Northamptonshire Steelbacks win T20 Blast, claim third title

sportsJul 18, 20263697

Northamptonshire Steelbacks defeated Hampshire Hawks at Edgbaston to claim their third T20 Blast title. Ricardo Vasconcelos top-scored with a magnificent 88 as Northants set a challenging target. Luke Procter and Ben Sanderson held their nerve in the closing overs to see Northants home. Northants won the final by 14 runs in a tight, thrilling contest to lift the Vitality Blast trophy.

Annie Chave

@anniechave.bsky.social

Congratulations to Northants CCC on a well deserved win at T20 Blast Finals Day. Good to see these non-test ground counties punching above their weight 💪🏏🏏🏏

187h ago

James Tarry

@northamptonian.bsky.social

No finer town. Sod the football. The Steelbacks are T20 Champions for the third time. #cricket

168h ago

Matt Fallaize1

If we couldn't win it I'm glad it was you lot.

Jon Foster1

Congratulations! Cracking final, well deserved.

Kathy Hopper1

I lived in Bedfordshire for 36 years so Northants were sort of my local county team. Enjoyed quite a few visits to Wantage Road. It was great to see the win today. Really well deserved

John861

Very pleased for you mate. If Notts couldn’t win and we clearly couldn’t then always the best outcome.

saxylizbeth

@saxylizbeth.bsky.social

I love #thecricket I love #t20blast I love County Cricket I love #BBCcricket If @kevinhowells.bsky.social could pass on to the folk doing the live text on the app tonight - they made our day 🏏❤️🏏❤️🏏

98h ago

Hypocaust

@hypocaust.bsky.social

The Blaze 118/0 (13.2) win the 2026 Women's T20 Blast after a near faultless performance across semi-final and final. Tammy Beaumont 54* (39) Sarah Bryce 53* (41) The Blaze win by 10 wickets with 40 balls remaining. #T20Blast live.nvplay.com/ecb?tab=m_su...

8Yesterday

Quoting this

Pieter De Boiserie2

Well done the Blaze, probably the best team throughout the comp to be honest. Delighted for Tammy to pick up some silverware this weekend

Polly Starkie

@pollystarkie.bsky.social

Tier 1 T20 Blast Finals Day 2026 🏏 If you’re looking for a reminder of what happened in Tier 2, which concluded last weekend, pick up a programme & read my take

7Yesterday

We Could Send Letters

@wecdsend.bsky.social

Sonny Baker's going to win us the T20 Blast final :-) #PowerPopOfTheDay youtu.be/mOB3ycTpdlQ?...

811h ago

Test Match Special {bot}

@bbctmsbot.bsky.social

In the first @VitalityBlast semi-final @surreycricket have been put into bat by @TheBlazeCricket. Commentary on 5 Sports Extra, @BBCSounds & via @BBCSport website & app. #bbccricket https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/ce95k7lv8yyt

2Yesterday

Amy L Crow 🐦‍⬛

@itsamycrow.bsky.social

This first T20 Blast semi-final has been absolutely splendid, however it ends.

516h ago

The Cricketer

@thecricketer.com

"At the start of the sixth over of the T20 Blast final, an ever-growing chant of "shoe army, shoe army" rang out from the Hollies Stand." Northamptonshire crowned fitting champions after a fitting finale | ✍️ @oscarress.bsky.social

47h ago

Joe Bishop

@jpbishop.bsky.social

Another gripping Finals Day in the T20 Blast. Makes you think, if only the ECB had pumped more money into this competition rather than The Hundred...

28h ago

KosmicKris

@kosmickris.bsky.social

I promise I’m not going to start my annual rant about the Hundred but the T20 Blast Finals Day is a proper county #cricket “big day”. Like the B&H and Nat West Trophy used to be.

216h ago

Simon Hendy

@simonhendy.bsky.social

Whoop, Northants Steelbacks win the T20 Blast, sounds like two tense matches today! A third title, not bad for one of the smallest and poorest counties.

38h ago

Kathy Hopper

@anfieldkathy.bsky.social

Get in Steelbacks! What a win. T20 Blast Champions #T20Blast

38h ago