Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023, North Group which will be played on 26th May.

Top Tournament Stats – Vitality Blast 2023

Most Runs – Top Batter 

Most Wickets – Top Bowler

Points Table

Fixtures

Leicestershire Foxes vs Birmingham Bears (Grace Road, Leicester)

Leicestershire Foxes are placed at the 7th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Wiaan Mulder is the top run-scorer for Leicestershire Foxes with 25 runs at a strike rate of 104. He has struck 2 fours. Harry Swindells has also made 17 runs at a strike rate of 94.

Rehan Ahmed has been the best bowler for Leicestershire Foxes and has picked up one wicket while bowling at an average of 26 and an economy rate of 8.67.

Birmingham Bears are placed at the 2nd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with a win from their first match of the group stage. The team has 2 points.

Sam Hain is the top run-scorer for Birmingham Bears with 83 runs at a strike rate of 184. He has struck 4 sixes and 7 fours. Chris Benjamin has also made 46 runs at a strike rate of 164.

Henry Brookes has been the best bowler for Birmingham Bears and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 8 and an economy rate of 8.35.

Squads

Leicestershire Foxes – Samuel Evans, Colin Ackermann, Lewis Hill, Rishi Patel, Harry Swindells, Chris Wright, Edward Barnes, Gavin Griffiths, Callum Parkinson, Harry Dearden, Roman Walker, Tom Scriven, Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Peter Handscomb (Australia – County Championship, April and May), Ajinkya Rahane (India – County Championship and One-Day Cup, June onwards), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan – Vitality Blast), Sol Budinger, Matt Salisbury

Birmingham Bears – Will Rhodes, Henry Brookes, Michael Burgess, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Sam Hain, Liam Norwell, Robert Yates, Alex Davies, Jacob Bethell, Manraj Johal, Moeen Ali, Ed Barnard, Chris Rushworth, Hassan Ali (Pakistan – until the end of July), Glenn Maxwell (Australia – Vitality Blast)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Birmingham Bears

Who will win? – Birmingham Bears

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Sam Hain (Birmingham Bears), Wiaan Mulder (Leicestershire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Henry Brookes (Birmingham Bears), Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire)

Most Sixes – Sam Hain (Birmingham Bears), Wiaan Mulder (Leicestershire)

Player of the Match –  Henry Brookes

Team Scores Batting first – Birmingham Bears 185+, Leicestershire 175+

Match Handicap Birmingham Bears

Northants Steelbacks vs Durham (County Cricket Ground, Northampton)

Michael Jones has been the best batter for Durham over the last year with 319 runs from 13 innings at an average of 26.

Graham Clark has also made 280 runs from 12 innings. He has a batting average of 23 over the last year.

Ben Raine is expected to be the best bowler for Durham in the Vitality Blast T20 2023. He has been their top wicket-taker over the last year with 15 wickets from 14 innings and has maintained a bowling average of 21.

Northants Steelbacks are placed at the 5th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Tom Taylor is the top run-scorer for Northants Steelbacks with 44 runs at a strike rate of 169. He has struck one six and 4 fours. David Willey has also made 36 runs at a strike rate of 150.

Tom Taylor has been the best bowler for Northants Steelbacks and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 14 and an economy rate of 10.50.

Squads

Northants Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos, Luke Procter, Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Adam Rossington, Tom Taylor, Gareth Berg, Simon Kerrigan, Ben Sanderson, David Willey, Lewis McManus, Ollie Sale, Hassan Azad, Sam Whiteman (Australia – County Championship and One-Day Cup, until the end of August), Chris Tremain (Australia – County Championship, three games in April), Lance Morris (Australia – County Championship, three games in May), Chris Lynn (Australia – Vitality Blast), AJ Tye (Australia – Vitality Blast)

Durham – Alex Lees, Cameron Bancroft, Scott Borthwick, Jack Burnham, Ben Raine, Paul Coughlin, Liam Trevaskis, David Bedingham (South Africa), Ollie Robinson, Nathan Sowter, Brandon Glover, Bas de Leede, Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa – Vitality Blast)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Durham

Who will win? – Durham

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Alex Lees (Durham), Tom Taylor (Northants Steelbacks)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Graham Clark (Durham), Tom Taylor (Northants Steelbacks)

Most Sixes – Alex Lees (Durham), Tom Taylor (Northants Steelbacks)

Player of the Match –  Alex Lees

Team Scores Batting first – Durham 180+, Northants Steelbacks 170+

 Match Handicap Durham

Notts Outlaws vs Derbyshire Falcons (Trent Bridge, Nottingham)

Ben Duckett has been the best batter for Notts Outlaws over the last year with 396 runs from 14 innings at an average of 36.

Alex Hales has also made 374 runs from 14 innings. He has a batting average of 26 over the last year.

Jake Ball is expected to be the best bowler for Notts Outlaws in the Vitality Blast T20 2023. He has been their top wicket-taker over the last year with 18 wickets from 7 innings and has maintained a bowling average of 12.

Derbyshire Falcons are placed at the 4th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Wayne Madsen is the top run-scorer for Derbyshire Falcons with 50 runs at a strike rate of 142. He has struck 4 sixes and 3 fours. Leus du Plooy has also made 33 runs at a strike rate of 206.

Zak Chappell has been the best bowler for Derbyshire Falcons and has picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 16 and an economy rate of 8.25.

Squads

Notts Outlaws – Ben Slater, Haseeb Hameed, Ben Duckett, Joe Clarke, Lyndon James, Steven Mullaney, Tom Moores, Liam Patterson-White, Luke Fletcher, Olly Stone, Tom Loten, Dane Paterson (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand – Vitality Blast), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan – Vitality Blast)

Derbyshire Falcons – Billy Godleman, Brooke Guest, Wayne Madsen, Leus du Plooy, Ben Aitchison, Samuel Conners, Dustin Melton, Anuj Dal, Alex Thomson, Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Haider Ali (Pakistan), Zak Chappell, Matthew Lamb, Mark Watt

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Derbyshire

Who will win? – Derbyshire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Leus de Plooy (Derbyshire), Ben Duckett (Notts Outlaws)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Zak Chappell (Derbyshire), Dane Paterson (Notts Outlaws)

Most Sixes – Leus du Plooy (Derbyshire), Ben Duckett (Notts Outlaws)

Player of the Match –  Leus de Plooy

Team Scores Batting first – Derbyshire 180+, Notts Outlaws 170+

 Match Handicap Derbyshire 

Worcestershire Rapids vs Yorkshire Vikings (New Road, Worcester)

Worcestershire Rapids are placed at the 3rd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with a win from their first match of the group stage. The team has 2 points.

Adam Hose is the top run-scorer for Worcestershire Rapids with 61 runs at a strike rate of 152. He has struck 2 sixes and 6 fours. Jack Haynes has also made 27 runs at a strike rate of 158.

Usama Mir has been the best bowler for Worcestershire Rapids and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 7 and an economy rate of 5.25.

Yorkshire Vikings are placed at the 6th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with a loss from their first match of the group stage.

Dawid Malan is the top run-scorer for Yorkshire Vikings with 43 runs at a strike rate of 148. He has struck 2 sixes and 4 fours. Dom Bess has also made 42 runs at a strike rate of 150.

Matthew Revis has been the best bowler for Yorkshire Vikings and has picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 12 and an economy rate of 6.25.

Squads

Worcestershire Rapids – Jake Libby, Jack Haynes, Brett D’Oliveira, Riki Wessels, Ben Cox, Joe Leach, Josh Tongue, Dillon Pennington, Ed Barnard, Taylor Cornall, Ben Gibbon, Ed Pollock, Adam Hose, Matthew Waite, Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand – Vitality Blast), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand – Vitality Blast)

Yorkshire Vikings – Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Harry Duke, Dominic Bess, Jordan Thompson, Ben Coad, Jonathan Tattersall, Mathew Pillans, Will Fraine, George Hill, Matthew Fisher, Andrew Gale, Matt Milnes, Ben Mike, Jafer Chohan (South Asian Cricket Academy), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Neil Wagner (New Zealand – first 10 County Championship matches), David Wiese (Namibia – Vitality Blast)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* – PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Worcestershire

Who will win? – Worcestershire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Brett D’Oliveira (Worcestershire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Usama Mir (Worcestershire), Matthew Revis (Yorkshire)

Most Sixes – Brett D’Oliveira (Worcestershire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)

Player of the Match –  Brett D’Oliveira

Team Scores Batting first – Worcestershire 185+, Yorkshire 175+

Match Handicap Worcestershire

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