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Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Match Analysis

T20 Blast has resumed play following a brief hiatus due to the county championship matches. Currently occupying the top four positions and in the upper half of the points rankings are Northamptonshire and Lancashire. However,

before the break, both teams had a rough stretch, with Northamptonshire winning only one of their previous four games and Lancashire suffering back-to-back losses.

Both sides should regroup and pick up the vital two points needed to climb the standings.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Team Preview & Squads

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

In their previous game, Northamptonshire scored an incredible 208/5. David Willey, the captain, set the example by scoring 71 runs off of just 48 balls. To get above the 200-run threshold, their hitters Ricardo Vasconseales, Sikander

Raza, Ravi Bopara, and Mathew Breetzke produced outstanding cameos at the other end of the field. Due to their bowlers’ inability to stop 208 runs, the game finished in a draw. With 12 runs needed to win, Raphael Weatherall got 4

wickets and bowled the vital last over. Freddie Heldrich, David Willey, and Ben Sanderson all contributed one wicket apiece, and Sikander Raza bowled a few economical overs during the encounter.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Squads

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Ricardo Vasconseales, Sikander Raza, Ravi Bopara, Freddie Heldrich, Raphael Weatherall, Ben Sanderson, Saif Zain, Mathew Breetzke, Lewis McManus, David Willey, Justin Broad

Lancashire Lightning

Lancashire finished with 166/8 in their 20 overs, well short of their target of 174 runs. Keaton Jennings, the captain, scored the most, 46 runs off of 24 balls. Despite receiving starts, their middle-order hitters Steven Croft, George

Lavelle, Mathew Hurst, and George Balderson were unable to get their club over the finish line. In the final overs, Jack Blatherick and Luke Wood made aggressive cameos but were unable to reach the target.

In their twenty overs, their bowlers conceded 173/8. Blatherick and Saqib Mahmood each claimed five wickets, however they went for ten runs at a run-per-out rate. Their best bowler, Chris Green, finished the game with statistics of 4-0-21-2. Their middle-overs bowlers need to be more reliable with the ball. 

Lancashire Lightning Squads

Lancashire Lightning

Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings, George Lavelle, Steven Croft, Jack Blatherick, Mathew Hurst, Luke Wood, George Balderson, Chris Green, John Bohannon, Saqib Mahmood

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning outfield report

County Ground Northampton

Since there is no target safe on this track—208 runs were chased in the most recent game played here—both captains will attempt to bowl first. Forecasters predict that Northampton will see sunny, bright weather on match day, with little chance of precipitation.

The batting surface at Northampton will be hard and level, with decent carry and bounce. Early in the game, bowlers may enjoy some seam movement, but as the match goes on, the pitch will become less erratic.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, Northamptonshire Steelbacks won one of them and four matches were won by Lancashire Lightning.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Lancashire Lightning Prediction

Winning the toss

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Player of the Match

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – David Willey

Most runs

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – David Willey
• Lancashire Lightning – Keaton Jennings

Most wickets

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Raphael Weatherall
• Lancashire Lightning – Saqib Mahmood

Most sixes

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – David Willey
• Lancashire Lightning – Keaton Jennings

Team Scores Batting First

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

According to cricket analysts, Northamptonshire Steelbacks has a 51% chance of winning.

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