Vitality Blast 2022 – Quarter-Final 3, Lancashire Lightning vs Essex Eagles, match preview, predicted lineups
Lancashire Lightning and Essex Eagles go head to head today in Vitality Blast 2022 as the tournament nears it’s completion. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 8th July 2022, 6:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Lancashire Lightning did well in the league phase of their 2022 blast campaign and finished number 2 in the table with 18 points from 14 games. They will look to now focus on winning the knockout games to win the title.
The Dane Vilas led side will need to bat well with their batters needing more of a license to score freely. While their bowlers will need to be at their very best to restrict the opponent.
The winner of this match will qualify for the finals day.
On the other hand, Essex Eagles too did well to make it to the knockouts as they finished 3rd in the points table with 19 points after 14 games.
The Simon Harmer led side know their style of play and they will be looking to score big runs to post a large total to psychologically scare their opponents. The bowlers will need to get the job done.
Both the teams know the importance of this fixture and hence a great spectacle for the fans.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
Lancashire Lightning XI : Salt (WK), Jennings, Croft, Vilas (C), T. David, L. Wells, Lamb, L. Wood, Hartley, Gleeson, Parkinson.
Essex Eagles XI : Rossington (WK), R. Das, Pepper, Lawrence, Walter, Sams, Harmer (C), Westley, Beard, S. Allison, S. Cook.
Prediction
It’s difficult to predict the outcome of this match as both teams will give their all, may the best team on the day which commits less mistakes win the match.
