Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction

north vs derby Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Northamptonshire will be looking to continue their decent form when they take on Derbyshire in the North Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast competition played at Northampton.

In the previous match, Northamptonshire registered a hard-fought win over Durham. With this result, Northamptonshire have climbed to third place in the North Group table.

On the other hand, Derbyshire suffered defeat at the hands of Nottinghamshire.  Captain Shan Masood will be hoping that the side can put up a strong fight in this fixture.

There have been 17 meetings between the teams in the history of the competition where Northamptonshire have registered seven victories. Derbyshire have managed to come out on top on six occasions. Four matches have been abandoned.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northamptonshire Preview

The county side will be looking to go with the same combination that featured in the previous match against Durham.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Chris Lynn, James Neesham, Ben Curran, Joshua Cobb, Saif Zaib and Rob Keogh to deliver the bulk of the runs.’

In the previous match, Chris Lynn showed excellent form with the bat for Northamptonshire and finished the innings with the top-score of 61 runs off 47 balls with the help of five boundaries and two sixes. Besides Lynn, Saif Zaib chipped in with 22 runs off 18 balls, whereas Ben Curran chipped in with 16 runs off 11 balls.

In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Tom Taylor, Ben Sanderson, Joshua Cobb, James Neesham and Graeme White to provide crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous match, left-arm orthodox spinner, Graeme White, was the pick of the bowlers for Northamptonshire and finished with figures of 3 for 14 in 4 overs. Besides White, Skipper Joshua Cobb bowled well and claimed 2 for 24 in his four overs.

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Joshua Cobb (c), Rob Keogh, Chris Lynn, Ben Curran, Saif Zaib, James Neesham, Lewis McManus (wk), , Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Tom Taylor, Graeme White

Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:

Rob Keogh, Tom Taylor, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Saif Zaib, Josh Cobb, Graeme White, Chris Lynn, Lewis McManus, Ben Curran, James Neesham

Derbyshire Preview

The side will be keen to turn things around after losing two matches on the bounce in the competition. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Shan Masood, Leue du Plooy, Wayne Madsen and Luis Reece to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Leus Du Plooy was the standout performer with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 51 off 34 balls with the help of three boundaries and one six. He was well supported by Wayne Madsen, who chipped in with 40 runs off 33 balls. Captain Shan Masood showed decent form and scored 33 runs off 23 balls with the help of six fours.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Hayden Kerr, Mark Watt, George Scrimshaw and Mat McKiernan to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Derbyshire Predicted Playing XI:

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

Derbyshire Actual Playing XI:

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

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared at Northampton is going to favour the batting units. The bowlers will have to work hard for their wickets. The weather forecast for Tuesday’s game is going to be sunny with light breeze.

Venue Details

County Ground in Northampton is going to host the North Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast competition between Northamptonshire and Derbyshire.

Derbyshire will take heart from the fact they have won their last three matches against Northamptonshire.

Toss: To Bat

Both the sides will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a score in excess of 200 runs. The two matches played at Northampton has been won by side batting first.