Yorkshire vs Leicestershire match prediction 29 May 2022

YOR vs LEI Match 20 North Group Predictions & Betting Tips

Yorkshire will take on Leicestershire in the match number 20 of Vitality T20 Blast under North Group. Yorkshire will host their opponent at the Headingley, Leeds on May 29. The match is scheduled to commence from 7:30 PM IST. Ahead of the matchday, I have assorted three of the best money making betting tips for you from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head encounter.

With a win and a draw from two matches, Yorkshire are perched at the top shelf of the table and have three points to themselves with a net run rate of +0.505. Speaking of Leicestershire, they are languishing at the foot of the table with two hovering defeats from as many matches. Yorkshire are backed by a better net run rate in comparison to Leicestershire’s net run rate of -3.100. They are yet to earn their first set of points this season. Both the sides have two wins apiece in their last five head-to-head meetings between them. Overall the two sides have met on 24 different occasions with Leicestershire bagging the most number of victories(14). While we get ready for this exciting game of cricket, let us have a closer look at the top team & player betting tips from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head encounter.

YOR vs LEI Team Bet:

Mentioned below is the top team bet from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head encounter.

Leicestershire To Score Under 20.5 Runs Before 1st Dismissal

Leicestershire have had a disastrous start to the season losing both the matches by massive margins of 70 runs & 54 runs to Derbyshire & Durham respectively. Their openers also failed to gather runs before the fall of the first wicket. The duo of Hamish Rutherford and Scott Steel opened the innings for Leicestershire this season and posted scores of 5, 0 before the first dismissal. In the previous edition of the competition, Leicestershire’s total before 1st dismissal read 11, 22, 14, 1, 15, 34, 24, 39, 32, 8, 6, 18, 0 & 47 from fourteen matches respectively. This sums up to about 271 runs from 14 matches which takes their average to 19.35 for the first wicket which falls well below our desired target. They have managed to score above our radar on 6 out of 14 occasions entailing a 57.15% efficiency of LEI to pull off an opening partnership below our target. In the last five head-to-head matches, Leicestershire’s total score before the fall of the first wicket read 24, 6, 19, 51. This entails a 50% efficiency of Leicestershire to pull off an opening partnership below our target. On an individual basis, openers H Rutherford and S Steel are having a terrible time this season averaging almost 4.00 & 3.00 respectively. Considering all these, we have backed Leicestershire to score under 20.5 runs for the first wicket in this game. Pari Match has offered odds of 1.87 in Leicestershire’s favour from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head encounter.

YOR vs LEI Player Bets:

Harry Brook and Joe Root are my top two player betting tips from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

Harry Brook To Score Over 20.5 Runs

Harry Brook continued his fine form with the bat scoring two consecutive fifties in the first two games. This is his 10th fifty plus scores in the last 11 innings in T20 Blast & Championship combined this summer. Brook clubbed 72 off 48 which consisted of 3 fours and as many sixes. Harry Brook is coming off after a fantastic Championship season wherein he amassed 840 runs from six matches averaging almost 140.00 with three tons and as many fifties in nine innings. His fireworks last season in T20 Blast saw him plundering 486 runs from 13 matches, averaging almost 69.42 which falls well above our desired target. His last five T20 Blast scores read 72, 60, 22, 0 & 91. He has managed to score above our target on four out of five occasions entailing an 80% of Brook to do the same. His scores in the last five matches against Leicestershire read 33, 48, 15, 6, 3. He has played five matches against Leicestershire in his T20 Blast career and has aggregated 105 runs from them at an astonishing average of 52.50 which falls well above our target. This gets better with every line. He has been at the Headingley, Leeds on 18 different occasions in his T20 Blast career and has hammered 595 runs at an scintillating average of 59.50. Overall, H Brook holds an experience of about 35 T20 Blast matches wherein he has amassed 930 runs at an phenomenal average of 37.20 which is certainly above our target. Pari Match has offered odds of 1.87 in Harry Brook’s favour from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head contest.

Joe Root To Score Over 26.5 Runs

The 31-year-old batsman from Yorkshire has been a vital cog for England in the past few years. Along with Harry Brook, Joe Root took his team over the line in Yorkshire’s opening encounter against Worcestershire scoring an unbeaten 35 off 24 balls which consisted of 4 fours. Joe Root’s scores in the last ten T20 Blast matches read 3, 35*, 32, 15, 1, 49, 60, 64, 25, 65. He has managed to score above our desired target on six out of ten occasions entailing a 60% efficiency to do the same. In his T20 Blast career of about 15 matches, he has amassed 598 runs at an phenomenal average of 54.40 which falls well above our desired target. Root holds an experience of about 85 T20 matches and has accumulated 2032 runs at an scintillating average of 32.25. He has played 32 T20Is for England and has added 893 runs averaging close to 35.72 which certainly falls above our target. Root has been at the Headingley, Leeds on seven different occasions and has scored 247 runs at an phenomenal average of 49.40. Considering all these, we have backed Joe Root to score over 26.5 runs from this game. Pari Match has offered odds of 1.87 in Joe Root’s favour from the YOR vs LEI head-to-head encounter.

My Picks:

Leicestershire To Score Under 20.5 Runs Before 1st Dismissal - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)

Harry Brook To Score Over 20.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)

Joe Root To Score Over 26.5 Runs - @ 1.87 (Pari Match)