Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – 17/09/2020

Lancashire v Yorkshire – Betting Tips, Latest Odds, Team News and Predictions – 17/09/2020

The Lancashire Lightning and Yorkshire Vikings will meet for an important North Group clash in the T20 Blast for a second time this week.

Read our expert cricket tips to help you with your predictions for this match. We also have information about the best odds on Indian cricket betting websites.

Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – Match Preview

Lancashire beat Yorkshire earlier this week. But the Vikings were a weak XI, depleted by coronavirus concerns.

Yorkshire actually haven’t beaten Lancashire in the T20 Blast in their last five attempts. They also lost a key clash against Durham a day prior to this match.

Where: Old Trafford, Manchester

When: Thursday, 17 September 2020

Start Time: 23:05 IST (17:35 GMT)

Pitch conditions: This will be the first T20 Blast match played at Old Trafford this season. Manchester recently hosted the ODI series between England and Australia. The pitch was worn and good spinners. The team to win the toss will likely bat first.

Weather conditions: Some rain is predicted for Manchester on Thursday, but probably not enough to limit the scheduled number of overs. If the match is shortened, this will likely suit the team batting second. The temperature is predicted to be in the early 20s degrees celsius.

Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – Latest Odds

Parimatch are among the best new cricket betting websites. They offer a variety of markets on major tournaments, including the T20 Blast.

They have Yorkshire priced as the underdogs at 2.24 – and Lancashire the favourites at 1.61.

Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – Team News

Matthew Fisher, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Josh Poysden and David Willey won’t be back for Yorkshire. They missed the earlier match against Lancashire due to coronavirus testing.

That’ll leave plenty of onus on senior players Adam Lyth and Dawid Malan to guide the younger replacements such as James Wharton and Mathew Pilans. England Test captain Joe Root is back.

Lancashire can again lean on the form of Liam Livingstone, Dane Vilas and Steven Croft with the bat.

Luke Wood and Matthew Parkinson fared well with the ball against Yorkshire last time out and can target repeat successes.

Saqib Mahmood is back in the Lightning squad, but there is still no Keaton Jennings.

Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – Squads

Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – Betting Tips and Prediction

Here are three expert cricket tips for this match, based around the best odds and the form of the players in the Vitality Blast 2020 so far.

Bet on Olivier to Be Yorkshire’s Top Bowler

Former Proteas pace ace Duanne Olivier entered the Yorkshire Blast XI for the first time this season earlier this week against Durham.

His return yielded two important wickets. In a depleted Yorkshire XI, his presence is all the more important.

Olivier is priced at 4.7 by Bodog India to be the top bowler for the Vikings.

Pick Malan and Livingstone to Come Up Tops Among the Batsmen

Malan currently occupies top spot in the International Cricket Council’s rankings for T20I batsman.

Livingstone has experience in the Indian Premier League and other global T20 tournaments.

It’s hard not seeing them really step it up in this vital fixture. Malan and Livingstone are priced at 9.0 to be the Vikings and Lightning’s top batsman, respectively, in 22Bet’s accumulator outcome.

Place a Bet on a Century to Be Scored

There have already been five centuries in the 2020 Vitality Blast. A sixth is priced at 9.0 with 10CRIC.

Old Trafford produced a high-scoring third ODI between England and Australia earlier this week. More big runs could be on the cards at the same venue for this match.

With the big-hitting Malan, Livingstone, Alex Davies and others strutting their stuff, this looks a good-value bet.

Read our round up of best bets before this match to help you with your predictions.