Lancashire will take on Nottinghamshire in the North Group match of T20 Blast at Manchester’s Old Trafford Cricket Stadium. This stadium hosted a few high-scoring matches in the 2022 season and some of the destructive T20 batters will feature in this game.
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This is Lancashire’s home venue and they have won both of their matches in the tournament so far. The batting lineup consists of players like Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Daryl Mitchell, etc. Saqib Mahmood and Luke Wells will lead the pace attack, wheraes Matthew Parkinson is the star spinner of the side.
Nottinghamshire also started their season with a win and they will aim to continue. The top-order of Alex Hales, Joe Clarke and Colin Munro can dismantle any bowling lineup on their day. Samit Patel is the star all-rounder of the side and he has been one of the most consistent players of the side.
Old Trafford Cricket Ground Pitch Report for LAN vs NOT T20 Blast Match
The pitch at the Old Trafford in Machester has always been a balanced track where there is help for both batters and the bowlers. This is generally a flat track with an even amount of bounce. The pacers will be able to move the ball in the initial overs of the game. This surface has a history of staying on the drier side which will bring the spinners into play.
In the last T20 Blast season, the average first innings score in six matches played here was 178 runs. Out of six, three were won by the chasing teams, the target was defended a couple of times and one match ended in a tie. The overall average T20 score at this ground is 164 runs.
The lush green outfield is very fast and the batters will get proper rewards for their shots. With smaller dimensions, the boundaries are also expected to flow. Both sides have some smashing batters in their ranks and a high-scoring encounter is expected. The teams generally prefer to bowl first upon winning the toss in this formatt.
