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

warks vs yorks 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. Birmingham Bears last won the title way back in 2014 and their best result after that is the quarter final finish in the last 2 seasons. Yorkshire Vikings are yet to win the title and they finished in their campaign in quarter final and semi final respectively in the last 2 seasons. Both teams will look to start their campaign with a victory in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Warwickshire Preview

Birmingham Bears will open the batting with the likes of Ireland veteran Paul Stirling and 23-year old promising player Robert Yates in this season. Their middle order will have the combo of Ed Barnard, Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, and Alex Davies. They will miss the services of Moeen Ali, Glenn Maxwell, and Chris Woakes in this match.

Their bowlers Olly stone, Craig Miles, and Will Rhodes in the bowling with Pakistani pacer Hasan Ali providing them good support. Daniel Briggs, Dan Mousely, and Jake Lintott are expected to control the innings in the middle overs effectively.

Key players: Paul Stirling, Sam Hain, Craig Miles 

Warwickshire Predicted Playing XI:

Paul Stirling, Robert Yates, Ed Barnard, Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, Alex Davies, Olly stone, Craig Miles, Will Rhodes, Daniel Briggs, Jake Lintott 

Warwickshire Actual Playing XI:

Chris Benjamin, Sam Hain, Robert Yates, Danny Briggs, Paul Stirling, Craig Miles, Chris Woakes, Jake Lintott, Alex Davies, Dan Mousley, Henry Brookes

Yorkshire Preview

Yorkshire Vikings will be led by the Pakistani player Shan Masood in this season and he will be expected to play a big role in the middle order with the likes of Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Mathew Waite, and Will Fraine. Adma Lyth and Dawid Malan are expected to continue their partnership at the top of the line up this season too. They will miss the services of Harry Brook, Joe Root, and David Wiese in this match.

Mathew Waite, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Revis, and Lewis Hill will form a strong core of the pace bowling department. They have the strongest spin department with the likes of Adil Rashid and Dom Bess in their playing XI who have vast experience in international stage.

Key players: Dom Bess, Jordan Thompson, Adam Lyth

Yorkshire Predicted Playing XI:

Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Mathew Waite, Will Fraine, Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Shan Masood, Dom Bess, Mathew Waite, Matthew Revis, Lewis Hil

Yorkshire Actual Playing XI:

Dominic Leech, Shan Masood, Jafer Chohan, Dom Bess, Adam Lyth, Will Fraine, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Revis, Ben Mike

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

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

Venue Details

Edgbaston 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 bat 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.