Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023, Today Match Prediction

north vs warks Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast is slowly entering the middle phase of the tournament and teams will be eager to keep themselves at the top half of the points table before the qualification race heats up. Northamptonshire made a superb come back with a victory in their last game against Derbyshire. Warwickshire on the other hand continued their momentum with third win in as many matches this season. Warwickshire will look to continue their winning streak, while Northamptonshire will be eager to hand them their first defeat this year.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire chased the total of 152 runs in 18 overs with 6 wickets in hand. The trio of David Willey (31 runs), Chris Lynn (31 runs), and Saif Zaib (37 runs) played valiant knocks to keep the scorecard moving the chase. Josh Cobb (23 runs) and Lewis McManus (19 runs) played chipped in vital knocks in lower order to take them across the line comfortably.

David Willey and James Seales formed good valiant partnership with the ball as they claimed a wicket each and gave away just 37 runs off their combined 8 overs. Tom Taylor (2/31), Andrew Tye (1/43), and Freddie Hildreich (1/37) chipped in with vital spells to restrict the opposition to 151/6 in the 20 overs.

Key players: David Willey, Saif Zaib, Andrew Tye

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Lynn, Ricardo Vasconcelos, David Willey (c), Josh Cobb, Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus (wk), Tom Taylor, James Sales, Andrew Tye, Graeme White, Freddie Heldreich

Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:

Andrew Tye, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Tom Taylor, Josh Cobb, Freddie Heldreich, Saif Zaib, Graeme White, David Willey, James Sales, Chris Lynn, Lewis McManus

Warwickshire Preview

Warwickshire were led by Alex Davies brilliance at the top as he scored 51 runs off 39 balls with 6 boundaries and a six to blow off the 99- run meagre chase. Robert Yates chipped in with vital cameos of 30 runs off 24 balls at the top to share 50-run opening partnership. They lost 2-3 wickets at the far end and won the match by 7 wickets and 5.4 overs remaining.

Daniel Briggs (4/15) and Dan Mousely (3/13) were the key wicket takers as they took 7 wickets between them in the match. Jake Lintott (2/24) and Glenn maxwell (1/19) chipped in with 3 remaining wickets in the match. They bundled out the opposition for just 98 runs in 14.5 overs. 

Key players: Glenn Maxwell, Alex Davies, Daniel Briggs

Warwickshire Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Davies (c & wk), Robert Yates, Sam Hain, Glenn Maxwell, Dan Mousley, Chris Benjamin, Ed Barnard, Henry Brookes, Danny Briggs, Craig Miles, Jake Lintott

Warwickshire Actual Playing XI:

Chris Benjamin, Sam Hain, Robert Yates, Danny Briggs, Ed Barnard, Craig Miles, Jake Lintott, Alex Davies, Dan Mousley, Henry Brookes, Glenn Maxwell

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Northampton will have bright and sunny weather with no chances of rain or any other weather interruptions in this match.

Venue Details

Northampton will have a true surface with good bounce and carry and we expect the batters to enjoy playing on this surface. We expect the average scores to be around 160-170 runs in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

We expect the captains to chase the total if they win the toss here. Both teams won their respective last game chasing the total with ease.