Northamptonshire vs Somerset Toss Prediction (NOR vs SOM)

Our toss call

Bat first

From our match preview

We expect the toss winner to bat.

✗ Decision missed · Somerset elected to field

Toss result

Somerset won the toss and chose to bowl.

Northamptonshire bat first

Stamped 18 Jul, 16:00 IST · live data feed

Match outcome

Northamptonshire won the match ✗ match-winner prediction wrong

Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 15:30 IST · Edgbaston · Cricket

From our match preview

Toss: Bat first. The ground's history says setting a total is worth about two points, and there is no dew to argue the other way.

🏟️ What the toss means at Edgbaston

Toss impact: HIGH bat-first ground — chases succeed only 45% of the time here

The toss went Somerset's way — they chose to field, so Somerset chase. In this branch our model makes Northamptonshire 50.8% — fair odds 1.97 (SOM 2.03) against a pre-toss baseline of 48.8%.

How we made this Northamptonshire vs Somerset toss prediction

We do not predict who wins the coin flip itself; that is genuinely 50/50. We predict what the toss winner will choose to do. For this match, our toss call is published in our match prediction. We make every call with the weather, the pitch and the team news in mind, including who captains. The result above shows whether the captain actually followed our predicted decision.

For the full methodology — venue toss patterns, dew, and captaincy psychology — see the venue pattern model.

Toss prediction page launched 16 July 2026. The pre-toss call summarised here comes from our Northamptonshire vs Somerset match preview.

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NOR vs SOM toss prediction FAQ

Who won the NOR vs SOM toss?

Somerset won the NOR vs SOM toss and chose to field first.

What did the toss winner choose in NOR vs SOM?

Somerset chose to field first. Our pre-toss call was bat first — the captain went the other way.

How does the toss affect the NOR vs SOM match odds?

Meaningfully. Edgbaston favours batting first (chases succeed only 45% of the time here), so our model shifts the match win probability by about 2 percentage points depending on which side ends up chasing. A pre-toss match price averages both branches, so the toss result itself can create or kill value on the match market.

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