Venkatesh Iyer picks up 2 Wickets In 2 balls to guide Lancashire to a thrilling win vs Worcestershire

Lancashire registered a dramatic three-run victory over Worcestershire in their One-Day Cup 2024 match at the Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester. Lancashire scored 237 with skipper Josh Bohannon top-scoring with 87 runs. Worcestershire were very close to victory but Lancashire bowled them out for 234 and claimed a win by three runs. Venkatesh Iyer turned out to be the main man with his back-to-back wickets.

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Bowling the 49th over, Iyer had to defend 16 runs off 12 balls as Worcestershire were 222/8 at the end of the 48th over. It was not a good start from him as he leaked 12 runs off the first four deliveries. With only four runs left to win from eight balls, the Indian all-rounder scalped the remaining two wickets in his last two deliveries. He dismissed Tom Hinley for 24, and Harry Darley for a duck. 

In the first inning, George Balderson scored 50 runs for Lancashire and helped them post a defendable total. Tom Hinley stole the show with three wickets while Tom Taylor and Harry Darley scalped two wickets each. Later in the chase, Worcestershire skipper Jake Libby scored 83 runs while Taylor scored 41. For Lancashire, Charlie Barnard scalped three wickets while Joshua Boyden and Iyer scalped two wickets each. 

Despite the loss, Worcestershire have qualified for the quarterfinals.