Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire – Northamptonshire will face Warwickshire in the 2022 Vitality Blast on Wednesday evening. Northamptonshire are third in the North Group but would have been first if they had won on Tuesday evening. Warwickshire are third in the table with six wins and 12 points so far. The match begins at 18:30 local time at The County Ground in Northampton.
Northamptonshire could have jumped over Lancashire Lightning, but Derbyshire Falcons did so after Tuesday’s game. The Steelbacks will keep their hopes of winning the North Group alive.
Warwickshire won by 55 runs against Notts Outlaws a few weeks ago, but they were defeated by Derbyshire Falcons on Sunday. They need a win to keep their spot in the top four.
T20 Blast 2022
Northamptonshire Team News:
After missing the Steelbacks’ win over Lancashire Lightning and Saturday’s no-result against Worcestershire Rapids, Australian opener Chris Lynn returned to the XI for Tuesday’s defeat against Derbyshire Falcons. The team that took the field on Tuesday appears to be the strongest, and we anticipate no changes ahead of this match.
Northamptonshire Squad
Ben Curran, Chris Lynn, Joshua Cobb(c), Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, James Neesham, Tom Taylor, Lewis McManus(w), Graeme White, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Emilio Gay, James Sales, Alex Russell
Players to watch out for:
Chris Lynn
Despite only making 5 runs on his return to the side, the experienced opener has a very healthy average of 94.75 in the 2022 Vitality Blast.
Jimmy Neesham
The New Zealand all-rounder hit 28 runs off 20 balls on Tuesday evening, dismissing Wayne Madsen, who had a strike rate of over 200.
Tom Taylor
The 27-year-old bowling all-rounder, was wicketless against Derbyshire Falcons but has eight wickets in his last three T20 appearances in Northampton.
Possible Playing XI:
Ben Curran, Chris Lynn, Josh Cobb (c), Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, Jimmy Neesham, Lewis McManus (wk), Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich
Northamptonshire Team Form
Northamptonshire have been unable to build on last Friday’s victory over Lancashire Lightning. Derbyshire Falcons won easily on Tuesday, and the Steelbacks must regain their edge.
Warwickshire Team News:
Despite their big win over Notts Outlaws on Friday night at Trent Bridge, the Bears made two changes for their Sunday home game against Derbyshire Falcons. Danny Briggs and Dan Mousley were replaced by Paul Stirling and Henry Brookes. Briggs is expected to return to the team for this game.
Warwickshire Squad
Paul Stirling, Robert Yates, Alex Davies(w), Sam Hain, Adam Hose, Chris Benjamin, Carlos Brathwaite(c), Jake Lintott, Henry Brookes, Craig Miles, Olly Stone, Jacob Bethell, Danny Briggs, Dan Mousley
Players to watch out for:
Paul Stirling
The Irish opener made a strong start to the competition with a century against Northamptonshire. He has struggled recently, however, and will be looking to regain his form in this match.
Sam Hain
The Bears’ middle order batter is in fine form. In his last three appearances, he has scores of 130, 112 not out, and 73 not out.
Jake Lintott
The short format specialist hasn’t been playing well lately. He does, however, have plenty of T20 cricket experience, having taken 3-19 against Northamptonshire earlier in the season.
Possible Playing XI:
Paul Stirling, Alex Davies (wk), Rob Yates, Sam Hain, Adam Hose, Chris Benjamin, Carlos Brathwaite (c), Jake Lintott, Henry Brookes, Craig Miles, Olly Stone
Warwickshire Team Form
Warwickshire have won three of their last five games in the competition, but they were soundly defeated in their most recent match and will need to respond with a win to regain some winning momentum.
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Top Team Batsmen:
Chris Lynn, Josh Cobb, and Ben Curran are our batting picks for Northamptonshire. Cobb has three half-centuries in the T20 Blast 2022.
Our batting recommendations for Warwickshire are Sam Hain, Adam Hose, and Paul Striling. Hose hit 88 not out from 35 balls in last Friday’s win over Notts Outlaws.
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Top Team Bowlers:
Chris Lynn, Josh Cobb, and Ben Curran are our batting picks for Northamptonshire. Cobb has three half-centuries in the T20 Blast 2022.
Our batting recommendations for Warwickshire are Sam Hain, Adam Hose, and Paul Striling. Hose hit 88 not out from 35 balls in last Friday’s win over Notts Outlaws.
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Head to Head
These two sides have been very evenly matched over the years of the T20 Blast. Warwickshire, on the other hand, is looking for their fourth consecutive victory over Northamptonshire in this match.
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played | NOR Won | WAS Won | Tie | NR | |
| Overall | 38 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Toss Prediction
This season’s T20 Blast has seen the captain who wins the toss choose to bat first in every game played in Northampton. We anticipate that both captains will want to do the same in this match.
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Pitch Report
Northamptonshire have already scored over 200 on this pitch twice in this tournament, but the surface does have some appeal for bowlers. We anticipate many wickets and two totals in excess of 200.
There was no rain and clear skies, and the temperature fell from 25 degrees to 19 degrees by the end of the game.
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire Prediction
This should be a great game between two teams capable of putting up big numbers but who have both lost their most recent games. A win for Warwickshire would knock Northamptonshire out of the top three, and we predict an away win.
