The North Group match of the Vitality Blast in the 2025 season is set to be played between Leicestershire & Northamptonshire at Grace Road, Leicester. Both teams are placed in the middle of the points table, acquiring 4th and 5th positions, respectively.
Day & Date: Thursday, 10th July 2025
Venue: Grace Road, Leicester
Timings: 11:00 PM (IST)
Categories | Leicestershire | Northamptonshire |
---|---|---|
Matches Played | 19 | 19 |
Matches Won | 8 | 11 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 0 | 0 |
The pitch at Grace Road, Leicester, is bowling-friendly, as it has good bounce and the ball swings around for an extended period, making batting a difficult task, especially against the new ball. The extreme bowling-friendly conditions would prompt the captains to opt for bowling after winning the toss.
The weather in Leicestershire is expected to be cloudy. There are no chances of rainfall on the matchday, and temperatures will hover around 28°C.
Northamptonshire has a better chance to beat Leicestershire & win this match as they have a favorable head-to-head record against them.
Leicestershire (LEI): Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Shan Masood, Rehan Ahmed, Louis Kimber (c), Ben Cox (wk), Liam Trevaskis, Logan van Beek, Tom Scriven, Sam Wood, Josh Hull
Northamptonshire (NOR): Ricardo Vasconcelos, Tim Robinson, Justin Broad, David Willey (c), Ravi Bopara, Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus (wk), George Bartlett, Ben Sanderson, Lloyd Pope, George Scrimshaw
Leicestershire (LEI): Rishi Patel & Josh Hull
Northamptonshire (NOR): David Willey & George Bartlett
Player Name | Team Name | Fantasy Points | Innings |
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David Willey | Northamptonshire | 1264.0 | 10 |
Ben Sanderson | Northamptonshire | 1043.0 | 10 |
Logan van Beek | Leicestershire | 986.0 | 10 |
Louis Kimber | Leicestershire | 685.0 | 10 |
George Scrimshaw | Northamptonshire | 643.0 | 10 |
Sol Budinger | Leicestershire | 631.0 | 10 |
Justin Broad | Northamptonshire | 627.0 | 9 |
Rehan Ahmed | Leicestershire | 594.0 | 6 |
Ricardo Vasconcelos | Northamptonshire | 507.0 | 10 |
Ravi Bopara | Northamptonshire | 475.0 | 10 |
Player Name | Team Name | Runs | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Sol Budinger | Leicestershire | 289 | 10 |
David Willey | Northamptonshire | 255 | 10 |
Ravi Bopara | Northamptonshire | 250 | 10 |
Justin Broad | Northamptonshire | 244 | 9 |
Ricardo Vasconcelos | Northamptonshire | 229 | 10 |
Shan Masood | Leicestershire | 209 | 10 |
Rishi Patel | Leicestershire | 192 | 10 |
Saif Zaib | Northamptonshire | 179 | 10 |
Louis Kimber | Leicestershire | 176 | 10 |
Rehan Ahmed | Leicestershire | 173 | 6 |
Player Name | Team Name | Wickets | Innings |
---|---|---|---|
Ben Sanderson | Northamptonshire | 24 | 10 |
Logan van Beek | Leicestershire | 17 | 10 |
David Willey | Northamptonshire | 16 | 10 |
George Scrimshaw | Northamptonshire | 15 | 10 |
Lloyd Pope | Northamptonshire | 8 | 10 |
Luke Procter | Northamptonshire | 7 | 8 |
Louis Kimber | Leicestershire | 7 | 10 |
Liam Trevaskis | Leicestershire | 7 | 10 |
Tom Scriven | Leicestershire | 7 | 10 |
Rehan Ahmed | Leicestershire | 6 | 6 |