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

Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes at a glance

• Durham Cricket has 6 points from 4 games, with three wins and one loss.
• Leicestershire Foxes have lost all five of their matches so far and have yet to gain any points.
• Durham Cricket has a 1-1 record this season at Chester-le-street.

Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Preview

Durham Cricket

Durham Cricket has been one of the early pacesetters in the 2023 Vitality Blast after a poor season last year. They have won three of their four tournament matches, with their single loss coming against Notts Outlaws.

Durham’s hitters lost wickets on a frequent basis but kept themselves ahead of the necessary run rate throughout the game, requiring 153 to beat Lancashire Lightning on Friday evening. Michael Jones led the way with 43 runs off 33 balls, but all of the batters contributed and scored runs at a fair clip. Durham set up seven bowlers against Lancashire Lightning, with five of them bagging up wickets. Only Liam Trevaskis (0-17) and Ashton Turner (0-9) failed to get a wicket. Wayne Parnell of South Africa captured his first two wickets of the competition.

Leicestershire Foxes

It is not surprising that Leicestershire Foxes sit at the bottom of the points table and four points behind their closest team after five losses and zero points on the board. In the game on Friday night, the Northamptonshire Steelbacks defeated the Foxes by an 8-wicket margin.

Making enough runs has been the major problem for Leicestershire Foxes so far this season. Once again, they were unable to record a strong enough total on Friday evening, and their total of 164-8 was never going to be competitive. After the spinners shined in their previous match, it was the overseas fast bowlers who stood out and took important wickets against Derbyshire Falcons on Friday. Naseem Shah took 1-20 off four overs, while Naveen-ul-Haq took 1-26.

Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Playing Squads

Durham Cricket Squads

Durham Cricket

Alex Lees (c), Oliver Robinson (wk), Michael Jones, Ashton Turner, Graham Clark, Bas de Leede, Liam Trevaskis, Wayne Parnell, Ben Raine, Brandon Glover, and Nathan Sowter.

Leicestershire Foxes Squads

Leicestershire Foxes

Colin Ackermann (c), Harry Swindells (wk), Lewis Hill, Rishi Patel, Louis Kimber, Nick Welch, Rehan Ahmed, Callum Parkinson, Naseem Shah, Naveen-ul-Haq, and Josh Hull.

Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes outfield report

Seat Unique Riverside

With batters nowadays confident of chasing down any target with their aggressive attitudes, chasing is the ideal choice in T20 matches. If either skipper wins the toss, they will choose to bowl first.

We anticipate bright, sunny, and humid weather during the game, with no interruptions.

The Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street will host this Vitality Blast match. This is a good batting pitch, with a par score of more than 180.

Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Durham Cricket

Player of the Match

• Durham Cricket – Graham Clark

Most sixes

• Durham Cricket – Graham Clark
• Leicestershire Foxes – Nick Welch

Most wickets

• Durham Cricket – Nathan Sowter
• Leicestershire Foxes – Callum Parkinson

Most runs

• Durham Cricket – Graham Clark
• Leicestershire Foxes – Nick Welch

Team Scores Batting First

• Durham Cricket – 180+
• Leicestershire Foxes – 170+

According to our prediction, Durham Cricket will win this match.