Derbyshire vs Worcestershire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2021, Today Match Prediction 02 July 2021

derby vs wor Match Prediction & Analysis

Derbyshire and Worcestershire will lock horns in the 93rd game of T20 Blast competition at County Ground in Derby.

The county side is lying in the bottom half of the league table with nine points to their name. Derbyshire will be looking to break their losing streak in this home fixture.

On the other hand, Worcestershire batting failed to deliver as they suffered 34-run defeat against Lancashire in a game played at Manchester. With this result, Worcestershire have dropped to bottom half of the table with 10 points to their name.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Derbyshire Preview

A win against Derbyshire will see move to sixth position in the North Group table of the competition.

In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Leus Du Plooy, Matthew Critchley and Luis Reece to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Middle-order batsman Leus du Plooy is currently franchise’s leading run-scorer with 346 runs at an average of 43.25. The 26-year old will be keen to continue his excellent form for Derbyshire in this home fixture.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of George Scrimshaw, Fynn Hudson-Prentice and Logan van Beek to deliver crucial breakthroughs.

Medium-pacer George Scrimshaw has been standout bowler for Derbyshire this season. In 8 matches played, Scrimshaw has claimed 14 wickets at an economy rate of 7.14.

Derbyshire Predicted Playing XI:

Luis Reece, Harry Came, Thomas Wood, Leus du Plooy, Matthew Critchley (captain), Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Brooke Guest (wk), Matt McKiernan, Logan van Beek, Conor McKerr, George Scrimshaw

Derbyshire Actual Playing XI:

JW Dernbach, Matthew JJ Critchley, George Scrimshaw, Harry Came, Fynn Hudson Prentice, Thomas Wood, Matt McKiernan, Brooke Guest, Luis Reece, A Leus du Plooy, Logan van Beek

Worcestershire Preview

The county side will need to put in an improved batting performance after failingt to chase down a modest score of 160 runs against Lancashire in a game played at Old Trafford.

In the batting department, the side will be depending on the likes of Riki Wessels, Brett D’Oliveira and Daryl Mitchell to do the bulk of the scoring.

In the previous match, Brett D’Oliveira failed to replicate his heroics with the bat and perished for a low score.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on Ben Dwarshuis, Dillon Pennington and Ish Sodhi to make crucial breakthroughs.

Left-arm pacer, Ben Dwarshuis has been standout bowler for Worcestershire in the previous game played against Lancashire. He claimed two wickets and conceded 30 runs in his four overs.

New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi also produced a tidy performance for Worcestershire and claimed 1 for  24 in his four overs.

Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Riki Wessels, Brett D’Oliveira, Jake Libby, Daryl Mitchell, Ben Cox (captain & wk), Ross Whiteley, Ed Barnard, Ben Dwarshuis, Ish Sodhi, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris

Worcestershire Actual Playing XI:

Riki Wessels, Jake Libby, Ish Sodhi, Ben Cox, Dillon Pennington, Ben Dwarshuis, Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell, Charlie Morris, Brett D Oliveira, Ross Whiteley

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

With sunny intervals predicted for Saturday’s game, the wicket prepared will provide an interesting battle with bat and ball.

Venue Details

Derbyshire will take heart from the fact that they have a formidable record against Worcestershire in the T20 Blast matches played at County Ground in Derby. In their previous meeting between the teams at the venue, Derbyshire have come out on top on three occasions.

Toss: To Bowl

That side that wins the toss, would be looking to bowl first and restrict the opposition to less than 170 runs.