Worcestershire vs Warwickshire North Group – T20 Blast Betting Tips

Host Worcestershire will be looking to seal their place in the knockout stages when they take on Warwickshire in the North Group game of Vitality T20 Blast at New Road Stadium in Worcester.

On the other hand, Worcestershire are coming into this game with a lot of confidence after registering a hard-fought win over Derbyshire. Captain Ben Cox will be hoping that the side can bring their best cricket to the fore in this home fixture.

After getting hammered by a comprehensive margin in the previous fixture, Warwickshire will be looking to get back to winning ways in this contest. Captain Will Rhodes will be hoping that side can put in an improved batting performance against Worcestershire.

Worcestershire

With a close win over Derbyshire, the county side will not make any changes to their playing XI for this home fixture.

In the batting department, the side will be relying heavily on the likes of Riki Wessels, Brett D’Oliveira and Ben Cox to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the previous fixture, Opener Brett D’Oliveira showed excellent form with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 43 runs off 33 balls with the help of six boundaries.

Besides D’Oliveira, Ross Whiteley and Ben Cox produced crucial scores of 37 and 30 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the pace duo of Ben Dwarshuis and Charlie Morris to provide crucial breakthroughs in the Powerplay overs.

In the previous fixture, pacer Charlie Morris was the pick of the bowlers against Derbyshire and claimed 3 for 21 in his three overs. Besides Morris, Dwarshuis, Ish Sodhi and Daryl Mitchell bowled well and claimed one wicket apiece.

Warwickshire

After getting bundled out for just 63 runs in the previous game at Edgbaston, Warwickshire will need to raise their game with the bat against Worcestershire.

In the batting department, the onus will be on opener Adam Hose, middle-order duo of Sam Hain and Will Rhodes to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the previous match, Robert Yates was lone warrior with the bat and finished the innings with the top-score of 24 runs off 23 balls. Will Rhodes, Sam Hain and Adam Hose perished for low scores in the Powerplay overs.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on Danny Briggs, Tim Bresnan and Jacob Lintott to provide timely breakthroughs in this fixture.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Worcestershire will be favorites to win the North Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast competition to be played at Worcester. For this game, Worcestershire are placed at 1.77 odds, while Warwickshire are placed at 1.97 odds

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Our Tipsters Angle

Both teams are coming in the contest with contrasting fortunes as Worcestershire registered a close win over Derbyshire, while Warwickshire suffered a comprehensive 114-run defeat against Nottinghamshire.

With likes of Ben Dwarshuis and Charlie Morris delivering excellent performances this season, Worcestershire have the firepower to make early inroads into Warwickshire’s frail batting lineup.

However, looking at the recent performances of both teams, the prediction is for Worcestershire to secure a comfortable win over Warwickshire.

Tip 1- Brett D’Oliveira to continue his merry ways with the bat.

With two half-centuries in his last four innings, Brett D’Oliveira has go-to man for Worcestershire in the batting department so far this season.

With 292 runs in ten matches at an average of 32.44, there is no doubt that D’Oliveira will be looking to deliver another decent score for the side in this fixture. So we are expecting Brett D’Oliveira to score 20 runs or more against [email protected].

Tip 2- Charlie Morris has been a surprise package with the ball

With 15 wickets to his name, pacer Charlie Morris has impressed everyone with consistent performances for Worcestershire this season. The 29-year old will be looking to deliver another splendid performance in this home fixture. So we can expect Charlie Morris to take one wicket or more in this [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect Worcestershire to beat Warwickshire by a comfortable margin and secure their playoff berth.

Brett D’Oliveira to score 20 runs or more against Warwickshire- [email protected].
Charlie Morris to take one wicket or more in this contest- [email protected]