T20 Blast 2022 | Warwickshire vs Hampshire | Quarterfinal Preview, Probable XI, CREX XI

The 2nd Quarter Final match of the English T20 Blast 2022 will see Warwickshire (WAS) locking horns against Hampshire (HAM) at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

After a staggering group stages, the English T20 Blast makes a move to its knockout stages. Warwickshire will be hosting Southampton County Hampshire in the second Quarter Final.

Warwickshire finished top of the North Group for the first time since 2015 with nine wins out of 14 and a batting Net Run Rate of 1.21 which was the best in either group.

While the world was watching the brilliance of the English Test team, Warwickshire kept rewriting the history books in the T20 Blast all summer. 

In 20 years of T20 cricket, nobody had ever scored 200-plus more than five times in a single tournament. In fact there has been only one team (Somerset) in history to cross the 200 mark five times in a tournament (2018). 

But Warwickshire tore up the record books, scoring seven 200-plus in the 14 group games they played in this year’s T20 Blast. They have scored at 9.92 runs per over in this tournament so far, which is the second highest by a team in a tournament. 

They even made a new competition record of highest team total when they made 261 for 2 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. 

On the other side, Hampshire started their campaign with four defeats in a row but made an immaculate comeback, winning the nine of the last ten group games and qualified for the last eight after finishing 4th in the South Group. 

Hampshire is making a trip to Edgbaston for the first time in 12 years. It was a Quarter Final back then as well and James Vince scored a match winning 66 to take Hampshire through. 

After 12 years it is James Vince coming back to Edgbaston as the captain of Hampshire and will be looking to repeat the same performance to make their way to another Semi final. 

Match Details:

Match: Warwickshire vs Hampshire, 2nd Quarter Final

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Date & Time: July 7th at 11:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: 

The pitch at the Edgbaston is a balanced one. Both batters and bowlers equally contested on this pitch this summer. The average first inning score is around 165. We could see the third 200+ score of the season on this wicket, keeping in mind that both the teams have good batting lineups. The team batting first have won four out of seven games played at this venue this year. 

Head-To-Head:

Matches played: 1

Warwickshire Won: 

Hampshire Won: 1

Key players to watch out for: 

Warwickshire 

Adam Hose finished the group stages of the T20 Blast as the third highest run scorer this season.

The 29-year-old scored 541 runs at an average of 60.11 with a staggering 165.44 strike rate. The Birmingham number four scored a brilliant century in his last outing at the Edgbaston. 

He scored a 39-ball 50 in the last group game against Lancashire last week and will be looking to carry his good form into the knockout stages.

Jake Lintott is the third highest wicket taker in the tournament so far. The Taunton born chinaman took 22 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 19.45. Out of those 22 wickets, 12 came at Edgbaston this summer. 

Probable XI:  Alex Davies (wk), Paul Stirling, Sam Hain, Adam Hose, Chris Benjamin, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Dan Mousley, Jake Lintott, Danny Briggs, Olly Stone, Craig Miles

Hampshire 

James Vince has 622 runs at an average of 56.54 in the T20 blast so far. The captain of Hampshire is currently sitting at the top of the run scoring chart in the T20 Blast this season. The Hampshire opener scored another 65 at Hove last week and will be one of the key players for Hampshire in order to reach the semi finals. 

James Fuller has been one of the best all-rounders throughout the summer. The 32-year-old made 265 runs at a strike rate of 153.17 while batting in the lower middle order. In addition he has taken 16 wickets with the ball as well. 

Probable XI: Ben McDermott (wk), James Vince (c), Tom Prest, Joe Weatherley, Toby Albert, Ross Whiteley, James Fuller, Liam Dawson, Chris Wood, Mason Crane, Brad Wheal

CREX XI: Wicket-keeper: Ben McDermott, Chris Benjamin

Batters: James Vince, Adam Hose, Sam Hain

All-rounders: James Fuller, Carlos Brathwaite

Bowlers: Jake Lintott, Chris Wood, Danny Briggs, Brad Wheal

Captain: Adam Hose

Vice-captain: James Fuller