Lancs defeat MCC Universities in Dubai.

Tom Smith made 83 as Lancashire posted 282-5.

Lancashire cruised to a 144-run win over the MCC Universities, giving them their third win on their tour of Dubai.

Openers Karl Brown and Tom Smith made 166 for Lancashire's first-wicket and the Lightning didn't look back, posting 282-5, which proved more than enough to capture victory.

The MCC youngsters made just 138 in response as they were bowled out inside 45 overs, with Kabir Ali taking 4-22.

Brown top-scored for the Lightning with 93 and was supported by Smith who also came close to a century with 83, as Lancashire made 166 after 35 overs.

Smith was the more aggressive of the two, reaching his half-century in 59 balls and Brown took almost twice as long, taking 106 deliveries to reach the same milestone.

Contributions from Liam Livingstone and Jordan Clark boosted the Lancashire total further after the first-wicket stand was finally broken, but by this stage the Lightning had already made enough to compete.

Smith and Brown shared a 71-run stand in Lancashire's first tour match against a Fly Emirates XI, where Smith led the innings with 70 from 41 balls.

An eventual target of 283 would be more than enough to secure victory, but Lancashire proved to be brutal in the way they went about this match, as was reflected by the margin of 144 runs between the two sides.

Lancashire inflicted an even heavy defeat on the MCC Young Cricketers yesterday, with Luke Procter making 125 as the Lightning won by 149 runs.

Kyle Jarvis and Kabir Ali claimed early wickets as the MCC Universities reached 37-2 after nine overs and Lancashire continued to constrict the flow of runs for the remainder of the innings.

Smith added to his efforts with the bat as Lancashire made further progress, reducing the opposition to 74-4 after 21 overs, giving him cause to be named man of the match.

Simon Kerrigan and Luke Procter each chipped in with a wicket in the middle of the innings, setting the youngsters the improbable task of scoring a further 190 runs with just four wickets remaining.

Ali returned and claimed another wicket and a run out set the MCC Universities back to 136-8 after they had showed some defiance with the bat.

But, after a brief period of resilience, Lancashire overcame the opposition, with Ali claiming the last two wickets, as the MCC Universities added just two more runs to their total.

Lancashire have now won three out of their four tour matches and will play Sussex in a 2-day match starting Tuesday, as they seek revenge for the 25-run defeat which they suffered on Friday.