Yorkshire Vikings | T20 Match Preview - 06/06/2023
Mon 5 Jun 2023
The Foxes return home to Uptonsteel County Ground on Tuesday evening fresh from opening their T20 account for the season.
Sunday’s win was a much-needed boost for Leicestershire, with Louis Kimber’s career-best 55 not out off just 28 balls guiding the side home to a calculated seven-wicket win in the North East.
Yorkshire have hit a hot streak of form, winning three on the spin, including a seven-wicket win over Derbyshire on Sunday. Dawid Malan hitting an unbeaten 81 from 57 deliveries to steer the Vikings to success.
Last Time We Met:
Leicestershire took victory by a massive 60 runs during our last meeting with the Vikings. In the final fixture of 2022, the Foxes amassed 211/7, led by skipper Colin Ackermann’s superb 72 not out (46b).
Nick Welch smashed 46 from just 23 deliveries, Arron Lilley struck a quickfire 35, while Kimber plundered 30 off 11 balls to add late innings impetus.
Adam Lyth got the visitors off to a flyer, scoring a rapid 52 (25b) before he became Naveen’s 50th T20 victim for the Foxes. Rehan Ahmed starred with the ball, taking 4/17 from his four overs.
Head-to-Head:
After a sparkling debut T20 campaign, during which the young all-rounder took 19 wickets at 20.14, costing just 7.34 rpo, Rehan Ahmed will be considered instrumental to the Foxes’ fortunes.
2023 hasn’t started in quite the same vein, but Ahmed’s previous home appearance showed his capabilities with both bat and ball. The 18-year-old’s allocation returned 2/20, while his unbeaten 28 (14b) almost got the side over the line.
For the visitors, Dom Bess has been the Vikings’ second-most economical bowler this campaign, albeit with just three wickets so far. With the bat, he’s yet to be removed “ with a high score of 42* and a strike rate touching 160.
Squad:
There are two changes to the 14-man squad, as Wiaan Mulder returns in place of Naseem and Arron Lilley replaces Sol Budinger.
Leicestershire Foxes: Ackermann*, Ahmed, Davis, Finan, Hill, Hull, Kimber, Lilley, Mulder, Naveen, Parkinson, Patel, Swindells+, Welch.
