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

Worcestershire will be up against Yorkshire in the 96th match of the English T20 Blast 2022. The North Group clash will be played on Thursday (June 24th) at New Road, Worcester, United Kingdom. 

Worcestershire is having an awful T20 Blast as they have lost eight of their ten league stage games while one of their fixtures was abandoned due to rain. With just 3 points in their kitty, the Royals are reeling at the bottom of the North Group points table. 

Worcestershire's previous match against Northamptonshire was called off due to rain. Prior to that, they were outplayed by Leicestershire. Batting first, the Colin Munro-led side displayed an abysmal batting performance, putting up just 116 runs in the first innings. Leicestershire, in reply, went on to chase the target in just 13 overs with eight wickets in hand. 

On the other hand, Yorkshire are having a topsy-turvy season, winning five of their ten league stage fixtures. They currently occupy the sixth spot in the North Group standings with 11 points to their name. 

The team lost against Derbyshire by six wickets in their most recent fixture. After putting to bat first, Yorkshire Carnegie racked up 175 runs on the board. Derbyshire, in reply, chased down the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern reduced target of 105 runs with two balls to spare. 

Match Details

Match: Worcestershire vs Yorkshire, Match 96

Venue: New Road, Worcester, United Kingdom

Date & Time: June 23rd at 10:00 PM (IST)

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The pitch at New Road is likely to favour the batters. The bowlers must toil hard to pick up wickets on this track. We have seen a couple of high-scoring affairs in the last two games and can expect another entertaining clash on Thursday. 

Head-To-Head

Matches Played: 13

Worcestershire Won: 5

Yorkshire Won: 8

Squads 

Worcestershire: Moeen Ali, Colin Munro (C), Dwayne Bravo, Matthew Waite, Brett D'Oliviera, Jake Libby, Josh Baker, Gareth Roderick (wk), Jacques Banton, Ed Barnard, Pat Brown, Taylor Cornell, Ben Cox, Josh Dell, Tom Fell, Adam Finish, Ben Gibbon, Jack Haynes, Joe Leach, Charlie Morris, Dillon Pennington, Ed Pollock, Mitchell Stanley, Josh Tongue

Yorkshire: David Willey, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Finn Allen. Jonny Bairstow, Gary Balance, Harry Brook (C), Ben Coad, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Adam Lyth, Steven Patterson, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Dawid Malan, Dom Bess, Will Fraine, Jack Shutt, Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite, George Hill, Dom Leech, Tom Loten, Josh Sullivan, Will Luxton, James Wharton, Harry Duke, Matthew Revis, Harry Sullivan

Probable Playing XI 

Worcestershire: Ed Pollock, Brett D'Oliveira, Colin Munro (c), Ed Barnard, Kashif Ali, Gareth Roderick (wk), Jake Libby, Dwayne Bravo, Charlie Morris, Mitchell Terry Stanley, Patrick Brown

Yorkshire: Adam Lyth, Finn Allen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Harry Brook (C), Shadab Khan, Will Fraine, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Revis, Matthew Waite, Dominic Bess, Dominic Leech

CREX XI Suggestion  

Wicket-Keeper: Tom Kohler-Cadmore

Batters: Colin Munro, Adam Lyth, Harry Brook

All-Rounders: Ed Barnard, Brett D'Oliveira, Jordan Thompson

Bowlers: Matthew Waite, Dominic Bess, Dominic Leech, Patrick Brown

Captain: Jordan Thompson

Vice-Captain: Brett D'Oliveira