NOT vs LAN 51st Match - North Group Prediction

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Nottinghamshire

We anticipated Hales to be Nottinghamshire's best batter, but despite being second on the team with 130 runs, it's Kiwi Colin Munro who leads the pack with 135 runs. Hales (130) and Montgomery (126) aren’t far off the pace with scoring runs, demonstrating that this group does not have to depend on a single batter to secure the victory. This is useful if somebody needs to depart for overseas assignments or suffers an injury. Clarke was great in the BBL, so we’re interested to see if he shines in the UK’s T20 league.

Mullaney is beginning to shine as a bowler and has five wickets but has also given up 116 runs in order to acquire them. Brooks is the better bowler, with four wickets but just 51 runs in four overs. We’ll be truly impressed if Brooks can sustain a reliable bowling attack. Maintain a watchful eye on him as he continues to grow throughout the season.

Lancashire

It's clear why Lancashire continue to demonstrate why they were excellent to reach the Final last season, as they've been great in the T20 Blast season yet again. Batting across the order is fantastic, but the batting trio of Luke Wells (138), Daryl Mitchell (180), and Steven Croft (107) are unquestionably keeping the team in the fight for the championship.

Mitchell scored 85* in the win against Nottinghamshire, but more important, he and Wells have a strike rate of around 170.00, which may be hard to keep up all season but let’s hope they do. Phil Salt was an integral part of last year’s team with 390 runs, but as he’s on 78 runs right now, it’ll be interesting to discover if he picks up the pace.

We're still waiting for a truly outstanding bowler from the team, but we've been particularly pleased with fast bowler Luke Wood, who has eight wickets in four games. The 3/11 performance was great, but giving up 153 runs is less than ideal, as the ER of 8.05 should come down a little bit.