Poor day on Friday but hopefully I can start the comeback on Saturday ahead of a full set of fixtures on Sunday. -20 for Friday and now -22.06 for the tournament. Saturday's game isn't on Sky but begins at 12.00.
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10pts Northants to beat Leicestershire 5/6 Corals
Leicestershire come into this match unbeaten in all competitions this season while Northants suffered their only defeat in this competition last Sunday in a rain affected match at Nottingham but bounced back to wallop Ireland on Monday. The winner of this match will go to the top of the group ahead of Sunday's fixtures.
Northants bring the rest of the South Africa exodus into their squad here. Andrew Hall makes his debut for the club while Johannes van der Wath makes his 2nd debut. They'll join fellow South African's Nicky Boje, Johann Louw and Lance Klusener in the side. Monty Panesar is allowed to play if selected while David Sales will hope to get some runs under his belt. Stephen Peters will look to continue his good form from last week.
Leicestershire will be without Jeremy Snape who's still coaching in India but apart from that are at full strength. They rest a lot of responsibility in their 4 South Africans too. Ackerman and Dippenaar with the bat and Kruger and Du Preez with the ball. Jim Allenby and Paul Nixon are solid with the bat though and another South African, Claude Henderson can take advantage of the turning wicket at Wantage Rd.
Now isn't the best time to be playing Northants though with Hall and van der Wath available now and that's a massive boost for Northants. They could actually leave Jason Brown, a serious one day performer out here. Both sides look pretty strong but Leicester have relied a lot on Ackerman this season and if he has an off day they may not be so competitive. Northants suddenly look strong with bat and ball and home advantage gives them a further edge and I think they'll win this one.