The weather is expected to be slightly humid. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down as a bit of dew is expected in the latter half of the second innings.
Lancashire will lock horns with Surrey at the Emirates, Old Trafford, Manchester on Friday. Lancashire are high on confidence after having a brilliant start to the tournament. Surrey has also done well throughout the season, led by Sam Curran the side has done well in all three departments. The team is in good mojo and is coming off back-to-back wins. On the other side, Lancashire has done pretty well in two halves.
Lancashire have one of the strongest and most explosive batting lineups in the tournament. They won three consecutive games to begin the tournament following which the Red Rosses lost four on the bounce. Recently, they came back strongly to make another winning streak that lasted for three games before Worcestershire Rapids broke it. Both teams will put their best foot forward as it is a knockout game. The game has all the making of going down the wire.
The pitch is known to aid the batter in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action. The weather is expected to be slightly humid. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down as a bit of dew is expected in the latter half of the second innings.
Total Matches – 2
Lancashire – 1
Surrey – 1
Lancashire vs Surrey
Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Date & Time: 8th July, at 11:00 PM IST
Opened | 2001 |
Capacity | 20,000 |
Ends | Pavilion End, Northern End |
Location | Southampton, England |
Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 15 |
Matches won batting first | 10 |
Matches won bowling first | 5 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 163 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 135 |
Highest total recorded | 248/6 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG |
Lowest total recorded | 79/10 (14.3 Ov) by AUS vs ENG |
Highest score chased | 158/4 (18.5 Ov) by ENG vs AUS |
Lowest score defended | 132/9 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs AUSW |
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