Leicestershire will take a lead of 382 into the final day of their County Championship against neighbours Derbyshire, who will need to pull off the biggest fourth-innings run chase in their history to emerge with a win.

Leicestershire were 291-8 in their second innings when bad light followed by rain ended play eight overs ahead of the scheduled finish time.

Rehan Ahmed hammered 77 off 59 balls in an explosive start to their second innings after Derbyshire had been bowled out for 393, Netherlands international all-rounder Logan van Beek taking 4-100 to go with his unbeaten 82 on his Leicestershire debut.

By the end of the day, however, the scoring rate had slowed considerably, the home side appearing to take a safety-first approach, intent first on avoiding defeat on a pitch that has yielded runs quickly for most of the game.