Steelbacks consigned to third straight One Day Cup defeat by Leicestershire Foxes
31.07.26, 19:03 Updated 31.07.26, 19:06
Jeremy Blackmore
Rishi Patel struck a belligerent 115 off just 61 balls to help Leicestershire Foxes chase down 247 and comprehensively beat a much-changed Northamptonshire Steelbacks side by eight wickets in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Patel, who was dropped before scoring, smashed 13 fours and five sixes, breaking the record for the fastest List A century in Leicestershire’s history, which was previously jointly held by Darren Maddy and Lewis Hill. It was also the third fastest List A century at Wantage Road behind Matthew Wade and Allan Lamb.
Ben Mike hit an unbeaten 71, his second List A half-century to take the Foxes to victory with 11.1 overs to spare.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.