Worcestershire vs Warwickshire Betting Tips 09/07/2021

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Host Worcestershire will take on Warwickshire in the Vitality T20 Blast. This North Group game will be played at New Road Cricket Stadium in Worcester on Friday.
Worcestershire registered a hard-fought win over Derbyshire in a game played at County Ground in Derby. With this result, Worcestershire moved to third place in the North Group with 12 points to their name after 11 matches. Captain Ben Cox will be hoping that side can maintain the streak going in this home fixture.
On the other hand, Warwickshire were completely outclassed by Nottinghamshire in a game played at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. With this result, the county side has dropped to fifth place in the North Group table with 11 points to their name.

Teams Status

Worcestershire

In the previous game, Worcestershire registered a 14-run win over Derbyshire, courtesy excellent contributions from Brett D’Oliveira, Ben Cox, and Charlie Morris. The county side will not make any changes to their playing XI for this all-important clash.

The team will be led by Ben Cox who will also have the services of the likes of Brett D’Oliveira, Riki Wessels, Jack Libby, and Ross Whiteley in the batting department.

Brett D’Oliveira has been their most consistent player in the batting unit this season. With three fifties to his name, the opener will be keen to make an impression with the bat in this fixture.

Australian pacer Ben Dwarshuis has shown impressive form for Worcestershire this season. The left-arm medium-pacer can swing the new ball. With 13 wickets at an economy rate of 8.24, Dwarshuis is expected to lead the pace attack.

Besides Dwarshuis, pacer Charlie Morris has put in splendid performances for Worcestershire in a previous couple of matches played in the T20 Blast competition.

Warwickshire

Warwickshire have been a mixed bag this season and will have to raise their game for the remaining three round-robin matches of the competition.

Danny Briggs will not be available for this game as he was called to the England ODI squad for the Pakistan series. Jacob Bethell will come in place of Danny Briggs for this all-important tie.

Batting has been their Achilles heel this season. The side reached an all-time low with the bat this season after being dismissed for 63 runs. The likes of Adam Hose, Will Rhodes, and Sam Hain will need to put in notable scores for Warwickshire in this contest.

For Warwickshire, the bowlers have done a decent job this season. In the previous game, left-arm wrist spinner Jacob Lintott was the pick of the bowlers and claimed 3 for 28 in his four overs. Skipper Will Rhodes also picked up three wickets and conceded 40 runs in his four overs.

Pacer Tim Bresnan has delivered breakthroughs with the new ball for Warwickshire. In eight outings, Bresnan has claimed 12 wickets at an average of 21.16.

What do the Sportsbook Say

Brand	Worcestershire	Warwickshire
	1.80	2.00
	1.667	1.75
	1.80	1.90

After a comfortable win at Derby, Worcestershire will be slight favorites to win the game of Vitality T20 Blast to be played at Worcester. RoyalPanda has Worcestershire priced at 1.80 and Warwickshire at 2.00. 888 has Worcestershire priced at 1.667 and Warwickshire at 1.75. RajBet has Worcestershire priced at 1.8 and Warwickshire at 1.9.

Tipster’s Angle

Tip 1– Warwickshire terrific record at Worcester

Despite their inconsistent form this season, Warwickshire will take heart from the fact that they have an excellent record against Worcestershire. In 15 matches played at Worcester, Warwickshire have won 10 matches against Worcestershire. Given that Worcester is a happy hunting ground for the side, we can expect Warwickshire to beat Worcestershire by a narrow [email protected].

Tip 2- Ben Dwarshuis impressive performances this season.

With 13 wickets to his name, overseas player Ben Dwarshuis has produced excellent performances with the new-ball for Worcestershire this season. The 27-year old will be looking to deliver another tidy performance in this home fixture. So we can expect Ben Dwarshuis to take one wicket or more in this [email protected]

Conclusion

Based on their performances, Worcestershire will be favorites to win their game against Warwickshire. With the top-order showing excellent form with the bat and bowlers delivering clinical performances in the last couple of matches, Worcestershire would be looking to notch up a comfortable win in this home fixture.