By ECB Reporters Network
LEICESTERSHIRE Foxes clinched their place in the knock-out stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a 23-run victory in a rain-affected contest.
In a day-night match reduced to 47 overs per side after the start was delayed, further rain caused the contest to be abandoned after 40 overs of Leicestershire’s innings, at which point the Foxes were 173 for 5 chasing 192 for victory.
Peter Handscomb led them home with an unbeaten 54 after opener Rishi Patel’s 44, sharing an unbroken 51-run partnership with Sam Evans to secure a sixth victory from s...
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