Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 03 June 2022

derby vs notts Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality T20 Blast has been up and running successfully and teams are fighting hard to get their balance and depth right in the playing XI. England test players have left the league owing to their national commitments. Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are currently strolling along in the middle of the points table. Both teams will hope to win this match and get the much needed 2 points that will help them to separate themselves from the remaining teams and move up the points table. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Derbyshire Preview

Derbyshire put on a brave fight in the massive 220-run chase but fell short of the target by 17 runs. Luis Reece (55 runs) and Leus De Plooy (59 runs) lead the chase with their attacking fifties while Brooke Guest chipped in with an 18-ball burst of 35 runs. Shan Masood and Wayne Madsen too have played some crucial knocks in the previous matches this season.

Their bowlers failed to stop the opposition from posting a massive total of 219 runs in 20 overs in the last game. Pacers Hayden Kerr, Scrimshaw, and Samuel Connors have 5 wickets each but are giving runs at over 9 RPO so far. McKiernan has been their most economical bowler so far with mark Watt for company in the spin department.

Top players to bet on: Luis Reece, Brooke Guest, McKiernan

Derbyshire Predicted Playing XI:

Shan Masood (c), Luis Reece, Harry Came, Leus du Plooy, Wayne Madsen, Brooke Guest (wk), Matt McKiernan, Hayden Kerr, Mark Watt, Samuel Conners, George Scrimshaw

Derbyshire Actual Playing XI:

Hayden Kerr, Leus du Plooy, Shan Masood, Luis Reece, Mark Watt, Sam Conners, Wayne Madsen, George Scrimshaw, Matt McKiernan, Harry Came, Brooke Guest

Nottinghamshire Preview

Nottinghamshire were bundled out for just 91 runs in the stiff chase of 179 runs in the last game. Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Samit Patel, Dan Christian, and Steven Mullaney bring loads of experience to the table in the batting department with the likes of young players such as Joe Clarke and Tom Moores in the mix.

Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball, and Dane Paterson took 2 wickets each but gave runs at over 10 RPO in the last game. Mathew Carter and Samit Patel bowled economically as they had combined bowling figures of 8-0-49-1 in the match.  They have an excellent spin bowling giving runs at less than 7 RPO but needs to take more wickets consistently.

Top players to bet on: Samit Patel, Alex Hales, Dan Christian

Nottinghamshire Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Samit Patel, Tom Moores (wk), Steven Mullaney, Daniel Christian (c), Matthew Carter, Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball, Dane Paterson

Nottinghamshire Actual Playing XI:

Alex Hales, James Pattinson, Matthew Carter, Calvin Harrison, Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores, Jake Ball, DT Christian

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Derby has a dark and cloudy weather on the match day with 60% chances of rain as per the forecasters. Rain might come into consideration and bring DLS equation into play in this match.

Venue Details

Derby pitch is a batter`s paradise where the ball comes onto the bat nicely. Last match, we had a match tally of 397 runs, and we expect a run feat with 190-200 runs on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option with rain threat and DLS equation expected to make an impact in the match result. Both captains will prefer to chase the target in this match.