Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Lancashire ne Nottinghamshire ke against last 3 meetings mein se 2 jeete hain. Most recent clash mein Nottinghamshire ne 4 wickets se edge kiya, 28 balls remaining ke saath, jab Lancashire all out ho gayi thi. Defining detail yahi tha ki Lancashire ne apne saare 10 wickets lose kar diye, jisse chase easy ho gaya aur Nottinghamshire ne time to spare ke saath finish kar diya. Last three games mein results dono taraf swing hue hain—Lancashire ne do wins liye, par Nottinghamshire ne dikhaya hai ki woh tight finishes close kar sakte hain.

NONottinghamshire 127/6

LALancashire 126/10

2025-07-18 · NOT won by 4 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

LALancashire 216/3

NONottinghamshire 169/10

2025-05-31 · LAN won by 47 runs

LALancashire 136/2

NONottinghamshire 131/7

2024-07-17 · LAN won by 8 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)

Lancashire

Lancashire T20 Blast regular season mein 18th par hain 0 points (0W-1L) ke saath. Unka latest match ek heavy defeat tha—Surrey ke 213/6 ko chase karte hue all out ho gaye aur 59 runs se haar gaye. Recent results mein unhone ek narrow chase win mix kiya hai, saath hi do losses jahan batting all out par khatam hui.

LALancashire 154/10

SUSurrey 213/6

2026-05-22 · SUR won by 59 runs

LALancashire 159/10

SOSomerset 182/7

2025-09-13 · SOM won by 23 runs

LALancashire 156/7

KEKent 153/10

2025-09-06 · LAN won by 3 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire T20 Blast regular season mein 14th par hain 0 points (0W-1L) ke saath. Unka latest match ek chase tha jo haath se nikal gaya—Yorkshire ke against 167/7 post karne ke baad 7 wickets se haar gaye, 21 balls remaining ke saath. Recent results mein ek 45-run defeat bhi hai jahan woh all out ho gaye the, lekin saath hi Lancashire ke against ek tight head-to-head win bhi hai.

NONottinghamshire 167/7

YOYorkshire 169/3

2026-05-22 · YOR won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)

NONottinghamshire 127/6

LALancashire 126/10

2025-07-18 · NOT won by 4 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

NONottinghamshire 161/10

WOWorcestershire 206/7

2025-07-17 · WOR won by 45 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Prediction

All four models Lancashire ko favour karte hain, average probability 56% hai (range 54–60%). Bookmakers alag ja rahe hain: Lancashire ko 47% (1.98) aur Nottinghamshire ko 53% (1.80) price kiya hai. Key stats Lancashire ki taraf 4-2 lean karte hain, head-to-head edge aur middle aur death-overs economy zyada strong hone ki wajah se. Match ka swing shayad is par hoga ki Lancashire ek aur all-out batting collapse avoid kar paati hai ya nahi, aur kya Nottinghamshire apni better NRR aur powerplay control ko ek complete 20-over performance mein convert kar paati hai.

Hartley snaps the chase

Tom Hartley’s left-arm spin was the moment Nottinghamshire couldn’t recover from, as Lancashire defended 208 with a 36-run win. After the visitors flew to 60/1 in the powerplay and briefly had the chase on script, Hartley’s spell in the middle overs dragged the scoring rate down and forced risk. By the time Nottinghamshire tried to reset, the required rate had ballooned and wickets had already done the damage.

Middle overs meltdown

The game was decided between overs 7 and 16, when Nottinghamshire lost the match in a heap: 64/7 in the middle phase. From 60/1, they slid to 124/8, unable to line up Hartley and repeatedly mis-hitting into the longer pockets. Lancashire, by contrast, kept their innings intact through the middle (84/2) and then detonated at the death, smashing 69/1 at 16.6 an over to turn a good total into a daunting one.

McDermott and Hurst set it

Ben McDermott’s 64 off 27 gave Lancashire lift-off, and Matthew Hurst’s 57 off 40 anchored the innings long enough for the finishers to swing freely. Keaton Jennings’ 51 off 31 ensured the run rate never dipped for long. But the defining performance was Hartley’s 3/18 in three overs, the spell that turned Nottinghamshire’s 60/1 start into a chase that never truly restarted.

Pre-match themes play out

The build-up suggested Lancashire’s edge would come from controlling the middle and closing out the back end, and that’s exactly where the gap opened. Nottinghamshire’s early control with ball and bat was real, but their advantage in the powerplay didn’t translate into a complete 20-over chase once spin and matchups came into play. Lancashire also avoided the feared collapse: they absorbed the quieter middle and still had hitters in to cash in late.