Worcestershire vs Yorkshire, County Championship Divison One, Today Match Prediction 10 July 2023

wor vs yorks Match Prediction & Analysis

County Division 2 league is entering the middle phase with teams fighting hard to get to the top 2 in the points table. Worcestershire has a been going through a rollercoaster ride with wins and losses alternatively so far. They are in a 2 match drawn streak and need to win this match to keep their qualification hopes high. Yorkshire has played a match less than Northamptonshire. Both teams are currently in the almost same place in the points table and will be eager to break ahead in the table with the crucial points from this match. We expect a good match between these two teams in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Worcestershire Preview

Worcestershire posted scores of 237/10 & 243/6 before match ended as a no - result. Openers Jake Libby (78 & 17 runs), and George Roderick (40 &123 runs) played fighting knocks to build partnerships in the matches. Adam Hose, Azhar Ali, and Mathew Waite were dismissed for cheap scores and will need to step up in this match. 

Their bowlers toiled hard for 143 overs as the opposition piled up 578/5. Joe Leach (2/91), Navdeep Saini (1/122), and Dillon Pennington (2/73) picked up 5 wickets between them in the match. Mathew Waite and Josh Baker chipped with crucial overs in the middle phase with no wickets to their name in their combined 50 overs.

Key players: George Roderick, Dillon Pennington, Azhar Ali

Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Jake Libby, George Roderick, Azhar Ali, Adam Hose, Mathew Waite, Rehan Edavanth, Ed Pollock, Joe Leach, Josh Baker, Navdeep Saini, Dillon Pennington

Yorkshire Preview

Yorkshire posted a scores of 550/9 & 200/6 in the last game as the game ended in draw. Their trio of Finlay Bean (114 runs), George Hill (101 runs), and Matt Revis (104 runs) scored brilliantly in their first innings. John Tattersall and Adam Lyth made crucial fifties in the match to build partnerships in the middle.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition for 464 runs in their only innings. Daniel Moriarty lead their bowling attack with 5/139 in the match. Dominic Leech (3/78), Adam Lyth (1/50), and George Hill (1/16) provided good support at the other end chipping with wickets at regular intervals.

Key players: Daniel Moriarty, Finlay Bean, Adam Lyth

Yorkshire Predicted Playing XI:

Dawid Malan, Adam Lyth, Finlay Bean , Shan Masood, Matt Revis, John Tattersall, George Hill, Mark Steketee, Matt Fisher, Dominic Leech, Daniel Moriarty

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Worcester has been traditionally a good pitch with batters having an upper hand in the first innings of the match. We will have dark and cloudy weather on the match day with intermittent rain expected on all days.

Venue Details

We expect the teams batting first to score 300-320 runs in this match. And chasing any score above 250 runs will be a tough task in the match.

Toss: To Bat

Batting first is the best option on this pitch as the pitch will be good to bat on in the first innings. Chasing might be tough in the second innings on this pitch.