Lancashire vs Glamorgan – T20 Blast 2026 Match Report | Statz
Glamorgan won by 2 wickets (with 0 ball remaining) against Lancashire in the 46th match of 112 in the T20 Blast 2026, played at Stanley Park, Blackpool.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bowl. Liam Livingstone produced one of the performances of the tournament – 81 off 37 balls with three fours and eight sixes at a strike rate of 219, then followed it up with 4-1-13-3 with the ball. Despite this extraordinary individual effort, Lancashire still lost.
Lancashire Post 201 Thanks to Livingstone Blitz
Lancashire’s innings was all about Livingstone. Openers Keaton Jennings (28 off 19) and Marcus Harris (25 off 18) gave the home side a platform, but it was Livingstone who detonated. Walking in at 51/1 in the sixth over, he unleashed eight sixes and three fours in a breathtaking 81 off 37. His departure at 166/3 in the 17th over left Lancashire needing others to finish.
Ben McDermott (3), Matthew Hurst (4) and Joe Moores (8) all fell cheaply, but Harry Singh smashed 26 off 16 with three sixes and George Balderson added 17 off 11 to push the total to 201/8.
James Neesham was superb with the ball, taking 4-0-24-3 at an economy of 6.00. Daniel Douthwaite chipped in with 4-0-57-2.
Glamorgan Chase Goes to the Wire
Chasing 202, Glamorgan lost Kiran Carlson (18 off 8) and Henry Hurle (6) as regular wickets fell. Will Smale struck 26 off 15 and Ben Kellaway made 32 off 24, but Livingstone’s bowling threatened to win the game for Lancashire too – he took 3 wickets for just 13 runs off 4 overs with a maiden, an economy of 3.25.
Sean Dickson held the innings together with 44 off 31 (four fours, three sixes), but it was Chris Cooke who proved the match-winner. Coming in with Glamorgan needing 60 off 17 balls, Cooke blasted an extraordinary 44 not out off just 15 balls – two fours and five sixes at a strike rate of 293 – to drag Glamorgan over the line off the final ball.
Lancashire’s bowlers were largely expensive, with Luke Wood going for 62 off his four overs and Balderson conceding 51. Only Livingstone (3.25) and Tom Hartley (7.50 from 4-0-30-1) kept any control.
Statz MVP
Liam Livingstone takes the Statz MVP award with a remarkable mi_rating of 287.86 – the highest individual match rating in the T20 Blast this season. His 81 off 37 with eight sixes and then 4-1-13-3 was a generational T20 all-round performance. The Statz formula, which calculates impact based on match context, gave him the highest possible weighting. That it came in a losing cause makes it all the more extraordinary.
Top 5 Statz Ratings
- Liam Livingstone – 287.86 – 81 off 37 and 4-1-13-3. One of the great T20 all-round displays – in defeat.
- James Neesham – 126.81 – 4-0-24-3 with the ball and a battling 8 off 9 in the chase. Vital with the new ball.
- Chris Cooke – 88.52 – 44* off 15 balls with five sixes. The match-winning innings under extreme pressure.
- George Balderson – 53.93 – 17 off 11 batting and 4-0-51-1. Contributed across disciplines.
- Ben Kellaway – 47.97 – 32 off 24 batting and 4-0-30-0 bowling. Solid all-round contribution.
Turning Point
The dismissal of Sean Dickson caught at 142/5 in the 16th over. With Dickson and Neesham both falling in quick succession (both at 142), Glamorgan needed 60 off 23 balls with just the lower order left. Chris Cooke’s extraordinary cameo turned what looked like certain defeat into an improbable victory.
Match Context
This was the 46th match of 112 in the T20 Blast 2026. Glamorgan climb to 7th with 3 wins and 3 losses (12 points), keeping their knockout hopes alive. Lancashire slip further into trouble at 17th with just 1 win from 5 matches (4 points). For Livingstone, this was a performance that deserved to be on the winning side.
