He picked up two wickets while conceding only 15 runs.
New Zealand speedster Matt Henry bowled another utility spell in the T20 Blast 2025 while playing for Somerset against Glamorgan in Taunton last night. He was among the wickets and economical at the same time, showing his class and recent improvements as a white-ball bowler.
He picked up two wickets while conceding only 15 runs at an economy rate of 3.80 in his four-over spell with the ball. Both of his breakthroughs came with the new ball in the powerplay, an area where Henry specialises across formats.
MAL
55/0
HKG
52/4
WI
–
AUS
–
RWA
157/5
ML
158/1
Malawi beat Rwanda by 9 wickets
TBC
–
TBC
–
ROM
178/6
LUX
133/10
Romania won by 45 runs
HUN
168/9
AUST
169/6
Austria beat Hungary by 4 wickets
AUST
245/7
LUX
179/5
Austria beat Luxembourg by 66 runs
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
ALZ
88/10
JIHCC
163/4
Jinnah CC Stockholm beat Alby Zalmi by 75 runs
RPH
123/6
MAR
150/4
Marsta CC beat Rising Phoenix by 27 runs
JIHCC
153/9
ALZ
168/4
Alby Zalmi CC beat Jinnah CC by 15 runs
RPH
166/4
JIHCC
78/10
Rising Phoenix beat Jinnah CC by 88 runs
ALZ
100/5
RPH
99/7
Alby Zalmi CC beat Rising Phoenix by 5 wickets
RPH
–
JIHCC
–
HDN
–
ALZ
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
TBC
–
BOT-W
143/6
MWW-W
78/10
Botswana Women beat Malawi Women by 65 runs
EWW-W
40/10
LSN-W
88/9
Lesotho Women beat Eswatini Women by 48 runs
RWA-W
135/7
SLO-W
84/10
Rwanda Women beat Sierra Leone Women by 51 runs
CW-W
88/8
MZW-W
87/8
Cameroon Women beat Mozambique Women by 2 wickets
GUJCC
218/6
SUL
83/7
Gujrat Cricket Club beat Super Lanka by 135 runs
CHK
–
TCC
–
FRC
122/4
KLG
108/6
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 14 runs
JBK
80/4
SWCL
106/5
Sky Warriors Cricket Club beat JB Kings by 26 runs
UTC
78/4
MXC
80/2
Maxx Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 8 wickets
MKP
75/4
MBMS
73/10
MR KB Putrajaya beat MB Malik Sports UMZ by 6 wickets
FRC
–
MXC
–
JBK
–
MBMS
–
UTC
–
KLG
–
MKP
–
SWCL
–
UAE
141/5
NIG
88/10
United Arab Emirates beat Nigeria by 53 runs
KNY
126/6
NBA
123/2
Kenya beat Namibia A by 3 runs
KNY
–
NIG
–
UAE
–
UGA
–
VMK
–
MMS
–
MAK
154/9
BDS
155/4
Boost Defenders beat Mis Ainak Knights by 6 wickets
ASS
174/4
SGT
173/6
Amo Sharks beat Speen Ghar Tigers by 6 wickets
WIU19-W
67/5
USAU19-W
66/9
West Indies Women U19 beat United States Of America Women U19 by 5 wickets
WIU19-W
–
USAU19-W
–
TBLZ-W
–
BRB-W
–
TBC
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TBC
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Match Cancelled
SUR-W
–
TBC
–
IAC
203/4
AAC
207/6
Australia Champions beat India Champions by 4 wickets
PNC
200/4
WIC
151/7
Pakistan Champions beat West Indies Champions by 49 runs
SAC
–
AAC
–
IAC
–
EDC
–
NZ
180/5
SA
177/6
New Zealand beat South Africa by 3 runs
IRE-W
288/9
ZIM-W
191/10
Ireland Women won by 97 runs
He dismissed William Smale in his first over before removing Alex Horton in his next over to provide an ideal start to Somerset after bowling first. He bowled three overs in the powerplay and conceded only 10 runs at an economy rate of 3.33 while dismissing two batters.
Later, he also came to bowl in the 16th over to complete his spell and again bowled an economical over, conceding only five runs against a set batter to end on a high note. Henry has bowled well throughout the competition and continued his fine work in the latest fixture, even though his team lost by two runs after failing to chase down the target.
Matt Henry specialises in moving the new ball and bringing wickets upfront, so the teams requiring a powerplay pacer will target him in the IPL 2026 auction. He doesn’t boast a fine IPL record, but his recent improvement will be tempting for the franchises.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are one of the teams who can target Matt Henry, given that Mohammed Shami was off-colour last season, and they require a new-ball specialist. Even if he doesn’t get regular chances with the team, the Kiwi speedster can be a solid backup option.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are another side who might be interested in Henry, since they will likely release Spencer Johnson, and Vaibhav Arora didn’t have a great season. They need someone who can extract lateral movement upfront and make early inroads after lagging behind last season.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) can also look to include him after their bowling woes in IPL 2025, which continued across phases due to form and injury concerns. Henry has previously worked with the franchise and will be a great addition, given the lack of experience in their bowling unit.
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Malaysia won by 10 wickets