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Toss Winner - Worcestershire won the toss and choose to bowl first
Worcestershire beat Middlesex by 4 wickets
Will Host Worcestershire continue their dominance at home against Table Toppers Middlesex?
Expect Worcestershire to register a comfortable win over Middlesex.
| Tournament: | England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Worcestershire New Road, Worchester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 19.0°C|Sunny |
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Host Worcestershire will be looking to get back to winning ways when they face Middlesex in the Group B match of England Domestic One-Day Cup played at New Road, Worcester on Friday.
In their previous match, Worcestershire suffered six-wicket defeat at the hands of Yorkshire. With this result, Worcestershire have dropped to fourth position in the Group B table.
On the other hand, Middlesex are currently lying at the top of the table in Group B after registering three victories on the bounce. Captain Ben Geddes will be hoping that the side can continue their unbeaten run against Worcestershire.
In 2024 England Domestic One-Day cup, Worcestershire registered a comprehensive 183-run win over Middlesex in a round-robin game played at Worcester.
WOR
181/5 in 20.0 9.05
182/8 in 19.0 9.58
MID
294/8 in 50.0 5.88
RLODC
Middlesex beat Essex by 41 runs
253/10 in 46.2 5.46
371/3 in 48.0
RLODC
Worcestershire beat Middlesex by 183 runs
188/10 in 25.4
The home side will be coming into this match, low-on confidence, after losing their first game of the competition against Yorkshire.
In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Daniel Lategan, Brett D’Oliveira, Gareth Roderick, captain Jake Libby, Kashif Ali and Henry Cullen to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Worcestershire scored a modest total of 230 runs, courtesy half-centuries from Daniel Lategan, Henry Cullen and Matthew Waite.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Fateh Singh, Tom Taylor, Beyers Swanepoel, Ben Gibbon and Matthew Waite to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, left-arm medium pacer Ben Gibbon was the pick of the bowlers for Worcestershire and claimed 2 for 49 in 7.1 overs.
Jake Libby (c), Gareth Roderick (wk), Brett D’Oliveira, Daniel Lategan, Henry Cullen, Kashif Ali, Matthew Waite, Ben Gibbon, Tom Taylor, Fateh Singh, Beyers Swanepoel.
Jake Libby, Henry Cullen, Gareth Roderick, Fateh Singh, Ben Allison, Brett D Oliveira, Kashif Ali, Ben Gibbon, Daniel Lategan, Tom Taylor, Beyers Swanepoel
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Nathan Fernandes, Joshua De Caires, Sam Robson, captain Ben Geddes and Joe Cracknell to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Joshu de Caires played well for Middlesex and smashed 45 not out off 30 balls with the help of ten fours. He was well supported by Nathan Fernandes, who scored 14 runs off 19 balls.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of Naavya Sharma, Toby Roland-Jones, Henry Brookes, Zafar Gohar and Noah Cornwell to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, Naavya Sharma was the pick of the bowlers for Middlesex and claimed 4 for 29 in seven overs. Besides Sharma, Noah Cornwell and Toby Roland-Jones bowled well for Middlesex and claimed three wickets apiece.
Ben Geddes (c),Aaryan Sawant,Joe Cracknell (wk),Joshua De Caires,Nathan Fernandes,Sam Robson, Zafar Gohar,Toby Roland-Jones,Henry Brookes,Noah Cornwell,Naavya Sharma
Henry Brookes, Noah Cornwell, Joe Cracknell, Joshua De Caires, Nathan Fernandes, Ben Geddes, Zafar Gohar, Sam Robson, Toby Roland-Jones, Aaryan Sawant, Naavya Sharma
The weather forecast for Friday’s match is going to be sunny intervals with gentle breeze. The humidity for the game will be around 31%.
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The average first innings score at New Road, Worcester in the ongoing England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 in the previous two completed matches is 222 runs. The highest total posted at the venue was by Worcestershire, who scored 307 runs against Hampshire.
Given fair conditions for Friday’s match, both the teams will be looking to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive total on the board.
We expect Worcestershire to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive score on the board.
Based on current form, Host Worcestershire will be favorites to win their match against Middlesex. With likes of Fateh Singh, Daniel Lategan, Henry Cullen and Kashif Ali showing decent form so far, the team management will be hoping that Worcestershire can deliver a clinical performance with bat and ball in this fixture.
Expect Worcestershire to register a comfortable win over Middlesex.
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