Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Last three meetings me Leicestershire 2-1 se lead karta hai. Sabse recent clash me Nottinghamshire ne 1 wicket se jeeta, 1 ball remaining ke saath, target chase karke last-ball finish me. Match ek tight chase ban gaya tha jahan NOT ko line cross karne ke liye deep tak batting karni padi. In teen matches me results swing hue hain—LEI ke 2 wins, but margins close hi rahe.

NONottinghamshire 189/9

LELeicestershire 188/2

2025-07-06 · NOT won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)

LELeicestershire 160/6

NONottinghamshire 156/10

2025-06-19 · LEI won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

LELeicestershire 161/5

NONottinghamshire 160/6

2024-07-14 · LEI won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Leicestershire

Leicestershire T20B Regular Season me 13th par hai 12 points ke saath. Unke last three games me do wins ke baad ek defeat aayi, jo dikhata hai ki setbacks ke baad ye jaldi respond kar sakte hain. Sabse clear signal recent loss vs Lancashire hai, jahan LEI 5 wickets se haara, 7 balls remaining ke saath.

LELeicestershire 156/7

LALancashire 160/5

2026-06-26 · LAN won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

LELeicestershire 147/8

YOYorkshire 135/10

2026-06-07

LELeicestershire 180/6

SUSussex 179/10

2026-06-05 · LEI won by 4 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire T20B Regular Season me 7th par hai 16 points ke saath. Ye three-match winning run ke saath aa rahe hain, aur har win ya to chase me aayi hai ya phir tight finish me. Sabse telling result latest win vs Kent hai, jahan NOT ne successful chase karke 4 wickets se jeeta, 8 balls remaining ke saath.

NONottinghamshire 187/6

KEKent 184/7

2026-06-26 · NOT won by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

NONottinghamshire 183/6

DEDerbyshire 173/9

2026-06-07 · Target 184 runs

NONottinghamshire 143/7

WAWarwickshire 139/10

2026-06-05 · NOT won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models Nottinghamshire ko favour karte hain, average projection NOT 60% (range 54–68%) hai. Bookmakers bhi agree karte hain, NOT ko 59% (1.60) aur LEI ko 41% (2.30) price kar rahe hain. Key stats overall NOT ko 5-1 se lean karte hain, mainly unki stronger season position aur better run-rate profile ki wajah se. Swing factor ye hai ki kya LEI ka recent head-to-head edge NOT ki current winning streak ko disrupt kar paata hai.

Ali’s burst kills the chase

Mohammad Ali turned a big chase into a scramble, striking early and often as Leicestershire’s reply unravelled. Nottinghamshire’s 209/4 had given them room to attack, and Ali made it count, finishing with 3/20 in 3.5 overs as Leicestershire were bowled out for 135 in 17.5 overs to lose by 74 runs. There was a flicker of resistance through Rehan Ahmed, but the required rate and falling wickets kept dragging the hosts back under.

Powerplay wickets set the tone

The match was effectively won in the first six overs of Leicestershire’s innings. Chasing 10.45 an over, they stumbled to 48/4 in the powerplay, losing the freedom to target the middle overs. Even when the scoring steadied, the damage was already done: they reached 75/4 after 10 overs, still needing a surge that never arrived. Nottinghamshire’s bowlers kept their lengths full enough to force risky hits, and the chase’s final phase fizzled to just 11 runs for two wickets.

Munsey anchors, Linde detonates

George Munsey’s 76 off 52 balls gave Nottinghamshire a base that survived the quieter middle, and his stand of 69 with George Linde was the innings’ key bridge. Then Linde flipped the match in a handful of deliveries, blasting 55 off 22 at a strike rate of 250 to blow open the death overs. For Leicestershire, Rehan’s 45 off 23 briefly hinted at a counterpunch, but Ali’s spell ensured it never became a partnership-led chase.

Pre-match edge becomes on-field control

Nottinghamshire came in with the stronger recent run and a profile built around controlling phases, and that’s exactly how the game played out. Their batting didn’t just start fast; it finished faster, with 65 runs in the last four overs, turning a good total into a daunting one. Leicestershire’s recent head-to-head success needed a clean powerplay and a stable chase, but the early collapse meant they were always chasing the game’s tempo rather than the target.