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

Leicestershire Foxes and Durham Dynamoes will clash in Match 6 of T20 Blast 2022 at Grace Road, Leicester. 


In 14 appearances of the 2021 edition, Foxes had six wins and stood at sixth position in the point table. Hence, they could not qualify for the next stage and would look to come up with improved performances this year. 


They will be captained by the seasoned campaigner Colin Ackermann. The pacer Naveen Ul Haq was the leading wicket-taker of the team in the last edition and will play a key role this year. 


On the other hand, Dynamoes secured five wins in the same appearances as their opponents in the last edition and were positioned at seventh position in the table. 


The Aussie batter Ashton Turner will lead the Durham side due to his success with Perth Scorchers in BBL. However, for most of the tournament, the team’s red ball captain Ben Stokes will not be available due to international duties. Therefore, the form of players like Matty Potts and David Bedingham will be crucial for the team. 


Match Details

 

Match: Leicestershire vs Durham, Match 5

Venue: Grace Road, Leicester

Date & Time: May 26 at 11:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

 

Pitch Report: The average first innings score in the last 3 T20 matches at Grace Road is 160. Most of the matches in the previous edition of the tournament was won by the team chasing down the score, which depicts the stronghold of the batters. 

 

Head-To-Head

In 32 T20 matches played between both teams, Durham has an edge on 18 occasions. In the last encounter of the 2021 edition, Leicestershire won the game by eight wickets. 

 

Squads  

 

Leicestershire (14 man-squad):  Colin Ackermann (c), Rehan Ahmed, Will Davis, Gavin Griffiths, Lewis Hill(wk), Louis Kimber, Aaron Lilley, Ben Mike, Naveen ul Haq, Callum Parkinson, Rishi Patel, Hamish Rutherford, Scott Steel, Roman Walker


Durham: Ashton Turner (c), David Bedingham. Ollie Robinson, Jack Burnham, Jonathan Bushnell, Jack Campbell, Brydon Carse, Graham Clark, Paul Coughlin, Harry Crewshaw, Sean Dickson, Luke Doneathy, George Drissell, Ned Eckersley, Oliver Gibson, Michael Jones, Alex Lees, Tom Mackintosh, Matty Potts, Ben Raine, Chris Rushworth, Matt Salisbury, Liam Trevaskis, Mark Wood

 

Probable Playing XI

 

Leicestershire: Hamish Rutherford, Rishi Patel, Scott Steel, Colin Ackermann (c), Arron Lilley, Lewis Hill (wk), Louis Kimber, Ben Mike, Callum Parkinson, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gavin Griffiths


Durham: David Bedingham, Alex Lees, Graham Clark, Ashton Turner (c), Sean Dickson, Ned Eckersley (wk), Brydon Carse, Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, Matt Salisbury, Matty Potts


CREX XI Suggestion 

 

Wicket-Keeper: David Bedingham

Batters: Alex Lees, Ashton Turner, Graham Clark, Hamish Rutherford

All-Rounders: Liam Trevaskis, Colin Ackermann, Arron Lilley

Bowlers: Callum Parkinson, Naveen ul Haq, Matty Potts

 

Captain:David Bedingham

Vice-Captain: Naveen ul Haq


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