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Lancashire have had better recent form, winning their last three matches in a row and three out of the last five games. They won the last match against Durham by four wickets. James Anderson made a comeback in T20 after 11 years and took three wickets in his very first match. Chris Green finished the match with a quick 15 runs off 8 balls.
Leicestershire, on the other hand, have had a mixed season so far. They won one match against Derbyshire but lost one against Northamptonshire. In their last match against Northamptonshire, they were bowled out for only 122 runs. Logan van Beek scored the most runs and took two wickets but couldn’t win the match for his team.
The pitch at Old Trafford, Manchester is balanced. It is considered a medium scoring ground. The bounce on this pitch is good. Swing is also available, which helps the pacers. The pitch can become a little slow in the evening. Batting first under the lights can be helpful.
At Old Trafford, batsmen can play their shots with confidence. The first innings score is usually good. Bowlers get some help in the beginning. But as the match goes on, the pitch becomes better for batting. Teams often prefer to bat first after winning the toss.
In T20 matches, this pitch is also balanced for both batsmen and bowlers. Sometimes the first innings score is high and sometimes low. The highest T20 score here is 231 runs. The lowest is 53. The unpredictability of this pitch makes the match more interesting.
Both teams are very good teams in their own terms but Lancashire is still the most dominant team out of these two. In the last 10 matches between these two teams Lancashire have won seven matches. In the last head-to-head match in 2024, Lancashire defeated Leicestershire by 25 runs in an away game at Grace Road.
Luke Wells scored 35 runs in 18 balls and took two wickets as well. For Leicestershire, Scott Currie took four wickets while Rishi Patel scored a slow 43 off 31 balls to make this match a close one but couldn’t win the match.
Keaton Jennings (C), Luke Wells, Matthew Hurst (WK), Michael Jones, Ashton Turner, Josh Bohannon, Thomas Aspinwall, Chris Green, Jack Blatherwick, Charlie Barnard, James Anderson
Injury Update: None
Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Louis Kimber (C), Shan Masood, Lewis Hill, Ben Cox (WK), Liam Trevaskis, Matt Salisbury, Logan van Beek, Tom Scriven, Roman Walker
Injury Updates: None
Keeper: Matthew Hurst
Batters: Keaton Jennings, Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Shan Masood
All-rounders: Chris Green, Liam Trevaskis, Luke Wells
Bowlers: Logan van Beek, Thomas Aspinwall, James Anderson
Luke Wells
Keaton Jennings
Logan van Beek
Chris Green
Keeper: Matthew Hurst
Batters: Keaton Jennings, Shan Masood
All-rounders: Chris Green, Liam Trevaskis, Luke Wells
Bowlers: Logan van Beek, Thomas Aspinwall, James Anderson, Charlie Barnard, Roman Walker
Charlie Barnard
Chris Green
Tom Scriven
Liam Trevaskis
Thomas Aspinwall
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