Lancashire vs Hampshire, County Championship Divison One, Today Match Prediction 11 June 2023

lan vs ham Match Prediction & Analysis

Lancashire and Hampshire will lock horns in the 31st match of English County Championship Division 1 played at Trafalgar Road Ground in Southport, starting from 11 June.

With no victories in their last five completed matches, Lancashire will be looking to put on a decent show with bat and ball against Hampshire.

On the other hand, Hampshire registered a thumping win over Northamptonshire, courtesy excellent performances from Liam Dawson, Keith Backer and James Vince. With this result, Hampshire have climbed to second position in the league table.

Last year, the match between Hampshire and Lancashire played at The Rose Bowl ended in a draw.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Lancashire Preview

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Daryl Mitchell, Steven Croft, George Balderson, Josh Bohannon and Dane Vilas to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Daryl Mitchell played exceedingly well and finished the innings with the top-score of 105 runs off 177 balls with the help of ten fours and two sixes. He was well supported by George Balderson, who chipped in with 71 runs off 177 balls.

Besides Mitchell, and Balderson, the likes of Tom Hartley, George Bell and Josh Bohannon produced scores of 47,38 and 31 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of James Anderson, Saqib Mahmood, Will Williams, Tom Hartley, Daryl Mitchell and George Balderson to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Will Williams was the pick of the bowlers for Lancashire and claimed five wickets against Somerset.

Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:

Dane Vilas (c), George Bell (wk), Tom Hartley, Will Williams, Saqib Mahmood, James Anderson, Luke Wells, George Balderson, Josh Bohannon, Steven Croft, Daryl Mitchell

Hampshire Preview

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Nick Gubbins, Joe Weatherley, James Vince and Fletcha Middleton to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, captain James Vince played well for Hampshire and fell five runs short of a well-deserved century. He smashed ten boundaries in his innings. Besides Vince, Liam Dawson scored a well-timed 63 off 107 balls with the help of nine fours, whereas Ben Brown chipped in with 44 runs off 115 balls.

Opener Fletcha Middleton scored 40 runs off 58 balls with the help of five boundaries, whereas Keith Baker chipped in with 38 not out off 93 balls.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Mohammad Abbas, Mason Crane, Ian Holland, Liam Dawson and Keith Baker to deliver timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, left-arm spinner Liam Dawson claimed six wickets against Northamptonshire. Besides Dawson, Keith Barker bowled well and picked up five wickets in the match.

Hampshire Predicted Playing XI:

James Vince (c), Ben Brown (wk), Liam Dawson, Joe Weatherley, Fletcha Middleton, Nick Gubbins, Ian Holland, Keith Barker, Mason Crane, John Turner, Mohammad Abbas

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared for the game at Trafalgar Road Ground is going to provide an interesting between bat and ball. The weather forecast for Sunday’s match is going to be sunny with humidity around 42%.

Venue Details

Trafalgar Road Ground in Southport is going to host the Division 1 match of the English County Championship between Lancashire and Hampshire.

Toss: To Bat

Both the sides will be looking to win the toss, bat first and post runs on the board in their first innings.