Cricket betting tips: Northamptonshire v Hampshire predictions, preview and best bets

Edgbaston is poised for a full-throttle Vitality Blast Finals Day, with two semi-finals shaping a packed Saturday. Lancashire meet Somerset at 11:00, a clash framed by contrasting availabilities and explosive middle-order firepower. Lancashire arrive shorn of Jos Buttler, Phil Salt and Luke Wood due to international commitments, which places greater emphasis on Liam Livingstone’s dual impact and the supporting seam threat of James Anderson. Their structure could also promote Matty Hurst’s involvement behind the stumps and near the top of the order, increasing his influence in both disciplines. Read on to find a detailed preview and the best bet recommendation for this clash, and don’t forget to take advantage of the selected betting offers listed below to maximise your betting value.

Cricket betting tips: Northamptonshire v Hampshire predictions

Could Edgbaston’s rising run-rates still favour control over chaos?

• Edgbaston’s 2025 first-innings average sits at 170.9, the highest in the last four seasons.
• Toby Albert is second on the tournament run list with 540 at 49.09 and five fifties.
• Ben Sanderson and George Scrimshaw have combined for 52 wickets, yet Hampshire still hold a 63% win chance.

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Somerset counter with a batting order that mixes top-end intent and late-over finishing. Will Smeed and Tom Kohler-Cadmore headline the engine room, while Sean Dickson’s ice-cold chase against Birmingham underscored their closing punch. They will, however, be without Tom Banton and the quick Riley Meredith, with Migael Pretorius stepping into the seam unit alongside Ben Green.

The afternoon tie begins at 14:30 as Hampshire face Northamptonshire. Hampshire’s route here was powered by a blistering top order—James Vince, Chris Lynn and Toby Albert hammered Durham, with Hilton Cartwright administering the late-innings acceleration. Northamptonshire’s surge was defined by Ravi Bopara’s century and the all-court value of David Willey, supported by a seam core featuring Ben Sanderson and George Scrimshaw. With Edgbaston trending towards 171 first-innings totals this year and pace taking wickets slightly cheaper than spin, both semi-finals promise varied scoring patterns and frequent momentum swings through the middle overs.

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Here at BettingTips4You we only provide a single prediction rather than many different ones, as we believe in quality and not quantity and only give out the best tip per event. This will also make it easier for readers that don’t have to worry about what selection to go for and also it is more accountable as we can easily evaluate our tips profitability as we only give out a clear best bet for event: Hampshire To Win, Hampshire Most Sixes & Hampshire Most Fours at 11/4.

Hampshire arrive with a top-three that is tailor-made for Edgbaston’s run-rate profile this season. Toby Albert sits second on the tournament run chart with 540 at 49.09 and a strike rate near 148, and he was central to a 221 total in the quarter-final. Alongside him, Chris Lynn’s powerplay hitting and James Vince’s tempo control dovetail with Hilton Cartwright’s finishing, giving Hampshire multiple routes to boundary superiority across phases.

That matters at a ground where average first-innings scores have rebounded to 170.9 and where the powerplay rarely decides everything—Edgbaston’s wickets distribution shows most dismissals arriving in the middle and death overs, precisely when Hampshire’s hitters rotate through the crease.

Northamptonshire unquestionably bring bite with the ball—Sanderson and Scrimshaw share 52 wickets, while Willey adds swing and savvy plus 452 runs—but their batting profile leans more on standout contributions such as Bopara’s 105* or Willey’s three-dimensional bursts, rather than a sustained quartet of boundary threats. Recent Hampshire opening stands of 112, 56 and 54 illustrate repeatable platform building even with different partners for Albert, and those starts naturally feed both fours and sixes counts.

With Scott Currie leading Hampshire’s wickets at 23 and a supporting cast of Chris Wood, Benny Howell and Liam Dawson controlling pace-off options, the Hawks possess enough variation to keep Northamptonshire’s scoring lanes narrower. Given Hampshire’s 63% chance lines in the market guides, their superior top-order form and boundary depth marry cleanly with conditions to justify the treble at 11/4.

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