Vitality T20 Blast 2023, Leicestershire vs Warwickshire: Probable XIs, Match Prediction, Pitch Report, Weather Forecast and Live Streaming Details

Leicestershire and Warwickshire are set to face each other in a North Group match of the T20 Blast 2023 on Friday, May 26. The Grace Road in Leicester will host the contest.

Leicestershire, led by Colin Ackermann, did not make a great start to the tournament, as they lost to Lancashire by eight wickets at the Old Trafford in Manchester. They are placed at the bottom of the table with a net run rate of -4.180.

After opting to bat first, Leicestershire were bowled out for 99 in 18.5 overs. Barring Wiaan Mulder and Harry Swindells, none of their batters got into double digits. Lancashire chased down the target with 51 balls to spare. Rehan Ahmed and Mulder picked up one wicket apiece.

Warwickshire, on the other hand, are sitting pretty at second in the table with two points and a net run rate of +1.700. They defeated Yorkshire by 34 runs to get their campaign off to a flying start.

Saim Hain and Chris Benjamin scored 83* and 46 respectively and propelled Warwickshire to 200/6. Thereafter, Warwickshire restricted their opponents to 166 in 19.5 overs, with Henry Brookes picking up four wickets.

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Leicestershire vs Warwickshire Match Details

Match: Leicestershire vs Warwickshire, Vitality T20 Blast 2023

Date and Time: May 26th 2023, Friday, 11:00 PM IST

Venue: Grace Road, Leicester

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Leicestershire vs Warwickshire Pitch Report

The pitch in Leicester is expected to be a sporting one. A competitive match seems to be in store for Friday. Teams should opt to field first after winning the toss.

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Leicestershire vs Warwickshire Weather Forecast

Playing conditions will be pleasant with no chance of rain for the time being. Temperatures will be around the 20-degree Celsius mark.

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Leicestershire vs Warwickshire Probable XIs

Leicestershire

Nick Welch, Soloman Budinger, Arron Lilley, Colin Ackermann (c), Wiaan Mulder, Rishi Patel, Harry Swindells (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Callum Parkinson, Naseem Shah, Will Davis

Warwickshire

Robert Yates, Paul Stirling, Alex Davies (c & wk), Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley, Chris Woakes, Henry Brookes, Craig Miles, Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott

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Leicestershire vs Warwickshire Match Prediction

Both teams had contrasting fortunes in their previous games. Warwickshire will go into the match as top favourites as Leicestershire seem to lack firepower.

Prediction: Warwickshire to win this contest of Vitality T20 Blast 2023.

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Leicestershire vs Warwickshire Live Streaming details and channel list

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Live Streaming: Fancode