Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks at a Glance

• Falcons play at home, therefore the players are familiar with the environment, which is to their benefit.
• The last four games Steelbacks played against Derbyshire Falcons ended in losses.
• With scores of 179 and 178, the Falcons have batted effectively in both games, and their batters have performed well.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Preview

Derbyshire Falcons

The Derbyshire Falcons appear unlikely to get to the quarter final stage of the 2023 T20 Blast, as they did the year before. There is still plenty of time to turn the campaign around even if they have lost to the Lancashire Lightning and Notts Outlaws, two of the top teams in the group.

Despite losing to the Notts Outlaws on Friday, two of Derbyshire Falcons’ top three batters scored a half-century. Wayne Madsen’s 61 runs from 31 balls were even more spectacular than Luis Reece’s 53 runs from 35 balls as the opener.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Northamptonshire Steelbacks, who have already lost to Durham by 10 wickets and Worcestershire Rapids by 15 runs, have also had a poor start to the season. To be competitive in this game, they will need to get better at using the bat, the ball, and the field.

Ricardo Vasconcelos, a South African keeper-batter, hit a half-century in the team’s loss to Durham and has now scored 84 runs in the competition through two innings. Aside from that, both David Willey and Andrew Tye are outstanding T20 bowlers.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Playing Squads

Derbyshire Falcons

Derbyshire Falcons

David Willey (c), Lewis McManus (wk), Ricardo Vasconcelos, Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, Tom Taylor, James Sales, Josh Cobb, Graeme White, Chris Lynn, Andrew Tye 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Squads 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Leus du Plooy (c), Aneurin Donald (wk), Luis Reece, Anuj Dal, Zak Chappell, Mattie McKiernan, Mark Watt, Wayne Madsen, George Scrimshaw, Haider Ali, Zaman Khan

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks outfield report

  The Incora County Ground Derby

Recent matches showed that the surface was initially favorable for batting before slowing down toward the end. The team that chooses to bat first and has a large total on the board would wish to take advantage of winning the toss in this situation.

On May 29, strange clouds might appear above Derbyshire. We anticipate a pleasant cricket match.

The batters will be able to play their strokes easily on this pitch because of the real bounce. A fair total for the team that bats first in this game would be 170 runs.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Player of the Match

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos

Most sixes

• Derbyshire Falcons – Wayne Madsen
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos

Most wickets

• Derbyshire Falcons – George Scrimshaw
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – David Willey

Most runs

• Derbyshire Falcons – Wayne Madsen
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos

Team Scores Batting First

• Derbyshire Falcons – 160+
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – 170+ 

According to our prediction, Northamptonshire Steelbacks will win this match.