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Birmingham Bears vs Worcestershire, T20BLAST, Today Match Prediction
Toss Winner - Birmingham Bears won the toss and choose to bat first
Birmingham Bears beat Worcestershire by 59 runs
Can Warwickshire Back Up Their First Victory with Revenge Over Worcestershire?
- Warwickshire’s Beau Webster is the leading run scorer of the T20 Blast with 288 runs at a strike rate of 146.19.
- All-rounder Sikandar Raza has 161 runs and 6 wickets for Worcestershire, with a strike rate of 141.
- Warwickshire has 3 wins in the last 5 T20s against Worcestershire
We predict that Warwickshire will defeat Worcestershire.
| Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
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WRW vs WOR Match Prediction & Analysis
The second half of the Vitality Blast is about to restart after a gap of 20 days. The bottom-placed team in the Central & West Group, Warwickshire, will face Worcestershire at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 26 June, from 11:30 pm onwards. Worcestershire had beaten Warwickshire by 6 wickets in the first half of this season.
Warwickshire are currently at the bottom with just one win in 6 games. After failing to defend the target in the last 4 games, they finally chased 216 with 6 wickets in hand. All credit to their leading run scorer, Beau Webster, who scored his maiden T20 century at a strike rate of 183.61. On the other hand, Worcestershire are coming into the game with back-to-back losses. They are currently in 4th place with 3 wins and 3 losses. Sikandar Raza is the only man standing out in the team with 161 runs and 6 wickets.
A month back, both teams played against each other at New Road, Worcester. Batting first, Warwickshire managed to score 141 runs. Robert Yates scored 45 off 31 while Usama Mir picked up 3 wickets. In return, Worcestershire chased the target with 6 wickets in hand. Kashif Ali scored 36 while Raza remained not out on 24.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
WRW
W
L
L
L
L
WRW
215/4 in 20.0 10.75
216/4 in 19.4 10.98
143/7 in 19.5 7.21
139/10 in 19.3 7.13
142/4 in 18.5 7.54
141/10 in 19.5 7.11
WOR
W
L
L
L
W
WOR
388/10 in 148.4 2.61
289/10 in 106.0 2.73
148/8 in 20.0 7.4
145/10 in 20.0 7.25
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 10 Matches
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333/10 in 94.1
CCDO_2024
Match Drawn
0/0 in 0.0
228/4 in 20.0
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Warwickshire won by 53 runs
175/9 in 20.0
175/6 in 20.0
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Warwickshire won by 21 runs
196/5 in 20.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Birmingham Bears Preview
In the last game, Warwickshire finally got their Vitality Blast campaign up and running spectacularly, chasing down a daunting target of 216 to defeat reigning champions Somerset by six wickets at Taunton. Beau Webster starred with a magnificent maiden T20 century, smashing 112 from just 61 balls, while Dan Mousley provided excellent support with an unbeaten 71 as the Bears completed the chase with two balls remaining.
Zen Malik will open the innings with Rob Yates. Malik has 53 runs in 3 innings at a strike rate of 176. He went on a duck in the last innings. Yates scored 24 in the last game. Beau Webster will come in at number three. He is the leading run-scorer of the tournament with 288 runs at a strike rate of 146.19. He scored 112 in 61 balls with 9 fours and 7 sixes. He will be the batter to watch out for.
Dan Mousley will come in the middle with Ed Barnard and Chris Woakes. Mousley scored unbetaen 71 runs in the last game at a strike rate of 197. He added 155 runs for the third wicket with Webster. Excluding Yates and Webster, no other batter has managed to score 100 runs in 6 games. Barnard has been poor with the bat, scoring just 84 runs in 6 games. Worcestershire bowlers can exploit this loophole to put pressure on the hosts.
Usman Tariq will lead the bowling attack with Yates and Jordan Thompson. Tariq has 6 wickets in 6 games with an economy of 7 - the lowest among the bowlers. Thompson picked up 2 wickets in the last game to take his tally to 5 wickets. If your leading wicket taker is taking 1 wicket per game, one can understand what is going wrong with the Warwickshire side.
Key Players: Beau Webster, Usman Tariq, and Dan Mousley.
Birmingham Bears Predicted Playing XI:
Robert Yates, Zen Malik, Dan Mousley, Beau Webster, Ed Barnard (c), Kai Smith, Alex Davies (wk), Jordan Thompson, Chris Woakes, Richard Gleeson, Usman Tariq.
Birmingham Bears Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2026
Birmingham Bears Actual Playing XI:
Ed Barnard, Kai Smith, Jordan Thompson, Richard Gleeson, Zen Malik, Sam Hain, Dan Mousley, Chris Woakes, Robert Yates, Beau Webster, Usman Tariq
Worcestershire Preview
Back-to-back losses have hampered Worcestershire’s run for the qualifiers in this season. In the last game, Worcestershire were unable to halt Northamptonshire Steelbacks' momentum, slipping to a defeat despite posting a competitive 154 for 5 in a rain-shortened contest at Wantage Road. Gareth Roderick and Brett D'Oliveira laid a solid foundation with a 62-run partnership, while Sikandar Raza's unbeaten 36 provided valuable late impetus. Adam Finch managed to take 2 wickets during the chase but saw his side lose the game by 6 wickets in the 16th over.
Kashif Ali will open the innings with Brett D'Oliveira. The duo has a strike rate of 121 in 6 games while adding just 209 runs at an average of 17. Not a good choice to rely on! Gareth Roderick will come in at number three. Roderick scored 47 runs in the last game. Worcestershire’s problem lies with their poor batting order. Sikandar Raza is the only batter to have an average of 40, while the rest are 21 or below.
Adam Hose will come in the middle with Sikandar Raza and Ethan Brooks. Hose has 119 runs at a strike rate of 121. Raza scored 36 off 24 in the last game. He is their leading run-scorer with 161 runs at a strike rate of 141 - the highest among the batters. He will be the batter to watch out for.
Adam Finch will lead the bowling attack with Raza, Usama Mir, and Matthew Waite. Finch is their leading wicket-taker with 12 wickets. He will be the bowler to watch out for. Waite and Mir have picked up 8 wickets each in 6 games. Mir had taken 3 wickets against Warwickshire earlier.
Key Players: Adam Finch, Sikandar Raza, Adam Hose.
Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:
Kashif Ali, Brett D'Oliveira (c), Gareth Roderick (wk), Adam Hose, Sikandar Raza, Ethan Brookes, Henry Cullen, Usama Mir, Tom Taylor, Ben Allison, Adam Finch.
Worcestershire Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2026
Worcestershire Actual Playing XI:
Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Ben Allison, Brett D Oliveira, Issac Mohammed, Gareth Roderick, Fateh Singh, Tom Taylor, Matthew Waite, Sikandar Raza, Usama Mir
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather in Birmingham is expected to be partly sunny on match day, with temperatures ranging from 21 to 28 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h.
It is a Batting-friendly pitch. In the last game, a target of 209 runs was chased with 6 wickets in hand. 33 sixes has been hit in the last two games played here.
WRW vs WOR Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
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Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Pace BounceSpin Bowling
Average Turn
The match will be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 26 June, from 11:30 pm onwards. The average first innings score is 197, 4 less than the second innings in this season. Warwickshire has lost both its games at this venue.
Toss: To Bowl
The venue is a dream for the team bowling first. Teams bowling first have won both games played here while chasing 190-plus runs. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
WRW vs WOR
Winning Prediction
Warwickshire bowlers have managed to take just 50% of the wickets in 6 games, whereas Worcestershire bowlers have managed to pick up 70% in those many games. The outcome will be decided on who bats poorly. Definitely, it's not Warwickshire. After all, they have added two 200-plus scores in the last 3 games.
We predict that Warwickshire will defeat Worcestershire.
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