Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023, Today Match Prediction

notts vs lancs Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Nottinghamshire will be looking to get back to winning ways  when they take on Lancashire in the 51st  match of the 2023 T20 Blast competition played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Sunday.

In the previous match, Nottinghamshire suffered a 56-run defeat at the hands of Worcestershire.

With this result, Nottinghamshire are lying in the bottom half of the league table with four points to their name after five matches played.

On the other hand, Lancashire suffered back-to-back defeats in the competition. Skipper Liam Livingstone will be hoping that side can learn from their mistakes and  make a strong comeback against Nottinghamshire.

There have been 31 meetings between the teams in the history of the competition where Nottinghamshire have registered 15 victories. Lancashire have managed to come out on top on twelve occasions. One match ended in a tie, whereas three games ended in a no-result.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nottinghamshire Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Matthew Montgomery, Joe Clarke and wicket-keeper Tom Moores to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Alex Hales was the lone warrior with the bat for Nottinghamshire and finished the innings with the top-score of 71 runs off 35 balls with the help of eight fours and three sixes.

Besides Hales, Joe Clarke smashed 25 runs off 16 balls with the help of three boundaries, whereas tail-ender Shaheen Afridi chipped in with 29 runs off 11 balls with the help of four sixes.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Carter, Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney to deliver timely breakthroughs in this home fixture.

In the previous match, Steven Mullaney was the pick of the bowlers for Nottinghamshire and finished with figures of 2 for 28 in his four overs.

Nottinghamshire Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Mullaney (c), Tom Moores (wk), Lyndon James, Samit Patel, Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Carter, Conor McKerr

Nottinghamshire Actual Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Steven Mullaney, Matthew Carter, Matthew Montgomery, Colin Munro, Joe Clarke, Samit Patel, Jack Brooks, Tom Moores, Shaheen Afridi, Calvin Harrison

Lancashire Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Daryl Mitchell, Liam Livingstone, Colin de Grandhomme, Josh Bohannon and Luke Wells to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Steven Croft scored 34 runs off 30 balls with the help of three fours, whereas Daryl Mitchell scored 31 runs off 23 balls with the help of two boundaries.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Matthew Parkinson, Luke Wood, Saqib Mahmood and Colin de Grandhomme to deliver the timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Leg-spinner Liam Livingstone was the pick of bowlers for Lancashire and claimed 2 for 30 in his four overs.

Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:

Liam Livingstone (c), Phil Salt, Colin de Grandhomme, Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Hartley, Steven Croft, Daryl Mitchell, Luke Wood, , Rob Jones, Tom Bailey, Matthew Parkinson

Lancashire Actual Playing XI:

Steven Croft, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, Colin de Grandhomme, Jos Buttler, Daryl Mitchell, Rob Jones, Philip Salt, George Bell, Liam Livingstone, Jack Blatherwick

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at Nottingham is going to be belter of a surface for the high-octane clash between Nottinghamshire and Lancashire. The weather forecast for Sunday’s match is expected to have clear skies in the evening with humidity around 76%.

Venue Details

Trent Bridge in Nottingham is going to host the 51st match of the 2023 NatWest T20 Blast competition between Nottingham and Lancashire.

Earlier this season, Lancashire registered a 22-run win over Nottinghamshire played at Old Trafford in Manchester

Toss: To Bat

Both the sides will be looking to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive score in excess of 185 runs. The previous match at Nottingham was won by side batting first.