Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2021, Today Match Prediction 15 June 2021

north vs warks Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality blast is on a roll with a busy English summer with a lot of international and county action going around. Warwickshire put behind the loss in their opening game and won their next 2 matches to return to form in a grand fashion. Their opponents Northamptonshire are finding it hard to get their footing in their home soil with 2 losses in 2 matches. Northamptonshire will need to get their act right to register their first points in this match while Warwickshire will look to continue their dominant form and take the 2 points on stake in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire failed to chase the total for the second consecutive time as they faced a mammoth total of 215 runs. Joshua Cobb top scored with 62 runs while Adam Rossington, Saif Zaib, and Rob Keogh chipped with vital cameos to take them to 200 runs in 20 overs. Their batting unit were left to chase 180+ massive totals in both matches and failed in both matches. 

Their bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the opposition as they scored 100+ runs inside 10 overs. Wayne Parnell, Graeme White, and Tom Taylor took 2 wickets each but the opposition finished the innings with 215 runs on board. Their bowling needs to perform well as a unit to restrict the opposition scoring unit.

Top Players to bet on:

Joshua Cobb: Cobb has 93 runs in just 43 balls in the 2 matches but he is being pressurized by the huge required rate. He will look to continue his aggressive scoring style and make a big score for his team in this match. 

B Sanderson: Sanderson took a heavy beating in this match (3.4-0-43-0) but made a superb with figures of 3-0-15-3 in the next game. He must be consistent with the ball to help his bowling unit. 

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Richard Levi, Adam Rossington (wk), Ricardo Vasconcelos, Joshua Cobb (c), Wayne Parnell, Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Brandon Glover, Ben Sanderson

Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:

Saif Zaib, Ben Sanderson, Rob Keogh, Richard Levi, Graeme White, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Wayne Parnell, Tom Taylor, Nathan Buck, Charlie Thurston, Adam Rossington

Warwickshire Preview

Warwickshire batting unit recovered superbly from 18/3 to successfully chase down 161 runs in their last game. Dan Mousely played the crucial anchor role scoring 56 runs off 40 balls. Sam Hain (25 runs) and Michel Burgless (22 runs) shared 50+ partnerships with Dan Mousely to bring their chase back on track.

Spinners Jacob Linnett and Danny Briggs restricted the run flow effectively and took wickets consistently and had combined bowling figures of 8-0-59-3 in the game. Chris Woakes picked up 2 crucial wickets on his return but was taken for 38 runs in his 4 overs. Carlos Brathwaite was the pick of the bowlers with 2/24 in his 4 overs.

Top Players to bet on:

Sam Hain: Hain has contributed in all the 3 matches with the bat scoring 59, 53*, & 25 so far. His partnership with the Mousely stopped the slide and helped their team chase down the total last game. We expect him to continue his good form in this match too.

Carlos Brathwaite: Brathwaite is showing his worth with both bat and ball this season. He ahs 5 wickets at an economy rate of 7.5 RPO and 63 runs at a strike rate of nearly 200. We expect he will showcase his all-round skills in this match too.

Warwickshire Predicted Playing XI:

Will Rhodes (c), Jacob Lintott, Ed Pollock, Pieter Malan, Sam Hain, Michael Burgess (wk), Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Woakes, Dan Mousley, Craig Miles, 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

Northampton will have a partly cloudy weather with intermittent rains. We expect the rains to have very less impact in the match

Venue Details

Northampton is an absolute belter with batsmen feasting on the bowlers with massive 200+ runs. It can be also called as bowler`s graveyard with less to no margin of error and support from the surface. We expect another big score of 200+ runs in this match.

Toss: To Bat

Chasing teams succumbed to pressure of chasing a huge target in last 2 matches and both teams will look to bat first if they win the toss. Northamptonshire were on the receiving end in both the matches.