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

north vs wor Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast is one of the oldest T20 leagues in the world and teams all set to play the 20th edition of the league this year. Northamptonshire last won the title way back in 2016 and their best result after that is the quarter final finish in 2020. Worcestershire won the title in 2018 and ended as runners up in 2019 after which they ended with three year streak of group stages exits recently. Both teams will look to start their campaign with a victory in this match

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire will be led by the David Willey in this season and he will be expected to play a big role in the middle order with the likes of Rob Keogh, Josh Cobb, Lewis Manus, and Saif Zaib. Chris Lynn and Ben Curran are expected to continue their partnership at the top of the line up this season too. 

Mathew Kelly, Josh Cobb, Ben Sanderson, and Tom Taylor will form a strong core of the pace bowling department. They have the strongest spin department with the likes of Graeme White and Freddie Hilderich in their playing XI.

Key players: Saif Zaib, David Willey, Rob Keogh

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Chris Lynn, Ben Curran, Rob Keogh, Josh Cobb, Lewis Manus, Saif Zaib, David Willey, Mathew Kelly, Ben Sanderson, Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Freddie Hilderich

Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:

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

Worcestershire Preview

Worcestershire will open the batting with the likes of Ed Pollock and Brett Oliveria in this season. Their middle order comprises of Jack Haynes, Jack Libby, Ben Cox, and Ed Barnard. International stars Michael Bracewell, Michael Santner, and Azhar Ali will provide the required firepower and depth in batting line-up.

Their bowlers Charlie Morris, Josh Baker, Dillon Pennington and Pat Brown will strengthen the pace attack in the bowling. Kiwi spin duo of Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner are expected to control the innings in the middle overs effectively.

Key players: Mitchell Santner, Pat Brown, Brett Oliveria 

Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Ed Pollock, Brett Oliveria, Jack Haynes, Jack Libby, Ben Cox, Michael Bracewell, Michael Santner, Azhar Ali, Charlie Morris, Josh Baker, Dillon Pennington

Worcestershire Actual Playing XI:

Ed Pollock, Pat Brown, Ben Cox, Kashif Ali, Adam Hose, Mitchell Stanley, Jack Haynes, Adam Finch, Michael Bracewell, Usama Mir, Brett D Oliveira

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Northampton is one of the good pitches with the ball bouncing steeply from length. The new ball might be tough to time and ease down as the match progresses. Northampton will have a bright and sunny weather on the match day.

Venue Details

Northampton will have good bounce and carry that will be enjoyed by the bowlers and any target above 180 runs will be tough to chase on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams will opt to bowl first at this venue as they will be unaware of the pitch conditions on offer and we expect the captains to continue the recent trend of chasing in this match.

NORTH vs WOR
Winning Prediction

Worcestershire have a strong batting line-up with a lot of all rounders to provide depth. They have a good combination of pace and spin bowlers in their playing XI. Northamptonshire have a good experienced batting line-up with a lot of big names but lacks experience and firepower in their bowling attack on paper. We expect Worcestershire to win this match.

Worcestershire will win the match

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