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NOTS vs YOR, 5th T20, T20 Blast 2026 summary
YOR
169-3(16.3)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets 🏆
NOTS
(20.0)167-7
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P'ship : 14(9)
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And with that, Trent Bridge witnessed a proper Blast masterclass from Yorkshire. Jonny Bairstow raised his bat. Yorkshire players smiled in relief and confidence. Nottinghamshire walked away wondering about those middle overs and missed chances with the ball. Cricket can be cruel like that. One partnership changes everything. One captain’s knock bends the game completely. Yorkshire march on with momentum. Nottinghamshire will regroup quickly. Because in the Blast... another game is never too far away.
Until then, I am Dev Rajawat, signing off, along with my scorer, Ghanendra Singh Thakur. That’s it from our side. Thanks for joining. But cricket doesn’t sleep. Plenty is happening around the world. Switch tabs, follow the fun. Goodbye from this tab! TAKE CARE! BREATHE AND SMILE! CIAO!!!!
Until then, I am Dev Rajawat, signing off, along with my scorer, Ghanendra Singh Thakur. That’s it from our side. Thanks for joining. But cricket doesn’t sleep. Plenty is happening around the world. Switch tabs, follow the fun. Goodbye from this tab! TAKE CARE! BREATHE AND SMILE! CIAO!!!!
1:47 AM IST, 9:17 PM LOCAL TIME: “Cricket is strange... sometimes 167 feels safe, and sometimes Jonny Bairstow walks out and makes it look like a warm-up chase.” What unfolded at Trent Bridge? A commanding Yorkshire chase. Calm early recovery. Brutal acceleration later. And finally, a seven-wicket victory with 21 balls still left in the pocket. Nottinghamshire fought with the bat. Benny Howell gave them a late push to 167/7. But Yorkshire simply batted one gear above. Jonny Bairstow led from the front with an unbeaten 83 off just 47 balls, while James Wharton stitched together the perfect supporting act with a fluent 55. The target never truly looked out of reach after the halfway stage. Yorkshire timed the chase beautifully like experienced travellers reading a map in the dark.
How did Nottinghamshire begin their innings then? Not ideally. George Hill struck on the final ball of the very first over to remove Joe Clarke for just 1. Score? 2/1 after one. But did Ben Duckett panic? Not one bit. Duckett counterattacked instantly with four crisp boundaries and a six during his 29 off 18 balls. Nottinghamshire raced to 53/2 in 6 overs despite losing Clarke early. The Powerplay ended at a healthy scoring rate. Yorkshire had wickets. Notts had intent. A fair trade in T20 cricket.
What happened once the field spread? Yorkshire slowly tightened the screws. Dom Bess dismissed Duckett and later removed Jack Haynes for 20, while Jafer Chohan accounted for George Munsey and Lyndon James. Munsey’s 28 off 23 had promise. Haynes struck three boundaries during his cameo. Tom Moores added a lively 28 from 19 balls too. Yet every time Nottinghamshire looked ready to launch, Yorkshire found a wicket. The innings kept moving. But it never fully exploded in the middle overs. From 80/2 after 9.2 overs, Notts slipped to 127/6 after 16 overs. Yorkshire’s control there proved priceless.
And then came Benny Howell. Late overs specialist mode activated. What looked like a 150-run total suddenly jumped to 167/7 thanks to Howell’s stunning 30 off just 13 balls at a strike rate above 230. Three sixes. One four. Chaos in the final overs. The last four overs brought 40 runs for Nottinghamshire, and Howell finally fell on the last delivery. Joe Pocklington stayed unbeaten on 16 from 20 balls, as he struggled to find the boundaries. Was 167 enough? On paper, maybe competitive. On this surface? Slightly under, perhaps. Especially with Yorkshire’s batting depth waiting.
How did Yorkshire respond to the chase? With early drama. Dillon Pennington removed Adam Lyth for 4 in the very first over, and Mohammad Ali then dismissed William Luxton for 5 at 11/2 after just 1.4 overs. Suddenly, Nottinghamshire had belief. Could they create panic? Could pressure do the trick? But then Jonny Bairstow arrived with that familiar swagger. No rush. No chaos. Just clean hitting. Smart placement. Commanding presence. The counterattack started immediately. Boundaries flowed square of the wicket. Pulls. Drives. Flicks. Bairstow looked locked in from the moment he settled.
Who changed the game completely? The Bairstow-Wharton partnership. Simple answer. Massive impact. The duo added 144 runs for the third wicket and practically batted Nottinghamshire out of the contest. James Wharton played the anchor-aggressor role beautifully with 55 off 41 balls, including four fours and three sixes. Bairstow, meanwhile, controlled tempo like a conductor with an orchestra. He reached 50 briskly and kept targeting the shorter boundaries against Olly Stone and Pennington. Yorkshire crossed 100 comfortably and then accelerated further without losing shape. Nottinghamshire’s bowlers had no breathing space.
What about the bowling effort from Notts? Mohammad Ali was impressive with 1/27 in four overs. Tight lines. Smart pace changes. But others struggled badly under pressure. Olly Stone leaked 32 in just two overs at an economy of 16. Pennington picked up two wickets but also conceded 46. Extras hurt too. Sixteen in total for Yorkshire, including eight wides. That only eased the chase further. Once Bairstow settled and Wharton found rhythm, the equation rapidly shrank. From tricky to manageable. From manageable to comfortable.
Did Nottinghamshire have one final chance? Nope. When Wharton fell for 55 at 155/3 in the 15th over, Moeen Ali joined him and calmly finished the chase in 16.3 overs. Yorkshire reached 169/3 with 21 balls remaining. Bairstow remained unbeaten on a magnificent 83 off 47 deliveries, smashing nine fours and four sixes at a strike rate nearing 177. Captain’s knock? Absolutely. Statement knock? Even more.
So what does this victory tell us? Yorkshire looked balanced. Clinical. Experienced. Their bowlers controlled the middle overs brilliantly, and their batters never allowed scoreboard pressure to build during the chase. Nottinghamshire showed glimpses. Duckett attacked well. Howell finished brilliantly. But they were always slightly short with the bat. Maybe 30-40 runs short. In T20 cricket, that difference feels massive. Yorkshire understood the chase better. That was the difference.
How did Nottinghamshire begin their innings then? Not ideally. George Hill struck on the final ball of the very first over to remove Joe Clarke for just 1. Score? 2/1 after one. But did Ben Duckett panic? Not one bit. Duckett counterattacked instantly with four crisp boundaries and a six during his 29 off 18 balls. Nottinghamshire raced to 53/2 in 6 overs despite losing Clarke early. The Powerplay ended at a healthy scoring rate. Yorkshire had wickets. Notts had intent. A fair trade in T20 cricket.
What happened once the field spread? Yorkshire slowly tightened the screws. Dom Bess dismissed Duckett and later removed Jack Haynes for 20, while Jafer Chohan accounted for George Munsey and Lyndon James. Munsey’s 28 off 23 had promise. Haynes struck three boundaries during his cameo. Tom Moores added a lively 28 from 19 balls too. Yet every time Nottinghamshire looked ready to launch, Yorkshire found a wicket. The innings kept moving. But it never fully exploded in the middle overs. From 80/2 after 9.2 overs, Notts slipped to 127/6 after 16 overs. Yorkshire’s control there proved priceless.
And then came Benny Howell. Late overs specialist mode activated. What looked like a 150-run total suddenly jumped to 167/7 thanks to Howell’s stunning 30 off just 13 balls at a strike rate above 230. Three sixes. One four. Chaos in the final overs. The last four overs brought 40 runs for Nottinghamshire, and Howell finally fell on the last delivery. Joe Pocklington stayed unbeaten on 16 from 20 balls, as he struggled to find the boundaries. Was 167 enough? On paper, maybe competitive. On this surface? Slightly under, perhaps. Especially with Yorkshire’s batting depth waiting.
How did Yorkshire respond to the chase? With early drama. Dillon Pennington removed Adam Lyth for 4 in the very first over, and Mohammad Ali then dismissed William Luxton for 5 at 11/2 after just 1.4 overs. Suddenly, Nottinghamshire had belief. Could they create panic? Could pressure do the trick? But then Jonny Bairstow arrived with that familiar swagger. No rush. No chaos. Just clean hitting. Smart placement. Commanding presence. The counterattack started immediately. Boundaries flowed square of the wicket. Pulls. Drives. Flicks. Bairstow looked locked in from the moment he settled.
Who changed the game completely? The Bairstow-Wharton partnership. Simple answer. Massive impact. The duo added 144 runs for the third wicket and practically batted Nottinghamshire out of the contest. James Wharton played the anchor-aggressor role beautifully with 55 off 41 balls, including four fours and three sixes. Bairstow, meanwhile, controlled tempo like a conductor with an orchestra. He reached 50 briskly and kept targeting the shorter boundaries against Olly Stone and Pennington. Yorkshire crossed 100 comfortably and then accelerated further without losing shape. Nottinghamshire’s bowlers had no breathing space.
What about the bowling effort from Notts? Mohammad Ali was impressive with 1/27 in four overs. Tight lines. Smart pace changes. But others struggled badly under pressure. Olly Stone leaked 32 in just two overs at an economy of 16. Pennington picked up two wickets but also conceded 46. Extras hurt too. Sixteen in total for Yorkshire, including eight wides. That only eased the chase further. Once Bairstow settled and Wharton found rhythm, the equation rapidly shrank. From tricky to manageable. From manageable to comfortable.
Did Nottinghamshire have one final chance? Nope. When Wharton fell for 55 at 155/3 in the 15th over, Moeen Ali joined him and calmly finished the chase in 16.3 overs. Yorkshire reached 169/3 with 21 balls remaining. Bairstow remained unbeaten on a magnificent 83 off 47 deliveries, smashing nine fours and four sixes at a strike rate nearing 177. Captain’s knock? Absolutely. Statement knock? Even more.
So what does this victory tell us? Yorkshire looked balanced. Clinical. Experienced. Their bowlers controlled the middle overs brilliantly, and their batters never allowed scoreboard pressure to build during the chase. Nottinghamshire showed glimpses. Duckett attacked well. Howell finished brilliantly. But they were always slightly short with the bat. Maybe 30-40 runs short. In T20 cricket, that difference feels massive. Yorkshire understood the chase better. That was the difference.
OVER 17
Yorkshire
169/3
Jonny Bairstow
83(47)
Moeen Ali
6(4)
Benny Howell
0-30(3.3)
16.3 Benny Howell to Jonny Bairstow
4 FOUR!!! DONE AND DUSTED!!! Back of a length and outside off. Bairstow throws his hands at it and cuts it. Threads the gap between backward point and short third for a boundary to seal the deal. YORKSHIRE HAVE DEFEATED NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BY 7 WICKETS WITH 21 BALLS TO SPARE!!!!
16.2 Benny Howell to Jonny Bairstow
2 Over the wicket. On a length and outside off, cut it down to the left of sweeper cover. Calls for two and pushes his partner to take two runs.
16.1 Benny Howell to Moeen Ali
1 Round the wicket. Full and around leg, nudged it down with soft hands to the right of short fine leg for a single.
Just 6 more needed off 24 balls. Benny Howell to bowl out.
OVER 16
Yorkshire
162/3
Jonny Bairstow
77(45)
Moeen Ali
5(3)
Mohammad Ali
1-27(4.0)
15.6 Mohammad Ali to Moeen Ali
1 On a length and around leg, tucked it down behind the square on the leg side for a single.
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