Preview
Hampshire and Leicestershire will face-off in a group 2 clash in the ongoing County Championship in England. Hampshire are coming into this match with a win over Middlesex. With only 2 losses and three wins, they are at the third spot in the Group 2 points table with 82 points.
Leicestershire are yet to register an outright win this season. They have drew two matches and lost three and are at the bottom of the points table. Their batsmen did well in the previous game and will have to be consistent now. Leicestershire batsmen will have to be wary of Abbott and Abbas in this match.
Match Details:
Hampshire vs Leicestershire, Group 2
Venue: The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Date & Time: May 19th – May 22nd at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM local time
Live Streaming: Hampshire Cricket App
Pitch Report
The surface at the venue is expected to be flat. But there will be some seam movement in the first couple of days and the team winning the toss should bat first.
Probable Playing XIs HAM vs LEI:
Hampshire
Joe Weatherley, Ian Holland, Tom Aslop, Sam Northeast, James Vince (c), Liam Dawson, Lewis McManus (wk), Keith Barker, Kyle Abbott, Brad Wheal / Mason Crane, Mohammad Abbas
Leicestershire
Samuel Evans, Hassan Azad, Marcus Harris, Colin Ackermann (c), Lewis Hill, Harry Swindells (wk), Ed Barnes, Gavin Griffiths, Callum Parkinson, Chris Wright, Alex Evans
HAM vs LEI Top Picks for HAM vs LEI 11Wickets Match:
James Vince of Hampshire is the second leading run-scorer for his team with 412 runs in six matches at an average of 45.77.
Kyle Abbott alone picked 11 wickets in the last game and overall, has 26 wickets to his name thus far.
Marcus Harris scored 101 runs in the last outing and has accumulated 212 runs in three matches so far.
Lewis Hill is the leading run-getter for LEI with 499 runs to his name in five matches with a ton and four fifties.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for HAM vs LEI 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Lewis Hill, Harry Swindells, James Vince (c), Marcus Harris (vc), Hassan Azad, Liam Dawson, Ian Holland, Kyle Abbott, Chris Wright, Mohammad Abbas, Callum Parkinson
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for HAM vs LEI 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Lewis Hill, Tom Aslop, James Vince, Marcus Harris, Sam Northeast, Samuel Evans (c), Colin Ackermann, Keith Barker, Kyle Abbott (vc), Chris Wright, Callum Parkinson
Probable Winners
Hampshire are expected to win this match.