Vitality Blast 2023 Cricket Prediction | North Group: Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears

Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears at a Glance

• The Birmingham Bears have won four straight games.
• Derbyshire lost their most recent game at home.
• The Bears’ batting lineup is in good form, and their bowling assault is diverse.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears Team Preview

Derbyshire Falcons

After losing their first three games to Lancashire Lightning, Notts Outlaws, and Northamptonshire Steelbacks, Derbyshire finally earned their first victory on Thursday with a 2-run triumph over Leicestershire Foxes. They held off 14 runs in the game’s final over with triumph.

In the Vitality T20 Blast 2023, Wayne Madsen has had an outstanding season. He followed up his three consecutive half-centuries with a game-winning 109, not out against the Foxes. No other player in the starting lineup scored more than 37.

Birmingham Bears

The irresistible force leading the North Group is undoubtedly Birmingham Bears, who defeated Northamptonshire Steelbacks by 21 runs on Wednesday night to make it four wins in a row. The Bears have a wonderful chance to overtake Lancashire Lightning at the top since they are losing ground.

Birmingham Bears’ batting lineup has depth, which was demonstrated against the Northamptonshire Steelbacks when they scored 202-6 despite Glenn Maxwell scoring a golden duck. Sam Hain maintained his outstanding form with a 47-not-out total off of 27 balls, while Rob Yates struck 71.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears Team Playing Squads

Derbyshire Falcons

Derbyshire Falcons

Zaman Khan (c), Brooke Guest (wk), Haider Ali, Leus du Plooy, Anuj Dal, Thomas Wood, Zak Chappell, Wayne Madsen, Mark Watt, Luis Reece, George Scrimshaw

Birmingham Bears Squads 

Birmingham Bears

Alex Davies (c & wk), Glenn Maxwell, Dan Mousley, Danny Briggs, Craig Miles, Chris Benjamin, Sam Hain, Ed Barnard, Henry Brookes, Robert Yates, Jake Lintott

Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears outfield report

Teams bowling first won 4 of the 6 games played here last season, while 22 of the 42 T20 matches played here last season favored the team bowling first. The visitors are in excellent form with the bat and will favor chasing a total while the hosts want to build on their success from last season at home.

On the day of the game, Derby will have a high of 19 degrees Celsius and be partly cloudy.

The County Ground in Derby will serve as the site of this Vitality T20 Blast match. The pitch doesn’t have much pace, therefore a par score will be about 175.

Derbyshire Falcons vs Birmingham Bears Prediction

Winning the toss

• Birmingham Bears

Player of the Match

• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain

Most sixes

• Derbyshire Falcons – Luis Reece
• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain

Most wickets

• Derbyshire Falcons – Zak Chappell
• Birmingham Bears – Danny Briggs

Most runs

• Derbyshire Falcons – Luis Reece
• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain

Team Scores Batting First

• Derbyshire Falcons – 175+
• Birmingham Bears – 185+  

According to our prediction, Birmingham Bears will win this match.