Northamptonshire vs Hampshire, Final, T20 Blast 2026 - Player HighlightsNHNTS vs HAM, Final, T20 Blast 2026 - Player Highlights

Willey to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 17 from the over. Is that the game-changing over? Full and outside off, Dawson opens the bat face and drives to deep backward point. The fielder was sent back and hence only a single

Willey to Liam Dawson, FOUR, four more.. 16 runs from the over. This was not off the middle but Hampshire won't be complaining. Low full toss outside off, Dawson toe-ends the drive and the ball races fine to third man

Willey to Liam Dawson, FOUR, 12 from the first four balls. Dawson is taking Willey apart here. The yorker is not nailed and it is a half volley, Dawson maintains a solid base and creams it uppishly over extra cover. No chance for the sweeper cover to stop that

Willey to Liam Dawson, 2 runs, 127ks fullish delivery around off, Dawson eases it past cover and calls for two. They get it with ease..

Willey to Liam Dawson, 2 runs, full and outside off, Dawson opens the bat face and slices it over backward point. The sweeper gets around this time and hauls the ball in play, saving a couple

Willey to Liam Dawson, FOUR, another full toss from Willey and Dawson takes advantage. It comes at a nice height, Dawson lofts it in front of square on the off-side and gives the sweeper no chance

Willey to Liam Dawson, no run, 123ks yorker outside off, Dawson fails to dig it out and Willey closes the over with a dot

Willey to Liam Dawson, FOUR, much needed hit for Hampshire. Dawson missed a full toss the previous time but not this time. He opens the bat face and slices the drive behind square on the off-side. The sweeper gets around and dives but that's not enough to stop the boundary

Willey to Weatherley, 1 run, full and outside off, Weatherley squeezes it out towards extra cover

Willey to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 125ks low full toss outside off, Dawson drives square of the wicket

Willey to Weatherley, 1 run, very full delivery outside off, Weatherley has to reach for it and he jams it to extra cover

Willey to Liam Dawson, 1 run, 122ks full and angled across, Dawson drives to sweeper cover

Willey to Weatherley, 1 run, backs away and drives the ball down to mid-off for a single

Willey to James Vince, 1 run, whips that down to mid-wicket and runs through. The man at mid-wicket missed the shy. Would have been close one in case of a direct hit at the bowler's end

Willey to James Vince, no run, angled in, on a length and tucked down to mid-on \

Willey to James Vince, FOUR, fuller length delivery, outside off, driven wide of the man at mid-off. That was just caressed by James Vince

Willey to James Vince, no run, looks to drive and gets an inside edge on to the pads. There was some movement going across

Willey to James Vince, no run, fuller length delivery, driven down to mid-off on the up

Willey to Weatherley, 1 run, stays back to a length delivery and stabs it down wide of point for a single

Willey to Weatherley, FOUR, first runs! Edgy though. Was a length delivery, Joe Weatherley got opened up and edged it to get it wide of the man at first slip. The ball flew low and fast

Willey to Weatherley, no run, fends at that one, angled across, Joe Weatherley looks to play away from his body and gets beaten

Willey to Weatherley, no run, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to short third man

Willey to Weatherley, no run, on a length, outside off, Joe Weatherley looks to drive and inside edges the ball down to the keeper

Willey to Toby Albert, out Caught by Lewis McManus!! What a start! Willey has done it again. He did the same in the semi-finals. Toby Albert wasn't sure he nicked it or not and decided to walk. That one nipped away, Toby Albert looked to push at it and nicked it down to the keeper. Good that he didn't review. Superb start as their skipper has led from the front here. Toby Albert c Lewis McManus b Willey 0(1)