LEI vs DUR Match Preview
While it has been a pretty mediocre batting effort by Leicestershire so far, Rishi Patel has been the best performer among the lot with 178 runs. Nick Welch and Lewis Hill will be looking to give the team a good start here. Louis Kimber has played a couple of good innings so far, and more will be expected of him going forward.
Rehan Ahmed and Wiaan Mulder are the two all-rounders on the team but they haven’t played up to their full potential. Talking about the bowling, it is a similar story as none of the bowlers have been able to put up consistent performances. The seamers Naveen ul-Haq and Josh Hull have struggled to pick up wickets and have also been a bit expensive.
The spinners have done a slightly better job, with Callum Parkinson and Rehan Ahmed picking up 14 wickets between them.
Alex Lees and Graham Clark will be looking to give Durham a good start here. While the duo has done a decent job so far, they will need to play some big innings going ahead to get their team a better chance of putting up big scores. Oliver Robinson has been a solid performer in the middle order, scoring 3 half-centuries in 6 innings, and will be the key for Durham here.
However, the other batsmen, including Bas de Leede and Ashton Turner have lacked consistency in their performances. Nathan Sowter has been brilliant with the ball for Durham this season. He picked up his second consecutive 4-wicket haul in the last match and has moved to the top of the list of top wicket-takers of the tournament.
The team does lack another quality spinner who can support Sowter in the middle overs. The pace attack will be led by Ben Raine, with Wayne Parnell and Brandon Glover playing the supporting role.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to remain clear with temperatures of below 20 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Grace Road Stadium in Leicester offers assistance to the quicker bowlers early on in the game and there will be some movement off the pitch and there will also be some swing. However, the surface will settle down as the game progresses and will get easier to bat on.
The average first-inning score here is around 170.
Notable stats
Graham Clark’s explosive batting
Graham Clark is known for his big-hitting abilities and this season has been no different. He has scored 225 runs so far at a scintillating strike rate of 178.57.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
LEI vs DUR Probable 11
LEI Playing 11
- Lewis Hill (C)
- Rishi Patel
- Wiaan Mulder
- Louis Kimber
- Rehan Ahmed
- Arron Lilly
- Callum Parkinson
- Naveen ul-Haq
- Michael Finan
- Josh Hull
- Nick Welch
DUR Playing 11
- Graham Clark
- Alex Lees (C)
- Michael Jones
- Oliver Robinson (Wk)
- Ashton Turner
- Bas de Leede
- Wayne Parnell
- Liam Trevaskis
- Ben Raine
- Nathan Sowter
- Brandon Glover
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing Durham to win here. They have some in-form players who are capable of turning the match in the team’s favor. On the other hand, Leicestershire has struggled to perform and we expect their woes to continue.
Top Picks
Nathan Sowter: Sowter is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 17 wickets in 7 matches. He has an excellent economy rate of just 5.50 runs per over and a strike rate of 9.50.
Oliver Robinson: Oliver Robinson has scored 3 half-centuries in 6 innings and has scored at total of 261 runs at a strike rate of 152.63.
Louis Kimber: Louis Kimber has been quite impressive in the limited chances that he has got so far and has scored runs at a brisk pace. He can be a key player for any team.
LEI vs DUR Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: O George-Robinson (VC), G Clark, L Kimber
Batters: A Turner, R Patel, A Lees
All-rounders: R Ahmed, W Mulder, B de Leede
Bowlers: N Sowter (C), B Raine
