WOR vs NOR Match Prediction & AnalysisHost Worcestershire will be looking to continue their winning ways against Northamptonshire in the 15th match of the T20 Blast competition played at New Road, Worcester on Sunday.
In the previous match, Adam Finch was the pick of the bowlers for Worcestershire and claimed 2 for 32 in his three overs.
In the previous match, Justin Broad played well for Northamptonshire and scored a fluent 38 off 25 balls with the help of three fours and one six.
He was well supported by Calvin Harrison, who scored 20 runs off 17 balls with the help of one four and one six.
In the previous match, George Scrimshaw was the pick of the bowlers for Northamptonshire and claimed 3 for 33 in his four overs.
WOR vs NOR Match Prediction & Analysis
Host Worcestershire will be looking to continue their winning ways against Northamptonshire in the 15th match of the T20 Blast competition played at New Road, Worcester on Sunday.
In their opening game, Worcestershire registered a 18-run win over Leicestershire, courtesy splendid performances from Isaac Mohammed, Kashif Ali and Adam Finch. With this result, Worcestershire registered their first win of the competition.
On the other hand, Northamptonshire managed to eke out a close win over Glamorgan, courtesy splendid performances from Justin Broad, Nathan McSweeney, Calvin Harrison and George Scimshaw.
In the previous five meetings between the two teams, Northamptonshire managed to come out on top on four occasions.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
HEAD TO HEAD
TEAMS PREVIEW
Worcestershire Preview
The side will be looking to field the same combination that featured in the game played against Leicestershire.
In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Brett D’Oliveira, Isaac Mohammed, Kashif Ali, Adam Hose, Ethan Brookes and Sikandar Raza to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In their opening match, opener Isaac Mohammed played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 42 runs off 26 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. Besides Mohammed, Kashif Ali scored 28 runs off 20 balls with the help of four fours and one six, whereas Sikandar Raza chipped in with 25 runs off 15 balls with the help of three boundaries and one six.
In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Tom Taylor, Adam Finch, Matthew Waite, Sikandar Raza, Usama Mir and Ethan Brookes to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, Adam Finch was the pick of the bowlers for Worcestershire and claimed 2 for 32 in his three overs.
Worcestershire Predicted Playing XI:
Brett DOliveira (c),Kashif Ali,Adam Hose,Ethan Brookes,Sikandar Raza,Isaac Mohammed, Gareth Roderick (wk),Matthew Waite,Usama Mir,Tom Taylor,Adam Finch
Worcestershire Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2026 Batsmen R B 4s 6s SRs Issac Mohammed 42 26 6 2 161.54 Kashif Ali 28 20 4 1 140 Sikandar Raza 25 15 3 1 166.67 Bowlers O M R W Econ Adam Finch 3.0 0 32 2 10.67 Usama Mir 4.0 0 30 1 7.5 Tom Taylor 3.0 0 23 1 7.67
Worcestershire Actual Playing XI:
Adam Hose, Kashif Ali, Brett D Oliveira, Ethan Brookes, Adam Finch, Issac Mohammed, Gareth Roderick, Tom Taylor, Matthew Waite, Sikandar Raza, Usama Mir
Northamptonshire Preview
In the batting department, the side will be relying on the likes of Chris Lynn, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Nathan McSweeney, Louis Kimber, and Justin Broad to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous match, Justin Broad played well for Northamptonshire and scored a fluent 38 off 25 balls with the help of three fours and one six. He was well supported by Calvin Harrison, who scored 20 runs off 17 balls with the help of one four and one six.
Earlier in the innings, Nathan McSweeney scored 27 runs off 26 balls with the help of one four and one six, whereas Ricardo Vasconcelos chipped in 20 runs off 11 balls with the help of four boundaries.
In the bowling department, the side will be depending on the likes of David Willey, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw, Calvin Harrison and James Sales to deliver timely breakthroughs.
In the previous match, George Scrimshaw was the pick of the bowlers for Northamptonshire and claimed 3 for 33 in his four overs.
Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:
David Willey (c),Ricardo Vasconcelos,Chris Lynn,Nathan McSweeney,Louis Kimber,Justin Broad,Calvin Harrison,Lewis McManus (wk),James Sales,Ben Sanderson,George Scrimshaw
Northamptonshire Key Players From Previous Game Of Vitality T20 Blast, 2026 Batsmen R B 4s 6s SRs Justin Broad 38 25 3 1 152 Nathan McSweeney 27 26 1 1 103.85 Ricardo Vasconcelos 20 11 4 0 181.82 Bowlers O M R W Econ George Scrimshaw 4.0 0 33 3 8.25 Calvin Harrison 4.0 0 34 2 8.5 David Willey 4.0 0 41 1 10.25
Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:
David Willey, Justin Broad, Calvin Harrison, Louis Kimber, Lewis McManus, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Saif Zaib, Chris Lynn
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
HR Temp Rain W. speed W. direction Clouds 00h 10 0 mm. 3.27 k/h From: S 100% 03h 10 0 mm. 2.89 k/h From: S 100% 06h 11 0 mm. 3.49 k/h From: S 86% 09h 15 0 mm. 3.34 k/h From: S 87% 12h 20 0 mm. 3.13 k/h From: SW 68% 15h 20 0 mm. 2.89 k/h From: SW 16% 18h 19 0 mm. 0.91 k/h From: SW 17% 21h 14 0 mm. 1.59 k/h From: SSE 1%
Weather Conditions
The weather forecast for Sunday’s match is going to be sunny with light winds. The humidity for the game will be around 42%.
WOR vs NOR Pitch Report
County Ground, New Road Worcester Pitch Report Pitch Condition Batting Batting Conditions High Scoring Pace Bowling Pace Bounce Spin Bowling Average Turn
Last year, the first innings score at New Road, Worcester in the T20 Blast competition in the seven completed matches was around 177 runs. The highest score posted at the venue was by Worcestershire who scored a mammoth 206 runs against Nottinghamshire.
Toss: To Bat
Last season, four matches out of seven played were won by teams batting first. With weather predicted as fair, both the captains will be keen to win the toss, bat first and post a competitive total on the board.
