The North Group table toppers Nottinghamshire Outlaws would be welcoming Leicestershire for their next game of the season which will be played at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham. This match can be termed as a battle of two almost opposite polls going by the current scenario of the points table.
Nottinghamshire Outlaws having won all their 3 games so far are standing tall at the prime position in North Group, whereas, Leicestershire with only a solitary win against their name from 4 matches are placed at the eighth position.
Leicestershire’s only win this season came against Worcestershire Rapids by 38 runs which marked their third game of the season. meanwhile, the Outlaws have registered a hat-trick of wins against Lancashire by 11 runs, Derbyshire Falcons by 6 wickets and against Warwickshire Bears by 118 runs.
Leicestershire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Time: April 26, 03:30 PM
Nottinghamshire squad to face Leicestershire:
P Horton (c), M Cosgrove, L Hill, Davis, Dearden, Colin Ackermann, D Klein, Lilley, Mike, Griffiths, Wright, M Parkinson, T Taylor.
Leicestershire squad to face Nottinghamshire:
Steven Mullaney (c), Ben Duckett, Zak Chappell, Joe Clarke, Jake Libby, Chris Nash, Matthew Carter, Luke Fletcher, Samit Patel, Tom Moores, James Pattinson, Jake Ball, Luke Wood, Ben Slater
Leicestershire:
Despite a poor run in the competition so far, there have been some good individual performances from Leicestershire. The likes of Colin Ackermann and L Hill have been the major contributors with the bat with 299 and 177 runs respectively from 4 innings.
D Klien has been magnificent with the ball scalping 6 wickets with best figures of 4 for 72. Ackermann has contributed with 4 scalps of his own, while Griffiths also has 4 scalps to his name.
Nottinghamshire:
For the table toppers, Ben Slater has been the leader with the bat as he has scored 257 from just 3 innings. J Clarke has been good as well with 215 runs from 3 innings. In the bowling department, Aussie recruit pacer James Pattinson has scalped 7, while L Fletcher has 9 scalps to his name.
Wicket-keeper: L Hill
Batsmen: P Horton, M Cosgrove/B Duckett, Ben Slater, J Clarke
All-rounders: Steven Mullaney, Colin Ackerman, T Taylor
Bowlers: Luke Fletcher, James Pattinson, D Klein
Our captain and vice-captain picks: Colin Ackerman, T Taylor, Steven Mullaney, Ben Slater, J Clarke