Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023, Today Match Prediction

leic vs north Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast is coming to crucial final stages of the league phase with only 2-3 matches remaining for each team. When every team is fighting for crucial points, The two teams in contention here Leicestershire and Northamptonshire are out of contention for next stages and will be looking to build their team for the next season. Northamptonshire did not have a good start to season with just 1 win in their first 4 matches but looked to make a comeback with back-to-back wins twice but never really materialized. Leicestershire had even worser season as their chances slimmed out after their 5 losses on a trot in their first 5 matches.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Leicestershire Preview

Leicestershire ended with 143/8 in their chase of 166 runs against Nottinghamshire last night. Openers Nick Welch (32 runs) and Peter Handscomb (28 runs) gave a decent start with 63-run opening partnership. Their middle order kept losing wickets at regular intervals and collapsed to 96/6 after which Wiaan Mulder played a lone battle scoring 38 runs off 26 balls to end up losing by 22 runs.

Their bowlers made a superb comeback in their second half to restrict the opposition from 133/2 in 13th over to 164/8 in the 20 overs. Pace-spin duo of Tom Scriven (4-0-21-4) and Callum Parkinson (4-0-22-3) took 7 wickets between them to rattle the opposition batting. Young leggie Rehan Ahmed chipped in with superb spell of 4-0-27-1 in the match.

Key players: Tom Scriven, Wiaan Mulder, Peter Handscomb

Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Nick Welch, Peter Handscomb (wk), Rishi Patel, Colin Ackermann (c), Louis Kimber, Wiaan Mulder, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Scriven, Michael Finan, Callum Parkinson, Matt Salisbury

Leicestershire Actual Playing XI:

Callum Parkinson, Colin Ackermann, Wiaan Mulder, Nick Welch, Peter Handscomb, Harry Swindells, Tom Scriven, Rishi Patel, Matt Salisbury, Michael Finan, Rehan Ahmed

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire posted a competitive total of 156/8 in their 20 overs. Emilio Gay (47 runs), Chris Lynn (33 runs), and Saif Zaib (25 runs) played vital cameos with the bat but failed to make them into a big score to help their post an above par total. Rest of their batters were dismissed cheaply and failed to make a mark in the match.

Their bowlers to restrict the opposition as they lost by 6 wickets in the last over. Skipper David Willey picked up 2 wickets while Tom Taylor and Andrew Tye chipped in with a wicket each in the match. All their bowlers went for runs at nearly 8 RPO which made the chase a bit of easygoing for the opposition.

Key batters: Chris Lynn, David Willey, Andrew Tye

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Ricardo Vasconcelos, Emilio Gay, Chris Lynn, Saif Zaib, David Willey (c), Justin Broad, Lewis McManus (wk), Tom Taylor, Andrew Tye, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich

Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:

Andrew Tye, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Tom Taylor, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Saif Zaib, Justin Broad, David Willey, Emilio Gay, Chris Lynn, Lewis McManus

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Leicester pitch has been subjected to wear and tear owing to used nature and we expect the bowlers to have an upper hand in this contest. Leicester will have a bright and sunny weather which are very apt for a game of cricket.

Venue Details

Leicester has been an average scoring ground with scores in the range of 150-160 runs in this season so far and we expect the trend to continue in this game too.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first has 4-3 win-loss record in their favour at Leicester this season and the captains might opt to bat first as the pitch might slow down as match progresses.