Overview
- Northamptonshire beat Hampshire by 14 runs at Edgbaston to win the 2026 Vitality T20 Blast final after defending 169, with the match ending 169 all out versus 155 all out.
- Ricardo Vasconcelos anchored Northants with a career-best 88, holding the innings together as the side recovered from early losses before a late collapse.
- Sonny Baker took 5-21 in the final, the first five-wicket haul recorded on Finals Day, and James Sales finished with 3-25 to turn the chase in Northants’ favour.
- Hampshire’s Joe Weatherley finished Finals Day as the tournament’s top run-scorer after an unbeaten 88 in the semi and 75 in the final, but his efforts fell short in the closing overs.
- Northants reached the final by beating defending champions Somerset and secured their third Blast crown, a feat that puts them level with Hampshire, Somerset and Leicestershire for most tournament wins.