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Vitality Blast Cricket: Yorkshire v Lancashire Betting Tips & Preview

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  • Yorkshire v Lancashire
  • Vitality Blast, North Group
  • Thursday June 1, 2023, 7pm
  • Headingley
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I may be biased, being a Northern lad. But I won’t hear otherwise. This is the best domestic T20 fixture anywhere in the world. In fact, if you offered me tickets to watch England v Australia, India v Pakistan or Yorkshire v Lancashire, I’d take the latter every day of the week.

Rarely does this fixture fail to deliver.

And this one in front of the Sky cameras has so many strands to it, not least Buttler’s first appearance of 2023 for Lancashire, who have started the Blast superbly with three wins from four with a star-studded line-up.

Another is Yorkshire’s wretched run of recent form. They have only won one game since last August in all competitions, and that came in the Blast last night against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge by eight runs as they defended a 183 target.

If you look at both teams, there is no rhyme nor reason to think Yorkshire will win this one aside from one thing. The absolute beauty of sport.

Lancashire have a host of star names; Buttler, de Grandhomme, Livingstone, Mahmood, Mitchell, Salt and Wood. They are flying. Yorkshire are missing Bairstow, Brook and Root and are not flying at all.

But I think they’re going to win. I’ve had a feeling in my bones for a few days now.

Feel free to write this tip off as being absolutely bonkers, but I would be getting on them at 7/5 with BetVictor amongst others.

I just think it would be typical that they go so long without a win, and then they go and beat their arch-rivals as one of their first successes.

Saqib is in the Mah-’mood’

To me, Saqib Mahmood looks as if he’s shaken off a bit of rust over the last few games following a stress fracture of the back which ruined his summer last year.

He’s taken four wickets in three T20 appearances, including 3-17 in a home win over Leicestershire last week, and I can see him enjoying success at Headingley.

Ladbrokes have him at 11/8 to take over 1.5 wickets, a price I would be taking on an England bowler who bowls with the new ball and at the death.

I would also be taking the 3/1 bet365 are offering on him to be Lancashire’s top wicket-taker in the match. That is the same price as in-form new ball partner Luke Wood. But I’d be siding with Mahmood on this occasion.

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Graham's Tip

Yorkshire v Lancashire

Mahmood looks set for a big showing at Headingley

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At 3/1 a £10 bet would return £40

Vitality Blast

June 01, 2023

7:00 pm GMT+1

Dawid is the Malan with a plan

England white-ball star Dawid Malan has been price boosted by Betfair to 7/2 to be Yorkshire’s top run-scorer in the match, two days after he scored 95 not out in their win over Notts.

The Vikings opener will also be keen, in front of the Sky cameras, to mark his 300th career T20 appearance in style.

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Graham's Tip

Yorkshire v Lancashire

Malan looks a decent bet to follow-up his recent 95 with another big score

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At 7/2 a £10 bet would return £45

Vitality Blast

June 01, 2023

7:00 pm GMT+1

Jos Buttler is also price boosted by Betfair to be Lancashire’s top run-scorer (11/5). But I’m going to shy away on this occasion because I wonder whether he might be a bit rusty in his first game of the English summer.

And finally, Headingley is a run-filled venue when it comes to T20 cricket. And when you look at the batting talent on show across both teams, it leads you to think that BetUK’s 13/2 on there to be a century in the match is worth taking on.


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Graham Hardcastle

Graham Hardcastle

Graham Hardcastle is our resident cricket and tennis betting expert at Freebets