Who will win Lancashire vs Derbyshire?
Derbyshire Falcons will aim for their third straight win as they take on the Lancashire Lightning in this North Group fixture of the ongoing NatWest T20 Blast 2017. The match is scheduled to be played on July 16 at the latter's home ground – the Old Trafford, Manchester. Live action is set to begin at 2:30 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, latest betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Lancashire Lightning vs Derbyshire Falcons, NatWest T20 Blast 2017....
Lancashire Team News & Playing 11
Liam Livingstone fell just two runs short of a well-deserved half-century in the game against Leicestershire and he will be the key man for Lancashire at the top of their batting order. The middle order looks pretty solid with Jos Buttler who is having a good tournament with the bat. Danny Lamb was the pick of the bowlers for Lancashire against Leicestershire and the pacer is expected to have a nice outing against Derbyshire as well. Jordan Clark took three wickets against Durham and he too will be a bowler to watch out for.
Lancashire Predicted Playing 11
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SJ Croft (c), KR Brown, LS Livingstone, AM Lilley, JC Buttler (wk), DJ Vilas, J Clark, DJ Lamb, TE Bailey, SD Parry, Junaid Khan
Derbyshire Team News & Playing 11
The team's batting is going to depend largely on top-order batsmen Luis Reece and Wayne Madsen. While Reece hit an unbeaten 75 against the defending champions Northamptonshire, Madsen scored 42 under pressure against Yorkshire in the last match. Fast bowler Hardus Viljoen and legspinner Imran Tahir are the key figures in Derbyshire's bowling attack. The two South Africans have so far taken five and four wickets respectively and Lancashire could find themselves in trouble if they are not watchful against them.
Derbyshire Predicted Playing 11
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GC Wilson (c), BT Slater, BA Godleman, LM Reece, WL Madsen, MJ Henry, AL Hughes, D Smit (wk), MJJ Critchley, GC Viljoen, Imran Tahir
Lancashire vs Derbyshire Prediction
Derbyshire are currently North Group toppers and they will go into this match riding high on confidence with wins in their first two league matches. They will also gain a psychological edge having beaten Lancashire in both the group games in the previous season. However, the head-to-head count suggests that Lancashire are slightly ahead with 14 wins and one tie from 25 matches. They also have a superior overall record in the English domestic T20 tournaments with a win percentage of 61.11 as opposed to Derbyshire who have a win percentage of just 33.95. Lancashire will have the home advantage and we predict them to make full use of this advantage and overcome Derbyshire in this match.
Final Verdict: Back Lancashire Lightning to beat Derbyshire Falcons in this North Group match of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017.
Jul 16, 2017
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Old Trafford - Manchester, England
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