Vitality Blast 2019 Quarterfinal 1, Lancashire Lightning vs Essex Eagles: Preview, predictions, likely XIs

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street will host the first quarterfinal, between Lancashire Lightning and Essex Eagles on September 4.

Vitality Blast 2019, road to quarterfinals: Lancashire Lightning, Essex Eagles

Lancashire Lightning will play Essex Eagles in the first quarterfinal on September 4, at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.

Vitality Blast 2019, Derbyshire Falcons vs Lancashire Lightning, Glamorgan vs Sussex Sharks: Preview, predictions

The table-toppers of both North and South groups are involved on another day of T20 Blast action.

Vitality Blast 2019, Leicestershire Foxes vs Derbyshire Falcons, Birmingham Bears vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Worcestershire Rapids vs Lancashire Lightning, Hampshire vs Essex Eagles, Notts Outlaws vs Yorkshire Vikings: Preview, predictions

There will be plenty of changes in both the North and South groups tables on a day filled with T20 action.

Vitality Blast 2019, Lancashire Lightning vs Nottinghamshire Outlaws: Preview, predictions

The top team of North Group will be fighting the fifth in the race on August 3.

Vitality Blast 2019, Derbyshire Falcons vs Lancashire Lightning, Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings, Worcestershire Rapids vs Durham Jets: Preview, predictions

Sunday will feature three Vitality matches: Derbyshire Falcons vs Lancashire Lightning, Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings, and Worcestershire Rapids vs Durham Jets.

Vitality Blast 2019, Lancashire vs Northamptonshire, Essex vs Middlesex, Kent vs Glamorgan: Preview, predictions

August 14 will feature three Vitality Blast matches- Lancashire vs Northamptonshire, Essex vs Middlesex, and Kent vs Glamorgan.

Vitality Blast 2019, Durham vs Nottinghamshire, Birmingham vs Lancashire, Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire, Glamorgan vs Surrey, Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, Yorkshire vs Derbyshire: Preview, predictions

Six matches will be played on August 11, at Chester-le-Street, Edgbaston, New Road, Cardiff, Radlett, and Headingley.

Vitality Blast 2019, Lancashire v Durham, Warwickshire (Birmingham) v Leicestershire, Hampshire v Kent: Preview, predictions

Lancashire, Warwickshire, and Hampshire will host Durham, Leicestershire, and Kent respectively.

Vitality Blast 2019 qualification scenario after August 28: What do the teams need to qualify?

Lancashire Lightning, Derbyshire Falcons, Nottinghamshire Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, and Sussex Sharks have already qualified, while six teams have been eliminated.