Worcestershire vs Lancashire Match Prediction & Betting Tips – Vitality T20 Blast 2024
Worcestershire Rapids will take on Lancashire Lightning at the County Ground, New Road, Worcester in the North Group of the 2024 Vitality Blast. This game gets underway at 17:30 local time on Friday 31st May 2024.
WOR vs LAN, New Road, Worcester Pitch Report
New Road has seen some big totals this season in other formats and we expect to see a par total of around 170 on a pitch which will have consistent bounce.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Worcestershire vs Lancashire, Vitality T20 Blast 2024
Worcestershire Team News & Playing 11
WOR Team News
It was a disappointing start to this year’s T20 Blast for Worcestershire Rapids who were thrashed by 8 wickets with 50 balls remaining at Headingley by Yorkshire Vikings on Thursday evening. Brett D’Oliveira will be looking for a much stronger performance across the side in this game.
WOR Team Batting
Bowled out for 101 from 15.4 overs and only two players making double-figure scores at Headingley, it is clear that Worcestershire Rapids need more from their top order in this match. The team come into this match still looking for their first six of the tournament.
WOR Team Bowling
Defending a target of 102, Worcestershire Rapids were always going to struggle against a strong Yorkshire Vikings’ batting line-up and so it proved. Adam Finch and Josh Cobb both took a wicket each but spinner Hayden Walsh should have more assistance from this pitch in Worcester.
WOR Team Form
Worcestershire Rapids were very poor with bat and ball in their opening match of the campaign.
Worcestershire Predicted Playing 11
Matthew Waite, Brett D’Oliveira (c), Josh Cobb, Adam Hose, Ethan Brookes, Tom Taylor, Nathan Smith, Gareth Roderick (wk), Ed Pollock, Hayden Walsh, Adam Finch
Lancashire Team News & Playing 11
LAN Team News
In spite of being without many of their top name players and star performers from last year’s Vitality Blast, Lancashire Lightning were far too strong against Durham on Thursday. They will travel to Worcester looking to make it two wins from two.
LAN Team Batting
Although Lancashire Lightning needed only 76 to win in their opening match, their batters showed excellent attacking intent and got over the finish line with 12 overs remaining. Luke Wells (49 not out from 25 balls) and George Bell (22 not out from 18 balls) will both look to bat in the same positive fashion in this match.
LAN Team Bowling
Celebrating a new contract signed only 24 hours earlier, England international and T20 specialist Luke Wood returned excellent figures of 2/7 from his 2.3 overs against Durham. Right-arm medium fast bowler Tom Aspinwall will be full of confidence in this game after taking four wickets on his Blast debut.
LAN Team Form
Lancashire Lightning easily beat a good Durham side on Thursday and will arrive with plenty of self-belief.
Lancashire Predicted Playing 11
Josh Bohannon, Luke Wells, George Bell, Tom Bruce, Matthew Hurst (wk), Steven Croft (c), Chris Green, Tom Aspinwall, Luke Wood, Jack Blatherwick, Mitchell Stanley
🏆 Worcestershire vs Lancashire Prediction
With the two sides having such contrasting results in their opening matches, it will be interesting to see how they respond in this game. Lancashire Lightning were very impressive, particularly with the ball against Durham and we expect their bowling attack to be key again. We are backing Lightning to beat Worcestershire Rapids.
