Awful from Lancs in the T20 v Notts. Needed 173 to win, were 118-0 and commentators said they were crushing, even when they started to make heavy weather of it. Needed about 35 from the last 4 with 7 wickets in hand. Somehow became 12 off the last over. Somehow became 8 off 2. Then Jennings hit and 6. 2 to win off the last ball and they managed to get run out off the last ball to tie. Chucked it away although actually could have lost at the end.
That's 3 out of the last 5 T20 games where Lancs have underwhelmed. Against Worcestershire they just didn't get enough runs on the board, vs Durham it was the same, and yesterday vs. Notts they messed up the run chase after getting into a strong position.
That sounds like all the blame is batting line up but that's not the case. They haven't held anyone to under 150 in 20 overs so far in 7 games. Teams are regularly putting up 170+ against them. Means you've got no chance of winning if the batting falters a bit.
Big improvement needed in last 7 games otherwise Lancs, and it's very strong T20 line up, will be struggling to get a KO spot.
