Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches- North Group- 22 June
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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches- North Group- 22 June
Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023 matches of the North Group which will be played on June 22nd at the New Road, Worcester and Headingley, Leeds.
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North Group:
June 22 - Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire (New Road, Worcester)
Worcestershire Form Guide:
Worcestershire are currently placed at the 3rd position in the North Group points table with 6 wins to their name.
The top run scorer for Worcestershire in the tournament is Brett D'Oliveira with 274 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Worcestershire in the tournament is Pat Brown with 19 scalps under his belt.
Worcestershire have won their previous match against Lancashire by 7 wickets.
Lancashire batted first and they posted a total of 164 for 8 in 20 overs. Philip Salt and Luke Wells lost their wicket early on. Jos Buttler made 74 runs but he consumed 54 deliveries for doing so. It impacted the run rate adversely. Rob Jones played a nice cameo of 42 in 30 balls to help Lancashire get to a competitive total of 164 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Worcestershire lost Brett D'Oliveira within the powerplay overs. Mitchell Santner and Jack Haynes then took the responsibility of taking their team over the line. They scored 49 and 63 runs respectively and took Worcestershire home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.
Nottinghamshire Form Guide:
Nottinghamshire are currently placed at the 2nd position on the North Group points table with 7 wins to their name in 11 matches played.
The top run scorer for Nottinghamshire in the competition is Joe Clarke with 378 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Nottinghamshire in the competition is Shaheen Afridi with 16 scalps under his belt.
Nottinghamshire have won their previous match against Leicestershire by 22 runs.
Nottinghamshire batted first and they posted a competitive total of 165 for 8 in 20 overs. Joe Clarke at the top of the order was brilliant. He scored 72 runs off 41 balls. The rest of the batting order couldn't really provide any impetus into the innings and Nottinghamshire had to settle down for 165 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Nick Welch and Peter Handscomb started off very well for their team. They scored 32 and 28 runs respectively. However, once they were dismissed, the Leicestershire innings went nowhere and the batters kept losing wickets at crunch moments. As a result, Leicestershire fell short by 22 runs in the end.
Let's have a look at the squads:
Worcestershire
Jake Libby, Jack Haynes, Brett D'Oliveira, Riki Wessels, Ben Cox, Joe Leach, Josh Tongue, Dillon Pennington, Ed Barnard, Taylor Cornall, Ben Gibbon, Ed Pollock, Adam Hose, Matthew Waite, Azhar Ali (Pakistan), Michael Bracewell (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand - Vitality Blast)
Nottinghamshire
Ben Slater, Haseeb Hameed, Ben Duckett, Joe Clarke, Lyndon James, Steven Mullaney, Alex Hales, Tom Moores, Liam Patterson-White, Luke Fletcher, Olly Stone, Tom Loten, Dane Paterson (South Africa), Colin Munro (New Zealand - Vitality Blast), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan - Vitality Blast)
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Nottinghamshire
Who will win?- Worcestershire
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Jack Haynes (Worcestershire), Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mitchell Santner (Worcestershire), Shaheen Afridi (Nottinghamshire)
Most Sixes – Jack Haynes (Worcestershire), Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire)
Player of the Match- Mitchell Santner (Worcestershire)
Team Scores Batting first – Nottinghamshire 160+, Worcestershire 170+
Match Handicap: Worcestershire
June 22 - Yorkshire vs Warwickshire (Headingley, Leeds)
Warwickshire Form Guide:
Warwickshire are currently placed at the 1st position on the North Group points table.
The top run scorer for Warwickshire in the competition is Sam Hain with 417 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Warwickshire in the competition is Danny Briggs with 12 scalps under his belt.
Warwickshire have won their previous match against Durham by 2 wickets.
Durham batted first and they posted a total of 146 for 5 in 20 overs. The start wasn't ideal and Durham lost 2 wickets for just 19 runs. Oliver George Robinson played a fine knock of 54 in 50 balls. Ashton Turner also flexed his muscles and smashed 53 off 31 balls to take Durham past the 140 run mark to finish at 146 in for 5 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, both the openers Robert Yates and Alex Davies looked determined to chase down the total for their team. They scored 40 runs each and got Warwickshire off to a lovely start. A couple of quick wickets fell in the middle overs and Durham made a comeback out of nowhere. However, Warwickshire kept their nerves and were victorious in the 20th over with 2 wickets in hand.
Yorkshire Form Guide:
Yorkshire are currently placed at the 5th position in North Group Group Points table with 6 wins to their name so far.
The top run scorer for Yorkshire is Dawid Malan with 525 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Yorkshire is Jordan Thompson with 19 scalps under his belt.
Yorkshire have lost their previous match against Derbyshire by a huge margin of 144 runs.
Derbyshire batted first and they posted a big total of 212 for 4 in 20 overs. Haider Ali gave a tremendous start to his team and smashed 51 off 41 balls. The real game changing knock was played by Leus du Plooy who struck 66 off 32 balls to help Derbyshire get to 212 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, Yorkshire lost 4 wickets for just 7 runs, including that of Dawid Malan. All the hopes for Yorkshire were lost in the powerplay overs phase itself. They couldn't comeback strong after those jolts and were bowled out for 99, losing the match by 144 runs.
Let's have a look at the squads:
Warwickshire - Will Rhodes, Henry Brookes, Michael Burgess, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Sam Hain, Liam Norwell, Robert Yates, Alex Davies, Jacob Bethell, Manraj Johal, Moeen Ali, Ed Barnard, Chris Rushworth, Hassan Ali (Pakistan - until the end of July), Glenn Maxwell (Australia - Vitality Blast)
Yorkshire - Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Harry Duke, Dominic Bess, Jordan Thompson, Ben Coad, Jonathan Tattersall, Mathew Pillans, Will Fraine, George Hill, Matthew Fisher, Andrew Gale, Matt Milnes, Ben Mike, Jafer Chohan (South Asian Cricket Academy), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Neil Wagner (New Zealand - first 10 County Championship matches), David Wiese (Namibia - Vitality Blast)
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Warwickshire
Who will win?- Yorkshire
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Robert Yates (Warwickshire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Danny Briggs (Warwickshire), Matthew Revis (Yorkshire)
Most Sixes – Robert Yates (Warwickshire), Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Player of the Match- Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)
Team Scores Batting first – Yorkshire 180+, Warwickshire 170+
Match Handicap: Yorkshire
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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