The match has been called off due to persistent rain in County Ground and both sides will share on points each. Thank you for staying with us throughout the updates. For now, this is Deepak Prakash signing off on behalf of scorer/analyst Yogesh Kumar. CHEERS!
12:10 AM IST, 19:40 Local Time: ABANDONED! The rain has had the final say in this game, and the match has been abandoned.
11:45 PM IST, 19: 15 Local Time: Nothing to update as the rain is persistent and the waiting game continues.
11:00 PM IST, 18:30 Local Time: It's still raining in County Ground, and the covers are firmly placed.
10:30 PM IST, 18:00 Local Time: It's raining at the venue and the covers are on. The toss has been delayed.
10:10 PM IST, 17:40 Local Time: Hello and a warm welcome to live coverage of the clash of North Group in the ongoing T20 Blast. Northamptonshire will be up against Lancashire at County Ground, Northampton.
I am Deepak Prakash, your text commentator, and I will take you through the live ball-by-ball coverage of this contest along with scorer/analyst Yogesh Kunar.
Lancashire Lightning (Probable XI): Josh Bohannon, Luke Wells, Keaton Jennings (c), George Lavelle, Matthew Hurst (wk), Steven Croft, George Balderson, Chris Green, Luke Wood, Jack Blatherwick, Saqib Mahmood
Northamptonshire (Probable XI): Ricardo Vasconcelos, Matthew Breetzke, David Willey (c), Ravi Bopara, Ashton Agar, Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus (wk), Gus Miller, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Raphael Weatherall
Preview
In a North Group fixture of the ongoing T20 Blast 2024, Northamptonshire will lock horns with Lancashire Lightning at the County Ground in Northampton on Friday (July 5).
Lancashire are in second place with 5 wins from 8 matches so far in the tournament while Northamptonshire are placed fourth on the points table with four wins from their 8 games.
For Lancashire, Tom Aspinwall is back after an injury that kept him away for a month. The England international trio of Jos Buttler, Liam Livingstone and Phil Salt are rested following a hectic T20 World Cup 2024.
The Keaton Jennings-led Lancashire lost their last game by seven runs against Yorkshire. They conceded 173 runs while bowling first and then could only manage 166 with the bat, falling short by just a few runs.
On the other hand, Northamptonshire were involved in a high-scoring tied game against Leicestershire. Both teams scored 208 runs from their respective 20 overs.
Who will win this North Group clash? To find out, tune in at 10 PM IST & 5:30 PM Local Time for its live coverage.
Lancashire Lightning Squad: Keaton Jennings (c), Tom Aspinwall, George Balderson, Jack Blatherwick, Josh Bohannon, Tom Bruce, Steven Croft, Chris Green, Tom Hartley, Matty Hurst (w), George Lavelle, Saqib Mahmood, Luke Wells, Luke Wood
Northamptonshire Squad: David Willey (c), Ashton Agar, George Bartlett, Ravi Bopara, Matthew Breetzke, Michael Finan, Emilio Gay, Freddie Heldreich, Lewis McManus (wk), Gus Miller, Ben Sanderson, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Raphy Weatherall, Saif Zaib