T20 Blast 2022 | LEI vs DER | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

The 15th match of the English T20 Blast 2022 will see Derbyshire Falcons taking on Leicestershire Foxes in the North Group fixture. The match will be played at the home ground of Leicestershire and might give them an edge over the opposition.  

Leicestershire have made the worst possible start to the T20 Blast 2022 campaign, losing their opening fixture by a colossal margin of 54 runs. 

Chasing a massive target of 185, the Foxes were bundled out for just 130 runs. But, frankly putting, they were never into the chase as they lost wickets in clusters before Rishi Patel spent some time in the middle helping the Foxes go past the 100-run mark.  

They are currently languishing at the bottom of the North Group points table. Heading into their next game, they would expect a better performance from their players. 

On the other hand, Derbyshire have witnessed the same fate as they, too, lost their opening match against Warwickshire, but by a narrow margin of 3 runs. 

Chasing the mammoth target of 201, Derbyshire got off to a terrible start, losing three wickets in power play. Brooke Guest, the lone warrior for the Falcons, stood tall and played a marvellous knock of 34-ball 54. Mattie Mckiernan and Mark Watt were other major contributors with the bat. 

With two crucial points and a maiden win up for grab, we are in for a thrilling game between the Falcons and Foxes at Leicester. 

Match Details:

Match: Leicestershire vs Derbyshire, Match 15

Venue: Grace Road, Leicester

Date & Time: May 28 at 7:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The venue offers an excellent wicket to bat on. Smaller boundaries make the job easy for the batters. Meanwhile, the fast bowlers will enjoy bowling on this surface in the early overs. Going with the past records, whoever wins the toss should bat first.

Head-To-Head:

Leicestershire have had the lid on Derbyshire over the years. Out of the 31 face-offs between both the sides, Leicestershire have won 19 matches while Derbyshire have 12 wins to their credit thus far.

Leicestershire got better off Derbyshire in their last meeting in T20 Blast, where they emerged victorious by a margin of 42 runs.

Squads:

Leicestershire: Colin Ackermann (c), Naveen-ul-Haq, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tom Scriven, Roman Walker, Rehan Ahmed, Hasan Azad, Ed Barnes, Sam Bates, Nathan Bowley, Will Davis, Harry Dearden, Alex Evans, Sam Evans, Gavin Griffiths, Lewis Hill (wk) Arron Lilley, Vikai Kelley, Callum Parkinson, Rishi Patel, George Rhodes, Abi Sakande, Tom Scriven, Scott Steel, Harry Swindells, Roman Walker, Nick Welch, Chris Wright

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 

Probable Playing XI:

Leicestershire: Hamish Rutherford, Lewis Hill (wk), Arron Lilley, Colin Ackermann (c), Rishi Patel, Louis Kimber, Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Roman Walker, Callum Parkinson, Naveen-ul-Haq

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

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Brooke Guest

Batters: Shan Masood, Colin Ackermann, Wayne Madsen, Rishi Patel

All-Rounders: Arron Lilley, Luis Reece, Rehan Ahmed

Bowlers: Naveen-ul-Haq, Callum Parkinson, Hayden Kerr

Captain: Shan Masood

Vice-Captain: Rehan Ahmed