Vitality Blast 2024 Cricket Match Prediction | North Group | Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears – Let’s see who will win the match. | July 05, 2024

Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears Match Analysis

With the fourth straight win, Birmingham Bears hopes to solidify their position atop the North Group. The team leads Lancashire by two points as the second round gets underway. The previous time the two sides faced off was in the middle of June when Birmingham won handily by four wickets. The hosts will think about this win since they need to catch up to Northants or Leicestershire to advance to the quarterfinals.

Yorkshire’s Net Run Rate (NRR) is positive, which will instill some confidence in the team. With just one point separating them, the teams in third through sixth place are closely clustered together.

It has been quite challenging to keep the two teams apart in the T20 blast matches in recent years. In the previous four games, Yorkshire and Birmingham had split the wins two ways.

Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears Team Preview & Squads

Yorkshire Vikings

Following games in the County Championship, Yorkshire is back in the T20 Blast, and they will be very clear about what they need to do to move on to the quarterfinals. Against Derbyshire and Gloucestershire in the County Championship, the team’s chances of gaining momentum were poor. Currently, Yorkshire has not won consecutive games since defeating Derbyshire and Northants in early June.

Shan Masood and Adam Lyth have both had strong runs in recent games. Yorkshire’s top-order batsmen have contributed far more than previously. Additionally, adding the runs from the middle order will be the main focus. The lowest order’s impact is still quite minimal.

With 244 runs, Dawid Malan leads Yorkshire in scoring in the 2024 T20 Vitality Blast, although he has struggled in his past two matches. Adam Lyth’s half-century against Durham has brought him to 232 runs in seven innings. During the County Championship games, Jordan Thompson has proven to be a valuable asset at the bat. He’s taken a wicket in three out of the last four T20 Vitality Blast matches. For Yorkshire, Thompson has taken the most wickets (13) in the team.

Yorkshire Vikings Squads

Yorkshire Vikings

Shan Masood (c), Adam Lyth, Joe Root, Jordan Thompson, Dom Bess, Matthew Revis, Jafer Chohan, Donovan Ferreira, Conor McKerr, Dawid Malan, Dan Moriarty

Birmingham Bears

The Birmingham Bears have not played on June 21st. But after the opening round of games, they are hoping to build on a winning streak of four games in a row that has propelled them to the top of the North Group. Only two of the team’s eight games have seen them give up points, although their net run rate is a little lower than Lancashire’s. The competition for first place in the North Group is probably going to be fiercely contested.

In the Vitality Blast 2024 edition, Sam Hain is on the verge of scoring 300 runs. The 28-year-old has scored 297 runs, the most of which came in the most recent victory over Worcs. Hain has been a pain for the opposition even though he hasn’t yet reached a century in this edition.

Danny Briggs has led Birmingham’s bowlers with a steady stream of performances. In his first four Vitality Blast games, the 33-year-old has claimed at least one wicket, giving him 13 wickets overall in the competition. Despite his lackluster performance in recent games, Jake Lintott is a close second with 12 wickets.

Birmingham Bears Squads

Birmingham Bears

Alex Davies (c), Ed Barnard, Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, Craig Miles, George Garton, Michael Booth, Jacob Bethell, Jake Lintott, Dan Mousley, Danny Briggs

Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears outfield report

Headingley Leeds

On this field, the teams batting first have prevailed in three of the last four games. Any team that wins the toss will probably choose to bat first because they are aware of the cloudy circumstances for the day.

Because of the predicted overcast conditions for the game, spinners may see action in the second half of the match.

The pitch has been good for batting, as teams have scored a lot of respectable runs.

Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

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

Yorkshire Vikings vs Birmingham Bears Prediction

Winning the toss

• Birmingham Bears

Player of the Match

• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain

Most runs

• Yorkshire Vikings – Adam Lyth
• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain

Most wickets

• Yorkshire Vikings – Jordan Thompson
• Birmingham Bears – Danny Briggs

Most sixes

• Yorkshire Vikings – Adam Lyth
• Birmingham Bears – Sam Hain

Team Scores Batting First

• Yorkshire Vikings – 155+
• Birmingham Bears – 165+

According to cricket analysts, Birmingham Bears have a 51% chance of winning.

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