Southern Storm vs Northern Titans, GTW T20, 2026, Today Match Prediction

SOUST vs NRT Match Prediction & Analysis

Southern Storm and Northern Titans square off in the 3rd match of the Gateway T20 League 2026 season on Tuesday, 18th August. The match is slated to be played at the Cinch County Ground in Northampton and the scheduled start time is 4:30 PM IST. 

Both the Southern Storm and Northern Titans began their season with a win and now aim to keep that winning momentum going, a win here for either of the teams will certainly improve their chances of making it to the finals, while a loss here will make it difficult in the next round of matches. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Southern Storm Preview

Southern Storm delivered a dominant all-round performance to secure a commanding 70 run victory over the Midland Mavericks in their first match of the tournament. 

Batting first, Southern Storm set up a massive total of 204/4 in their 20 overs. Arya Khedekar led the charge at the top with a brilliant 91 off 58 balls, hitting 11 fours and 3 sixes. Darren Stevens provided explosive support with a rapid 59 off 30 balls, while late hitting from Eesa Faheem pushed the score well past 200.

Defending 205, Southern Storm’s bowlers kept things tight and disciplined from the start. Sam Wisniewski (2/23) and Sam Calladine (2/26) picked up key wickets to break important partnerships, while Matthew Coles, Jensen John, and Archie Dodds applied consistent pressure. Southern Storm restricted the Mavericks to just 134/5 in 20 overs, sealing a comfortable 70-run win.

Southern Storm Predicted Playing XI:

Arya Khedekar, Jordan Reifer, Darren Stevens, Eesa Faheem, Matthew Coles, Jensen John, Luke Phipps, Sam Wisniewski, Sam Calladine, Archie Dodds, Aashir Zaib

Northern Titans Preview

The Northern Titans head into this contest on the back of a dominant five wicket win over the London Blaze.

Bowling first, the Northern Titans put in a disciplined bowling effort to restrict London Blaze to 165/5 in 20 overs. Greg Smith led the attack brilliantly, taking 3 wickets for just 13 runs in his 4 overs. He was well supported by Brayden Wagg (2/12) and James Harvey (2/27), who took regular wickets to secure a thrilling 3-run victory.

Chasing down 166 runs, Dylan Church led the charge with a blistering 50 off just 22 balls, smashing 4 fours and 5 sixes. Useful contributions from Greg Smith (38 off 30) and Billy Dodds (23 off 18) and Oli Chamberlain (18 runs off 14 balls) steered the Titans over the line. 

Northern Titans Predicted Playing XI:

Josh Cobb, Billy Dodds, Dylan Church, Armaan Randhawa, Thomas Whiting, Greg Smith, Oli Chamberlain, Lewis Shelton, James Harvey, Leyton Thres, Brayden Wagg.

Weather Conditions

Northampton experiences cool, cloudy conditions with temperatures hovering around 18°C. A gentle breeze blows at 14 km/h amidst high humidity levels of 88%. With precipitation chances remaining low at just 10%, the area stays predominantly overcast and dry throughout Tuesday.

SOUST vs NRT Pitch Report

The pitch at Cinch Cricket Ground in Northampton favours the batters and is a high scoring ground, the average 1st innings score in the last two T20 matches played at this venue is around 180 runs. Expect another high scoring contest between these two unbeaten teams and score of around 180-190 might be a match winning one. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams bowling first hold the edge in morning matches played at Cinch County Ground, where the surface will assist the bowlers early on and the conditions will get better for batting as the match progresses and we predict the team that wins the toss will look to bat first in this fixture. 

Toss Prediction: Northern Titans to win the coin toss