Who Will Win Lancashire vs Warwickshire, Vitality Blast 2018?
Lancashire Lightning will be seeking their fourth successive win when they take on Warwickshire aka Birmingham Bears in this North Group fixture of the Vitality Blast 2018. Scheduled to be played on August 15, the match will be hosted by the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. Live action will begin at 7 PM local time.
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Toss Prediction
Edgbaston generally offers the best conditions for batting during the first period of play. Moreover, since six of the last eight T20 Blast matches (excluding the tied game between Warwickshire and Northamptonshire) played at this venue have been won by the side batting first, the team that wins the toss here on Wednesday is more likely to bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Warwickshire (Birmingham Bears) vs Lancashire Lightning, Vitality Blast 2018...
Warwickshire Team News & Playing 11
WARKS Team News
Birmingham Bears had made just the one change to their side for their reverse encounter against Lancashire - they replaced medium pacer Oliver Hannon-Dalby with off-spinner Alex Thomson. The latter finished with impressive bowling figures and since he can also contribute with the bat down the order, the team will probably retain him for this match. So we expect Warwickshire to go in with an unchanged line-up.
WARKS Key Players
Ian Bell is topping the season's runs charts with 527 runs which includes one century and four half-centuries. The opening batsman has three big scores in his last four matches and he is going to be the key man for Warwickshire. Sam Hain and Adam Hose both played decent knocks of 34 and 45 respectively in the reverse fixture while Colin de Grandhomme with his big-hitting abilities is the danger man in the middle order. Alex Thomson claimed a four-wicket haul against Lancashire and the off-spinner is definitely one of the bowlers to watch out for. Grant Elliott has been the most dependable bowler for Warwickshire this Vitality Blast. The skipper has been their most successful bowler with 17 wickets in 12 matches and he will be backed by his team to do well here.
WARKS Recent Form
Birmingham Bears are currently positioned seventh on the North Group leaderboard with five wins and six losses from twelve league matches. They have won three and lost as many out of their last six matches. The Bears played their last game against Lancashire which they ended up losing by 37 runs. They put up a below-par performance with the bat as they got bowled out for 148 while chasing Lancashire's 185.
Warwickshire Predicted Playing 11
Ian Bell, Ed Pollock, Aaron Thomason, Adam Hose, Sam Hain, Colin de Grandhomme, Grant Elliott (c), Tim Ambrose (wk), Alex Thomson, Jeetan Patel, Josh Poysden
Lancashire Team News & Playing 11
LANCS Team News
Lancashire brought in left-arm paceman Toby Lester for left-arm spinner Mark Watt in their last game against Durham Jets. His outstanding spell of bowling should earn him a place in the side for this upcoming match against Warwickshire. Lancashire do not have any injury concerns ahead of this clash and they could retain the entire line-up from last time.
LANCS Key Players
The opening pair of Alex Davies and Karl Brown is going to hold the key for Lancashire when it comes to batting. Davies is the second-highest run-getter of the season with 497 runs. He has six half-centuries under his belt, one of which was struck in the last game against Durham while Brown had smashed a 41-ball 61 in the reverse encounter against Warwickshire. Jordan Clark is another batsman in this line-up who can score at a brisk rate. Lancashire's bowling is going to rely mainly on the likes of James Faulkner, Matthew Parkinson and Toby Lester. Faulkner and Parkinson are among the season's top bowlers with 18 wickets each in 12 matches. Lester has 13 from 9 and is coming off an impressive bowling performance against Durham.
LANCS Recent Form
Lancashire find themselves in a comfortable position at the second spot in the North Group standings after eight wins and four losses from thirteen league games. They have won their last three fixtures on the bounce and with 17 points in the bag, they have already confirmed their place in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast 2018. Lancashire will be very happy with their bowling performance in the last game, dismissing Durham for just 78 inside 16 overs to record a huge 65-run win.
Lancashire Predicted Playing 11
Alex Davies, Karl Brown, Arron Lilley, Dane Vilas (c/wk), Jordan Clark, Steven Croft, James Faulkner, Danny Lamb, Toby Lester, Matthew Parkinson, Zahir Khan
Aug 15, 2018
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
Edgbaston Cricket Ground - Edgbaston, England
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