T20 Blast 2022 | WOR vs WAR | Match Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

The 36th match of the English T20 Blast 2022 will see Worcestershire coming up against Warwickshire in the North Group at the County Ground in New Road, Worcester.

Moeen Ali returns for the Rapids as Worcestershire play their first home game of the summer. Worcestershire will be seen in action at New Road for the first time in the tournament, playing all four games away from home.

For this game, England international and Rapids skipper Moeen Ali is available with his CSK teammate Dwayne Bravo. While the Yorkshire all-rounder, Matthew Waite, left the club as his two-week loan deal has ended. 

Although the Rapids have lost four games in a row, with the arrival of Moeen and Bravo, their qualification scenarios are still alive.

On the other side, Warwickshire tasted their first defeat against Leicestershire after winning the first three fixtures of their campaign. It went to the wire against Leicestershire, as Carlos Brathwaite took the game to the last ball but ended up 5 runs short. 

Warwickshire's record at New Road is pretty good. They have won ten times at New Road in comparison to Worcestershire's six wins. After a narrow defeat against the Foxes, the Bears will come hard on Friday (June 3rd). 

Match Details:

Match: Worcestershire vs Warwickshire, Match 36

Venue: County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Date & Time: June 3rd at 07:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The pitch at the County ground in New Road generally gives us an equal contest between the bat and ball. In the first innings, the average score is around 170 in the last five games. This will be the first game of the venue this summer, so the team winning the toss is expected to bat second. 

Head-To-Head

Matches played: 36

Worcestershire Won: 15

Warwickshire Won: 18

Squads:

Worcestershire: Ed Pollock, Brett D'Oliveira Moeen Ali (C), Colin Munro, Jack Haynes, Ben Cox (WK), Ed Barnard, Jake Libby, Dwayne Bravo, Dillon Pennington, Pat Brown, Charlie Morris, Josh Baker, Gareth Roderick

Warwickshire: Carlos Brathwaite (C), Chris Benjamin, Jacob Bethell, Danny Briggs, Ethan Brookes, Henry Brookes, Alex Davies (WK), Sam Hain, Adam Hose, Jake Lintott, Craig Miles, Che Simmons, Paul Stirling, Rob Yates

Probable Playing XI:

Worcestershire: Brett D'Oliveira, Moeen Ali, Jack Haynes, Colin Munro, Jake Libby, Ben Cox, Ed Barnard, Josh Baker, Dwayne Bravo, Charlie Morris, Pat Brown

Warwickshire: Paul Stirling, Jacon Bethell, Alex Davies (wk), Robert Yates, Adam Hose, Chris Benjamin, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Henry Brookes, Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott, Craig Miles  

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Chris Benjamin

Batters: Paul Stirling, Colin Munro, Adam Hose

All-Rounders: Moeen Ali, Brett D'Oliveira, Dwayne Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite

Bowlers: Jacob Lintott, Danny Briggs, Pat Brown

Captain: Jacob Lintott

Vice-Captain: Brett D'Oliveira