Northamptonshire face Gloucestershire at the County Ground in the second quarter-final of the T20 Blast 2026. The hosts finished top of the Central Group with nine wins from 12 matches, while Gloucestershire took third place with seven wins and five defeats.
Chris Lynn has been the standout batter of the group stage, with 438 runs in nine innings at 54.75 and a strike rate of 180.99, including centuries of 115 against Warwickshire and 117 against Glamorgan. David Willey has made 329 runs at a strike rate of 168.72, while Ricardo Vasconcelos (292) and Nathan McSweeney (239) add depth. James Sales leads the bowlers with 20 wickets, including 5 for 21 against Gloucestershire, and Calvin Harrison has 18.
Gloucestershire’s top performer is D’Arcy Short, who has 394 runs at 39.40 and a strike rate of 156.35, plus eight wickets. Jack Taylor, Miles Hammond and Kamran Dhariwal have each passed 200 runs. Without Duan Jansen, Marchant de Lange (12 wickets) and Matt Taylor (10) carry the attack.
Having lost both league meetings to Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire have work to do. Our preview goes with the home side, with batting first the preferred option on a hot, dry afternoon.
