Leicestershire and Lancashire would lock horns in next south group fixture of Vitality T20 Blast at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England on 30th August.
Leicestershire has had a bit mixed season this year. They are lying on the 6th spot with four wins in 13 games and this game against Leicestershire will be their last for this season. With no changes to qualify for the playoffs, Leicestershire would only be playing for the sake and try to end their run on a positive note.
On the other hand, Lancashire has been outstanding this year. With 7 wins from 13 games, they are sitting at the top of the points table. Lancashire would give priority to their consistency and hope for the best against Leicestershire.
The match is set to begin at 11:00 PM IST.
LEI vs LAN, North Group, Vitality T20 Blast
30th July 2019, 11:00 PM IST
The surface at Manchester has been slow this season. Batsmen will face difficulty at this pitch. Small scoring game is expected to happen.
Venue Stats:
Record of chasing teams: Won – 1, Lost – 2
Leicestershire team news:
Leicestershire has released an unchanged squad heading into the final Vitality Blast fixture.
Top-order miserably failed last time out and there are chances that Leicestershire might come up with changes.
A Lilley has failed with the bat in his last two games. He is likely to make ways for Harry Dearden.
Lancashire team news:
Lancashire has even announced an unchanged squad.
J Bohannon can be replaced by Rob Jones after he was bowled out for duck last time out.
Leicestershire Squad:
Ackermann (capt), Aadil, Cosgrove, Davis, Dearden, Griffiths, Hill (wk), Klein, Lilley, Mike, Parkinson, Swindells, Wright.
Lancashire Squad:
Dane Vilas (c)
Josh Bohannon
Steven Croft
Alex Davies
James Faulkner
Richard Gleeson
Liam Hurt
Keaton Jennings
Rob Jones
Danny Lamb
Liam Livingstone
Stephen Parry
Saqib Mahmood
Glenn Maxwell
Matt Parkinson
Leicestershire (Probable 11):
Colin Ackermann (c), Aadil Ali, Will Davis, Dieter Klein, Callum Parkinson, Harry Swindells, Ben Mike, Mark Cosgrove, Gavin Griffiths, Arron Lilley/Harry Dearden, Lewis Hill (wk)
Lancashire (Probable 11):
Josh Bohannon/R Jones, Keaton Jennings, James Faulkner, Saqib Mahmood, Richard Gleeson, Matt Parkinson, Liam Livingstone, Alex Davies, Steven Croft, Glenn Maxwell, Dane Vilas (C)
Fantasy picks from Leicestershire
Ackerman has scored 321 runs at an average of 29.18. Plus 12 wickets at an economy of 5.60
Another reliable Batsmen is Cosgrove who has smashed 280 runs on 11 innings at an average of 28.00.
Griffiths has bagged 10 wickets at an economy of 7.47.
Fantasy Picks from Lancashire:
G Maxwell has score 262 runs in 7 innings at an average of 37.42.
Vilas has got 212 in 8 innings at an average of 35.33.
Livingstone has 13 wickets in his pockets from.6 innings.