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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Worcestershire won the toss and choose to bowl first
Worcestershire beat Lancashire by 5 wickets
Host Worcestershire face stern test against in-form Lancashire
Expect Lancashire to a comfortable win over Worcestershire at Worcester.
Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2024 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | County Ground, New Road, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
Weather: | 14.7°C|Sunny |
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Host Worcestershire will face Lancashire in the sixth match of the 2024 T20 Blast played at New Road in Worcester on Friday.
In their opening match, Worcestershire were completely outplayed by Yorkshire in all departments. Captain Brett DOliveira will be hoping that the side can deliver a strong show with bat and ball in this home fixture.
On the other hand, Lancashire ed a dominant eight-wicket win over Durham, courtesy excellent performances from Thomas Aspinwall, Jack Blatherwick and Luke Wells.
Both teams have faced off 23 times in the history of the competition where Lancashire have a clear advantage with 13 wins compared to the Worcestershire six victories, whereas four matches ended without a result.
181/2 in 24.5 7.39
RLODC
Gloucestershire Won by 8 wickets
177/10 in 44.3 4
185/10 in 48.5 3.81
RLODC
Lancashire beat Nottinghamshire by 7 wickets
187/3 in 40.5 4.62
Worcestershire won by 7 wkts
181/6 in 19.3
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
177/9 in 20.0
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Adam Hose, Ed Pollock, wicket-keeper Gareth Roderick, Josh Cobb and captain Brett DOliveira to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the opening match, Worcestershire failed to get going in their innings and were bundled for 101 runs in 15.4 overs.Ethan Brookes was the lone warrior with the bat for Worcestershire and finished the innings with the top-score of 42 runs off 32 balls with the help of six boundaries. Besides Brookes, Gareth Roderick scored 25 runs off 16 balls with the help of three fours.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Adam Finch, Tom Taylor, Nathan Smith, Hayden Walsh and Matthew Waite to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the opening match, Josh Cobb and Adam Finch bowled well for Worcestershire and claimed one wicket apiece.
Ed Pollock, Josh Cobb, Adam Hose, Brett DOliveira (c), Ethan Brookes, Gareth Roderick (wk), Nathan Smith, Tom Taylor, Matthew Waite, Hayden Walsh, Adam Finch
Ethan Brookes, Josh Cobb, Brett D Oliveira, Adam Finch, Adam Hose, Ed Pollock, Gareth Roderick, Nathan Smith, Tom Taylor, Matthew Waite, Hayden Walsh
In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Luke Wells, George Bell, Tom Bruce, captain Steven Croft, wicket-keeper Matthew Hurst, Josh Bohannon and George Bell to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the opening match, opener Luke Wells played exceedingly well for Lancashire and finished the innings with the top-score of 49 not out off 25 balls with the help of six fours and three sixes. He was well ed by George Bell, who scored 22 runs off 18 balls with the help of three boundaries.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Thomas Aspinwall, Luke Wood, Chris Green, Mitchell Stanley and Jack Blatherwick to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the opening match, Thomas Aspinwall was the pick of the bowlers for Lancashire and claimed 4 for 18 in his full quota of overs.
Besides Aspinwall, Jack Blatherwick bowled well for Lancashire and finished with figures of 3 for 14 in three overs.
Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon, George Bell, Tom Bruce, Matthew Hurst (wk), Steven Croft (c), Chris Green, Thomas Aspinwall, Luke Wood, Jack Blatherwick, Mitchell Stanley
Steven Croft, Josh Bohannon, Luke Wood, Luke Wells, Jack Blatherwick, George Bell, Tom Aspinwall, Matthew Hurst, Tom Bruce, Mitchell Stanley, Chris Green
The wicket prepared at Worcester is going to offer some lateral movement to the seamers with the new-ball. The weather forecast for Friday’s game is going to be sunny intervals with moderate breeze.
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New Road, Worcester is going to host the sixth match of the 2024 T20 Blast competition played between Worcestershire and Lancashire.
Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bowl first and restrict the opposing team to less than 175 runs. Last year, the majority of the T20 Blast matches played at Worcester have been won by side batting second.
Based on current form, Lancashire will be slight favorites to win their match against Worcestershire. With likes of Luke Wells, Thomas Aspinwall, Jack Blatherwick and Luke Wood showing excellent form in the opening match, the team management will be hoping that the side can maintain their standards with bat and ball.
Expect Lancashire to a comfortable win over Worcestershire at Worcester.
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