NOR vs IND Dream11 Team Prediction, Playing 11, Pitch Report for Warm-up Match Northamptonshire vs India Dream11 Prediction

NOR vs IND Dream11: Northamptonshire host India for a warm-up T20 fixture on Sunday. This is India’s second warm-up game after their first against Derbyshire which they won by seven wickets. Hosts Northamptonshire will look at this as an opportunity to play against an in-form and one of the best T20 sides in the world. This is also another opportunity for India ahead of their white-ball series against England to prepare themselves.

NOR vs IND Warm-up Match Details

Northamptonshire vs India Warm-up Match

3 July, 7:00 PM IST

County Ground, Northampton, England.

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Pitch Report

The wicket at this venue is batting-friendly. Teams batting first have an advantage with the average first innings total is 175.

Last result at the venue

The last T20 at this venue was played between Northamptonshire and Yorkshire on June 24, 2022. Yorkshire won the match by 63 runs.

Form Guide

Northamptonshire: LWLWL

India: WWWLW

(Last 5 T20 matches)

Northamptonshire Playing 11

• Chris Lynn and James Neesham, the overseas players for Northamptonshire, are likely to not feature in this game.
• Josh Cobb will continue to lead the side in this warm-up fixture.
• Youngsters such as Saif Zaib, Ben Curran and Freddie Heldreich are expected to participate in this clash.

Ben Curran

Josh Cobb (C)

Saif Zaib

Rob Keogh

Lewis McManus (wk)

Tom Taylor

Graeme White

Freddie Heldreich

Ben Sanderson

Charlie Thurston

Luke Procter

Josh Cobb Stats in T20

Northamptonshire skipper Josh Cobb has been in good form in the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast. He has scored 318 runs from 14 games at an average of 31.80 and a strike rate of 153.62. Josh Cobb scored 53 runs in the last match against Leicestershire as well and will be keen to lead from the front against India.

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against IND	Batting Average
181	3866	53, 9, 13, 17, 57	-, -, -, -, –	25.43

Ben Sanderson Stats in T20

Ben Sanderson has been impressive in the Vitality Blast 2022 for Northamptonshire. He is their leading wicket-taker so far with 16 scalps in 14 matches at an average of 27.06. The right-arm pacer will be eager to carry in his brilliant form into this match against India as well.

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against IND	Bowling Average
67	73	1/51, 1/47, 2/18, 0/38, 2/28	-,-,-,-,-	26.21

India Playing 11

• Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to the playing XI after missing out in Ireland due to injury. India could experiment with Rahul Tripathi coming in for Gaikwad.
• Hardik Pandya was rested for the Derbyshire game and is likely to sit out with Dinesh Karthik leading the side.
• Venkatesh Iyer returned to the playing XI in the last match while Arshdeep Singh got his maiden opportunity. Both players are likely to feature in this match as well.

Ruturaj Gaikwad/Rahul Tripathi

Sanju Samson

Deepak Hooda

Suryakumar Yadav

Venkatesh Iyer

Dinesh Karthik (C & WK)

Axar Patel

Avesh Khan

Arshdeep Singh

Ravi Bishnoi

Umran Malik

Venkatesh Iyer Stats in T20I

Venkatesh Iyer played the role of the all-rounder in the game against Derbyshire with Hardik rested. While he did not get an opportunity to bat, he bowled well with returns of 1/18 from three overs. He will be keen to make the most of this opportunity and present a case for himself ahead of the series against England.

Matches Played	Runs/Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against (ENG)	Batting Average / Bowling Average
9	133/5	5 & DNB, DNB & DNB, DNB & 2/36, 35* & 2/23, 33 & DNB	-, -, -, -, –	33.25/15.0

 

Sanju Samson Stats in T20I

Sanju Samson has been recalled into the T20I side on the back of a fine showing in the IPL 2022. He played a crucial role in the Ireland series and made a good start against Derbyshire, scoring 38 runs opening the batting. Samson will eye another impressive performance in the second warm-up fixture.

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against (ENG)	Batting average
14	251	77, 18, 39, DNB, 0	-, -, -, -, –	19.30

Who will win Northamptonshire vs India Warm-up Match today match?

Northamptonshire have won six games and lost as many out of 14 in the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast. They have won just two out of their last five matches and haven’t had much success in the recent past.

India beat Ireland 2-0 in the T20I series and followed it up with a seven-wicket win against Derbyshire in the first warm-up fixture. The visitors will be keen to keep the momentum going in this game as well.

Northamptonshire will face a stiff challenge and India are expected to win this encounter.

Northamptonshire vs India Dream 11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: Sanju Samson, Lewis McManus

Batsmen: Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Saif Zaib

All-rounder: Venkatesh Iyer, Josh Cobb

Bowlers: Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Ben Sanderson, Graeme White

Captain, Vice-Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Josh Cobb, Sanju Samson

Captain, Vice-Captain for Grand League:  Deepak Hooda, Ben Sanderson