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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Kent won the toss and choose to bat first
Lancashire beat Kent by 3 wickets
The third T20 Blast quarter final takes place at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon.
We are backing Lancashire Lightning to win!
| Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 21.3°C|Overcast |
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By the time this match gets underway in Manchester on Saturday afternoon, we will already know the identity of two of the teams who will be competing on Finals Day the following Saturday at Edgbaston.
Lancashire Lightning, the hosts, have been dumped out at the Quarter Final stage in each of the last two seasons of the T20 Blast and have fallen at this hurdle in four of the last six!
As for Kent, this is the first time they have got out of the South Group since they won the competition in 2021, the second time they have lifted the trophy on Finals Day.
It all adds up to a mouthwatering clash at Old Trafford this weekend.
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This is a Lancashire team who have international stars at their disposal in spite of England being in the middle of a white ball series against South Africa at the same time!
At the top of the order, we expect skipper Keaton Jennings to team up with Phil Salt with the latter likely to take every opportunity to attack the visiting bowlers. The experienced Ashton Turner and Chris Green provide plenty of batting ability in the middle and lower order.
With the ball, Green has had a brilliant time with Lancashire and during the Men's Hundred in 2025 so do not be surprised if he spins them to more success in this fixture.
Luke Wood is an exceptional pace bowler in white ball cricket and will be a threat throughout this game.
Luke Wells has scored a total of 305 runs in 14 matches this season, averaging 23.46. At Old Trafford, Manchester, Wells has scored 477 runs in 27 matches, averaging 22.71. We back Wells to carry his good run of form into this quarterfinal clash and score over 16 runs against Kent.
Phil Salt, Keaton Jennings (c), Marcus Harris, Luke Wells, Ashton Turner, Matty Hurst, Chris Green, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood, Tom Aspinwall, Mitchell Stanley
Keaton Jennings, Luke Wells, Tom Hartley, Ashton Turner, Luke Wood, Michael Jones, Jack Blatherwick, Philip Salt, Tom Aspinwall, James Anderson, Liam Livingstone
This Kent team will arrive in Manchester with a nothing to lose mentality and will be led by the reigning Men's Hundred champion in keeper-batter Sam Billings.
England Test opener Zak Crawley will also be in the XI as he has been given special dispensation to be available for this important fixture at a venue where he hit a huge century against Australia in 2023.
With the ball, Matt Parkinson returns to his former county and dutch international pacer Fred Klaassen will also be a threat.
The experienced Joe Denly will also be a useful player in both innings.
Kent has, on average, hit 14 fours per match this season, making them one of the best boundary-hitting teams. They score close to 30% of their runs in fours. We back Kent to hit over 13 fours in this quarterfinal clash against Lancashire, as the surface offers assistance to the batters.
Zak Crawley, who has scored 215 runs in four matches this season with an average of 71.66, is coming off a strong performance in the Hundred tournament. He will be a vital cog at the top for Kent in this clash against a strong Lancashire bowling unit. We back him to come out on top and score over 22 runs.
Tawanda Muyeye, Zak Crawley, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joe Denly, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Jack Leaning, Joey Evison, Grant Stewart, Fred Klaassen, Nathan Gilchrist, Matt Parkinson
Daniel Bell-Drummond, Joey Evison, Matthew Parkinson, Grant Stewart, Jack Leaning, Tawanda Muyeye, Sam Billings, Joe Denly, Nathan Gilchrist, Zak Crawley, Fred Klaassen
There could be some light rain around at the toss but we expect it will have dried up by the time the match begins. Cloudy and humid throughout the game in Manchester.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
Minimal Turn
Old Trafford has witnessed some of the greatest games in cricket history and this could be another. There will be turn for the spinners as well as pace and bounce for the quick bowlers and batters to exploit.
We back the home team Lancashire to win the coin toss in the quarterfinal clash against Kent at Old Trafford, Manchester.
The venue is somewhere that the pace in the pitch is at its quickest in the early part of the game. Therefore we predict that both teams will want to bat first on Saturday afternoon.
This looks like being an excellent contest between two sets of quality white-ball players. We expect Kent to push the hosts all the way but are predicting a home victory.
We are backing Lancashire Lightning to win!
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