Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

There have been no previous meetings between Lancashire and Glamorgan.

Lancashire

Lancashire are 17th in the T20B regular season with 4 points. Their recent run has swung from a 36-run win to a last-ball defeat, before being followed by a 106-run loss that underlined how quickly their games can get away from them. The immediate question is whether they can reset after being blown away in their latest match.

LALancashire 107/10

YOYorkshire 213/7

2026-06-05 · YOR won by 106 runs

LALancashire 145/9

LELeicestershire 146/8

2026-05-29 · LEI won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

LALancashire 208/4

NONottinghamshire 172/9

2026-05-25 · LAN won by 36 runs

Glamorgan

Glamorgan are 9th in the T20B regular season with 8 points. Their last three include two wins, highlighted by a chase that went to the final ball, before a 27-run defeat in their most recent match. The pattern is a team capable of closing tight finishes, but not immune when the game gets away from them.

GLGlamorgan 141/10

WOWorcestershire 168/8

2026-06-05 · WOR won by 27 runs

GLGlamorgan 203/6

SOSomerset 202/6

2026-06-04 · GLA won by 4 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

GLGlamorgan 175/3

SOSomerset 171/9

2026-05-29 · GLA won by 7 wickets (with 37 balls remaining)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models favour Glamorgan, with the average call at 60% for GLA (range 56–66%). Bookmakers diverge, pricing Lancashire at 58% (1.65) vs Glamorgan at 42% (2.25). Key stats lean Glamorgan 4-3 overall, driven by their edge on points, net run rate, Elo, and recent win rate. The match likely turns on whether LAN’s better economy across phases can offset GLA’s stronger season output and recent ability to win close games.

Cooke’s last-ball heist

Chris Cooke’s late surge was the decisive twist, hauling Glamorgan over the line by 2 wickets with no ball to spare after a chase that veered wildly between control and chaos. Lancashire looked to have done enough when Liam Livingstone’s spell tightened the screws and wickets fell in a clump, but Cooke’s clean striking reset the equation and left Glamorgan needing only composure at the very end.

Middle overs: Livingstone clamps down

The chase was effectively won and nearly lost in Glamorgan’s middle overs. After racing to 75/1 in the powerplay, they hit a wall as Livingstone ripped through the innings with 3/13, dragging the run-rate down while Glamorgan slipped to 142/5 after 15 overs. That squeeze forced a high-risk finish, but Glamorgan still found 60 in the last five overs, a death-overs surge that ultimately outweighed the earlier stall.

Livingstone stars, Cooke finishes

Livingstone was the match’s standout, smashing 81 off 37 and then nearly defending it himself with a miserly four-over spell. But Cooke’s 45 off 15 changed the chase’s shape in minutes, turning a required-rate squeeze into a winnable final over. Sean Dickson’s 44 off 31 provided the bridge after the early dash, while James Neesham’s 3/24 kept Lancashire from running away when Livingstone threatened to do exactly that.

Why the pre-match lean held

The build-up suggested Glamorgan were better placed to win tight games, and this match followed that script: they absorbed pressure, then finished harder. Lancashire’s bowlers were expected to be more economical, and for a stretch they were — especially once Livingstone came on — yet Glamorgan’s superior scoring bursts at the top and end (75 in the powerplay, 60 at the death) overcame the quieter middle.