Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023, North Group which will be played on 29th May.

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Points Table

Fixtures

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning (Edgbaston, Birmingham)

Birmingham Bears are placed at the 3rd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with wins from their 2 matches of the group stage. The team has 4 points.

Sam Hain is the top run-scorer for Birmingham Bears with 148 runs at a strike rate of 168. He has struck 4 sixes and 14 fours. Chris Benjamin has also made 46 runs at a strike rate of 148.

Craig Miles has been the best bowler for Birmingham Bears and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 15 and an economy rate of 8.71.

Lancashire Lightning are placed at the top spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with wins from their 3 matches of the group stage. The team has 6 points.

Daryl Mitchell is the top run-scorer for Lancashire Lightning with 141 runs at a strike rate of 190. He has struck 9 sixes and 8 fours. Luke Wells has also made 108 runs at a strike rate of 177.

Luke Wood has been the best bowler for Lancashire Lightning and has picked up 8 wickets while bowling at an average of 8 and an economy rate of 5.92.

Squads

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)

Lancashire Lightning - Keaton Jennings, Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon, Liam Livingstone, Steven Croft, Luke Wood, Tom Bailey, Danny Lamb, Phil Salt, James Anderson, Dane Vilas (South Africa), Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand)

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), Daryl Mitchell (Lancashire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Craig Miles (Birmingham Bears), Luke Wood (Lancashire)

Most Sixes – Sam Hain (Birmingham Bears), Daryl Mitchell (Lancashire)

Player of the Match –  Sam Hain

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

Match Handicap Birmingham Bears

 

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northants Steelbacks (County Cricket Ground, Derby)

Derbyshire Falcons are placed at the 7th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with losses from their 2 matches of the group stage.

Wayne Madsen is the top run-scorer for Derbyshire Falcons with 111 runs at a strike rate of 168. He has struck 6 sixes and 12 fours. Luis Reece has also made 76 runs at a strike rate of 135.

Zak Chappell has been the best bowler for Derbyshire Falcons and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 15 and an economy rate of 7.75.

Northants Steelbacks are placed at the 8th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with losses from their 2 matches of the group stage.

Ricardo Vasconcelos is the top run-scorer for Northants Steelbacks with 84 runs at a strike rate of 137. He has struck 3 sixes and 9 fours. David Willey has also made 37 runs at a strike rate of 127.

Tom Taylor has been the best bowler for Northants Steelbacks and has picked up 3 wickets while bowling at an average of 21 and an economy rate of 10.50.

Squads

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

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)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Derbyshire

Who will win? – Derbyshire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Luis Reece (Derbyshire), Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northants Steelbacks)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Zak Chappell (Derbyshire), Tom Taylor (Northants Steelbacks)

Most Sixes – Luis Reece (Derbyshire), Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northants Steelbacks)

Player of the Match –  Luis Reece

Team Scores Batting first – Derbyshire 185+, Northants Steelbacks 170+

Match Handicap Derbyshire

 

Durham vs Notts Outlaws (Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street)

Durham are placed at the 2nd spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with wins from their 2 matches of the group stage. The team has 4 points.

Alex Lees is the top run-scorer for Durham with 127 runs at a strike rate of 151. He has struck 4 sixes and 9 fours. Graham Clark has also made 102 runs at a strike rate of 204.

Nathan Sowter has been the best bowler for Durham and has picked up 6 wickets while bowling at an average of 7 and an economy rate of 5.63.

Notts Outlaws are placed at the 5th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with one win and one loss from their 2 matches of the group stage. The team has 2 points.

Matthew Montgomery is the top run-scorer for Notts Outlaws with 92 runs at a strike rate of 167. He has struck one six and 12 fours. Colin Munro has also made 83 runs at a strike rate of 188.

Shaheen Afridi has been the best bowler for Notts Outlaws and has picked up 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 34 and an economy rate of 8.50.

Squads

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)

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)

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Durham

Who will win? – Durham

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Alex Lees (Durham), Matthew Montgomery (Notts Outlaws)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Nathan Sowter (Durham), Shaheen Afridi (Notts Outlaws)

Most Sixes – Alex Lees (Durham), Matthew Montgomery (Notts Outlaws)

Player of the Match –  Alex Lees

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

 Match Handicap Durham

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes (New Road, Worcester)

Worcestershire Rapids are placed at the 4th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with wins from their 2 matches of the group stage. The team has 4 points.

Adam Hose is the top run-scorer for Worcestershire Rapids with 105 runs at a strike rate of 159. He has struck 3 sixes and 11 fours. Jack Haynes has also made 59 runs at a strike rate of 143.

Brett D'Oliveira has been the best bowler for Worcestershire Rapids and has picked up 5 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 9.57.

Leicestershire Foxes are placed at the 9th spot in the Vitality Blast T20 2023 North Group points table with losses from their 2 matches of the group stage.

Nick Welch is the top run-scorer for Leicestershire Foxes with 39 runs at a strike rate of 162. He has struck 2 sixes and 5 fours. Harry Swindells has also made 32 runs at a strike rate of 128.

Callum Parkinson has been the best bowler for Leicestershire Foxes and has picked up 4 wickets while bowling at an average of 12 and an economy rate of 7.29.

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)

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

 

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Worcestershire

Who will win? – Worcestershire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Adam Hose (Worcestershire), Nick Welch (Leicestershire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire), Callum Parkinson (Leicestershire)

Most Sixes – Adam Hose (Worcestershire), Nick Welch (Leicestershire)

Player of the Match –  Adam Hose

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

Match Handicap Worcestershire

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