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Fixture: Worcestershire Rapids v Leicestershire Foxes
Venue: New Road, Worcester
Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021
Start time: 2.30pm
What’s the lowdown?
Both sides head into this fixture with the wind in their sails. Worcestershire defeated Durham by eight wickets on Friday to end a four-match winless run (three defeats, one lost to the weather), with Brett D'Oliveira (67 off 66) and Jake Libby (78 off 67) the stars. The Rapids are currently unbeaten at New Road this season, winning two and tying one of their three completed matches.
Leicestershire, meanwhile, are on a three-match winning run, having defeated Northants, Derbyshire Falcons, and Yorkshire Vikings in the past seven days. Against Yorkshire, Aaron Lilley scored 99 not out off just 55 balls to help the Foxes post 207 for 3 before limiting the Vikings to 173 to record an unexpected 34-run victory.
Who’s in form?
As mentioned, D'Oliveira and Libby were the stars for Worcestershire against Durham, putting on a 145-run second-wicket stand. Libby is the side's leading run-scorer with 193 runs and two half-centuries in seven innings while D'Oliveira is second with 178 runs and a strike rate of 127.14.
With the ball, Charlie Morris and Ben Dwarshuis are Rapids' leading wicket-takers, with 10 and eight, repsectively. Dwarshuis, in particular, looked strong against Durham, taking an economical 2 for 27.
For Leicestershire, Lilley is in good form with the bat, scoring 152 of his 248 runs for the season in their previous three matches, including important knocks of 99 and 44. Josh Inglis, meanwhile, scored a memorable century against Northants, but hasn't fired in the Foxes previous two victories, scoring 11 and 16.
Naveen-ul-Haq and Callum Parkinson have been the pick of the bowlers. Naveen, who is joint-second overall in the competition's wicket-taking standings, has 14 wickets and an economy of 8.85. Parkinson, meanwhile, was instrumental against Yorkshire, taking 4 for 35 to move to 11 wickets for the season.
What’s the team news?
Worcestershire Rapids squad: Riki Wessels, Brett D'Oliveira, Jake Libby, Ben Cox, Ross Whiteley, Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell, Ben Dwarshuis, Ish Sodhi, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris, Jacques Banton, Mitchell Stanley
Leicestershire Foxes: Coming soon.
Lastest Worcestershire Rapids news
Latest Leicestershire Foxes news
Last five T20 results (most recent first)
Worcestershire Rapids: WLLAL
Leicestershire Foxes: WWWLL
Head-to-head T20 record
Total matches: 9
Worcestershire Rapids wins: 4
Leicestershire Foxes wins: 5
Tied: 0
No result: 0
Abandoned: 3
What’s the weather forecast?
Keep up to date with the MetOffice’s rolling forecast for Worcester: Click here
Going to the game?
Tickets
There are a limited number of tickets available for this fixture. Click here to visit the Worcestershire ticket office.
Travel
Address: Worcestershire County Cricket Club, New Road, Worcester, WR2 4QQ
By car
From the north: From the M5 junction 7 follow the cricket stumps on the roadsigns to the ground.
From the south: From M5 junction 7 follow the cricket stumps on the road signs to the ground.
From the east: From the A422, Alcester, continue on this road to the roundabout junction with the A4440 (Swinesherd Way), take second exit at roundabout on to A44, continue to follow the A44 and it will lead you to New Road, the ground will be on your left.
From the west: From the A44, Evesham, stay on the A44 (east) and it will lead you to New Road, the ground will be on your left.
By bus
Once you are in Worcester city centre’s bus station that is beneath the Crown Gate Shopping Centre, walk out of the station, turn left, continue to walk straight ahead to a pedestrian crossing, walk across this and another pedestrian crossing, continue across the bridge over the Severn River and you will arrive at the ground on your left.
By train
Worcester Foregate Street is the closest train station to the ground and is approximately half a mile from the ground. To get to the ground from Foregate Street station turn left out of the main entrance, head towards the cross where you turn right onto Broad Street. Continue straight, across two pedestrian crossings to get to the other side of New Road, walk over the bridge and you will shortly arrive at the ground on your left.
How do I follow the match
Worcestershire will offer live coverage of the match via their YouTube channel: Click here.
All T20 Blast matches are also available via the ECB's central hub: Click here. The matches can also be viewed on mobile via the ECB app.
Sky Sports will show this game live on Sky Sports Cricket (channel 404 on Sky).
Radio: All Vitality Blast fixtures will be available on BBC Local Radio stations with extensive coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra.
Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and updates from every Vitality Blast match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more.
Prediction?
Leicestershire are in fine form with three wins in three matches, including an impressive victory at Yorkshire, and should edge this encounter. Away win.
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