Leicestershire host Yorkshire at Grace Road in a match neither side can afford to lose. The two teams are lying in seventh and fifth respectively and must win to keep the pressure on fourth-placed Birmingham Bears.
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Match Preview – 12th August – 1330 – Grace Road.
Yorkshire travel to the midlands to take on Leicestershire in a pivotal clash. Our Leicestershire vs Yorkshire preview features two teams sitting outside the qualification places with just a handful of games remaining in the tournament. Yorkshire are fifth – two points off the quarter-final places, while Leicestershire lie seventh a further two points adrift but with an all-important game in hand.
Ahead of our Natwest betting predictions, we first look at the players like to be the key difference makers in this game. For Leicestershire, the key men have been Luke Ronchi and Mark Cosgrove. The antipodean duo have been devastating with the bat and can take the game from anyone on their day. For Yorkshire, David Willey and Adam Lyth have been equally brutal with the bat, with the former scoring a majestic century on the way to averaging nearly 50 in the shortest form of the game.
Ahead of our Natwest T20 odds, we first look at the recent form of the two sides heading into the match. Leicestershire went off like a train winning their first four matches, but have failed to win any of their last six matches to slide down the standings. Yorkshire meanwhile, won one of their first four matches before going on a run of three wins in a row. They have since failed to win any of their last four, but play Lancashire on Friday evening, the preview of which can be found here.
Looking at the head to head record between the two sides and Leicestershire and Yorkshire have met twice in the history of the Natwest T20 Blast. Leicestershire lead the series with one win while the other match was a tie.
Looking ahead at the match and Yorkshire are obvious favourites for the match given their abundance of class throughout the order. Neither side have been in particularly good form but Yorkshire have the benefit of experience for the tight matches. With a quarter-final place hanging in the balance for both sides, nerves will be a factor and Yorkshire should have more composure in the championship rounds.
Looking at the betting, and Yorkshire are great value with Betway at 8/15 which represents a really good price. With their attacking threat at the top of the order, Yorkshire are great value to have the better powerplay at 4/7 with William Hill. Both prices indicate there is good value in this fixture.