LEI vs DER: Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update for T20 Blast 2021, North Group

Match Details

Leicestershire and Derbyshire will lock horns in the north group match of the T20 Blast 2021. This match will take place at Grace Road in Leicester on Friday (June 11).

This encounter will get underway at 11:00 PM IST and will be streamed live on FanCode.

Preview

Both these sides suffered defeats against Lancashire in their opening encounter and would like to bounce back in this game. Derbyshire did a commendable job with the bat in their first outing, scoring 168/7 while batting first. However, their bowlers let them down as Lancashire crossed the line with three balls to spare.

On the other hand, Leicestershire would be gutted with their loss in the previous outing. Chasing 173, they got off to a stellar start and were in the driver’s seat for the major part of the game. However, they couldn’t hold onto their nerves in the crunch overs and lost the match by 16 runs.

Predicted Playing XIs

Leicestershire

Arron Lilley, Ben Mike, Colin Ackermann (C), Scott Steel, Lewis Hill, Callum Parkinson, Dieter Klein, Gavin Griffiths, Harry Dearden, Naveen-ul-Haq, Josh Inglis (WK)

Derbyshire

Luis Reece, Billy Godleman (C), Wayne Madsen, Leus du Plooy, Matt Critchley, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Alex Hughes, Anuj Dal, Brooke Guest (WK), Michael Cohen, Logan van Beek

Captaincy Picks

Scott Steel

Young opener Scott Steel showed great composure in the last game scoring a well-paced half-century. Opening the batting, the youngster held onto one end and allowed Josh Inglis to play his natural game. Although one can raise questions over his strike rate, he did a commendable job in anchoring the chase. However, he would like to take his side over the line this time.

Luis Reece

Reece is another opener who scored a brilliant fifty in his last game. The Derbyshire made brilliant utilization of the powerplay overs and scored runs all over the park. He also didn’t hesitate in taking the aerial root and mustered three massive sixes. Reece was eventually dismissed in the 11th over but not before scoring a 32-ball 59.

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Josh Inglis (C), Wayne Madsen

3-Player Team

Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Scott Steel (C), Daniel Moriarty,

4-Player Team

Billy Godleman (C), Logan van Beek, Colin Ackermann (C), Josh Inglis

11-Player Team

Josh Inglis, Scott Steel (VC), Leus de Plooy, Wayne Madsen, Billy Godleman, Luis Reece (C), Colin Ackermann, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Gavin Griffiths, Naveen ul Haq, Logan van Beek

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.