Who will win Derbyshire vs Hampshire 1st Quarter-final?
The league stage is done and dusted and the NatWest T20 Blast 2017 now heads towards its business end with Derbyshire taking on Hampshire in the first quarter-final on August 22. The County Ground in Derby will be the setting for this match which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM local time.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Derbyshire vs Hampshire 1st quarter-final, NatWest T20 Blast 2017....
Derbyshire Team News & Playing 11
The team's batting is going to depend a lot on Wayne Madsen who is among the season's top run-getters. He has hit four fifties so far with one of those coming in the previous game against Worcestershire. Luis Reece has also contributed well and he will be another key figure at the top of the order. Imran Tahir has been the standout bowler for Derbyshire. The legspinner has taken 17 wickets from 13 matches and he is going to be the biggest threat with the ball.
Derbyshire Predicted Playing 11
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Daryn Smit (c/wk), Billy Godleman, Imran Tahir, Wayne Madsen, Alex Hughes, Matt Henry, Luis Reece, Hardus Viljoen, Ben Cotton, Matthew Critchley, Calum Brodrick
Hampshire Team News & Playing 11
James Vince has led from the front, scoring the most runs for the side in this year's NatWest T20 Blast. The skipper has three good knocks in his previous four innings and Hampshire will need a big contribution from him in this crunch game. Bowing will rely heavily on the likes of Shahid Afridi and Kyle Abbott. Both have done a pretty decent job so far and it will be up to them to restrict the Derbyshire batsmen.
Hampshire Predicted Playing 11
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James Vince (c), Shahid Afridi, George Bailey, Sean Ervine, Liam Dawson, Chris Wood, Gareth Berg, Kyle Abbott, Tom Alsop, Calvin Dickinson (wk), Jacob Lintott
Derbyshire vs Hampshire Betting Odds
Despite playing on their home ground where they have won four out of five matches so far this year, Derbyshire Falcons begin as outsiders for this game at 2.24 with Betfair and 2.10 with Bet365. They won 8 of their 13 completed fixtures to finish second in the North Group standings. Hampshire came in at third sport in the South Group standings having won 7 of their 13 completed fixtures. They appear stronger on paper with many more international names on the roster which could be the reason why they are favorites to win at 1.76 with 1xbet and 1.72 with Bet365.
Derbyshire vs Hampshire Prediction
Derbyshire and Hampshire will be facing each other for the first time since the inception of the NatWest T20 Blast tournament. The former is in good form and will be coming into this quarter-final having won five of their past seven encounters. However when the lineups of the two sides are compared, it is Hampshire who appear stronger with the likes of Vince, Afridi, Bailey, Abbott and Dawson. Furthermore, they have reached the semi-finals six times in the last seven seasons while Derbyshire have never made it past the quarter-finals. We thus predict Hampshire to win this match and advance to the semis.
Final Verdict: Back Hampshire to beat Derbyshire Falcons in the 1st quarter-final of the NatWest T20 Blast 2017 at 1.76 with 1xbet and 1.72 with Bet365
Aug 22, 2017
23:00 IST / 17:30 GMT
County Ground - Derby, England
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