Who will win Lancs vs Warks, Emirates T20 2017 1st match?
The opening game of the Emirates Twenty20 Trophy 2017 will see Lancashire Lightning take on the Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire) on March 23 at the ICC Academy in Dubai. The match is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM local time.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and prediction for Lancashire vs Warwickshire 1st Match, Emirates Twenty20 Trophy 2017....
Lancashire Team News & Playing 11
The team will expect Alex Davies to come good with the bat. He scored the most runs for them last season - 52 runs from two games, and Lancashire will want him to play a big knock in this match against Warwickshire. Karl Brown had struck a couple of fifties in last year's NatWest T20 Blast and he will be another batsman to watch out for. Fast bowler Kyle Jarvis will be the key in Lancashire's bowling attack. He took 4 wickets in two matches in the previous season and he will be backed by his team to take wickets against Warwickshire.
Warwickshire Team News & Playing 11
Ian Bell and Sam Hain will be Warwickshire's best bets with the bat. The two were the leading run-getters for the team in the NatWest T20 Blast 2016 with 489 and 371 runs respectively and they are expected to make significant contributions in this game. With the ball, Warwickshire will rely mainly on seamers Rikki Clarke and Oliver Hannon-Dalby who were the most impressive of the lot picking up 15 and 12 wickets respectively in last year's T20 Blast.
Lancashire vs Warwickshire Betting Odds
Lancashire defeated UAE XI to reach the finals of the Emirates Twenty20 Trophy 2016 but could not go on to win the title as they suffered a 13-run loss at the hands of Yorkshire. Betfair is offering odds of 1.77 on them for this opening match. Warwickshire (Birmingham Bears) look slightly better on paper with the likes of Ian Bell, Rikki Clarke and Sam Hain. They are 1.53 with 1xbet and 1.80 with bet365 and betway.
Lancashire vs Warwickshire Prediction
Lancashire and Warwickshire both had an ordinary NatWest T20 Blast 2016, finishing fifth and sixth respectively on the points table at the end of the group stage. However, Lancashire will have their nose slightly ahead in the fact that they have got the better of Warwickshire 7 times out of 10 in the T20 domestic competitions held in England. So although Warwickshire have quite a few talented players in the side, we predict Lancashire to win this match.
Final Verdict: Back Lancashire Lightning to beat Birmingham Bears in the 1st match of Emirates Twenty20 Trophy 2017 at 1.83 with 1xbet and 2.00 with bet365 and betway.
Mar 23, 2017
12:00 IST / 6:30 GMT
ICC Academy Ground - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Emirates T20 Trophy 
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