Durham host Northamptonshire at the Riverside Ground in the 44th match of the 2026 T20 Blast. Durham have won two and lost two, and are still searching for a settled identity. They showed their potential with 203/8 against Derbyshire but then collapsed to 93 all out against Yorkshire. Captain Alex Lees has 103 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 166, Ollie Robinson 104, and David Bedingham and Graham Clark 86 and 87.
Their bowling looks more balanced. Matthew Potts has nine wickets, left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson has an economy of 7.46, and Kasey Aldridge and Nathan Sowter support them on a ground where seam and movement can be significant.
Northamptonshire are top of their group with four wins from four, including a three-run win over Glamorgan, a 100-run win over Worcestershire, a successful chase of Warwickshire’s 208 and a seven-wicket win over Gloucestershire. They must cope without Chris Lynn, so David Willey (98 runs at a strike rate of 152.2), Nathan McSweeney (99) and Ricardo Vasconcelos (95) take more responsibility. James Sales has a leading 11 wickets in four games, with Calvin Harrison and George Scrimshaw adding control.