By Gary Watton
July 22 2018

This match was cut short by inclement weather. With only fourteen overs at each others' disposal, the team batting second really should have been chasing down a relatively small total. However, the Lightning top order proceeded to amass the kind of target which would have been more than competitive in a twenty overs' contest. After the bludgeoning from the home team, the Vikings did their best to match the slogging heroics. In fact, Adam Lyth and Joe Root didn't deserve to be on the losing team. However, the Tykes left themselves just a little too much to do. Kane Williamson needed a four off the final ball, but no such boundary was forthcoming. Consequently the red rose finally managed to record a one-day win against the neighbours, thereby maintaining their fine start to this year's competition.

Lancashire Lightning versus YORKSHIRE VIKINGS; in Manchester; Vitality Blast; Friday July the twentieth.

Lancashire Lightning: 176 for two (off fourteen overs)

Buttler run out [Plunkett] 16 (55-1)

Livingstone c Root b Patterson 79 (120-2)

Lilley not out 42

Clark not out 36

Extras: three

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS: 175 for four (off fourteen overs)

Lyth c Livingstone b Parkinson 60 (80-1)

Willey st Buttler b Parkinson 20 (90-2)

Root not out 51

Plunkett b Clark 19 (131-3)

Bresnan c Lilley b Faulkner 17 (151-4)

Williamson not out 6

Extras: two

Lancashire Lightning won by one run.