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Leicestershire vs Essex, CC_2026, Today Match Prediction
LEI vs ESS Win Probability
Toss Winner - Leicestershire won the toss and choose to bowl first
Essex won by 6 wickets
Can Essex continue their unbeaten run against Leicestershire?
- Essex bowlers have picked up all possible 70 wickets in the last 7 innings.
- Leicestershire have lost their last three games, including the one against Essex.
- Essex has 3 wins and 2 losses in the last 5 games against Leicestershire.
We predict that Essex will beat Leicestershire.
| Tournament: | County Championship Division One 2026 |
| Format: | test |
| Venue: | Grace Road, Leicester , United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 16.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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LEI vs ESS Match Prediction & Analysis
The County Championship Division One will see the repeat of the game between Leicestershire and Essex at Grace Road, Leicester, from 12th June. The match will start at 3:30 pm. In the last month, Essex had beaten Leicestershire by 7 wickets while bowling out the latter for just 60 in the second innings.
Essex have 3 wins and 2 losses in 6 games. They are currently on a two-match winning streak, with the wins coming against Hampshire and Leicestershire. Essex bowler Sam Cook is currently the third leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 27 wickets, out of which 6 he had taken against Leicestershire in the last game.
On the other hand, Leicestershire now has 3 losses in the last 3 games. All the losses have come while defending the target. They are currently sitting at the bottom of the points table with 4 losses and 2 draws. Ian Holland has been the all-rounder for the season for Leicestershire. He has 222 runs and 15 wickets.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
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Last 4 Matches
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290/9 in 50.0
RLODC
Leicestershire beat Essex by 3 wickets
291/7 in 47.3
TEAMS PREVIEW
Leicestershire Preview
Leicestershire suffered their third consecutive defeat of the season to sink to the 9th in the points table. Batting first, they put 333 runs on the board and ended up taking the lead by 30 runs. What followed was the horrible setback as the entire team crumbled on 60. They ended up losing the game by 7 wickets. Leicestershire hasn’t seen a victory in the 6 games they have played so far.
Rishi Patel will open the innings with Jake Weatherhald. Weatherhald scored 61 in the last game against Essex. He is their leading run-scorer with 483 runs, averaging 60. He will be the batter to watch out for. Patel has 2 half-centuries in the last 3 games. He also has 458 runs with a century and 3 half-centuries. Soloman Budinger will come in at number three. Budinger scored 89 against Essex earlier.
Ian Holland will come in the middle, followed by Jonathan Tattersall, Stephen Eskinazi, and Ben Cox. Holland has 222 runs with the bat and has picked up 15 wickets with the ball. His 4 wickets had helped Leicestershire take the lead by 30 runs in the first innings against Essex. Tattersall has played 4 games so far, scoring 285 runs with a century and 2 half-centuries. Eskinazi and Cox have played a crucial role in the middle this season. While Eskinazi has scored 396 runs with 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries, Cox has 442 runs in 6 games.
Ben Green will lead the bowling attack with Ben Mike, Ajaz Patel, and Holland. Green is their leading wicket-taker with 23 wickets. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Mike picked up 3 wickets in the last game. Patel has 11 wickets in 6 games. The bowlers have picked up just 36 wickets in the last 6 innings for Leicestershire.
Key Players: Jake Weatherhald, Ben Green, Ian Holland.
Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI:
Rishi Patel, Jake Weatherald, Ian Holland (c), Solomon Budinger, Jonathan Tattersall, Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Cox (wk), Ben Green, Ben Mike, Ajaz Patel, Josh Hull.
Leicestershire Key Players From Previous Game Of County Championship Division One 2026
Leicestershire Actual Playing XI:
Lewis Hill, Ben Cox, Alex Green, Rishi Patel, Tom Scriven, Ben Green, Josh Davey, Rehan Ahmed, Nick Kelly, Sheridon Gumps, Joey Evison
Essex Preview
Two wins in a row have brought Essex back from the bottom half to the top 2. In their last game, they defeated the hosts even after falling short by 30 runs in the first innings. All credit to their bowlers who bowled out Leicestershire on 60 in 27 overs. Dean Elgar will open the innings with Paul Walter. Elgar is having a poor run with the bat and hasn’t scored 20 or more in the last four innings. Yet he has 314 runs in 6 games. Walter has 269 runs in 11 innings. Skipper Tom Westley will come in at number three. Westley scored 43 in the last game.
Charlie Allison will come in the middle with Matthew Critchley, Wiaan Mulder, and Michael Pepper. Allison has 140 runs in the last 4 innings. Critchley is their leading run-scorer with 416 runs. He will be the batter to watch out for. Mulder scored a half-century each in the last two games. He averages 49 in 4 innings. Pepper has been below average in this series. He has 103 runs in 8 innings. Simone Harmer has been fabulous down the order. He scored 80 in the last game. With 327 runs in 6 games, Harmer has an average of 54 - the highest among the batters.
Sam Cook will lead the bowling attack with Shane Snater and Jamie Porter. Cook and Snater picked up 4 wickets in the last game. Cook is their leading wicket-taker with 27 wickets. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Porter and Snater have 19 wickets each. Harmer’s spin is coming in handy for Essex as he has 14 wickets in 6 games. Essex bowlers are the most successful in Division 1, having picked 90% of the available wickets in 11 innings they have played.
Key Players: Sam Cook, Matthew Critchley, Simone Harmer.
Essex Predicted Playing XI:
Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Tom Westley (c), Charlie Allison, Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Critchley, Michael Pepper (wk), Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter.
Essex Key Players From Previous Game Of County Championship Division One 2026
Essex Actual Playing XI:
Charlie Bennett, Tom Westley, Noah Thain, Jordan Cox, Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Charlie Allison, Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Jamie Porter
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather in Leicester is expected to be cold and clean on match day, with temperatures ranging from 5 to 18 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h. The rain is expected to play a spoilsport on day 2. It is a bowling-friendly pitch. 70 wickets have fallen in the 8 innings played at this venue in 2 games.
LEI vs ESS Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
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Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
SwingSpin Bowling
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The match will be played at Grace Road, Leicester, from 12th June. The match will start at 3:30 pm. The average first innings score is 425, 155 more than the second innings in this season. Leicestershire have lost both their games here in this season.
Toss: To Bat
Leicester has always seen successful defense. In the last two wins registered here, the team batting first has won on both occasions. The team winning the toss should bat first.
LEI vs ESS
Winning Prediction
Essex are flying high with back-to-back wins. Their batting lineup is better than Leicester's. Their bowlers have been right on point, picking up 70 wickets in the last 7 innings. On the other hand, Leicestershire have 27 wickets in 4 innings. They haven’t won a single game this season.
We predict that Essex will beat Leicestershire.
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