It will be Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire in the Vitality Blast 2021 at Nottingham on June 22. Notts are currently fourth placed in the North Group points table, while Worcs are two rungs below them in sixth position. In this article, we preview the game and make our match prediction.
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Match Predictions and Team Previews
Analysis
Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire last played a Vitality Blast game at Worcester on 9 June 2021. In that match, the home team batted first and were soon in dire straits after losing 4 wickets for 63 before they were rescued by a 78-run stand for the 5th wicket between Ross Whiteley and Jake Libby that ended with 4 balls left in the innings. Worcestershire ended up with an eventual score of 152/6, thanks largely to Libby’s unbeaten 52 from 43 balls and Whiteley’s 42 from 35 deliveries. For Notts, Luke Fletcher and Matthew Carter took 2 wickets each, while Steven Mullaney grabbed the other wicket that fell.
Notts began their reply on a positive note, with a 76-run stand for the first wicket in just 6 overs. But the hosts struck back with a flurry of wickets to leave the visitors floundering on 100 for 4 in 10 overs. But a couple of productive partnerships saw Notts poised at 147 for 6 in the 19th over. In a thrilling finish, the match ended in a tie, when a couple of run outs in the last over helped the hosts restrict the tourists to 152 for 8. Moeen Ali and Charlie Morris took two wickets each for Worcester, while Ish Sodhi took one.
Recent Form
Nottinghamshire have won three matches, versus Derbyshire, Durham and Northamptonshire, lost one match, versus Birmingham, and tied two games with Lancashire and Worcestershire, respectively.
Worcestershire have won two matches, versus Lancashire and Northamptonshire, and lost one, versus Yorkshire. They have also tied one match, versus Nottinghamshire.
Likely XIs
Nottinghamshire: Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Peter Trego, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Luke Fletcher, Matthew Carter, Calvin Harrison, Jake Ball
Worcestershire: Riki Wessels, Brett D’Oliveira, Moeen Ali, Ross Whiteley, Ben Cox, Jake Libby, Ed Barnard, Ben Dwarshuis, Ish Sodhi, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris
Head-to-Head
The h2h comparison for the last five games between the sides is in Worcestershire’s favour. Worcs have won two and lost one of those games. While one match was tied, another was abandoned due to inclement weather.
