Worcestershire and Yorkshire are set to lock horns with each other in a North Group match of the T20 Blast 2023 on Friday, May 26. The New Road in Worcester will host the contest.
Worcestershire, led by Brett DOliveira, are placed third in the table with two points and a net run rate of +0.750. They defeated Northamptonshire by 15 runs in the last game on May 24 at the County Ground in Northampton.
Adam Hose scored 61 runs off 40 balls as Worcestershire posted a massive target of 197 for the opposition to chase down. Thereafter, Usama Mir and skipper DOliveira picked up three wickets apiece and restricted Northamptonshire to 181/8 to register a win.
Yorkshire, led by Shan Masood, on the other hand, are placed eighth in the table with a net run rate of -1.700. They will go into the match after losing to Warwickshire by 34 runs on May 20.
After opting to field first, their bowlers faltered as Warwickshire scored 200 for six. Sam Hain remained unbeaten 83 runs off 45 balls with seven fours and four sixes. He was well supported by Chris Benjamin, who made 46 off 28. Dawid Malan, Dom Bess and Jafer Chohan scored 43, 42 and 37, respectively.
Match Details:
- Match: Worcestershire vs Yorkshire
- Date: 26 May 2023
- Time: 6:30 p.m
- Venue: New Road, Worcester
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Prediction Dream 11
The hosts got off to a brilliant start to the tournament and are clear favourites to win the next game. Yorkshire needs to work out their batting order to get back to winning ways.
Prediction: Worcestershire to win this contest of Vitality T20 Blast 2023.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Fantasy Cricket Tips
Usama Mir is an exciting spin bowling talent and he is our pick for Worcestershire Rapids’ top wicket taker in this match.
Jonny Bairstow is a fine batter across all formats and we expect to see him as Yorkshire Vikings’ highest run scorer in this game.
Jordan Thompson picks up wickets across the globe in T20 cricket and we are backing him to be Yorkshire Vikings’ top wicket taker on Friday.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Head-To-Head
- Total Match Played: 9
- Yorkshire Won: 6
- Worcestershire Won: 3
- Tie: 0
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Playing 11
Worcestershire
Brett DOliveira (c), Michael Bracewell, Jack Haynes, Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Ben Cox (wk), Ed Pollock, Usama Mir, Adam Finch, Mitchell Stanley, and Patrick Brown.
Yorkshire
Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Jonny Jonny Tattersall (wk), Shan Masood (c), Will Fraine, Matthew Revis, Ben Mike, Jordan Thompson, Dominic Bess, Jafer Chohan, and Dominic Leech.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Probable 11
Worcestershire
Brett DOliveira (c), Michael Bracewell, Jack Haynes, Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Ben Cox (wk), Ed Pollock, Usama Mir, Adam Finch, Mitchell Stanley, and Patrick Brown.
Yorkshire
Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Jonny Jonny Tattersall (wk), Shan Masood (c), Will Fraine, Matthew Revis, Ben Mike, Jordan Thompson, Dominic Bess, Jafer Chohan, and Dominic Leech.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Players Stats
Ed Pollock, Usama Mir, Adam Finch, Mitchell Stanley, and Patrick Brown, Dominic Bess, Jafer Chohan, and Dominic Leech.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Weather Forecast
There is no chance of rain for the time being. Temperatures will be around the 20 degrees Celsius mark. The humidity will be in the high 40s.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Pitch Report
The pitch at New Road in Worcester is a decent one for the batters. A fairly high-scoring game seems to be on the cards. Fielding first should be the way forward.
Worcestershire vs Yorkshire Where To Watch Live Today Match
- TV: N/A
- Live Streaming: Fancode