LEI vs ESS Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Updates for English One Day Cup 2023, Match 46

It will be a battle of two extremes.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 15 Aug 2023, 12:28 IST

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Preview

Group A’s Leicestershire will be fighting against Essex in the 46th match of the English One Day Cup 2023 at the Kibworth Cricket Club Ground in Kibworth on August 15. Leicestershire have won four out of five games and are at the top spot on the group’s points table. Essex have won only one out of five games and are in second-last place.

Leicestershire last locked their horns with Hampshire, where Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bowl. Hampshire started their innings on a very good note, with the openers F Middleton and N Gubbins scoring 78 runs and 42 runs, respectively. Tom Prest hit 65 runs too. With other smaller contributions, the team made a total of 296 for the loss of ten wickets. J Hull scalped four wickets, C Wright and C Ackermann picked two wickets each, and W Mulder and U Ramji got one wicket each. When Leicestershire came to bat, C Ackermann hit the highest (93) runs, followed by L Hill (63) and S Budinger (58). They chased the target easily and won the match by four wickets.

Essex, on the other hand, fought with Yorkshire in their last game, where Essex lost the match by five wickets. Essex won the toss and elected to bat. MK Pepper hit 63 runs, followed by B Webster’s 39 runs and R Das’ 36 runs. The team got all out on 221. When Yorkshire came to bat, S Masood and J Wharton scored the joint-highest runs, which was followed by H Duke (42) and F Bean (39). They chased the target with five wickets in hand. A Nijjar picked two wickets, and S Harmer, B Webster, and T Westley got one wicket each.

Match Information

Leicestershire vs Essex, Group A

Royal London One-Day Cup, 15 Aug 2023, Tue, 3:30 PM IST ,Kibworth Cricket Club Ground

Live Stream

England Cricket Board’s Website

Weather Report

Kibworth Cricket Club Ground

Clear

19.5°C

62% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Leicestershire

W
W
L
W
W

Essex

L
W
L
L
NR

Players Stats in current Series

401 Runs

9 Matches

2

Sol Budinger

LEI - bat

398 Runs

10 Matches

3

Wiaan Mulder

LEI - all

374 Runs

10 Matches

4

306 Runs

8 Matches

5

Rishi Patel

LEI - bat

299 Runs

10 Matches

6

Beau Webster

ESS - all

260 Runs

8 Matches

180.77

2 Matches

2

Sol Budinger

LEI - bat

131.35

10 Matches

121.88

1 Match

4

Chris Wright

LEI - bowl

108.33

10 Matches

5

Louis Kimber

LEI - wk

104.50

10 Matches

6

103.38

8 Matches

1

Chris Wright

LEI - bowl

18 Wkts

10 Matches

2

Josh Hull

LEI -

17 Wkts

9 Matches

3

Wiaan Mulder

LEI - all

14 Wkts

10 Matches

4

Tom Scriven

LEI - bowl

14 Wkts

9 Matches

5

Beau Webster

ESS - all

14 Wkts

8 Matches

6

Aron Nijjar

ESS - bowl

13 Wkts

7 Matches

1

Louis Kimber

LEI - wk

3.31

10 Matches

2

Matt Salisbury

LEI - bowl

3.46

3 Matches

3

Simon Harmer

ESS - all

4.26

4 Matches

4

Jamie Porter

ESS - bowl

4.41

4 Matches

5

Will Davis

LEI - bowl

4.56

1 Match

6

Tom Westley

ESS - bat

4.78

7 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Leicestershire

PSP Handscomb (wk), LJ Hill (C), LPJ Kimber, Sol Budinger, RK Patel, Colin Ackermann, CJC Wright, TAR Scriven, Wiaan Mulder, Uttam Ramji, Josh Hull

Bench : HJ Swindells, NR Welch, ST Evans, M Finan, S Steel, WS Davis, RI Walker, Rehan Ahmed, E Barnes, MET Salisbury, AM Lilley, CF Parkinson

Essex

WEL Buttleman (wk), Robin Das, Luke Benkenstein, SR Harmer, Jamal Richards, MS Pepper, AP Beard, T Westley (C), ASS Nijjar, BJ Webster, Charles Allison

Bench : AM Rossington, PI Walter, DW Lawrence, NLJ Browne, Samuel Cook, FIN Khushi, S Snater, Eshun Kalley, Josh Rymell, MJJ Critchley, Ben Allison, JA Porter, Mackenzie Jones, Noah Thain

Injury and availability news

(will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The track at the Kibworth Cricket Club Ground is a batting pitch where batters will get to showcase their abilities. Pacers can come in handy in this match, with this track offering some good pace to the bowlers. Teams generally go for a chase here, with the average first innings score being 210.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

65%

Batting Pitch

210

Average Score

35%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Colin Ackermann LEI | BAT

Ackermann has been phenomenal in the matches so far, amassing 291 runs at a strike rate of 114.12 in five matches. He has also scalped four wickets. He is the perfect captain you are looking for.

6.5
C

Wiaan Mulder LEI | ALL

Mulder has mustered 229 runs including eight six and 20 boundaries in five matches. He has picked five wickets too. He is a very resourceful player.

8

Sol Budinger LEI | BAT

Budinger is a champion batter, who has scored 263 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 134.87. He is a well-deserved top pick buy.

6.5

Peter Handscomb LEI | WK

Handscomb is an impressive wicketkeeper-batter who has scored 169 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 108.33. He can surely help you fetch healthy points.

8.5

Rishi Patel LEI | BAT

Patel has amassed 242 runs in five matches at a strike rate of 105.22. He possesses some really good fielding skills as well. He holds the capacity to turn the match in your favour.

9

Tom Westley ESS | BAT

Westley has scored 118 runs in five innings at a strike rate of 82.52. He has also picked six wickets. He is a very talented player and should definitely be included in your fantasy team.

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6.5

Noah Thain

ESS | ALL

Thain can be avoided in the upcoming match due to the below-average performance in the last match he played.

7.5

Jamal Richards

ESS | BAT

Richards hasn’t been able to perform up to the mark lately. He needs to focus more on the game for a better performance.

Must Pick for Fantasy

 

Suggested Playing XI:

C Ackermann (c), W Mulder (vc), S Budinger, R Patel, T Westley, B Webster, P Handscomb (wk), J Hull, C Wright, T Scriven, A Beard

 

 

Alternate Playing XI:

C Ackermann (c), W Mulder (vc), S Budinger, R Patel, T Westley, B Webster, P Handscomb (wk), J Hull, C Wright, R Walker, S Harmer

Last Updated On - Aug 15 2023 12:28 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

LEI

8 : 3

ESS

Credits Left
12/100

Head To Head
Peter Handscomb

6.5

Tom Westley

9

Sol Budinger

8

Rishi Patel

8.5

Beau Webster

7.5

Colin Ackermann
C

8.5

Tom Scriven

8.5

Wiaan Mulder
VC

6.5

Aaron Beard

8.5

Chris Wright

9

Josh Hull

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

LEI

8 : 3

ESS

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Peter Handscomb

6.5

Tom Westley

9

Sol Budinger

8

Rishi Patel

8.5

Beau Webster

7.5

Colin Ackermann
C

8.5

Wiaan Mulder
VC

6.5

Simon Harmer

9

Chris Wright

9

Roman Walker

8.5

Josh Hull

7.5

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