MID vs LAN Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 40th TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Sep 02, 2026Last Updated on Sep 02, 2026 03:10 PM
Middlesex vs Lancashire Cricket Match Previews
County Championship Division Two 2026
MDX 247/10 (68.3)
LANCS 151/10 (48.5)
MDX 200/10 (44)
LANCS 136/10 (43.4)
Middlesex won by 160 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson* | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Higgins* | 8.4 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3.12 |
| Tom Helm | 15 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2.4 |
Last Wicket:Noman Ali c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins 12(23) - 136/10 in 43.4 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Middlesex vs Lancashire
Middlesex — Innings 1 (247/10 in 68.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson b James Anderson | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Luke Hollman b James Anderson | 54 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 46.55 | |
| Max Holden b James Anderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leus du Plooy (c) c Jennings b Balderson | 41 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 57.75 | |
| Ben Geddes lbw b Balderson | 28 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 51.85 | |
| Ryan Higgins lbw b Balderson | 44 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 57.89 | |
| Harry Duke (wk) b Ben Walkden | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 | |
| Zafar Gohar b Ben Walkden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toby Roland-Jones lbw b Ben Walkden | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 64.29 | |
| Tom Helm batting | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 | |
| Naavya Sharma c Marcus Harris b T Bailey | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 9 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 247 | 10 wkts, 68.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 19 | 8 | 40 | 3 | 2.1 |
| Tom Bailey | 21.3 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 3.2 |
| George Balderson | 16 | 2 | 60 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Ben Walkden | 12 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 5.1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Robson & Hollman | 20 | 29 |
| Max Holden & Hollman | 0 | 9 |
| Leus du Plooy & Hollman | 72 | 112 |
| Ben Geddes & Hollman | 49 | 105 |
| Ben Geddes & Ryan Higgins | 10 | 16 |
| Duke & Ryan Higgins | 26 | 50 |
| Zafar Gohar & Ryan Higgins | 0 | 2 |
| Roland-Jones & Ryan Higgins | 32 | 48 |
| Tom Helm & Ryan Higgins | 33 | 34 |
| Tom Helm & Naavya Sharma | 5 | 6 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Robson | 4.5 | 20 |
| 2 | Max Holden | 6.2 | 20 |
| 3 | Leus du Plooy | 24.6 | 92 |
| 4 | Luke Hollman | 42.3 | 141 |
| 5 | Ben Geddes | 45.1 | 151 |
| 6 | Harry Duke | 53.3 | 177 |
| 7 | Zafar Gohar | 53.5 | 177 |
| 8 | Toby Roland-Jones | 61.5 | 209 |
| 9 | Ryan Higgins | 67.3 | 242 |
| 10 | Naavya Sharma | 68.3 | 247 |
Lancashire — Innings 2 (151/10 in 48.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings lbw b Tom Helm | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 11.76 | |
| Matthew Hurst (wk) b Naavya Sharma | 46 | 108 | 5 | 0 | 42.59 | |
| Harry Singh c Duke b Tom Helm | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marcus Harris lbw b Ryan Higgins | 15 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 44.12 | |
| Rocky Flintoff b Naavya Sharma | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Arav Shetty c Duke b Tom Helm | 22 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 115.79 | |
| Ben Walkden c S Robson b Naavya Sharma | 28 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 100 | |
| George Balderson c Duke b Tom Helm | 20 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 48.78 | |
| Noman Ali c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 19.05 | |
| Tom Bailey not out | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| Sir James Anderson (c) b Ryan Higgins | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 3 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 151 | 10 wkts, 48.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 13 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Tom Helm | 13 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Ryan Higgins | 11.5 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Naavya Sharma | 11 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Jennings & Matthew Hurst | 3 | 20 |
| Harry Singh & Matthew Hurst | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus Harris & Matthew Hurst | 29 | 65 |
| Rocky Flintoff & Matthew Hurst | 3 | 7 |
| Arav Shetty & Matthew Hurst | 40 | 48 |
| Ben Lewis Walkden & Matthew Hurst | 44 | 57 |
| Balderson & Matthew Hurst | 7 | 29 |
| Balderson & Noman Ali | 21 | 45 |
| Bailey & Noman Ali | 4 | 4 |
| Bailey & Anderson | 0 | 16 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keaton Jennings | 3.2 | 3 |
| 2 | Harry Singh | 3.4 | 3 |
| 3 | Marcus Harris | 14.3 | 32 |
| 4 | Rocky Flintoff | 15.4 | 35 |
| 5 | Arav Shetty | 23.4 | 75 |
| 6 | Ben Walkden | 33.1 | 119 |
| 7 | Matthew Hurst | 37.6 | 126 |
| 8 | George Balderson | 45.3 | 147 |
| 9 | Noman Ali | 46.1 | 151 |
| 10 | Sir James Anderson | 48.5 | 151 |
Middlesex — Innings 3 (200/10 in 44 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hollman b T Bailey | 22 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 50 | |
| Sam Robson b Balderson | 10 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 31.25 | |
| Max Holden c Harry Singh b James Anderson | 51 | 60 | 9 | 0 | 85 | |
| Ben Geddes lbw b James Anderson | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 100 | |
| Leus du Plooy (c) b Balderson | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 78.95 | |
| Ryan Higgins c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7.14 | |
| Harry Duke (wk) b Balderson | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 160 | |
| Zafar Gohar c Matthew Hurst b Balderson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toby Roland-Jones c Matthew Hurst b Ben Walkden | 37 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 84.09 | |
| Tom Helm lbw b Balderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Naavya Sharma batting | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 2 | Wides: 1 | Total: 20 | |||||
| Total | 200 | 10 wkts, 44 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 13 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Tom Bailey | 10 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 4 |
| George Balderson | 16 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Ben Walkden | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 6.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Hollman & Sam Robson | 28 | 67 |
| Hollman & Max Holden | 30 | 31 |
| Ben Geddes & Max Holden | 62 | 50 |
| Leus du Plooy & Max Holden | 17 | 30 |
| Ryan Higgins & Max Holden | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Higgins & Duke | 17 | 19 |
| Ryan Higgins & Zafar Gohar | 0 | 4 |
| Roland-Jones & Zafar Gohar | 6 | 8 |
| Roland-Jones & Tom Helm | 0 | 1 |
| Roland-Jones & Naavya Sharma | 40 | 48 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Robson | 11.1 | 28 |
| 2 | Luke Hollman | 16.2 | 58 |
| 3 | Ben Geddes | 24.4 | 120 |
| 4 | Leus du Plooy | 29.4 | 137 |
| 5 | Max Holden | 30.4 | 137 |
| 6 | Harry Duke | 33.5 | 154 |
| 7 | Ryan Higgins | 34.3 | 154 |
| 8 | Zafar Gohar | 35.5 | 160 |
| 9 | Tom Helm | 35.6 | 160 |
| 10 | Toby Roland-Jones | 43.6 | 200 |
Lancashire — Innings 4 (136/10 in 43.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings c Ben Geddes b Ryan Higgins | 38 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 52.78 | |
| Matthew Hurst (wk) c Ben Geddes b Tom Helm | 38 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 42.22 | |
| Harry Singh c S Robson b Naavya Sharma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Marcus Harris c Tom Helm b Naavya Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rocky Flintoff lbw b Roland-Jones | 13 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 48.15 | |
| Arav Shetty lbw b Tom Helm | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Ben Walkden c Duke b Roland-Jones | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| George Balderson b Tom Helm | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noman Ali c Roland-Jones b Ryan Higgins | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 52.17 | |
| Tom Bailey c Roland-Jones b Tom Helm | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 125 | |
| Sir James Anderson (c) not out | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 5 | Wides: 2 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 136 | 10 wkts, 43.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Helm | 15 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2.4 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 12 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Ryan Higgins | 8.4 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Naavya Sharma | 7 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Zafar Gohar | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Jennings & Matthew Hurst | 55 | 131 |
| Harry Singh & Matthew Hurst | 7 | 6 |
| Marcus Harris & Matthew Hurst | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Flintoff & Matthew Hurst | 33 | 49 |
| Arav Shetty & Matthew Hurst | 10 | 20 |
| Arav Shetty & Ben Lewis Walkden | 1 | 2 |
| Balderson & Ben Lewis Walkden | 0 | 4 |
| Balderson & Noman Ali | 0 | 5 |
| Bailey & Noman Ali | 12 | 12 |
| Anderson & Noman Ali | 16 | 32 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keaton Jennings | 21.5 | 57 |
| 2 | Harry Singh | 22.5 | 64 |
| 3 | Marcus Harris | 22.6 | 64 |
| 4 | Rocky Flintoff | 31.1 | 97 |
| 5 | Matthew Hurst | 34.3 | 107 |
| 6 | Arav Shetty | 34.5 | 108 |
| 7 | Ben Walkden | 35.3 | 108 |
| 8 | George Balderson | 36.2 | 108 |
| 9 | Tom Bailey | 38.2 | 120 |
| 10 | Noman Ali | 43.4 | 136 |
MID vs LAN Match Prediction, County Championship Division Two 2026, Middlesex vs Lancashire Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
MID vs LAN (Middlesex vs Lancashire) Match Details
| Match | Middlesex vs Lancashire (MID vs LAN) |
| League | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 2nd September 2026 |
| Time | 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT) |
MID vs LAN Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
MID vs LAN Match Venue: Merchant Taylors School Ground, Northwood, England
MID vs LAN Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
MID vs LAN Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Northwood, US will be clean. The temperature is expected to around 32°C on the match day with 64% humidity and 20.3 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Merchant Taylors School Ground Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 46%
Spin Bowling
54%Batting Pitch 46%
Bowling Pitch
MID vs LAN (Middlesex vs Lancashire) Playing 11
Middlesex vs Lancashire (MID vs LAN) Match Preview
MID vs LAN Match Preview: County Championship Division Two 2026 will see Middlesex facing off against Lancashire on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.
Middlesex (MID) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Sam Robson and Luke Hollman will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Luke Hollman is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Max Holden will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Leus du Plooy and Ben Geddes will strengthen the middle order for Middlesex.
- Ben Geddes will lead the Middlesex as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Joe Cracknell will do the Wicket Keeping for Middlesex.
Spin Bowlers
- Luke Hollman and Ryan Higgins will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Luke Hollman is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Naavya Sharma and Toby Roland Jones will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Lancashire (LAN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Keaton Jennings and Matthew Hurst will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Josh Bohannon will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Marcus Harris and Rocky Flintoff will strengthen the middle order for Lancashire.
Wicketkeeper
- George Bell will do the Wicket Keeping for Lancashire.
Pace Bowlers
- James Anderson and Ajeet Dale will lead the pace attack of his team.
Middlesex vs Lancashire (MID vs LAN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
MID vs LAN Match Prediction: Lancashire looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, MID will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
MID vs LAN County Championship Division Two 2026 Match Expert Advice: Luke Hollman will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Leus du Plooy will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
MID vs LAN Head to Head
MID vs LAN Head to Head Records: Middlesex vs Lancashire have faced each other in 7 matches in TEST. Out of these 7 games, Middlesex have won 4 whereas Lancashire have won 3 Matches.
| Match Played | 7 |
| MID Won | 4 |
| LAN Won | 3 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division Two 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +0.716 | 230 | WWWWW |
| 2 | Northamptonshire | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | +0.124 | 175 | WLNRWL |
| 3 | Kent | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -0.618 | 173 | LWDWW |
| 4 | Middlesex | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +0.115 | 135 | LWNRLL |
| 5 | Derbyshire | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | +0.110 | 135 | WLNRLW |
| 6 | Worcestershire | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -0.247 | 130 | LLNRWW |
| 7 | Lancashire | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | -0.079 | 100 | LLDLL |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -0.214 | 82 | WWLLL |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: County Championship Division Two 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
MID - L W N L LLAN - L L D L L
MID vs LAN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Matthew Hurst is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
MID vs LAN Winning Prediction
- Lancashire team has the upper hand over Middlesex team. So try to pick more players from Lancashire
MID vs LAN Small League Must Picks:
MID - Luke Hollman [267 points], Leus du Plooy [222 points]LAN - Arav Shetty [428 points], Keaton Jennings [352 points]
MID vs LAN Grand League Risky Picks:
MID - Sam Robson [0 points], Sebastian Morgan [0 points]LAN - George Bell [0 points], Tom Bailey [0 points]
MID vs LAN Death Over Bowlers:
MID - Toby Roland JonesLAN - Tom Bailey
Middlesex (MID) Key Players
- Sam Robson [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Ryan Higgins [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Zafar Gohar [PTs: 75, CR: 7.0]
- Ben Geddes [PTs: 81, CR: 7.5]
- Leus du Plooy [27*, DNB, DNB, DNB, 22]
- Luke Hollman [20]
Lancashire (LAN) Key Players
- James Anderson [[3W, 2W], [1W, 4W, [2W, 1W]]
- Rocky Flintoff [39, 56]
- Matthew Hurst [PTs: 245, CR: 7.0]
- Keaton Jennings [66]
- Arav Shetty [PTs: 428, CR: 6.0]
MID vs LAN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sam Robson [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Ben Geddes [PTs: 81, CR: 7.5]
- Leus du Plooy [PTs: 222, CR: 8.0]
- Matthew Hurst [PTs: 245, CR: 7.0]
- Luke Hollman [PTs: 267, CR: 9.0]
- Keaton Jennings [PTs: 352, CR: 8.5]
- Arav Shetty [PTs: 428, CR: 6.0]
MID vs LAN Injury / Unavailability
Middlesex Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Lancashire Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
MID vs LAN Live Stream
Where can I see MID vs LAN Live Score?
You can see MID vs LAN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
MID vs LAN match will be live telecast on FanCode.
MID vs LAN Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch MID vs LAN match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
MID vs LAN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Middlesex vs Lancashire (MID vs LAN) Squads
Middlesex (MID) Squad: Max Holden, Zafar Gohar, Ryan Higgins, Tom Helm, Sam Robson, Toby Roland Jones, Leus du Plooy(C), Harry Duke(WK), Luke Hollman, Joe Cracknell(WK), Josh de Caires, Ben Geddes, Sebastian Morgan, Naavya Sharma
Lancashire (LAN) Squad: Marcus Harris, James Anderson(C), George Balderson, Josh Bohannon, Keaton Jennings, Tom Bailey, Luke Wells, Tom Hartley, Ajeet Dale, Paul Coughlin, Michael Jones, Mitchell Stanley, Noman Ali, George Bell(WK), Matthew Hurst(WK), Harry Singh, Rocky Flintoff, Arav Shetty
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's MID vs LAN match?
A-1, For MID vs LAN, Middlesex will take on Lancashire at 2026-09-02 15:00:00 IST, and our expert prediction helps you pick the best Dream11 lineup for this exciting clash.
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Q-6, Are there any injury updates for MID vs LAN today?
A-6, There are no major injury updates at the moment for MID vs LAN, but we will update the app and website as soon as new news arrives.
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