Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning at a glance

• The Birmingham Bears have won three of their last five games.
• Lancashire Lightning has won four of their last five games.
• Birmingham Bears have won two of the five games played against Lancashire Lightning, while Lancashire Lightning have won one.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Team Preview

Birmingham Bears

Birmingham Bears have beaten both of their opponents thus far in the 2023 Vitality Blast. They opened the season with a 34-run victory over Yorkshire Vikings at home before traveling to Leicestershire and defeating the Foxes by 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining.

Glenn Maxwell would enhance any T20 team anywhere in the world, and the Bears certainly profited from his 47 runs off 27 balls against the Leicestershire Foxes on Friday. Before this game, Sam Hain was the star batter, with scores of 83 not out and 65 not out. So far in the competition, the wickets have been evenly distributed among the Birmingham Bears team, and it was Danny Briggs’ chance to come up in the most recent encounter, with very good figures of 3-15 from four overs. Craig Miles has already taken two wickets in both games.

Lancashire Lightning

Lancashire Lightning, who reached the final in 2022, is sitting comfortably at the top of the North Group with three wins from three games so far. In the three games, Derbyshire Falcons, Leicestershire Falcons, and Notts Outlaws all lost.

Lancashire Lightning had three scores in the 30s (Phil Salt, Luke Wells, and Liam Livingstone) against Notts Outlaws on Saturday, but New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell produced the highest hit of 85 not out from 41 balls in a team total of 208-4. Luke Wood is not only a T20 specialist bowler, but he is also in good form, as seen by his wickets of Notts Outlaws’ powerful openers Alex Hales and Joe Clarke in his first two overs on Saturday. Saqib Mahmood has also been performing admirably.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Team Playing Squads

Birmingham Bears Squads

Birmingham Bears 

Alex Davies (c & wk), Robert Yates, Paul Stirling, Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley, Chris Woakes, Craig Miles, Henry Brookes, Danny Briggs, Jacob Bethell, Jake Lintott, Hasan Ali, and Ed Barnard.

Lancashire Lightning Squads

 

Lancashire Lighting Squads

 

Liam Livingstone (c), Philip Salt (wk), Steven Croft, Luke Wells, Daryl Mitchell, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Hartley, George Bell, Luke Wood, Matthew Parkinson, and Saqib Mahmood.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Birmingham Bears – W W L L W

Lancashire Lightning – W W W L W

  

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning outfield report

 

  Edgbaston

 

The team that wins the toss would like to bowl first. With the pitch being true for both innings and the weather being far too pleasant to play cricket, the team that wins the toss will seek to bowl first.

The weather will be ideal for cricket. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 19°C – 6°C range, with no rain forecast.

This Vitality T20 Blast match will be played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. This is frequently one of the greatest batting wickets in the event, and we anticipate a par score of more than 195.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Lancashire Lightning

Player of the Match

• Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Most sixes

• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain
• Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Most wickets

• Birmingham Bears – Henry Brookes
• Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wood

Most runs

• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain
• Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Team Scores Batting First

• Birmingham Bears – 190+
• Lancashire Lightning – 195+

According to our prediction, Lancashire Lightning will win this match.