LEI vs WOR Match Preview
In one of their games played against Durham on 9th June, Leicestershire did show some signs of getting back on the right track with a win. But things did not work out well for them after that, as they ended up losing the next game against Yorkshire on 16th June. More than the loss, the fact they lost easily to their opposition will be worrying the side more. Leicestershire put up an excellent batting performance to post a good total of 195 runs on the board for the loss of 5 wickets. However, this healthy total was nowhere close to being enough.
Yorkshire batters made a mockery of this target as they reached it easily in 18.1 overs with 8 wickets in hand. Although Rishi Patel who is their leading run-getter, failed in this match, the opener Nick Welch made a good contribution to the total scoring 40 runs from 24 balls, and Louis Kimber struck 59 runs from 38 balls, The Leicestershire bowling is their main concern as it has not troubled the opposition much. The only bowler that has appeared to be consistent for Leicestershire has been Callum Parkinson. Josh Hull has shown some promise but he turned out to be expensive.
The Worcestershire team is also going into this game with a loss in their last game. While chasing a target of 197 runs against Warwickshire at the New Road in Worcester, the team fell short by twenty-one runs. The Worcestershire skipper Brett D'Oliveira hit 50 runs from 38 balls. But as it turned out, it was the only notable contribution from the Worcestershire batting order. He has become the second-highest run-scorer for Worcestershire having scored 213 runs from 8 innings with a strike rate of 144.89.
The middle order batter Adam Hose leads the batting charts for Worcestershire with 261 runs from 8 games with a strike rate of 151.74. These two will have to contribute to the team's cause in this game. The bowling attack for Worcestershire has been more consistent. Pat Brown has had a terrific season picking up 15 wickets from 8 matches and the skipper D'Oliveira has 11 scalps from 8 games. The leggy from Pakistan Usama Mir has played in 4 matches this season and has collected a haul of 8 wickets.
Weather Report
We are likely to get bright sunny weather for this game. But there is a chance of getting some showers during the game. Some of them might be pretty heavy as well. The maximum temperature during the game is likely to be close to 22 degrees. The rain will cause the temperature to drop though.
Pitch Report
The average first-innings total scored at the Grace Road venue in Leicestershire is 165 runs. The top score recorded at the venue is by Yorkshire who totaled 255 runs on the ground. The venue has a seating capacity of 12000 people and there will be some assistance for fast bowlers from the track. The ground has one of the largest outfields for the teams participating in domestic cricket. Only The Oval has bigger boundaries in England.
Notable stats
Brett D'Oliviera has a great strike rate with the ball.
Brett D'Oliviera has picked up 16 victims from his last ten appearances for Worcestershire with a strike rate of 9.75.
Leicestershire leads the recent head-to-head between the two teams.
Leicestershire leads the head-to-head between the two teams for the last 5 games, 3-2. However, Worcestershire won the game played between the two sides in this year's T20 Blast competition earlier in the season.
Team News
There are no injury updates available at the moment for this game. You can expect the team management to have full teams to be available for selection tomorrow.
LEI vs WOR Probable 11
LEI Playing 11
- Nick Welch
- Lewis Hill (Wk)
- Rishi Patel
- Colin Ackermann (C)
- Louis Kimber
- Wiaan Mulder
- Rehan Ahmed
- Callum Parkinson
- Tom Scriven
- Matt Salisbury
- Josh Hull
WOR Playing 11
- Brett D'Oliveira (C)
- Ed Pollock
- Jack Haynes
- Adam Hose
- Mitchell Santner
- Kashif Ali
- Ben Cox (Wk)
- Usama Mir
- Matthew Waite
- Dillon Pennington
- Patrick Brown
Dream11 Prediction
Worcestershire has played much better cricket this year in the Vitality T20 Blast so far. Worcestershire is currently lying in 6th position in the North Group points table with 8 points from 4 wins. Leicestershire is lying in the last position in the points table with just 2 wins so far from 9 games. We reckon this trend will continue and Worcestershire will start as favorites to win the encounter.
Top Picks
Callum Parkinson: Callum Parkinson has picked up 11 scalps in his last 10 games for Leicestershire with a strike rate of 21.27 and an economy rate of 7.15.
Adam Hose: Hose has scored 261 runs from his last 8 games for Worcestershire with a strike rate of 151.74 and an average of 37.28.
Brett D'Oliveira: The Worcestershire skipper has done an excellent job for his team both with the bat and the ball.
Usama Mir: Usama Mir has made an excellent start to his stint in the competition by picking up 8 victims from 4 matches with a strike rate of 12.
LEI vs WOR Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: B Cox , L Kimber
Batters: A Hose, R Patel, N Welch
All-rounders: B D'Oliviera (C), M Santner (VC), W Mulder
Bowlers: U Mir, C Parkinson, P Brown
