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

Leicestershire will aim to notch up their third consecutive win in the English T20 Blast as they square off against Nottinghamshire in the upcoming North Group fixture. The match is scheduled to be played at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Tuesday (June 21). 

Nottinghamshire, with three wins, five losses and one tie, find themselves languishing at the seventh spot of the North Group points table. Notts will be heading into this game on the back of a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Lancashire. 

The Dan Christian-led side were impressive with the bat against the Red Rose club, having posted 179/7 on the board. However, their bowlers failed to keep the opposition batters on the backfoot as Lancashire chased down the target in 18.2 overs with six wickets in hand.

On the other hand, Leicestershire made a late recovery as they won their last two games to climb up the table. The Colin Ackermann-led side, with four wins and six losses from their ten T20 Blast appearances, placed sixth in the North Group standings.   

Leicestershire defeated Durham in their most recent encounter by 51 runs. Batting first, they posted 157/9 on the board and bundled out Durham for the score of 106. Rehan Ahmed shined with the ball, bagging four wickets, followed by Callum Parkinson, who scalped three wickets.  

Notably, this will be their second face-off in the ongoing edition of the T20 Blast. The last time these two sides met, Nottinghamshire got the better of Leicestershire, defeating them by five wickets. 

Match Details

Match: Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire, Match 92

Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom 

Date & Time: June 21 at 11:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The pitch at Trent Bridge has been a good one for the batters. The quick bowlers will get plenty of assistance in the early phase of the innings, while spinners will enjoy some turn as the game progresses. Whoever wins the toss will look to bat first.

Head-To-Head

Matches Played: 30

Nottinghamshire Won: 14

Leicestershire Won: 16 

Squads

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

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

Probable Playing XI 

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

Leicestershire: Nick Welch, Harry Swindells (wk), Rishi Patel, Arron Lilley, Colin Ackermann (c), Wiaan Mulder, Lewis Hill, Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Callum Parkinson, Naveen-ul-Haq

CREX XI Suggestion

Wicket-Keeper: Tom Moores

Batters: Alex Hales, Colin Ackermann, Rishi Patel

All-Rounders: Ben Mike, Rehan Ahmed, Samit Patel, Arron Lilley

Bowlers: Naveen-ul-Haq, Callum Parkinson, Luke Fletcher

Captain: Alex Hales

Vice-Captain: Ben Mike