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Toss Winner - Lancashire won the toss and choose to bat first
Birmingham Bears beat Lancashire by 5 wickets
Six points separate seventh placed Lancashire and Birmingham Bears in fourth ahead of this clash!
- Lancashire have lost their last four games in the tournament.
- Birmingham Bears have won three of their last four matches in the competition.
- The last four completed head to heads have seen both teams win twice.
We are backing Birmingham Bears to win!
| Tournament: | England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Aigburth, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 15.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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LAN vs WRW Match Prediction & Analysis
The curtain is starting to come down on the group stage of the One-Day Cup and while the tournament has not been able to compete with The Hundred in terms of coverage on terrestrial television, it has still produced plenty of impressive cricket moments throughout the month of August this summer!
Ahead of Friday's clash in Liverpool, Birmingham Bears sit in a fantastic position to progress. The begin the day in fourth place, level with Somerset in second but only four points below the top two teams in Yorkshire and Middlesex.
As for Lancashire, they are down in seventh and even two wins from their final two games is not going to be enough to get into the top three places in Group B.
But in front of passionate supporters in Liverpool, we can expect Lancashire to give this game a real good go.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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WRW
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WRW
106/10 in 15.1 6.99
233/5 in 20.0 11.65
176/10 in 20.0 8.8
240/6 in 20.0 12
153/10 in 19.3 7.85
176/10 in 19.5 8.87
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 3 Matches
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99/3 in 14.2
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TEAMS PREVIEW
Lancashire Preview
It was another defeat for Lancashire in their last game on Wednesday when they hosted Durham in Liverpool.
It looked as though their total of 320 all out might be enough to put a stop to their losing run but Durham showed grit and character to emerge with a four wicket victory with nine balls remaining.
So where can Lancashire improve in this game and who will be driving them forward with the bat?
Opener George Bell and Josh Bohannon both made centuries against Durham but skipper and in-form Australian Marcus Harris could only muster eight runs. Harris will be crucial to Lancashire's hope in this match.
With the ball, Tom Aspinwall took three wickets and Tom Bailey two in the last match and both will be key to the hopes of the home side in this fixture.
Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:
Michael Jones, George Bell (wk), Marcus Harris (c), Josh Bohannon, Harry Singh, Joseph Moores, George Balderson, Arav Shetty, Tom Aspinwall, Tom Bailey, Charlie Barnard
Lancashire Key Players From Previous Game Of England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Lancashire Actual Playing XI:
George Balderson, Jack Blatherwick, George Bell, Tom Aspinwall, Harry Singh, Keshana Fonseka, Marcus Harris, Michael Jones, Arav Shetty, Joseph Moores, Luke Hands
Birmingham Bears Preview
Not many teams are able to go to Taunton and come out on top but that is exactly what Birmingham Bears did in their last game on Sunday when they upset the locals and travelled back to the Midlands with a victory by three wickets with three balls remaining.
It certainly was a close contest and at one point it looked as though Birmingham Bears would be on the losing side but consistent bowling across the final 13 overs of the first innings got the side back into the game.
Tazeem Chaudry Ali, Michael Booth and Ed Barnard were the bowling stars and we expect them to take the lead in Liverpool as well.
As for the batters, Birmingham have players who can contribute all the way through their line-up from Rob Yates and Ed Barnard at the top of the order to Jake Lintott who top scored from number eight in Taunton!
Birmingham Bears will take some stopping on Friday.
Birmingham Bears Predicted Playing XI:
Rob Yates, Ed Barnard (c), Zen Malik, Alex Davies, Hamza Shaikh, Kai Smith (wk), Vaansh Jani, Jake Lintott, Michael Booth, Tazeem Chaudry Ali, Oliver Hannon-Dalby
Birmingham Bears Actual Playing XI:
Alex Davies, Ed Barnard, Kai Smith, Michael Booth, Zen Malik, Ethan Bamber, Tazeem Ali, Jake Lintott, Hamza Shaikh, Robert Yates, Vansh Jani
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
There may be something of a nip in the air when this game gets underway on Friday morning with the temperature at around 15 degrees. However, it will warm up slowly with a high of 19 degrees and plenty of cloud cover throughout.
LAN vs WRW Pitch Report
The pitch at Aigburth is one which provides consistent and strong bounce for the pace bowlers. Short boundaries down the wicket will encourage the stroke makers to hit in the V throughout the match.
Toss: To Bowl
The last victory for both sides came when they bowled first and chased down a target so we fully expect both captains to choose to bowl first if they win the toss on Friday.
LAN vs WRW
Winning Prediction
Although Lancashire do have some quality players in their side, it is Birmingham Bears who bring the winning momentum with them to Liverpool. We are predicting an entertaining contest with the visitors coming out on top.
We are backing Birmingham Bears to win!
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