Match Details

DBS vs LANCS 1st Match, T20 Blast 2023

LANCS

183-619.2

Lancashire won by 4 wickets 🏆

DBS

20.0179-5

Match info

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Scorecard

Player of the Match

Luke Wells

Lancashire

66(35)

LANCS - 2nd Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	49	77
10 Over	110	112
15 Over	153	158

DBS - 1st Innings

Session	Open	PASS
6 Over	49	47
10 Over	79	82
15 Over	121	131
20 Over	177	179

Commentary

So, that’s it from this encounter. There’s another T20 Blast encounter lined up today between Birmingham Bears and Yorkshire Vikings. You can switch tabs to join us there. For now, this is Megh Mandaliya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Deepak Prakash and Priyank Panchal alongside our scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. Cheers!

10:01 PM IST | That will do it for Lancashire Lightning! They begin their T20 Blast 2023 campaign with an assertive victory over Derbyshire Falcons. The runners-up of the previous season always looked in a commanding position and they have defeated Derbyshire by 4 wickets in the season opener.

Chasing a challenging total of 180, the Lancashire Lightning were off to a rollicking start. George Bell and Luke Wells spearheaded the innings for Lancashire and went all guns blazing inside the powerplay. The left-handed Wells started the assault and was the primary aggressor in the partnership while Bell also cashed in on the looseners and kept the scorecard moving at a swift rate. The left-right duo orchestrated 59 runs for the opening stand before Zaman Khan dismissed Bell for 14(9).

Wells kept swinging his bat and propelled Lancashire’s score to a whopping 77/1 after the powerplay. Wells brought up his half-century in just 24 balls and he was ably supported by his skipper Steven Croft. The right-hander Croft continued the aggressive approach and kept finding the gaps before he was involved in an unfortunate mix-up and had to walk back for 11(7).

The experienced Daryl Mitchell then joined forces with Luke Wells and continued the onslaught. Wells aggregated a brilliant 66(35), which included 9 fours and 3 maximums to his credit. Zak Chappell ceased his progress as Well holed out in the deep. Mitchell then paired up with his New Zealand counterpart Colin de Grandhomme and stitched a 36-run partnership for the 4th wicket. The right-handed Mitchell failed to provide the finishing touches and returned to the pavilion for 31(18).

Colin de Grandhomme accumulated 19(17) before the Pakistani pacer Zaman Khan had the woods over him. Lancashire did lose a few wickets at the backend but they always managed to keep the asking run rate under control. Rob Jones 21*(22) played a crucial knock and guided his team to a victory. Zaman Khan and Zak Chappell bagged a couple of wickets each while George Scrimshaw also extracted a wicket.

Earlier in the day, after being invited to bat first, the Derbyshire Falcons were off to a disastrous start as the left-armer Luke Wood trapped Haider Ali in front as the Pakistani opener had to walk back for a golden duck. Wayne Madsen, the next batter in, released the pressure straightaway by counterattacking and helped the Falcons secure 47 runs off the powerplay. The southpaw Luis Reece also used the pace of the ball really well and kept moving the scorecard.

The duo stitched a 64-run partnership for the second wicket before Tom Hartley halted their progress by outwitting Luis Reece 23(21). The right-hander Madsen registered a half-century but he was unable to carry the momentum forward and holed out in the deep for 50(35). The skipper Leus du Plooy batted assertively and secured a quick 33(16) before Danny Lamb outfoxed with a bouncer.

Anuj Dal 24(20) and the gloveman Aneurin Donald 30*(19) added some crucial runs to the total and powered Derbyshire to 179/5 in 20 overs. Luke Wood was the pick of the bowlers for the Lancashire and finished his stint on 3/31. Tom Hartley and Danny Lamb also extracted a wicket each but they were a touch expensive.

19.2 L Reece to L Wood

4 FOUR!!! Wood hit the winning runs and Lancashire is over the line. A low full toss outside off stump and Woods stays back in the crease and smashed it down the ground with the full face of the bat. An excellent win in the opening match by Lancashire and they dominated most of the game.

A missed run-out opportunity and the scores are level now.

19.1 L Reece to R Jones

1 Good length on the middle and leg stump, pushed towards mid-on and a fumble, a risky single is taken.

Lancashire requires 2 runs from the last 6 balls now.

OVER 19

Lancashire

178/6

Luke Wood

4(5)

Rob Jones

20(21)

George Scrimshaw

1-34(4.0)

18.6 G Scrimshaw to R Jones

1 DROPPED!! Fuller delivery on the off stump line. Jones drives hard and straight to silly mid-off who puts it down. Single taken.

18.5 G Scrimshaw to R Jones

0 Fuller delivery on the middle and leg stump. Jones makes room but digs it out straight to silly mid-off.

18.4 G Scrimshaw to R Jones

0 Low full toss delivery on the middle and leg stump. Jones swings across the line of the ball but gets the thick inside edge of the bat on the pads.

18.3 G Scrimshaw to R Jones

0 Fuller and yorker straight on the middle stump line. Jones digs it out back to the bowler.

18.2 G Scrimshaw to R Jones

2 Back of length delivery outside the off. Jones waits for it and runs it down to deep third man for a couple of runs.

18.1 G Scrimshaw to L Wood

1 Length delivery on the middle and leg stump line. Wood flicks it to deep square leg region for a single.

Lancashire Lightning are just 6 runs away from a victory now.

OVER 18

Lancashire

174/6

Rob Jones

17(16)

Luke Wood

3(4)

Zaman Khan

2-41(4.0)

17.6 Z Khan to R Jones

2 Good length into the middle and leg, works away towards the leg side for a couple.

A direct hit at the bowler's end and Wood was a goner here.

17.5 Z Khan to L Wood

1 Full toss outside off, direct hit and Wood would have been gone. Pushed towards mid-off and a risky single is taken.

17.4 Z Khan to L Wood

0 Slower bouncer on the leg stump, Wood missed the pull, got some bat on it but the ball falls just short of the keeper.