County Championship Division | Yorkshire vs Warwickshire | Match Preview, Prediction

Yorkshire and Warwickshire will meet up in the Round 6 fixture of their County Championship Division One campaign at Headingley, Leeds. 

The Yorks are sitting at fourth position in the points table with a single win in five appearances and 68 points. In their last league match, they played out a draw against Lancashire; their bowling effort was average to give away 566, with Dom Bess returning picking three wickets. The Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf was sub-par with only one wicket. 

With the bat, they enforced a follow-on, and Joe Root scored 147 in the first innings. The talented Harry Brook returned with knocks with 41 and 82*. Both these players will play a critical role in this fixture in the absence of Dawid Malan. 

On the other hand, Warwickshire are 6 points behind Yorkshire and are at 5th position in the table. They also have a single victory in 5 league matches, and would look to end the first half of this season with fine performances. 

In their last appearance, they faced Northamptonshire and were hit for a big score of 597 on a batting-friendly surface. The most successful bowler for the team was Aussie pacer, Nathan McAndrew, with 3 scalps. 

In reply, Warwickshire also piled up a score of 568 with the loss of four wickets, and the match finished as a draw. One of the finest batters in the England domestic circuit, Sam Hain scored 202* off 294 balls, with 16 fours and 1 six. He stitched an unbeaten stand of 256 runs with Matthew Lamb, who hit an unbeaten 155 off 230. 

Availability/Injuries: 

Yorkshire: 

Matthew Fisher, Ben Coad, and Dom Leech remain unavailable due to injuries. 

Due to a sore achilles, Dawid Malan has been given rest in this game, and Matthew Revis can replace him in the XI. 

Warwickshire: 

Liam Norwell has been left out of the squad due to a back injury. 

Henry Brookes and Chris Benjamin have been added to the squad. 

Match Details

Match: Yorkshire vs Warwickshire

Venue: Headingley, Leeds

Date & Time: May 19-22; 11:00 AM (UK), 3:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: YouTube Channel of Yorkshire

Key Performers

Yorkshire: 

Harry Brook is the leading run-scorer in the County Championship Division One, with 758 runs in 8 innings at an average of 151.60 with three centuries. 

Haris Rauf has scalped 15 wickets at 31.53 in 4 matches and is the team’s highest wicket-taker. 

Warwickshire: 

With a double century in the last game, Sam Hain became the team’s top run-scorer with 450 runs in 7 innings at an average of 75. 

Oliver Hannon Dalby is the team’s most successful bowler with 19 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 19.15. 

Squads:

Yorkshire: Dom Bess, Harry Brook, Harry Duke (wk), Will Fraine, George Hill, Tom Loten, Will Luxton, Adam Lyth, Steven Patterson (c), Haris Rauf, Matthew Revis, Joe Root, Jordan Thompson 

Warwickshire: Will Rhodes (captain), Chris Benjamin, Danny Briggs, Henry Brookes, Michael Burgess, Alex Davies, Sam Hain, Olly Hannon-Dalby, Matt Lamb, Nathan McAndrew, Craig Miles, Dom Sibley, Rob Yates