Match overview
Nottinghamshire beat Lancashire by 4 wickets at Trent Bridge on 18 July 2025 in the T20 Blast. Lancashire, who won the toss and elected to bat, were bowled out for 126, well below the venue's average first-innings score of 198. Nottinghamshire's chase was far from straightforward: they lost 4 wickets inside the powerplay for 44 runs and at that point the target looked anything but comfortable. The middle overs changed everything. Notts scored 81 runs for just 1 wicket between overs 7 and 16, taking the game away from Lancashire before a nervy death phase. TJ Moores was named player of the match for his role in that recovery.
The result shifts the head-to-head slightly. Lancashire had won four of the five most recent meetings, including a 47-run victory at Old Trafford earlier in this same 2025 campaign. But across all 17 T20 encounters, Nottinghamshire now lead 9 wins to 7.
Venue and conditions
Trent Bridge is among the more batter-friendly T20 venues in English domestic cricket, averaging 198 in the first innings across 164 matches. Lancashire's 126 all out was a significant underperformance by that standard, and it made the chase achievable even after the early powerplay wobble. The venue's average powerplay score is 42 runs: both sides were broadly in line with that, Lancashire posting 47 and Nottinghamshire 44, though the wicket-count tells different stories. Lancashire lost 3 in the powerplay; Nottinghamshire lost 4.
The death-overs data is revealing. Trent Bridge averages 33 runs in the final phase. Lancashire managed just 25 from the death and lost 5 wickets in the process, which is where the innings effectively collapsed. Nottinghamshire needed only 2 from the final phase with 1 wicket down, meaning the match was already settled long before the last over. The toss tends to favour fielding here: teams winning the toss choose to field 57% of the time, and the chasing side wins only 45% of matches at this ground. Lancashire defied one convention by electing to bat; Nottinghamshire defied another by chasing it down.
How to watch
T20 Blast fixtures are broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, with live streaming available through Sky Go and NOW TV for subscribers. Selected highlights are available on the BBC Sport website and app. For the full Blast schedule and any changes to broadcast arrangements, Sky Sports' official fixture listings are the most reliable source.
Recent form
Lancashire came into this match in reasonable shape. Their five most recent 2025 results were: wins over Yorkshire, Durham and Derbyshire, with defeats to Yorkshire and Birmingham Bears. Three wins from five is a solid return in a format where momentum shifts quickly. Nottinghamshire's form was similarly mixed: wins over Durham, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire, with losses to Worcestershire and Durham. Neither side arrived at Trent Bridge with the kind of form that suggested a dominant performance either way, which in hindsight explains why a below-par total made for such a close finish.
With both counties in the middle of a congested Blast group-stage schedule, this result has implications for the North Group standings. Lancashire will need to recover quickly; their next fixtures will determine whether this defeat proves a stumble or something more damaging to their qualification hopes.