Leicestershire vs Durham, County Championship Divison One, Today Match Prediction

leic vs dur Match Prediction & Analysis

County Cricket is back in action amidst the T20 Blast and Ashes action in the English circuit. Durham is currently leading the points table and have a good lead over next placed Sussex in the points table. They will look to add to their lead with crucial points from this match. Leicestershire are having a mixed result so far with many draws when compared to wins and losses. They will be eager to up the ante in the league and a win in this match will be a big boost going forward.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Leicestershire Preview

Leicestershire made scores of 350/10 & 221/5 in the last game to win by 5 wickets against Gloucestershire. Lewis Hill led their innings with a century in the first innings in reply to 368 by opponents. Rishi Patel made a fifty while other batters chipped in with small cameos. Rehan Ahmed (71 runs) and Colin Ackermann (78* runs) played brilliant knocks to help their team chase in the fourth innings.

Their bowlers bowled out the opposition for 368 & 202 runs in both the innings. Chris Wright led the bowling attack in both innings with figures of 3/40 & 4/49 respectively. Josh Hull (3/109 & 1/26) and Callum Parkinson (2/93 & 3/63) chipped with crucial wickets to trouble the batters. Rehan Ahmed will not be available in this match owing to his national commitments.

Key players: Colin Ackermann, Lewis Hill, Chris Wright

Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Lewis Hill (c), Colin Ackermann, Peter Handscomb (wk), Louis Kimber, Matt Salisbury, Tom Scriven, Chris Wright, Callum Parkinson, Josh Hull

Durham Preview

Durham posted a massive total of 630 runs in the last match. David Bedingham (151 runs) and Oliver Robinson (102 runs) played superb knocks to lead their team in the middle order. Alex Rees (62 runs), Graham Clark (82 runs), and Bas de Leede (85* runs) made vital cameos to build partnerships in the last match.

Their bowlers toiled hard on flat pitch as the opposition made 390/10 & 426/7 in the match. Bas De Leede (6/125), Ben Raine (5/158), & Craig Miles (5/169) kept taking wickets on a tough pitch but were unable to bowl them out in the second innings. Ajaz Patel and Stanley Mclindan failed to get regular breakthroughs in the last game.

Key players: Oliver Robinson, Bas De Leede, Ben Raine

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Lees (c), Michael Jones, Scott Borthwick, David Bedingham, Oliver Robinson (wk), Graham Clark, Bas de Leede, Ben Raine, Ajaz Patel, Stanley McAlindon, Craig Miles

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Leicester pitch has been subjected to wear and tear owing to used nature and we expect aid the bowler’s little bit more in this match. Leicester will have a bright and sunny weather which are very apt for a game of cricket.

Venue Details

Leicester has been a good scoring ground with average scores in the range of 350-400 runs in this season so far and we expect the trend to continue in this game too.

Toss: To Bat

We expect both captains to bat first if they win the toss as the pitch will be good to bat early on. Chasing becomes tough in the fourth innings especially.