WOR vs NOR Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jun 16, 2024
Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire Head-To-Head
The Northamptonshire and Worcestershire teams have played against each other in 34 games in the T20 format, where a clear mandate was obtainable. Worcestershire has a slight edge, with an 18-16 advantage.
Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire Live Streaming and Broadcast
You can watch this game between Northamptonshire and Worcestershire live on Sky Sports Cricket. It will also be available to stream live on the Sky Go app.
In one of the Vitality Blast games of the 2024 season, Worcestershire will face Northamptonshire tomorrow in Worcester. This game will be played at New Road on Sunday afternoon. Let's examine the pitch report, betting tips, and match prediction for this contest.
WOR vs NOR Team Previews
Worcestershire
The Worcestershire team is not doing too well in the Vitality Blast. They have succeeded in garnering just four points from their six games so far in the competition and are in seventh position in the points tally. They have won two games out of six with a net run rate of -0.468. The Worcestershire team is going into this contest on the back of three defeats in a row in the 2024 season of the tournament. In a rain-curtailed game, they lost their last game against Notts by a water-thin margin of one run.
In their last game against Nottinghamshire, the Worcestershire team batted first to score 141 runs for the loss of six wickets from their twenty overs. Adam Hose was their top batter, hitting 43 runs from 35 balls with two sixes. Nathan Smith and Ed Pollock also contributed with cameos of 27 and 26 runs, respectively. Due to the rain coming down, this match was curtailed to a 15-over game, and the target was set to 100 runs. Hayden was the most successful bowler for Worcester, picking up two wickets for sixteen runs from his two overs.
Worcestershire Playing 11
Brett D Oliveira, Rob Jones, Gareth Roderick, Adam Hose, Ethan Brookes, Nathan Smith, Tom Taylor, Ed Pollock, Hayden Walsh, Adam Finch, Shoaib Bashir.
Northamptonshire
The Northamptonshire team leads the recent head-to-head against Worcestershire. They have won three out of their last five games against this opposition, and the previous game was played earlier in the competition. However, they have not done much better than Worcestershire in this year's Blast. They have won three games so far and are ranked sixth in the points tally. They have a net run rate of +0.175. Although they are going into this contest with a loss in their last game, they won their game before that against this same opposition.
In their last game, the Northamptonshire team batted first to score 193 runs, losing eight wickets from their twenty overs. Due to rain, the Derbyshire team was set a target of 123 runs. But the rain came down again, and Derbyshire was ahead of the target set for eleven overs using the D/L method. The top batter for Northamptonshire in their innings was Matthew Breetzke. He smashed 94 runs from 54 balls with eleven fours and three sixes. Ravi Bopara was the only bowler who could make an impression for Northamptonshire when they bowled.
Northamptonshire Playing 11
Matthew Breetzke, David Willey, Ravi Bopara, Sikandar Raza, Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus, George Bartlett, Justin Broad, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Raphael Weatherall.
WOR vs NOR Toss Prediction
We have seen as many as 61 domestic T20 games played at the County Ground in New Road, Worcester. The teams batting second have won 36 of these encounters. So, it is likely that the skipper winning the toss will look to bat second in this game.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
If you look at the history of the T20 games played at this venue, you can note that the surface slows down after a while, and it is tough to time the shots and bat positively. Even the spinners might get some purchase from the track in middle overs.
It is expected that we will have patchy weather during this contest. The temperature will remain close to 15 degrees. Showers are a distinct possibility during this game, and you can pretty much rest assured that you will have cloud cover.
WOR vs NOR Betting Tips
Although both teams are close in the points table, Northamptonshire is doing a much better job overall. They also won the last game between the two sides earlier in the competition. We will bet with Northamptonshire to win this encounter.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Northamptonshire's batting has appeared to be more robust than Worcestershire's. So, the top batter of the encounter is likely to be from their team.
Even the Northamptonshire bowling appears to be in a slightly better frame of mind. You can bet on them to produce the top bowler of the contest.
The opening batters usually have some time to get their eye in while playing the T20 matches. You can bet on the first over of the game to go wicketless.
No convincing reason why. They may get lucky.
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