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Lancashire LIghtning defeat Northants Steelbacks to win T20 Blast

Lancashire Lightning win the T20 Blast after Northants Steelbacks fall 13 runs short in the final at Edgbaston.

Lancashire Lightning have defeated Northants Steelbacks to win the T20 Blast.

Northamptonshire were chasing a score of 166 and fell 13 runs short of the target.

The first wicket to fall was Richard Levi (16) before David Willey went for 24.

Josh Cobb top-scored with 44 not out and stayed in bat for 16 overs. His partnership of 52 with Shahid Afridi gave Northamptonshire hope until Afridi fell for 26 after 17.3 overs.

Rory Kleinveldt then went for 11 and Alex Wakely scored four in the final over as Northamptonshire fell short of the target.

The victory was Lancashire's first limited-over tournament win since 1999.

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Northamptonshire's David Willey in action on August 17, 2013
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