T20 Blast | LAN vs NOT | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

In the North Group fixture of the English T20 Blast 2022, Lancashire will be clashing with Nottinghamshire. The two teams will be playing at the Stanley Park Blackpool, United Kingdom, on Sunday, June 19. 

After losing their last two fixtures, Dane Vilas-led Lancashire have slipped to the second spot in the North Group standings. They have played 9 games so far in the ongoing edition of the T20 Blast, out of which they have won 6, and lost 2, while one of their fixtures ended in a tie. 

They are coming to this match on the back of a 7-wicket loss at the hands of Northamptonshire. Batting first, they posted 153/7 on the board in the allotted 20 overs and failed to defend it as Northants chased down the target in just 16.2 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Heading into their next game, they will be hoping to get back on the winning track again. 

On the other hand, Nottinghamshire, with 3 wins, 4 losses and 1 abandoned game, placed seventh in the North Group points table. From here on, they need to win their remaining games to keep their quarter-finals hopes alive.

They were completely outplayed by Warwickshire in their previous outing, losing the game by a huge margin of 55 runs. Notts, after winning the toss and putting Carlos Brathwaite & Co. to bat first, faced the wrath of Warwickshire batters as they went on to post 261 runs – the highest in this season of the T20 Blast. Nottingham, in reply, failed to chase the total and bundled out for 206 runs. 

Notably, it will be their second face-off in the season. The last time they played against each other, Lancashire emerged victorious by 87 runs. After putting up a target of 179 on the board, they restricted the Dan Christian-led side to a score of 91. 

Match Details:

Match: Lancashire vs Nottinghamshire, Match 88

Venue: Stanley Park Blackpool, United Kingdom 

Date & Time: June 19 at 7:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: It will be the first match at this venue, and we need to see at least a couple of games before predicting the exact behaviour of the surface. However, like other wickets in England, we can expect decent support from the surface for the fast bowlers in the early phase of the game. 

Head-To-Head:

Matches Played: 26

Lancashire Won: 10

Nottinghamshire Won: 15

Tied:1

Squads:

Lancashire: Dane Vilas (c & wk), Tim David, Phil Salt (wk), George Bell, Josh Bohannon, Keaton Jennings, Luke Wells, Rob Jones, Danny Lamb, George Balderson, Liam Livingstone, Jos Buttler, Jack Blatherwick, Jack Morley, James Anderson, Liam Hurt, Luke Wood, Matt Parkinson, Richard Gleeson, Tom Bailey, Tom Hartley

Nottinghamshire: Dan Christian (c), Dane Paterson, James Pattinson, Dan Christian, Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Sol Budinger, Matthew Carter, Zak Chappell, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Joey Evison, Luke Fletcher, Alex Hales, Haseeb Hameed, Calvin Harrison, James Hayes, Brett Hutton, Lyndon James, Sammy King, Matt Montgomery, Tom Moores. Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Liam Patterson-White, Toby Pettman, Dane Shadendorf, Fateh Singh, Ben Slater

Probable Playing XI:

Lancashire: Keaton Jennings, Josh Bohannon, Steven Croft, Dane Vilas (c & wk), Tim David, Rob Jones, Luke Wells, Danny Lamb, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Matthew Parkinson

Nottinghamshire: Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Samit Patel, Tom Moores (wk), Daniel Christian (c), Steven Mullaney, Calvin Harrison, Matthew Carter, Luke Fletcher, Dane Paterson

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Dane Vilas, Tom Moores

Batters: Alex Hales, Keaton Jennings, Steven Croft, Tim David 

All-Rounders: Dan Christian, Danny Lamb

Bowlers: Luke Fletcher, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson 

Captain: Tim David 

Vice-Captain: Alex Hales