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

warks vs wor Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast is entering the crucial phase with teams looking to get vital points ahead of the final phase of the league stages. Warwickshire and Worcestershire are currently occupying the top 2 positions in the North Group and are separated by only 2 points. Warwickshire are currently at the top of the points table and will look to win this match and continue their stay at the top. Worcestershire are currently following them at the second place in the points table and a win in this match can propel them to tabletop.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Warwickshire Preview

Warwickshire posted a massive total of 180/6 with Robert yates (66 runs) leading them with a fifty in the last game. Their top order trio of Maxwell (21 runs), Alex Davies (15 runs), and Benjamin (45 runs) played attacking cameos to help their batting unit score at rapid pace with Yates at another end. They were slightly slow in last 2-3 overs and will look to rectify it in this match.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 176/8 to win by 4 runs. Dan Mousely picked up 4 crucial wickets in his spell of 4-0-21-4. Their trio of Chris Woakes (1/22), Jake Lintott (1/18), and Maxwell (1/32) took 4 wickets between them and gave runs at decent rate in the middle overs last game. Dan Mousely and Henry Brookes held their nerve in the final 2 overs to take them across the line.

Key players: Dan Mousely, Glenn Maxwell, Alex Davies

Warwickshire Predicted Playing XI:

Robert Yates, Alex Davies (c & wk), Jacob Bethell , Glenn Maxwell, Dan Mousley, Chris Benjamin, Ed Barnard, Hasan Ali, Danny Briggs, Henry Brookes, Jake Lintott

Warwickshire Actual Playing XI:

Hasan Ali, Chris Benjamin, Robert Yates, Danny Briggs, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Jake Lintott, Alex Davies, Ed Barnard, Dan Mousley, Glenn Maxwell

Worcestershire Preview

Worcestershire chased down a below par target of 140 runs comfortably in 18.3 overs to win by 5 wickets. Their trio of Brett Oliveria (36 runs), Adam Hose (33 runs), and Ed Pollock (38* runs) played vital cameos in leading their batting unit. Mitchell Santner and Ben Cox are also in good touch in the middle order and will be looking for a big score this match.

Worcestershire bowlers restricted the opposition to 139/8 in the last game in their 20 overs. Patrick Brown, Mitchell Santner, and Brett Oliveria took 2 wickets each in the match. Dillon Penington and Usama Mir have chipped in with crucial wickets in the match and strangled the run flow effectively in middle overs.

Key players: Brett oliveria, Mitchell Santner, Ed Pollock.

Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Brett DOliveira (c), Jack Haynes, Mitchell Santner, Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Ben Cox (wk), Ed Pollock, Usama Mir, Matthew Waite, Dillon Pennington,Patrick Brown

Worcestershire Actual Playing XI:

Ed Pollock, Pat Brown, Ben Cox, Dillon Pennington, Jack Haynes, Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Mitchell Santner, Usama Mir, Josh Tongue, Brett D Oliveira

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The pitch is on the slower side slightly and bowlers have dominated the proceedings, but the pitch seems to ease out as the match progresses. We expect the scores to be in the range of 160-170 runs in this match too.

Venue Details

Birmingham is one of the iconic venues in the English circuit and it is the home ground for the Warwickshire team. They have mixed record in their matches played here this season and will be looking to continue the winning streak.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the trend of the T20 matches and we expect the same to continue in this match as the pitch looks good for entire duration of the match despite only 2 out of 5 matches played here have been won by teams batting second in this season.