Leicestershire square off against Birmingham Bears in the 74th match of the 2025 Vitality T20 Blast on Friday, 4th July. The match is slated to be played at Grace Road and the scheduled start time is 11:00 PM IST. Catch all the live updates of this match including playing XI, match winner prediction, head to head record, tips, odds of the Leicestershire vs Birmingham Bears match.
Leicestershire vs Birmingham Bears Tips & Odds
Grace Road, Pitch Report
The pitch at Grace Road, Leicester offers a balanced track that favours both the batters and bowlers. The venue has hosted four matches this season so far, where the teams chasing won three matches. The surface gets better as the match progresses and teams that win the toss prefer to chase at this venue. The average 1st innings score in the last four matches at Grace Road is 167 runs.
LEI vs War Head to Head Record
Leicestershire and the Birmingham Bears have squared off in 20 Vitality T20 Blast matches to date. The Birmingham Bears hold the upper hand with 13 wins, while the Leicestershire Foxes have won 7 matches. In their last encounter, the Birmingham Bears won by 72 runs at Edgbaston.
Head to Head Record at Grace Road, Leicester
At Grace Road, Leicester, Leicestershire and the Birmingham Bears have faced each other in 9 Vitality T20 Blast matches. The home team, Leicestershire, has secured only one win, while the Birmingham Bears have been dominant with 8 victories. Their most recent encounter at Leicester, in the 2023 season, saw the Birmingham Bears win by 5 wickets.
Leicestershire vs Birmingham Bears Squads
Leicestershire Squad – Rishi Patel, Soloman Budinger, Shan Masood, Rehan Ahmed, Louis Kimber (c), Ben Cox (wk), Liam Trevaskis, Logan van Beek, Ben Mike, Tom Scriven, Samuel Wood, Matt Salisbury, Lewis Hill.
Birmingham Bears Squad – Alex Davies (c & wk), Tom Latham, Dan Mousley, Sam Hain, George Garton, Ed Barnard, Moeen Ali, Kai Smith, Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott, Hasan Ali, Ethan Bamber, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Chris Rushworth, Che Simmons, Zen Malik, Chris Woakes, Tazeem Ali, Michael Booth
Leicestershire vs Birmingham Bears Match Winner Prediction
Birmingham Bears go into this match as favourites, having won three of their last five games. They are currently 6th in the North Group with four wins and four losses. On the other hand, Leicestershire are in a stronger position, sitting 3rd with five wins and three losses.
However, Birmingham Bears have an excellent record at Grace Road, winning 8 out of the 9 matches they’ve played there. Leicestershire, meanwhile, have been unbeatable at home this season, winning all 4 matches at Grace Road.
So, it’s a clash between Leicestershire’s unbeaten home run and the Bears’ dominance at this venue. We’re backing the visitors, Birmingham Bears, to come out on top in what is expected to be a tightly contested fixture.
Our Prediction: Birmingham Bears to Win!
