DER vs NOT 63rd Match - North Group Prediction

DER vs NOT Team Previews

Derbyshire

After making an ordinary start to the competition, the Derbyshire team succeeded in making a turnaround to their fortunes. They have won 2 out of their last 3 encounters. In their last game, they managed to beat Warwickshire by a margin of 6 wickets. While bowling first the Derbyshire bowlers ended up conceding as many as 203 runs. The pick of the bowlers for the Falcons was Mattie McKiernan who picked up 3 wickets for 39 runs. While chasing this massive total, the Derbyshire openers Haider Ali and Luis Reece laid a good foundation for this big chase.

The Derbyshire openers added 95 runs for the 1st wicket as Haider Ali succeeded in getting 48 runs. Luis de Ploy and Luis Reece played match-winning innings as they put together half-centuries with Derbyshire chasing down the requisite target within 19.3 overs. Derbyshire is positioned in the 7th slot in the points table at the moment with 6 points from 7 games. Although Derbyshire won 2 out of their last 3 matches in the competition, their top order appears to be in good touch with Haider Ali scoring 122 runs from his last 2 outings.

Wayne Madsen has been terrific with the bat for Falcons this year. The standout performers for Derbyshire with the ball are George Scrimshaw and Zak Chappell. But the real star of the show for Derbyshire has been Wayne Madsen. He has succeeded in amassing 405 runs so far in just 7 games. He has hit 4 fifties and 1 hundred in the competition. He hit a well-compiled 61 in the last outing against the Notts. In total, he has scored 572 runs against the Notts. You can vet in him to become the leading run-getter for Derbyshire in this game.

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire are also going into this match with a 26-run victory over Durham in their last encounter. While batting first, the Outlaws scored a good total of 187 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Alex Hales put together 39 runs while Colin Munro hit a quick 49 from 28 balls to add substance to the Notts' inning. The Notts bowlers after this good show with the bat did an excellent restriction job on Durham as they could muster up just 161 runs from their quota of 20 overs. Jake Ball and Samit Patel picked up 3 wickets each.

These two teams met each other in the competition earlier where the Notts beat Derbyshire by 4 wickets. One of the significant batters for Notts has been Joe Clarke. He played a match-winning inning of 42 runs against the Lancashire outfit in his last game. He has succeeded in scoring 156 runs in his last 3 games. In the game played against Derbyshire earlier in the competition, Joe Clarke hit 42 runs and it turned out to be the match-winning innings. You can bet on Joe Clarke to be the leading run-scorer for Notts.

Another crucial bowler for Notts has been Shaheen Afridi. He has so far picked up 11 wickets from 8 games. In his last appearance for Notts, he succeeded in picking up 1 wicket while conceding 30 runs. He is quite capable of racking up wickets early on in the opposition inning with his accurate inswingers. He can be the leading wicket-taker for Notts in this game. Notts are currently positioned at the top of the points table after their keenly fought win against Durham. Durham did make a spirited effort during the chase but never really looked like getting close to the target.