Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons

Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons at a Glance

• Wayne Madsen of Derbyshire is the batsman to watch out for this season after hitting one century and four fifty-strikes.
• In a match between Leicestershire and Lancashire in 2018, the highest goal chased at Emirates Old Trafford was 191.
• In the previous game, Jos Buttler scored his biggest goal of the year and has since begun to appear quite dangerous.

Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons Team Preview

Lancashire Lightning

Lancashire, despite losing to Worcestershire Rapids on Tuesday by 7 wickets with 14 balls left, are presently in fourth place in the North Group and on pace to advance to the knockout stage of the 2023 Vitality Blast.

New Zealand batting all-rounder Daryl Mitchell made a golden duck in the team’s loss to Worcestershire Rapids after having a stellar couple of months in all formats. Jos Buttler, though, has been playing better lately as seen by his 74 runs from 54 balls on Tuesday.

Derbyshire Falcons

Derbyshire has improved to sixth place in the North Group and is only one point behind the third and fourth-place clubs after suffering just one loss in their previous five games. They defeated Northamptonshire Steelbacks in their last game on Wednesday, winning by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining.

Leus du Plooy, the captain, and Haider Ali were the game’s batsmen in the previous contest. On Wednesday, du Plooy made a superb score of 40 not out from 23 balls. To get 486 runs for the Vitality T20 Blast 2023, Wayne Madsen scored 35 runs.

Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons Team Playing Squads

Lancashire Lightning Squads

Lancashire Lightning

Liam Livingstone (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Luke Wells, Dane Vilas, Tom Hartley, Rob Jones, Luke Wood, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Bailey, Philip Salt, Jack Blatherwick

Derbyshire Falcons Squads

Derbyshire Falcons

Leus du Plooy (c), Brooke Guest (wk), Harry Came, Haider Ali, Zak Chappell, Mattie McKiernan, Alex Thomson, Wayne Madsen, George Scrimshaw, Luis Reece, Zaman Khan

Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons outfield report

Emirates Old Trafford Manchester

The side batting first has triumphed in two of the three Blast games played at Emirates Old Trafford this season. The captain who wins the toss will probably opt to bat first because historically, this field has benefitted the T20 cricket side.

Although there is no rain forecast, it is anticipated that Manchester will experience generally gloomy weather during the game.

The Emirates Old Trafford field features a level playing surface. The track is fantastic for batting but also helps pacers with the new ball.

Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Lancashire Lightning

Player of the Match

• Lancashire Lightning – Jos Buttler

Most sixes

• Lancashire Lightning – Jos Buttler
• Derbyshire Falcons – Harry Came

Most wickets

• Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wood 
• Derbyshire Falcons – Zaman Khan

Most runs

• Lancashire Lightning – Jos Buttler
• Derbyshire Falcons – Harry Came

Team Scores Batting First

• Lancashire Lightning – 180+
• Derbyshire Falcons – 170+

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