Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks at a Glance

• With just 4 points from 11 games, Leicestershire is lowest in the standings and is currently on a 3-game losing streak.
• Northamptonshire has 10 points after 12 games, placing them sixth in the standings.
• In their seven games played at home this year, Leicestershire has only managed one victory.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Preview

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire Foxes, who are currently last in the North Group, lost once more on Tuesday night when they were defeated by Notts Outlaws, who are currently second, by a score of 22 runs. In this year’s T20 Blast, the Foxes have only won two of their first eleven games.    

Despite a powerful 63-run opening combination from Australian Pete Handscomb and Nick Welch, the Foxes could only reach 143-8 on Tuesday when they needed to win by chasing 166. Making sustained runs has been a significant issue for the Foxes throughout this season.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

The Northamptonshire Steelbacks suffered a significant loss on Wednesday as they were defeated at home by Derbyshire Falcons by 6 wickets with 5 balls remaining. As a result, the Steelbacks enter this game in seventh place, just two points behind the third- and fourth-place teams.

For Northamptonshire Steelbacks versus Derbyshire Falcons, opener Emilio Gay scored the most runs with 47 off 34 balls. He also shared a second-wicket partnership of 42 runs with Australian Chris Lynn, who scored 33 runs. Middle and lower-order runs are things that David Willey and Andrew Tye are capable of.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Playing Squads

Leicestershire Foxes Squads

Leicestershire Foxes

Colin Ackermann (c), Peter Handscomb (wk), Rishi Patel, Wiaan Mulder, Tom Scriven, Rehan Ahmed, Michael Finan, Louis Kimber, Callum Parkinson, Nick Welch, Matt Salisbury

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Squads 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

David Willey (c), Lewis McManus (wk), Emilio Gay, Saif Zaib, Tom Taylor, Justin Broad, Andrew Tye, Chris Lynn, Ben Sanderson, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Freddie Heldreich

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks outfield report

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks outfield report

Teams who bat first have a 4-3 win-loss record at Leicester this season, and the captains may decide to do so since the pitch may slow down as the game goes on.

The weather in Leicester will be sunny and bright, which is ideal for a cricket match.

Due to the used state of the Leicester pitch, we anticipate that the bowlers will have the advantage in this match.

Leicestershire Foxes vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Prediction

Winning the toss

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Player of the Match

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Emilio Gay

Most sixes

• Leicestershire Foxes – Wiaan Mulder
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Emilio Gay

Most wickets

• Leicestershire Foxes – Tom Scriven
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – David Willey

Most runs

• Leicestershire Foxes – Wiaan Mulder
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Emilio Gay

Team Scores Batting First

• Leicestershire Foxes – 150+   
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – 160+  

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