Can Northants Steelbacks – the two-time winners – regain their mojo in the 2020 T20 Blast?
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Last year’s finish: 7th in the North Group
Tournament history: Northants emerged victorious for a second time in 2016, having previously lifted the trophy in 2013. They also finished as runners-up in 2015 but have not advanced out of the group stage since their 2016 win.
Key player: Paul Stirling. The Ireland batsman demonstrated his class earlier this month with a match-winning century in the third ODI against England. After a decade with Middlesex as a local player, he now has to deal with the expectations of being an overseas pro.
2020 T20 Blast Northants Steelbacks Squad:
Josh Cobb (c), Adam Rossington, Gareth Berg, Nathan Buck, Ben Curran, Emilio Gay, Brandon Glover, Brett Hutton, Rob Keogh, Richard Levi, Blessing Muzarabani, Luke Procter, Ben Sanderson, Tom Sole, Charlie Thurston, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Alex Wakely, Graeme White, Jack White, Saif Zaib, Paul Stirling
2020 T20 Blast Northants Steelbacks Fixtures:
August
Thursday 27th v Gloucestershire (Bristol)
Saturday 29th v Worcestershire (Blackfinch New Road)
Sunday 30th v Somerset (County Ground, Northampton)
September
Tuesday 1st v Birmingham (County Ground, Northampton)
Thursday 3rd v Glamorgan (Edgbaston)
Friday 11th v Gloucestershire (County Ground, Northampton)
Sunday 13th v Glamorgan (Sophia Gardens)
Tuesday 15th v Worcestershire (County Ground, Northampton)
Friday 18th v Somerset (Taunton)
Sunday 20th v Birmingham Bears (Edgbaston)
