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

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes at a glance

• Birmingham Bears defeated Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the county championship.
• Leicestershire Foxes had previously lost to Worcestershire Rapids.
• Leicestershire Foxes’ key performances this season have been Rishi Patel and Callum Parkinson.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Preview

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Northamptonshire Steelbacks are in seventh place in the North Group heading of this encounter, after winning one match so far this season. On Wednesday evening, they were defeated by the Birmingham Bears by a score of 21 runs.

Ricardo Vasconcelos hit 65 runs off 39 balls in the loss to Birmingham Bears, his second half-century of the competition. David Willey has made significant contributions, while Chris Lynn has yet to score more than 31 points. Six wickets were shared evenly in the previous game by skipper David Willey, Australian Andrew Tye, and Freddie Heldreich. Heldreich, a 21-year-old left-arm wrist spinner, drew attention with consecutive wickets of Alex Davies and Glenn Maxwell.

Leicestershire Foxes

Leicestershire Foxes are the worst team in the North Group, having played four games and losing four in the Vitality Blast 2023. Their most recent defeat, though, was by only two runs against Derbyshire Falcons on Thursday evening.

Leicestershire Foxes came close to a 190-run victory over the Falcons, owing mostly to 59 runs from 38 balls from skipper Colin Ackermann, 44 runs from 28 balls from Rishi Patel, and 30 runs from 20 balls from opener Nick Welch. On a shifting pitch at Leicestershire Foxes, the spin duo of Callum Parkinson and Rehan Ahmed shone, both taking two wickets. Ahmed, an England Test player, took 2-20 from four overs and was able to confuse batters both in flight and off the pitch.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Playing Squads

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Squads

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

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

Leicestershire Foxes Squads

Leicestershire Foxes

Colin Ackermann (c), Harry Swindells (wk), Nick Welch, Arron Lilley, Wiaan Mulder, Soloman Budinger, Rishi Patel, Rehan Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Callum Parkinson, and Will Davis.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes outfield report

  The County Ground Northampton

Both teams will want to win the toss, bowl first, and keep the opposing team to less than.

The weather forecast for Friday is a clear sky with a humidity of 75%.

The County Ground in Northampton will host this Vitality Blast match. There are lots of runs available at this site, and two totals in excess of 200 are not out of the question.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Leicestershire Foxes Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Player of the Match

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos

Most sixes

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos
• Leicestershire Foxes – Rishi Patel

Most wickets

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Tom Taylor
• Leicestershire Foxes – Naveen-ul-Haq

Most runs

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos
• Leicestershire Foxes – Rishi Patel

Team Scores Batting First

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks – 195+
• Leicestershire Foxes – 180+

According to our prediction, Northamptonshire Steelbacks will win this match