Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

The Blaze ne last do head-to-head meetings jeeti hain. Pichhle season ki most recent meeting mein, The Blaze ne 154 ka target chase karke five wickets se jeeta, 10 balls remaining ke saath. Finish itna controlled tha ki chase ke end mein unke paas balls in hand the. In dono games ka pattern consistent raha hai: The Blaze ne Lancashire ke against chases close out karne ka tareeka nikaal liya hai.

TBThe Blaze W 153/5

LALancashire W 150/9

2025-06-19 · TB-W won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

LALancashire W 169/4

TBThe Blaze W 170/3

2025-05-31 · TB-W won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

Lancashire W

Lancashire Women T20BW regular season mein 7th pe hain 0 points ke saath, aur playoff zone se bahar baithi hain. Unka latest match Surrey ke against ek high-scoring loss tha, jahan woh chase ko overhaul nahi kar paayi despite kaafi close aane ke. Recent picture tight margins wali hai: Somerset ke against ek tie aur Essex ke against last-ball win, us defeat ke saath side-by-side aate hain.

LALancashire W 185/7

SUSurrey W 191/4

2026-05-22 · SUR-W won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

LALancashire W 114/7

SOSomerset W 114/6

2025-07-18 · Match tied

LALancashire W 109/6

ESEssex W 107/10

2025-07-16 · LAN-W won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

The Blaze W

The Blaze Women T20BW regular season mein 5th pe hain 4 points ke saath, aur abhi playoff zone mein hain. Unka latest match Yorkshire ke against four-wicket win tha, three balls remaining ke saath—ek aur chase jo pressure mein finish hua. Apne last three matches mein, unhone ek defeat ke saath do wins mix kiye hain, jisme Hampshire ke against 27-run victory bhi included hai.

TBThe Blaze W 181/6

YOYorkshire W 179/5

2026-05-22 · TB-Women won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

TBThe Blaze W 143/10

WAWarwickshire W 163/8

2025-07-27 · WAR-W won by 20 runs

TBThe Blaze W 164/5

HAHampshire W 137/4

2025-07-18 · TB-W won by 27 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models The Blaze ko favour karte hain, average projection TB-W 62% (range 56–68%) pe hai. Bookmakers bhi agree kar rahe hain, TB-W ko 59% (1.56) aur LAN-W ko 41% (2.24) price kar rahe hain. Key stats The Blaze ko 5–2 lean karte hain, jo standings edge aur recent head-to-head control se driven hai. Game ka turning point likely yahi hoga ki kya Lancashire The Blaze ke chase patterns disrupt kar paati hai, jo last do meetings decide kar chuke hain.

Beaumont sets, Bryce seals

Tammy Beaumont’s powerplay burst gave The Blaze the momentum they needed, and Kathryn Bryce later steadied the chase when it threatened to unravel. Chasing 163, The Blaze were forced to scrap through a tense final stretch, but they got home by three wickets with three balls remaining, refusing to let Lancashire’s late surge with the bat become the match-defining story.

Middle-overs wobble, not collapse

The chase was shaped most by the middle overs: The Blaze went from 53/1 in the powerplay to losing five wickets in the mid phase, scoring 77/5 as Lancashire finally found some grip through Fritha Morris. That cluster of wickets briefly flipped the pressure, but crucially it didn’t drag the run rate out of reach. With only 33 needed in the last five overs, Bryce ensured the required rate never spiked, keeping the finish within one clean over rather than a last-ball gamble.

Lanning’s rescue, Ballinger’s squeeze

Meg Lanning was the innings: her 81 off 49 transformed a collapsing start into a platform, and her 98-run stand with Ailsa Lister (39 off 28) powered a 46-run death phase. But Grace Ballinger’s 2/14 kept Lancashire from running away with it, and Beaumont’s 186 strike-rate in the first six overs set the chase’s tone. Morris’ 3/25 created late nerves, yet Bryce’s 70-run partnership with Beaumont proved the decisive bridge to the line.

Pre-match edge shows in chase

The pre-game lean towards The Blaze was rooted in their ability to control chases and dictate tempo, and that pattern largely held. Lancashire’s best chance was to disrupt early, yet The Blaze’s 53/1 powerplay meant they were playing from in front even when wickets fell later. Lancashire, by contrast, had to rebuild from 33/4; that recovery was outstanding, but it also left them defending a total that needed early strikes to protect it.