Vitality Blast 2026, North Group - Lancashire Lightning vs Nottinghamshire Outlaw – Team, Player Form Guides, Predictions – May 25

Check out all the Preview Stats and AI Predictive Form Guide for the Vitality Blast 2026 - Game 16 - Lancashire Lightning vs Nottinghamshire Outlaws, to be played on 25th May, 2026 at Old Trafford, Manchester.

Match Prediction - Lancashire v Nottinghamshire

Match Details:

Date: Monday, 25th May 2026.

Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester.

Start Time: 2:00 PM GMT | 7:30 PM IST | 3:00 PM Local.

Current Form:

Lancashire Lightning:

The Lancashire Lightning were off to a tough start right away, with Surrey having hammered them at the Kennington Oval to get underway, the Lightning will hope they can turn things around.

Paul Coughlin and Chris Green were the only players who impressed with the bat, while their bowling saw James Anderson and Jack Blatherwick return with decent figures.

Nottinghamshire Outlaws:

They were off to a poor start the previous season, but did just enough until the back end to stay in contention, even though they missed out on a spot in the playoffs by just two points, their Championship performances should give them a lot of confidence.

Asa Tribe, Kiran Carlson, Colin Ingram and Will Smale all contributed to a great run for the Welshmen, while their bowling was led by Ned Leonard, Mason Crane and Daniel Douthwaite.

Players to Watch:

Lancashire Lightning:

James Anderson – the 43-year old was the pick of the bowlers in their first game with Anderson picking up 1/23 off his three overs, going at just 7.66 runs per over.

Chris Green – he was a bit expensive with the ball, as the Australian picked up figures of 1/45 in his four overs, but he performed well with the bat, scoring a 25-ball 35.

Paul Coughlin – the pick of their batters from the first game, Paul Coughlin’s 24-ball effort where he scored 37 runs was the reason the Lightning did not lose by a larger margin.

Nottinghamshire Outlaws:

Mohammad Ali – involved in the Vitality Blast replacing Peter Siddle, Mohammad Ali did a fine job on debut for the Nottinghamshire Outlaws, as he picked up 1/27 off his four overs.

Dillon Pennington – the pick of the Nottinghamshire Outlaws bowler, Pennington was expensive, but he was their most successful bowler on the opening night, having picked up 2/46 off his four overs.

Benny Howell - having made the switch to the Nottinghamshire Outlaws for the Vitality Blast, Benny Howell was the pick of the batters for them, scoring an unbeaten 13-ball 30 to lift their scoring at the death.

Head-to-Head (Last 5 Matches):

Lancashire Lightning - 3 wins

Nottinghamshire Outlaws - 2 wins

It has been a hard fought battle between these two sides, where the Lancashire Lightning have managed to just about maintain their lead, winning three out of their last five games.

Batting Stats T20

Venue Stats - Old Trafford, Manchester (2023-2026):

Average 1st Innings Score:

2023 - 165.6

2024 - 149.0

2025 - 178.2

Bowling Averages and Economy Rates:

Fast Bowlers – Average – 25.44; Economy Rate – 9.03; Balls per Wicket – 16.9.

Spin Bowlers – Average – 24.80; Economy Rate – 8.16; Balls per Wicket – 18.2.

Wickets Percentage based on Innings:

Team Win Percentage when Batting First - 57.58%

Team Win Percentage when Batting Second - 42.42%

Wickets Per Innings:

First Innings – 6.45 wickets

Second Innings – 6.36 wickets

Wickets per Phase:

Powerplay (Overs 1–6): 1.91 wickets

Middle Overs (Overs 7–15): 2.70 wickets

Death Overs (Overs 16–20): 2.05 wickets

The batting conditions have improved at the Old Trafford in Manchester where the average first innings score in 2025 has risen up to 178. There is a slight advantage in batting first here with 57.6% games won by sides batting first.

There is not a lot to separate the two types of bowlers, with the fast bowlers slightly more expensive, but taking their wickets quicker while the spin bowlers are a bit more economical but require more balls per dismissal.

Squads:

Lancashire Lightning:

Keaton Jennings ©, Phil Salt (WK), Jos Buttler (WK), Matty Hurst (WK), Ben McDermott (WK), Liam Livingstone, Michael Jones, Marcus Harris, Kushal Fonseka, George Bell, Ollie Sutton, Chris Barnard, Mitchell Stanley, Tom Aspinwall, Jack Blaterwick, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, George Balderson, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Bailey, James Anderson, Paul Coughlin, Arav Shetty, Chris Green, Harry Singh and Josh Bohannon.

Nottinghamshire Outlaws:

Joe Clarke © (WK), Tom Moores (WK), Ben Duckett, Haseeb Hameed, Jack Haynes, Ben Slater, Kyle Verreynne, Conor McKerr, Dillon Pennington, Olly Stone, Josh Tongue, Farhan Ahmed, Brett Hutton, Lyndon James, George Linde, George Munsey, Benny Howell, Robert Lord, Benjamin Martindale, Freddie McCann and Liam Patterson-White.

Cricket Match Predictions - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? — Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Who will win the match? — Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Top Batter (Runs Scored) — Luke Wells (Lancashire Lightning), Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)

Top Bowler (Wickets Taken) — Chris Green (Lancashire Lightning), Mohammad Ali (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)

Most Sixes — Luke Wells (Lancashire Lightning), Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)

Player of the Match — Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)

Team Scores Batting First — Lancashire Lightning 170+, Nottinghamshire Outlaws 170+

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