T20 Blast 2022 | DER vs NOT | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Derbyshire Falcons are set to lock horns with Nottinghamshire in the 43rd match of the English T20 Blast 2022. The clash is scheduled to be played at County Cricket Ground, Derby, United Kingdom on Friday (June 03). 

The Falcons are a bit inconsistent, having won two of their 4 matches played. With two wins and as many losses, they are placed at the 4th spot in the North Group points table with 4 points to their credit. The Shan Masood-led side are coming off a 17-runs defeat in a high-scoring encounter in their previous game. 

Leus Du Plooy top scored with 31-ball 59* while Luis Reece and Brooke Guest were other top contributors with the bat. With the ball, George Scrimshaw shined as he bagged three wickets.

Nottinghamshire, on the other hand, kicked off their T20 Blast campaign with a bang, defeating Worcestershire by 4 wickets. But, unfortunately, their next game was abandoned due to rain while they lost their third and most recent encounter against Lancashire by a huge margin of 87 runs. 

The Dan Christian-led side is currently reeling at the second last spot of the North Group standings. However, with the home advantage, Derbyshire will look to win its upcoming game by a good margin to compensate for its depleted net run rate. 

Match Details

Match: Derbyshire vs Nottinghamshire, Match 43

Venue: County Cricket Ground, Derby, United Kingdom

Date & Time: June 03 at 11:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The County Ground in Derby is usually a high-scoring venue with batters enjoying the shorter boundaries. We have seen the surface getting slow sometimes, which might be the case with the chasing side. Anything around 180-190 will be a par total at this venue. 

Head-To-Head 

Matches Played: 31

Derbyshire Won: 07 

Nottingham Won: 24 

Squads 

Derbyshire: Shan Masood (c), Billy Godleman, Alex Thomson, Mark Watt, Wayne Madsen, Leus du Plooy, Tom Wood, Harry Came, Alex Hughes, Anuj Dal, Luis Reece, Mattie McKiernan, Alex Thomson, Cam Connors, Michael Cohen, Ban Aitchison, Mark Watt, George Scrimshaw, Nick Potts, Brooke Guest, Dustin Melton, Suranga Lakmal

Nottinghamshire: Dan Christian (c), Dane Paterson, James Pattinson, Dan Christian, Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Sol Budinger, Matthew Carter, Zak Chappell, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Joey Evison, Luke Fletcher, Alex Hales, Haseeb Hameed, Calvin Harrison, James Hayes, Brett Hutton, Lyndon James, Sammy King, Matt Montgomery, Tom Moores. Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Liam Patterson-White, Toby Pettman, Dane Shadendorf, Fateh Singh, Ben Slater

Probable Playing XI

Derbyshire: Shan Masood (c), Luis Reece, Harry Came, Leus du Plooy, Wayne Madsen, Brooke Guest (wk), Matt McKiernan, Hayden Kerr, Mark Watt, Samuel Conners, George Scrimshaw.

Nottinghamshire: Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Samit Patel, Tom Moores (wk), Steven Mullaney, Dan Christian (c), Matthew Carter, Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball, Dane Paterson.

CREX XI Suggestion

Wicket-Keeper: Brooke Guest, Tom Moores

Batters: Alex Hales, Shan Masood, Wayne Madsen

All-Rounders: Samit Patel, Dan Christian, Luis Reece

Bowlers: Jake Ball, Luke Fletcher, Hayden Kerr

Captain: Shan Masood

Vice-Captain: Samit Patel