T20 Blast Essentials: Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws

Match times, streaming information, tickets and travel, team news, head-to-head record, weather forecast, prediction, and everything else you need to know ahead of the Vitality T20 Blast match

Fixture: Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

Dates: Sunday, June 20, 2021

Start time: 2.30pm

What's the lowdown?

Inconsistent Lancashire Lightning and defending champions Notts Outlaws appear to be in something of a bunfight to secure qualification for the last eight in the North Group, and victory here for either could make a major impact on the standings come the end of the first phase of the Blast in 2021.

Lightning have plenty of firepower up front but have not been able to translate that into reliable form on the field so far. Of their five matches, two have been lost. In addition to Friday's washout, that leaves Lancashire fifth as the fourth of four teams on seven points. 

Notts, meanwhile, have a marginally superior net run rate to leave them fourth in the table. The Outlaws tied their first game of the campaign and lost their second but have since won three on the bounce - albeit against the three bottom sides in the North Group.

Who's in form?

Liam Livingstone rolls on at speed for Lancashire Lightning. Livingstone has smashed 254 runs at 63.5 with a strike rate of 141.89, but misses this one on England duty. In his absence, Finn Allen will need to take on the burden of runscoring for Lancashire. The Kiwi has 137 runs this term, but 73 came in a single innings against Leicestershire Foxes.

Matt Parkinson might have been left out by England yet again but he continues to impress in the Blast. The legspinner, always effective within the dimensions of Old Trafford, has nine wickets this season and has gone at 8.05 per over.

Joe Clarke has been striking the ball as cleanly as ever, with his 210 runs in the Blast coming at a strike rate of 201. Whether Clarke's mindset will be impacted by his imminent trial on charges of affray remains to be seen. Ben Duckett and Alex Hales have also stepped up with contributions of note at the top of the order this season.

Last five T20 matches (most recent first)

Lancashire Lightning: ALWLW

Notts Outlaws: WWWLT

Head-to-head T20 record

Total matches: 23

Lancashire Lightning wins: 9

Notts Outlaws wins: 14

Tied: 0

No result: 0

Abandoned: 5

What's the team news?

Keaton Jennings is in line for his first Blast appearance of the season. Liam Livingstone and Jos Buttler are away with England. Alex Davies or Dane Vilas will take the gloves from Buttler, while Richard Gleeson and Saqib Mahmood are out through injury.

Lancashire Lightning squad: Dane Vilas, Finn Allen, Tom Bailey, Jack Blatherwick, Steven Croft, Alex Davies, Tom Hartley, Liam Hurt, Keaton Jennings, Rob Jones, Danny Lamb, Matt Parkinson, Luke Wells, Luke Wood

Notts Outlaws have named a 13-man squad.

Notts Outlaws squad: Jake Ball, Sol Budinger, Matt Carter, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Luke Fletcher, Alex Hales, Calvin Harrison, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney, Dane Paterson, Samit Patel, Peter Trego

Latest Lancashire Lightning news: Click here

Latest Notts Outlaws news: Click here

What's the weather forecast?

Keep up to date with the MetOffice's rolling forecast for Manchester: Click here

How do I follow the match?

TV/stream: The ECB are offering a streaming service which can be found here.

Radio: BBC Local Radio and the BBC Sport website will carry ball-by-ball radio commentary of the game.

Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and daily updates from every Vitality T20 Blast match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more.

Going to the game?

Tickets

Lancashire versus Notts Outlaws will be played in front of a reduced crowd in line with the government's most recent Covid-19 guidelines.

Click here to visit the Lancashire box office.

Travel

Address: Lancashire Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Talbot Road, Manchester, M16 0PX

By car

From the North: Follow the M6, then M61 (signposted Manchester) to the junction with the M60 ring road. Join the M60 at junction 15, following signs for M60 ring road (West & South)/Trafford Park. Continue along the M602 to junction 3 and exit following signs for A5063 Salford Quays/Trafford Park. Continue along A5063, swinging left towards White City and continue along A5063 (White City Way), following brown signs for Old Trafford cricket ground.

From the South: Exit the M6 at junction 19 (Knutsford) onto A556 and keep following signs for M56/Manchester. Join the M56 at juntion 7 (signposted Manchester). At the end of the M56, the road becomes a dual carriageway (A5103 Manchester). Keep straight ahead for half a mile and then enter the left-hand lane to join the M60 ring road (following signs for Stretford). Continue along the M60 ring round (South) to junction 7 and then exit, following signs for A56/Stretford. Join the dual carriageway A56 Chester Road, following signs for Stretford and Manchester, and follow the brown signs to Old Trafford cricket ground.

Parking: The current Gatehouse at the Talbot Road entrance is no longer manned although there will still be a security presence between the hours of 7pm and 7am stationed within the Pavilion reception.

Unless you have bought a permit with a membership, parking will now be paid for from pay on foot machines that have been installed by the main entrance on Talbot Road and within the Trafford Cricket Centre reception, entrance located on Car Park 4.

This system may be suspended for certain matches where parking may be limited, and different matchday charges may apply. Spectators should check the Lancashire website prior to travel.

By train: Manchester Piccadilly, Deansgate Castlefield and Victoria all have access to tram stops, which will take you directly to the ground.

By tram: Metrolink runs every few minutes so you don’t need a timetable, you can just turn up and travel anytime from early morning til late in the evening.

For those visiting the region from further afield there is free parking for Metrolink customers at park and ride sites across the network.

Buy tickets at tram stops or by using the Get Me There app.

Nearest Tram stop: Old Trafford.

By bus: Manchester has a substantial bus network. Plan your journey to Old Trafford by clicking here.

Prediction?

Liam Livingstone's absence will be felt by Lancashire. Notts have the form, and the batsmen, to claim victory here.

North Group

Yorkshire Vikings v Derbyshire Falcons

Durham v Birmingham Bears

Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Leicestershire Foxes

South Group

Gloucestershire v Hampshire Hawks

Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles