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Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws

Match Details

Match

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws, North Group | Vitality Blast 2023

Date

29/05/2023 (Monday)

Time

22:30 (GMT+5) / 23:00 (GMT+5.5) / 23:30 (GMT+6)

Format

T20

Venue

Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws at a Glance

  • In their most recent game, Notts Outlaws gave up 200+ runs when bowling first.
  • Durham defeated Northants by a margin of 10 wickets to begin their T20 Blast campaign.
  • With Mullaney at number six and Samit Patel at number eight, Notts has a strong batting lineup.

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Team Preview

Durham Cricket

Durham had a difficult T20 Blast season last year, but they are off to a pretty strong start this time around. They will be excited about the possibility of defeating Nottinghamshire, a formidable opponent.

Unsurprisingly, given their opening-game victory over the Northamptonshire Steelbacks. For Sunday’s match at Headingley against Yorkshire Vikings, Durham used the same starting lineup. We anticipate that the same club will play in this game after two straight victories.

Notts Outlaws

Notts Outlaws has a very good team with true T20 players, but they have yet to truly get going this season. They will see this match as the ideal chance to restart their Blast campaign.

As of now, Steven Mullaney has named the identical starting lineup for Notts Outlaws in both of the 2023 T20 Blast matches. Although they suffered a 22-run defeat on Saturday, Lancashire Lightning was a very formidable opponent, and as there have been no reports of injuries, we anticipate the same lineup for this game.

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Team Playing Squads

Durham Cricket Squads 

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Durham Cricket

 

Alex Lees (c), Oliver Robinson (wk), Graham Clark, Bas de Leede, Liam Trevaskis, Luke Doneathy, Ben Raine, Nathan Sowter, Ashton Turner, Michael Jones, Brandon Glover

Notts Outlaws Squads 

 

 Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Notts Outlaws
 

Steven Mullaney (c), Tom Moores (wk), Alex Hales, Joe Clarke, Lyndon James, Matthew Carter, Samit Patel, Matthew Montgomery, Shaheen Afridi, Colin Munro, Conor McKerr

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Durham Cricket – W W L L L 

Notts Outlaws – L W W W W

  

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws outfield report

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Seat Unique Riverside Chester-le-Street

 

When batting first, Riverside Ground sides triumphed in 54.5% of T20 games. Both clubs will want to start batting first in this game.

Partly overcast conditions and a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius are expected.

The Riverside Ground’s pitch is batting-friendly, hence the team batting first should expect to achieve a high total.

Durham Cricket vs Notts Outlaws Final Prediction

Winning the toss

  • Notts Outlaws

Player of the Match

  • Notts Outlaws – Matthew Montgomery

Most sixes

  • Durham Cricket – Alex Lees
  • Notts Outlaws – Matthew Montgomery

Most wickets

  • Durham Cricket – Nathan Sowter
  • Notts Outlaws – Shaheen Afridi

Most runs

  • Durham Cricket – Alex Lees
  • Notts Outlaws – Matthew Montgomery

Team Scores Batting First

  • Durham Cricket – 170+
  • Notts Outlaws – 180+ 

 

 

According to our prediction, Notts Outlaws will win this match.

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Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning

Match Details

Match

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning, North Group | Vitality Blast 2023

Date

29/05/2023 (Monday)

Time

18:30 (GMT+5) / 19:00 (GMT+5.5) / 19:30 (GMT+6)

Format

T20

Venue

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning at a glance

  • The Birmingham Bears have won three of their last five games.
  • Lancashire Lightning has won four of their last five games.
  • Birmingham Bears have won two of the five games played against Lancashire Lightning, while Lancashire Lightning have won one.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Team Preview

Birmingham Bears

Birmingham Bears have beaten both of their opponents thus far in the 2023 Vitality Blast. They opened the season with a 34-run victory over Yorkshire Vikings at home before traveling to Leicestershire and defeating the Foxes by 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining.

Glenn Maxwell would enhance any T20 team anywhere in the world, and the Bears certainly profited from his 47 runs off 27 balls against the Leicestershire Foxes on Friday. Before this game, Sam Hain was the star batter, with scores of 83 not out and 65 not out. So far in the competition, the wickets have been evenly distributed among the Birmingham Bears team, and it was Danny Briggs’ chance to come up in the most recent encounter, with very good figures of 3-15 from four overs. Craig Miles has already taken two wickets in both games.

Lancashire Lightning

Lancashire Lightning, who reached the final in 2022, is sitting comfortably at the top of the North Group with three wins from three games so far. In the three games, Derbyshire Falcons, Leicestershire Falcons, and Notts Outlaws all lost.

Lancashire Lightning had three scores in the 30s (Phil Salt, Luke Wells, and Liam Livingstone) against Notts Outlaws on Saturday, but New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell produced the highest hit of 85 not out from 41 balls in a team total of 208-4. Luke Wood is not only a T20 specialist bowler, but he is also in good form, as seen by his wickets of Notts Outlaws’ powerful openers Alex Hales and Joe Clarke in his first two overs on Saturday. Saqib Mahmood has also been performing admirably.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Team Playing Squads

Birmingham Bears Squads

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Birmingham Bears 

 

Alex Davies (c & wk), Robert Yates, Paul Stirling, Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley, Chris Woakes, Craig Miles, Henry Brookes, Danny Briggs, Jacob Bethell, Jake Lintott, Hasan Ali, and Ed Barnard.

Lancashire Lightning Squads

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Lancashire Lighting Squads

 

Liam Livingstone (c), Philip Salt (wk), Steven Croft, Luke Wells, Daryl Mitchell, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Hartley, George Bell, Luke Wood, Matthew Parkinson, and Saqib Mahmood.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Birmingham Bears – W W L L W

Lancashire Lightning – W W W L W

  

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning outfield report

 

 Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Edgbaston
 

The team that wins the toss would like to bowl first. With the pitch being true for both innings and the weather being far too pleasant to play cricket, the team that wins the toss will seek to bowl first.

The weather will be ideal for cricket. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 19°C – 6°C range, with no rain forecast.

This Vitality T20 Blast match will be played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham. This is frequently one of the greatest batting wickets in the event, and we anticipate a par score of more than 195.

Birmingham Bears vs Lancashire Lightning Final Prediction

Winning the toss

  • Lancashire Lightning

Player of the Match

  • Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Most sixes

  • Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain
  • Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Most wickets

  • Birmingham Bears – Henry Brookes
  • Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wood

Most runs

  • Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain
  • Lancashire Lightning – Daryl Mitchell

Team Scores Batting First

  • Birmingham Bears – 190+
  • Lancashire Lightning – 195+

According to our prediction, Lancashire Lightning will win this match.

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Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks

 Match Details

Match

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks, North Group | Vitality Blast 2023

Date

29/05/2023 (Monday)

Time

19:00 (GMT+5) / 19:30 (GMT+5.5) / 20:00 (GMT+6)

Format

T20

Venue

The Incora County Ground, Derby

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks at a Glance

  • Falcons play at home, therefore the players are familiar with the environment, which is to their benefit.
  • The last four games Steelbacks played against Derbyshire Falcons ended in losses.
  • With scores of 179 and 178, the Falcons have batted effectively in both games, and their batters have performed well.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Preview

Derbyshire Falcons

The Derbyshire Falcons appear unlikely to get to the quarter final stage of the 2023 T20 Blast, as they did the year before. There is still plenty of time to turn the campaign around even if they have lost to the Lancashire Lightning and Notts Outlaws, two of the top teams in the group.

Despite losing to the Notts Outlaws on Friday, two of Derbyshire Falcons’ top three batters scored a half-century. Wayne Madsen’s 61 runs from 31 balls were even more spectacular than Luis Reece’s 53 runs from 35 balls as the opener.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Northamptonshire Steelbacks, who have already lost to Durham by 10 wickets and Worcestershire Rapids by 15 runs, have also had a poor start to the season. To be competitive in this game, they will need to get better at using the bat, the ball, and the field.

Ricardo Vasconcelos, a South African keeper-batter, hit a half-century in the team’s loss to Durham and has now scored 84 runs in the competition through two innings. Aside from that, both David Willey and Andrew Tye are outstanding T20 bowlers.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Playing Squads

Derbyshire Falcons

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Derbyshire Falcons

 

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

Northamptonshire Steelbacks Squads 

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Northamptonshire Steelbacks

 

Leus du Plooy (c), Aneurin Donald (wk), Luis Reece, Anuj Dal, Zak Chappell, Mattie McKiernan, Mark Watt, Wayne Madsen, George Scrimshaw, Haider Ali, Zaman Khan

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Derbyshire Falcons – L L L W L 

Northamptonshire Steelbacks – L L L L L

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks outfield report

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks  The Incora County Ground Derby

 

Recent matches showed that the surface was initially favorable for batting before slowing down toward the end. The team that chooses to bat first and has a large total on the board would wish to take advantage of winning the toss in this situation.

On May 29, strange clouds might appear above Derbyshire. We anticipate a pleasant cricket match.

The batters will be able to play their strokes easily on this pitch because of the real bounce. A fair total for the team that bats first in this game would be 170 runs.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks Final Prediction

Winning the toss

  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks

Player of the Match

Most sixes

  • Derbyshire Falcons – Wayne Madsen
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos

Most wickets

  • Derbyshire Falcons – George Scrimshaw
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks – David Willey

Most runs

  • Derbyshire Falcons – Wayne Madsen
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks – Ricardo Vasconcelos

Team Scores Batting First

  • Derbyshire Falcons – 160+
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks – 170+ 
 

According to our prediction, Northamptonshire Steelbacks will win this match.

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Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Middlesex vs Gloucestershire

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Middlesex vs Gloucestershire

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Middlesex vs Gloucestershire

Match Details

Match

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, South Group | Vitality Blast 2023

Date

29/05/2023 (Monday)

Time

18:30 (GMT+5) / 19:00 (GMT+5.5) / 19:30 (GMT+6)

Format

T20

Venue

Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire at a glance

  • Hampshire Hawks defeated Middlesex in their match.
  • Gloucestershire’s previous encounter was a defeat against Glamorgan.
  • Pieter Malan delivered a solid outing for Middlesex against Hampshire Hawks.

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Team Preview

Middlesex

So far in the tournament, they have played two games and lost both, falling to Surrey (by 73 runs) and Hampshire Hawks (by 8 wickets). Gloucestershire is not one of the greatest teams in the South Group, thus this is an excellent opportunity for Middlesex to win.

Middlesex has scored 126 and 171 points thus far in the campaign, with the larger total coming in the latest game versus Hampshire Hawks at the Rose Bowl. On Friday in Southampton, Luke Hollman and Nathan Fernandes both took a wicket. Middlesex have been comprehensively outplayed in both of their games this season and will need their top players to produce at a high level in this encounter.

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire were defeated by 2 wickets with 5 balls remaining at home in Bristol on Friday evening, following a 7-wicket loss to Kent Spitfires in their season opener. The match was bowler-friendly, with 17 wickets falling on both sides.

Ben Charlesworth led the way from number six in the batting order, scoring 56 runs off 39 balls against Glamorgan. England international David Payne bowled a brilliant display of left-arm swing bowling on Friday, finishing with extremely outstanding figures of 3-17 from four overs.

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Team Playing Squads

Middlesex Squads

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Middlesex

 

Stephen Eskinazi (c), John Simpson (wk), Martin Andersson, Nathan Fernandes, Jack Davies, Toby Roland-Jones, Pieter Malan, Max Holden, Blake Cullen, Thilan Walallawita, Joe Cracknell, Ryan Higgins, Luke Hollman, and Tom Helm.

Gloucestershire Squads

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Gloucestershire

 

Kiran Carlson (c), Chris Cooke (wk), Ben Kellaway, Edward Byrom, Jamie McIlroy, Ruaidhri Smith, Glenn Phillips, Daniel Douthwaite, David Payne, Sam Northeast, and Prem Sisodiya.

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Middlesex – L L L L L

Gloucestershire – L L W L L

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire outfield report

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | South Group: Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Merchant Taylors School Northwood

 

Both teams will aim to win the toss, bat first, and score more than 165 runs in their allotted overs.

The weather forecast for Monday’s game is sunny with a humidity of 48%.

The Merchant Taylor’s School Ground in Northwood will host this Vitality T20 Blast match. This ground has tiny borders, however, there will be support for bowlers.

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire Final Prediction

Winning the toss

  • Middlesex

Player of the Match

Most sixes

  • Middlesex – Stephen Eskinazi
  • Gloucestershire – Glenn Phillips

Most wickets

Most runs

  • Middlesex – Stephen Eskinazi
  • Gloucestershire – Glenn Phillips

Team Scores Batting First

  • Middlesex – 170+
  • Gloucestershire – 160+
 

According to our prediction, Middlesex will win this match.

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Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes

Match Details

Match

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes, North Group | Vitality Blast 2023

Date

29/05/2023 (Monday)

Time

18:30 (GMT+5) / 19:00 (GMT+5.5) / 19:30 (GMT+6)

Format

T20

Venue

New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes at a glance

  • Worcestershire Rapids have four points after two victories in as many games.
  • Leicestershire Foxes have lost both of their matches this season.
  • Leicestershire Foxes were defeated by Worcestershire Rapids by 5 wickets at this venue.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Preview

Worcestershire Rapids

Worcestershire Rapids had a poor record in either the South or North Groups the previous season. However, they have already matched their 2022-win total of two and are hoping for their third consecutive victory in the 2023 Vitality Blast in this match.

In a game where the bowlers consistently outperformed the batters, Worcestershire Rapids’ top batter was Adam Hose (44 runs off 26 balls) in their triumph over Yorkshire Vikings at Headingley on Friday. However, Adam Finch’s 30 not out from 10 balls proved important to the victory. Worcestershire Rapids’ only two wicketless bowlers were Adam Finch and Usama Mir, with Dillon Pennington, Pat Brown, Michael Bracewell, and Brett D’Oliveira all picking up at least one. Pat Brown has already taken four wickets this season.

Leicestershire Foxes

The Foxes have yet to begin their season following two convincing defeats against Lancashire Lightning and Birmingham Bears. Plenty of guys batted in the previous match, but the Foxes will need a big score or two to register a competitive score in this game.

Opener Nick Welch scored 30 runs against Birmingham Bears, and captain Colin Ackermann (27 runs) and Rishi Patel (28 runs) also contributed to the team’s 166-7 victory. Arron Lilley, a batting all-rounder, is a powerful player who has failed to score 20 runs this season. Callum Parkinson took 4-33 against Birmingham Bears on Friday, and he would have been buoyed by earlier performances by spinners at this venue. Rehan Ahmed, like Parkinson, is a very capable spinner in all formats.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Playing Squads

Worcestershire Rapids Squads

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes Worcestershire Rapids

 

Brett D’Oliveira (c), Ben Cox (wk), Michael Bracewell, Adam Hose, Jack Haynes, Kashif Ali, Ed Pollock, Adam Finch, Usama Mir, Dillon Pennington, and Patrick Brown.

Leicestershire Foxes Squads

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes Leicestershire Foxes

 

Colin Ackermann (c), Harry Swindells (wk), Soloman Budinger, Nick Welch, Arron Lilley, Rishi Patel, Wiaan Mulder, Rehan Ahmed, Naseem Shah, Callum Parkinson, and Will Davis.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Worcestershire Rapids – W W L W L

Leicestershire Foxes – L L W W W

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes outfield report

 

Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes New Road Worcester

 

Both teams will look to bowl early because no target is safe in this game and bowlers may struggle to stop the run flow.

On match day, we predict bright and sunny weather with no rain.

This Vitality T20 Blast match will take place at Worcester’s County Ground, New Road. This surface has a strong pace, but there is significant movement off the pitch for fast bowlers.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Leicestershire Foxes Final Prediction

Winning the toss

  • Worcestershire Rapids

Player of the Match

  • Worcestershire Rapids – Adam Hose

Most sixes

  • Worcestershire Rapids – Adam Hose
  • Leicestershire Foxes – Nick Welch

Most wickets

  • Worcestershire Rapids – Brett D’Oliveira
  • Leicestershire Foxes – Callum Parkinson

Most runs

  • Worcestershire Rapids – Adam Hose
  • Leicestershire Foxes – Nick Welch

Team Scores Batting First

  • Worcestershire Rapids – 190+
  • Leicestershire Foxes – 170+

 

 

According to our prediction, Worcestershire Rapids will win this match.

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