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00:49 AM IST and 8:19 PM Local Time: A comprehensive victory for Lancashire Lightning as they climb up to the second spot with 14 points from six matches and four wins.
Chasing a 144-run target, Keaton Jennings and Matthew Hurst did the bulk of the run-scoring inside the powerplay. Although Tom Taylor removed Luke Wells inside the powerplay, the Lightning were well in the hunt with Jennings adding a 37-ball 42 run knock. Hurst scored 28 off 22 balls before Liam Livingstone upped the ante. He took down against spin and pace to boost the NRR with an unbridled 22-ball 41. Ashton Turner assisted him well to ease the job with 15 balls to spare.
Earlier, Worcestershire suffered from a poor batting syndrome, courtesy of Luke Wood's fiery opening spell. He removed Ed Pollock, Jake Libby, and Ethan Brookes early in the innings while Jimmy Anderson and Thomas Aspinwall added one wicket each in the first half of the innings. It was Gareth Rodrick's late resilience and handy knocks from Ben Dwarshuis and Jacob Duffy that propelled the hosts from 46/5 to 143 in 19.1 overs.
OVER 18
Lancashire
146/3
Liam Livingstone
41(22)
Ashton Turner
22(17)
Jacob Duffy
0-34(3.3)
17.3 J Duffy to L Livingstone
6 MAXIMUM TO FINISH THE CHASE! Short ball into the pitch at the fifth stump line. Liam Livingstone presses forward and pulls it over the deep square leg region for a six. What a timing it made off the bat. Straight into the staircase beyond the fence for a huge six.
Four runs shy of a win now.
17.2 J Duffy to A Turner
1 Fuller at the middle and leg. Turner flicks it with mushy hands towards square leg.
17.1 J Duffy to A Turner
0 Short ball into the pitch over the leg peg. Turner ducks underneath the bounce.
Jacob Duffy is back into the attack. Five runs to win.