Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning at a Glance

• The Northamptonshire Steelbacks have lost four of the last six games to the Lancashire Lightning.
• The heat is on the Northamptonshire Steelbacks because they have only won once in their last four home games.
• Liam Livingstone, Philip Salt, and Jos Buttler form Lancashire Lightning’s potent batting order.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Team Preview

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

The hosts’ chances of moving on to the next round would be eliminated if they lost this game. They recently fell to the Birmingham Bears. David Willey’s team is in difficulty after losing to the Birmingham Bears by a score of 30 runs. In their eight games, they had only three victories. The team has suffered as a result of the top players’ inconsistent play this year. Willey will go for a significant victory in this game to advance in the standings and up their run rate.    

Because of his current slump, Chris Lynn needs to partner with Emilio Gay at the top to establish a strong opening wicket partnership. Josh Cobb, Willey, and Saif Zaib will need to put up a strong performance in the middle order for the team to win after their recent struggles. The team may anticipate strong stretches from Josh Cobb and David Willey with the new ball.

Lancashire Lightning

Liam Livingstone’s team defeated Worcestershire Rapids by 4 wickets to snap a four-game losing streak. It was a desperately needed victory for a team with the strongest hitting lineup in the competition. With a significant victory in this game, Livingstone will aim to capitalize on this momentum and elevate their standing on the points chart.    

Jos Buttler, who performed admirably in the most recent game, will aim to get off to a strong start alongside Philip Salt. Their middle order is powerful, so they will be counting on runs from Steven Croft, Darryl Mitchell, and Luke Wells. The team’s bowling has been a weakness, so they will need wickets and tight stints with the new ball from Luke Wood and Jack Blatherwick. In the previous game, Luke Wells and Tom Hartley both bowled brilliantly.   

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Team Playing Squads

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Squads

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

David Willey (c), Lewis McManus (wk), Chris Lynn, Saif Zaib, Andrew Tye, Tom Taylor, James Sales, Josh Cobb, Alex Russell, Emilio Gay, Freddie Heldreich

Lancashire Lightning Squads 

Lancashire Lightning

Liam Livingstone (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Croft, Daryl Mitchell, Rob Jones, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Hartley, Luke Wells, Luke Wood, Philip Salt, Jack Blatherwick

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning outfield report

County Ground

In the past, we have observed teams that were chasing the score win matches. The pitch was challenging to bat on at first, but the conditions improved as the game went on. Therefore, the team that wins the toss in this game would wish to utilize the circumstances and bowl first.

The bowlers might benefit from the minimal cloud cover in the sky over Northampton.

The ball will come onto the bat beautifully and the surface will be suitable for batting. In this game, the team batting first must try to score at least 170 runs on the ground.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Prediction

Winning the toss

• Lancashire Lightning

Player of the Match

• Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Most sixes

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Chris Lynn
• Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Most wickets

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Freddie Heldreich
• Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wood

Most runs

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Chris Lynn
• Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Team Scores Batting First

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – 170+   
• Lancashire Lightning – 180+  

According to our prediction, Lancashire Lightning will win this matc