Left-hander Mark Cosgrove played a starring role for Leicestershire as the Foxes reeled in a revised Duckworth-Lewis target of 309 to beat Lancashire by three wickets in a thrilling one-day clash at Old Trafford.
A trio of half-centuries from Cosgrove, Cameron Delport and Mark Pettini proved vital for the Foxes against a Lightning side that included England Test duo Jimmy Anderson and Haseeb Hameed.
Cosgrove was Leicestershire's standout with the bat, top scoring with 67. He had a running battle with a fired up Anderson, but the Australian struck the ball cleanly.
Hameed hit a composed 88 on his senior limited overs debut as Lancashire looked well placed with a total of 8-314.
The Foxes fell from 101 without loss to 3-137 in the 26th over, but Cosgrove and Ned Eckersley (39) shared a brutal fourth-wicket stand of 89 in 12 overs.
News that makes sense
Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
They made sure their side was ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis method par score when rain took the players off at 8.20pm with the score at 3-218 in the 37th. The target was then revised to 309 off 49 overs.
The left-hander was one of the three quick wickets to fall, but his departure did not prove costly as an unbeaten 32 from Tom Wells saw the visitors through with four balls remaining.
