Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2021, Today Match Prediction 11 June 2021

notts vs warks Match Prediction & Analysis

Nottinghamshire and Birmingham Bears will enter in a head-to-head encounter on 11th June 2021 in the Vitality Blast T20 tournament. This North Group match will be hosted at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Nottinghamshire, the defending champion of this season have started this season with a draw, while Birmingham Bears are yet to find their first win in this tournament.

In the past five head-to-head contests between these two teams, Nottingham has won three matches and Birmingham Bears have won two matches. The past records indicate that both the teams have an equal potential to win this match, but it has been two years since these teams played against each other. Notts had a successful season in Vitality Blast 2020, but Birmingham Bears failed to perform up to expectations.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Nottinghamshire Preview

Notts enter this tournament as defending champions and they have entered this season with confidence. They have started this season with a draw and are yet to find their first win in this season. The opening pair of Joe Clarke and Alex Hales are key batsmen in Notts batting unit. Both the opening batsmen are in great batting form and this has worked in the favor of Notts this season. Middle-order in this batting unit failed to impress in their first match against Worcestershire, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores, and Samit Patel form the middle order for this team. Peter Trego in the lower batting order played important innings for Notts in their previous match.

Luke Fletcher and Mathew Carter are the key bowlers for Notts this season. The pace attack is lead by Luke fletcher and Mathew Carter leads the spin attack for Notts. Calvin Harrison, Samit Patel, and Dane Paterson bowl economical overs for Notts and this increases the pressure on the opposing team batting unit. The presence of allrounders such as Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney in this squad increases the strength in both the batting and bowling department.

Key Players: Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Samit Patel, Steven Mullaney, Mathew Carter

Nottinghamshire Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores, Samit Patel, Peter Trego, Steven Mullaney (c), Luke Fletcher, Mathew Carter, Calvin Harrison, Dane Paterson.

Nottinghamshire Actual Playing XI:

Alex Hales, Steven Mullaney, Peter Trego, Matthew Carter, Calvin Harrison, Joe Clarke, Dane Paterson, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores, Samit Patel, Luke Fletcher

Warwickshire Preview

Birmingham Bears previously known as Warwickshire has a strong team this season in Vitality Blast 2021. Bears had failed in the previous season and would aim at making this season successful. It will be interesting to see what strategy Will Rhodes implements to win this match against Nottinghamshire. Robert Yates and Adam Hose will open the innings for the Bears this season. Will Rhodes, Sam Hain, and Michael Burgess will form the middle order for this team. Sam Hain and Carlos Braithwaite will have the responsibility to score runs at a higher strike rate and put runs on the board for Birmingham Bears. It will be essential for this team that Carlos Brathwaite is in good batting form.

Henry Brookes, Olly Stone, Danny Briggs, and Jake Lintot form the bowling unit for Birmingham Bears. If all the key bowlers are available this team will have a formidable bowling attack. Danny Briggs will play an important role in this bowling unit and lead the spin attack for the Bears this season. Henry Brookes will be the leading pace bowler and will be supported by Tim Bresnan with his experience. Captain Will Rhodes will have to be precise with his plans and execute them correctly if they have to stand a chance of winning against the in-form Nottinghamshire.

Key Players: Robert Yates, Sam Hain, Carlos Brathwaite, Henry Brookes, Olly Stone

Warwickshire Predicted Playing XI:

Robert Yates, Adam Hose, Will Rhodes (c), Sam Hain, Michael Burgess, Carlos Brathwaite, Tim Bresnan, Henry Brookes, Olly Stone, Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott

Warwickshire Actual Playing XI:

Ed Pollock, Michael Burgess, Tim Bresnan, Sam Hain, Adam Hose, Danny Briggs, Craig Miles, Jake Lintott, Dan Mousley, Will Rhodes, Carlos Brathwaite

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather for this match will be mostly cloudy. It is expected to be humid with 62% humidity. The temperature will vary between 22°C to 11°C.

Venue Details

The venue for this match is Trent Bridge, Nottingham. This is one of the best venues in the world to watch cricket. It will be easier for the team batting in the later stages of the game as the bounce and pace of the ball at his venue will be known. This is home ground for Nottinghamshire, they will have an advantage over bears in this contest.

Toss: To Bowl

Toss plays an important role in T20 cricket as it provides an advantage of the climate conditions to the toss-winning team. The behaviour of the pitch at this venue is unknown and hence the team winning the toss might choose to bowl first in this match.