Derbyshire vs Warwickshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2021, Today Match Prediction 13 June 2021

derby vs warks Match Prediction & Analysis

Both Derbyshire and Warwickshire overcome their losses in the opening match with a win in their second match. Warwickshire batting unit after their dismal batting in the first match came back to score a record 229 runs in the second game and won the match by 18 runs. They will be high on confidence after this win and will look to continue the winning form. Derbyshire too hit back to form with a total of 209/6 in 20 overs. Their bowlers bowled out the opposition for 186 runs in 19 overs to win the match by 23 runs comfortably. Both teams come into this match with a win and will look to continue their form.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Derbyshire Preview

Luis Reece leads the Derbyshire`s batting with back-to-back fifties in two matches so far. Mathew Critchley, Alex Hughes, and Luis de Ploy have scored vital runs in the middle order to build partnerships effectively. Skipper Billy Godleman has been dismissed cheaply twice and Wayne Madsen retired hurt due to hamstring strain last match.

Their bowling unit gave 170+ runs in both the matches and has been on the expensive side with their economies. Luis Reece (4 wickets) and Mathew Critchley (2 wickets) has been their most effective bowlers with economy rate less than 8 RPO. Van Beek and Fynn Hudson has took 3 wickets each but are giving runs at over 10 RPO.

Top Players to bet on:

Luis Reece - Reece is leading the team with both bat and ball in both the matches. He has scores of 51 & 59 in two matches at a strike rate of 175+. He has also contributed with the ball with bowling figures of 2/24 & 2/26 respectively.

Mathew Critchley – Critchley has 2 wickets at an economy rate of 7.5 RPO in the two matches so far. He scored a superb 80 runs in this match after being dismissed cheaply in the first game. We expect him to perform superbly in this match too.

Derbyshire Predicted Playing XI:

Billy Godleman (c), Luis Reece, Matt McKiernan, Leus du Plooy, Alex Hughes, Matthew Critchley, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Brooke Guest (wk), Alex Thomson, Logan van Beek, Michael Cohen

Derbyshire Actual Playing XI:

Michael Cohen, Matthew JJ Critchley, George Scrimshaw, Harry Came, Fynn Hudson Prentice, Matt McKiernan, Brooke Guest, Luis Reece, Billy Godleman, A Leus du Plooy, Logan van Beek

Warwickshire Preview

Warwickshire`s top order failed to build partnerships and kept losing wickets and ended with just 144 runs in their 20 overs in the first match. Sam Hain (53 runs), Ed Pollock (62 runs), and Adam Hose (32 runs) took their team to a massive score of 229 runs in the last game. Carlos Brathwaite provided the surge in the final overs with his 18-ball 44 runs.

Carlos Brathwaite, Tim Bresnan, and Craig Miles have been their pace troika and have claimed 6 wickets in the two matches so far. They have a spin heavy bowling attack with the like of Danny Briggs, Dan Mousely, and Jacob Lintett. They have sent down 19 overs in 2 matches and claimed 5 wickets so far.

Top Players to bet on:

Sam Hain – Hain is in red-hot form with scores of 53 & 59 in the 2 matches. He is looking to take the attack to the opposition and scoring runs at over 150+ strike rate in the middle order. He will make a yet another big score in this match too.

Danny Briggs – Briggs opens the bowling attack and has claimed 3 wickets in 2 matches. He dismissed the opposition opener in the first over in both the matches and will look to give an early breakthrough in this match too.  

Warwickshire Predicted Playing XI:

Will Rhodes (c), Ed Pollock, Adam Hose, Sam Hain, Michael Burgess (wk), Carlos Brathwaite, Tim Bresnan, Dan Mousley, Craig Miles, Jacob Lintott, Danny Briggs

Warwickshire Actual Playing XI:

Ed Pollock, Michael Burgess, Sam Hain, Danny Briggs, Craig Miles, CR Woakes, Jake Lintott, Dan Mousley, Pieter Malan, Will Rhodes, Carlos Brathwaite

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Derby has a pleasant sunny weather and we expect bright sunshine and breeze on the match day. Forecasters have predicted the rains to stay away from this match. 

Venue Details

Derby is an average scoring venue where there will be a balance between the bat and ball. Spinners might gt some purchase owing to the moisture in this track. We expect the teams to score around 150-170 runs in this track. 

Toss: To Bat

Most teams have opted to chase the total so far. But teams batting first ahve 10-5 win-loss record this season and we expect the trend toc haneg with captains opting to bat first.