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Northamptonshire vs Essex, T20BLAST, Today Match Prediction
NOR vs ESS Win Probability
Toss Winner - Essex won the toss and choose to bowl first
Northamptonshire beat Essex by 130 runs
This cross pool fixture sees two high flying sides meet in Northampton on Friday evening.
- Northampton have played six and won six so far this season!
- Essex have won their last four games.
- This is the first head to head in this format since August 2013.
We are backing Northamptonshire to win!
| Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The County Ground, Northampton, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 28.3°C|Sunny |
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NOR vs ESS Match Prediction & Analysis
This year's Vitality Blast Men has been well received by domestic cricket fans and the supporters of both Northamptonshire and Essex have enjoyed watching their sides succeed.
There was no sign that Northamptonshire would be such a force this season when they beat Northamptonshire by only three runs in their opener but they have since gone from strength to strength.
As for Essex, they looked in trouble after defeats against Sussex and Hampshire towards the end of May but they have since found form in this format with big wins over Kent and Middlesex before a narrow victory once more over Kent.
The winner of this game will be very well placed to advance in the tournament.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
NOR
L
W
W
W
W
NOR
465/10 in 117.5 3.95
268/10 in 86.1 3.11
ESS
L
W
W
W
W
ESS
184/10 in 57.4 3.19
457/10 in 126.0 3.63
HEAD TO HEAD
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Northamptonshire Preview
It was a reduced overs affair in Northampton when Worcestershire visited in Northamptonshire's most recent game with both sides afforded 18 overs each to bat.
Worcestershire posted 154/5 with James Sales (3/34) and the timeless David Willey (2/28) including a maiden, leading the charge with the ball for the host side.
With the bat, Chris Lynn continues to bat with freedom and aggression at the top of the order while his compatriot Nathan McSweeney, skipper Willey and Justin Broad all impressed.
Northamptonshire will be hard to stop on Friday!
Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:
Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk), Chris Lynn, Nathan McSweeney, David Willey (c), Justin Broad, Saif Zaib, Calvin Harrison, George Bartlett, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw
Northamptonshire Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2026
Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:
David Willey, Justin Broad, Calvin Harrison, Lewis McManus, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Saif Zaib, Chris Lynn, Nathan McSweeney
Essex Preview
Less than a fortnight after thrashing Kent by nine wickets with 38 balls remaining, Essex came up against the same opposition in their last T20 Blast match and once again came out on top.
As it was, the victory margin was reduced to just three runs, but a win is a win and it sees Essex begin this clash in second place in the South Group behind Hampshire at the top.
Jordan Cox and Charlie Allison starred with the bat, the latter top scoring with 74 runs from 47 balls while the former was in fantastic form across all formats which saw him finally make his England Test debut last week.
With the ball, expect Charlie Bennett and Zaman Akhter to be the main threat.
Essex Predicted Playing XI:
Paul Walter, Michael Pepper, Jordan Cox (wk), Charlie Allison, Luc Benkenstein, Wiaan Mulder, Simon Harmer (c), Matt Critchley, Shane Snater, Zaman Akhter, Charlie Bennett
Essex Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2026
Essex Actual Playing XI:
Charlie Allison, Charlie Bennett, Jordan Cox, Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper, Paul Walter, Shane Snater, Simon Fernandes , Simon Harmer, Zaman Akhter
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
According to the weather forecast, this will be a very hot evening in Northampton. Expect the temperature to be in the mid-low thirties with sunshine throughout the contest.
NOR vs ESS Pitch Report
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The County Ground, Northampton remains one of the larger grounds on the circuit which doesn't host international cricket. Our prediction is for a par score to be in the region of 180.
Toss: To Bowl
Both previous matches between the sides have been won by the team chasing so our prediction is that both captains will choose to bowl first in this contest.
NOR vs ESS
Winning Prediction
So far in this year's tournament, Northamptonshire have been completely unstoppable and our prediction is that they will face a tough opposition in Essex but will still come out on top.
We are backing Northamptonshire to win!
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