head Dream11 team
Chris Lynn(c), David Willey, Ricardo Vasconcelos, James Rew, Will Smeed, Thomas Rew, James Sales(vc), Calvin Harrison, George Scrimshaw, Daniel Sams, Jake Ball
NOR vs SOM, T20 Blast 2026, Semi-Final 1 Grand League Dream11 team
Chris Lynn, David Willey, Ricardo Vasconcelos, James Rew(c), Will Smeed, Thomas Rew, James Sales, Calvin Harrison(vc), George Scrimshaw, Daniel Sams, Jake Ball
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