Leicestershire vs Derbyshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 28 May 2022

leic vs derby Match Prediction & Analysis

Leicestershire will be keen to get back to winning ways when they face Derbyshire in the North Group game of the 2022 T20 Blast competition at Grace Road in Leicester.

In the opening fixture, Leicestershire suffered defeat at the hands of Durham. Skipper Colin Ackermann will be hoping that the side can put in an improved batting performance in this home fixture.

On the other hand, Derbyshire will be keen to put on a decent fight in their opening game against Leicestershire.

There have been 36 meetings between the teams in the history of the competition where Leicestershire have registered nineteen victories. Derbyshire have managed to come out on top on twelve occasions. Five matches have been abandoned.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Leicestershire Preview

The county side will be keen to learn from their mistakes and put in a disciplined performance against Derbyshire.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Hamish Rutherford, Lewis Hill , Aron Lilley, Colin Ackermann, Rishi Patel and Louis Kimber to deliver crucial scores in this contest.

In the previous game, Rishi Patel was the lone warrior with the bat for Leicestershire and finished the innings with the top-score of 40 runs off 31 balls with the help of six fours.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Callum Parkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Naveen Ul Haq, Roman Walker and Ben Mike to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Legspinner Rehan Ahmed was the standout performer with the ball and claimed 2 for 22 in his four overs.

Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Colin Ackermann (c), Rishi Patel, Hamish Rutherford, Lewis Hill (wk), Arron Lilley, Louis Kimber, Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Roman Walker, Callum Parkinson, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Leicestershire Actual Playing XI:

Naveen-ul-Haq, Callum Parkinson, Lewis Hill, Colin Ackermann, Hamish Rutherford, Scott Steel, Roman Walker, Ben Mike, Arron Lilley, Rishi Patel, Rehan Ahmed

Derbyshire Preview

The visitors will be keen to pick their full-strength side for their game against Leicestershire. In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Leus Du Plooy, Harry Came, Luis Reece and captain Matt Critchley to deliver the bulk of the runs.

With 395 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 131.22, Leus Du Plooy finished the competition as the leading run-scorer for Derbyshire last season. Besides du Plooy, Luis Reece accumulated 351 runs in 12 outings at a strike rate of 171.21.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Logan van Beek, Jade Dernbach, George Scrimshaw and Fynn Hudson-Prentice to make crucial breakthroughs.

Derbyshire Predicted Playing XI:

Matt Critchley (captain), Luis Reece, Leus Du Plooy, Harry Came, Tom Wood, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Brooke Guest (wk), Alex Thomson, Logan van Beek, George Scrimshaw, Jade Dernbach.

Derbyshire Actual Playing XI:

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

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With weather forecast for Saturday’s game expected to be clear with no sign of rain, the wicket prepared for the game.

Venue Details

Grace Road in Leicester is going to host the North Group game between Leicestershire and Derbyshire.

Derbyshire will take heart from the fact that they won their last four matches out six played against Leicestershire.

Toss: To Bat

Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 170 runs. The average first inning score at Grace Road is around 175 runs.