Vitality Blast 2024 Cricket Match Prediction | North Group | Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears – Let’s see who will win the match. | June 21, 2024

Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears Match Analysis

Worcestershire and Birmingham Bears will play in the North Group of the 2024 Vitality Blast at the County Ground, New Road. On Friday, June 21, 2024, at 16:30 local time, the game begins.

With two victories and five losses thus far in the current campaign, Worcestershire is presently ranked eighth in the North Group. The goal for the Rapids is to defeat the Birmingham Bears.

Birmingham Bears got back on track and finished second in the North Group after defeating Derbyshire by seven runs and Yorkshire Vikings by four wickets in their previous two encounters.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears Team Preview & Squads

Worcestershire Rapids

Last Sunday, Worcestershire defeated the Leicestershire Foxes by chasing 177. Their top three players, Brett D’Oliveira (32), Matthew Waite (40), and Josh Cobb (34), started the innings strongly and failed by just five runs. At number five, Ethan Brookes smashed 37 runs off of 16 balls, putting him in position to finish in the top four for this game.

Josh Cobb, Tom Taylor, Ethan Brooks, and Hayden Walsh all went without a wicket in the previous game, but they are all potent bowlers and could pose a threat in this one. Both Adam Finch and Nathan Smith enter this match having taken three wickets against the Foxes.

Worcestershire Rapids Squads

Worcestershire Rapids

Brett D’Oliveira (c), Gareth Roderick (wk), Josh Cobb, Ethan Brookes, Tom Taylor, Ed Pollock, Nathan Smith, Adam Hose, Hayden Walsh, Matthew Waite, and Adam Finch.

Birmingham Bears

In Birmingham Bears’ victory over Yorkshire Vikings, the formidable trio batting at positions three, four, and five proved crucial as both of their openers were out for single-figure scores. At positions seven and eight in the list, they have the skills of Chris Woakes and Danny Briggs.

Chris Woakes, an England international, was the only Bears bowler without a wicket against the Yorkshire Vikings, but we anticipate that he will reach his best level of play in this match. Jake Lintott, a left-arm wrist spinner who got 3/15, and Danny Briggs will also turn the ball here in Derby.

Birmingham Bears Squads

Birmingham Bears

Alex Davies (c) (wk), Rob Yates, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Danny Briggs, Chris Benjamin, Jake Lintott, Sam Hain, Richard Gleeson, Dan Mousley, and Hasan Ali.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears outfield report

New Road, Worcester

Because they always hold the advantage, the side that wins the toss in this scenario will choose to bowl first.

There will be clouds in the sky during the competition.

With an average first-inning score of 148, this pitch is quite conducive to hitting.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these teams, Birmingham Bears won four and Worcestershire Rapids won one.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Birmingham Bears Prediction

Winning the toss

• Birmingham Bears

Player of the Match

• Birmingham Bears – Dan Mousley

Most runs

• Worcestershire Rapids – Ethan Brookes
• Birmingham Bears – Dan Mousley

Most wickets

• Worcestershire Rapids – Tom Taylor
• Birmingham Bears – Danny Briggs

Most sixes

• Worcestershire Rapids – Ethan Brookes
• Birmingham Bears – Dan Mousley

Team Scores Batting First

• Worcestershire Rapids – 140+
• Birmingham Bears – 150+

According to cricket analysts, Birmingham Bears has a 58% chance of winning.