Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire match prediction 1 Jun 2022

NOR vs LEI Match 31 North Group Predictions & Betting Tips

Northamptonshire will meet Leicestershire in the match number 31 of Vitality Blast 2022 under North Group. Northamptonshire will host their opposition on June 1, Wednesday at the County Ground in Northampton. The match is scheduled to commence from 11:00 PM IST. Ahead of the matchday, I have handpicked three of the best money making betting tips for you from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

After a winless start to the County Championship season and consecutive defeats in the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast, Leicestershire tasted their first victory across all formats. Rishi Patel and Colin Ackerman’s century partnership eased their way to a comfortable 31 run victory over Joe Root’s Yorkshire. Northamptonshire’s last game against Nottinghamshire ended without a result. As the two sides get geared up for their next challenge, let us have a closer look at the top team & player betting tips from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

NOR vs LEI Team Bet:

Mentioned below is the top team betting tip from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

Northamptonshire to win

Northamptonshire started their campaign on a slightly negative note losing to Birmingham Bears by a massive margin of 125 runs. However, they have come back stronger than ever and are now stationed at the fifth spot in the North Group standings and have three points to themselves. Speaking of Leicestershire, they picked up their first victory of this season across all formats. Despite that they are languishing at the bottom shelf of the table with just two points from three matches. Northamptonshire leads the tally by 2-1 in terms of the victories in the last five head-to-head meetings against Leicestershire. The two sides have always enjoyed a close knit competition between them but this time Northamptonshire have the upper hand over their opponent. Overall across all seasons of T20 Blast, the two sides have collided against each other on 14 different occasions with Northamptonshire picking up the most number of victories(8). In the ongoing edition of County Championship, Leicestershire are reeling at the foot of the Division Two table while Northamptonshire are positioned at the fifth spot in the Division One table. Chris Lynn and Ben Curran are looking in fine form with the bat for Northamptonshire scoring 99 & 74 runs respectively from three matches. Matthew Kelly and Ben Sanderson are looking quite sharp with the leather in hand picking up 5 wickets apiece thus far this season. Pari Match should be offering the best of odds in Northamptonshire’s favour from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

NOR vs LEI Player Bets:

Colin Ackermann and Rob Keogh are my top two player betting tips from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

Colin Ackermann To Score Well

The South African born Netherlands cricketer, Colin Ackermann scored a fifty in the last game and stitched a valuable 109 run partnership along with Rishi Patel and helped Leicestershire register their first victory across all seasons. His 56 run knock off 33 deliveries was laced with 6 fours and 2 sixes. The skipper has mustered 76 from three matches averaging almost 25.33. Ackermann brings with him an experience of about 63 T20 Blast matches wherein he has accumulated 1499 averaging almost 28.30. In the previous edition of the competition, the 31-year-old struck 263 runs from 14 matches averaging almost 23.90. He has played about 7 matches against Northamptonshire in his T20 Blast career and has amassed 132 runs from them at an phenomenal average of 33.0. His last five scores in T20 Blast read 56, 5, 15, 22 & 36. Overall, the Leicestershire skipper has an experience of about 141 T20 matches and has mustered 3184 runs from them averaging almost 27.44. He has played three matches at the County Ground in Northampton and averages almost 100.00 there. Therefore, Colin Ackermann will be looking to gather plenty of runs in the forthcoming match as well. Pari Match should be offering the best of odds in Colin Ackermann’s favour from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

Rob Keogh To Deliver With The Bat

We have now arrived at my ultimate player betting tip for today from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest. The Northants batter has played 48 T20 Blast matches in his career and has added 957 runs to his tally of total runs at an astonishing average of 29.90. Overall, the 30-year-old has featured in almost 74 T20 matches and has hammered 966 runs averaging something close to 28.41. In this year’s Vitality T20 Blast, Robert averages close to 45.00 from three matches. He performed exceptionally well last season scoring 347 runs from 12 matches averaging almost 49.57. He was the second highest run getter for his side last time around. His last five scores in the T20 Blast read 36*, 9, 55, 56 & 4. His numbers against Leicestershire are hard to ignore. He has played four matches against the same opponent and has mustered 118 runs from them at an mouthwatering average of 59.00. Furthermore, he has played close to 21 at the County Ground in Northampton and has struck 408 runs at an phenomenal average of 31.40. His last five scores against Leicestershire read 34, 50, 4 & 37. Robert Keogh will be looking to repeat the same performance in the forthcoming as well. Pari Match should be offering the best of odds in Rob Keogh’s favour from the NOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

My Picks:

Northamptonshire to win - @ 1.60 (Pari Match)

Colin Ackermann To Score Well

Rob Keogh To Deliver With The Bat