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

wor vs leic Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast tournament is spicing up with teams fighting hard to gain crucial points from every match. Worcestershire have won both their matches played till now and will be looking to continue their winning momentum with yet another victory. Leicestershire are not having good fortune as they lost both their matches played so far and will be eyeing for their first points from this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Worcestershire Preview

Worcestershire played superbly to win their last match by 3 runs. Adam Hose lead the batting line-up with 44 runs off 26 balls and Kashif Ali (24 runs), Ben Cox (26 runs), & Jack Haynes (32 runs) gave good support at the other end. Adam Finch played a blinder in the final over to chase down the total with his 10-ball 30 runs.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 175/9 to win by 2 wickets. Patrick Brown (3/28), Dillon Pennington (2/11), and Brett Oliveria (2/39) were superb with the ball picking up 7 wickets between in the match. Michael Bracewell and Usama Mir bowled economically in the middle overs to reduce the scoring rate.

Key players: Michael Bracewell, Adam Hose, Adam Finch

Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Ben Cox, Michael Bracewell, Jack Haynes, Adam Finch, Patrick Brown, Dillon Pennington, Brett Oliveria, Usama Mir, Ed Pollock 

Worcestershire Actual Playing XI:

Ed Pollock, Pat Brown, Ben Cox, Dillon Pennington, Kashif Ali, Adam Hose, Jack Haynes, Adam Finch, Michael Bracewell, Usama Mir, Brett D Oliveira

Leicestershire Preview

Leicestershire batters scored below par total of 166/7 in their last game on a good track. Skipper Colin Ackerman (27 runs), Nick Welsh (30 runs), and Rishi Patel (28 runs) played good cameos but failed to convert it into a big total. Their lower order batters chipped in with some crucial quick fore knocks. Their batters will need to bring their best performance to post a good total in this match.

Callum Parkinson was the lone warrior in the bowling department with figures of 4/33. Will Davies, Naseem Shah, and Rehan Ahmed failed to pick wickets regularly and will look to improve their bowling performance in this match. Colin Ackerman and Wiaan Mulder will add depth to their line-up.

Key players: Colin Ackerman, Callum Parkinson, Wiaan Mulder 

Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Nick Welsh, S Budinger, Arron Lilley, Colin Ackerman, Rishi Patel, Wiaan Mulder, Harry Swindles, Will Davies, Naseem Shah, Rehan Ahmed, Callum Parkinson 

Leicestershire Actual Playing XI:

Sol Budinger, Callum Parkinson, Naseem Shah, Colin Ackermann, Wiaan Mulder, Nick Welch, Harry Swindells, Arron Lilley, Rishi Patel, William Davis, Rehan Ahmed

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Leicester is one of the placid track where batters will have an upper hand as the match progresses. We will have bright and sunny weather on the match day with no rain expected.

Venue Details

Leicester will have true bounce and carry that will be enjoyed by the batters and we expect the target to be above 180 runs. Batters will find it tough to chase on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

Both teams will look to bowl first as no target is safe in this match and bowlers might find it difficult to stop the run flow in the game.