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Fixture: Leicestershire Foxes v Worcestershire Rapids
Venue: Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester
Date: Sunday, July 18, 2021
Start time: 6.30pm
What’s the lowdown?
Worcestershire know a win will secure their quarter-final place. Defeat, and the Rapids will be looking over their shoulders at Birmingham Bears who could leapfrog them with victory on Sunday.
Leicestershire have no chance of reaching the last eight but will be hoping to end the season with back-to-back wins following an impressive victory over runaway North Group leaders Notts Outlaws on Friday night.
Who’s in form?
Leicestershire Foxes might be seventh in the standings but in Naveen-ul-Haq they have the most prolific bowler in the Blast this year.
Naveen has 24 wickets - six more than anyone else ahead of Saturday's fixture between Lancashire Lightning and Yorkshire Vikings - with his scalps coming at 17.7 apiece. The Afghanistani claimed 3 for 33 against Notts on Friday evening. Colin Ackermann also took three wickets against the Outlaws.
Leicestershire have the two bowlers with the most dot balls to their names in 2021. Naveen has 113 (of 292), while Callum Parkinson has 110 (of 312).
Worcestershire's leading runscorer in 2021 is Brett D'Oliveira, who has accumulated 338 at a shade over 30 with three half-centuries. D'Oliveira also has five wickets, including 1 for 17 in defeat by Birmingham Bears on Friday.
In the same game on Friday, Dillon Pennington was impressively miserly with the ball, returning figures of 2 for 11.
What's the team news
Leicestershire are unchanged.
Leicestershire Foxes: Colin Ackermann, Ed Barnes, Gavin Griffiths, Lewis Hill, Josh Inglis, Louis Kimber, Arron Lilley, Ben Mike, Naveen, Rishi Patel, Callum Parkinson, Scott Steel, Harry Swindells
Worcestershire are also unchanged.
Worcestershire Rapids: Jack Haynes, Brett D'Oliveira, Jake Libby, Ben Cox, Ross Whiteley, Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell, Ben Dwarshuis, Ish Sodhi, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris, Adam Finch, Joe Leach, Tom Fell, Pat Brown
Last five T20 results (most recent first)
Leicestershire Foxes: WWLLL
Worcestershire Rapids: LWWLW
Head-to-head T20 record
Total matches: 10
Leicestershire Foxes wins: 5
Worcestershire Rapids wins: 5
Tied: 0
Abandoned: 1
No result: 0
Latest Leicestershire Foxes news
Latest Worcestershire Rapids news
What’s the weather forecast?
Keep up to date with the MetOffice’s rolling forecast for Leicester: Click here
Going to the game?
Tickets
This match is sold out.
Travel
By car: The Uptonsteel County Ground is approximately three miles from the M69/M1 Junction 21.
For satnavs, the postcode LE2 8EB will send you to the main entrance on Curzon Road.
Parking: Check with the club before travelling as normal operations may be affected by Covid-19 restrictions.
By bus: To explore the local bus options and plan your journey, click here.
By train: The Uptonsteel County Ground is approximately two miles from Leicester Station.
Regular services run to Leicester from London St Pancras, the East Midlands and Yorkshire, serving Market Harborough, Leicester and Loughborough. They are operated by East Midlands Railway.
Cross Country Trains run services between Birmingham New Street and Leicester, via Hinckley, Narborough and South Wigston, and between Birmingham New Street and Stansted Airport, via Leicester and Melton Mowbray.
How do I follow the match?
Leicestershire will offer live coverage of the match via their website: Click here
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The matches can also be viewed on mobile via the ECB app.
Radio: All Vitality Blast fixtures will be available on BBC Local Radio stations with extensive coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra.
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Prediction
Worcestershire to have their quarter-final push derailed at the last.
SUNDAY'S OTHER MATCH PREVIEWS
North Group
Birmingham Bears v Northamptonshire Steelbacks
South Group
Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks
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