Who Will Win Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire, T20 Blast 2019?
The opening day of the Vitality Blast 2019 will see defending champions Worcestershire Rapids taking on Nottinghamshire Outlaws. This North Group fixture will be played on July 18 at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Live telecast of the match is scheduled to begin at 6:30 PM local time.
NOTTS vs WORCS, T20 Blast 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sony Six, Sky Sports, OSN Sports Cricket HD, Fox Sports, SuperSport
Live Streaming: Bet365, SonyLIV, Now TV, Sky Sports
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire, T20 Blast 2019...
Nottinghamshire Team News & Playing 11
Tom Moores scored the most runs for Nottinghamshire in the previous edition - 445 runs in 15 matches. The wicketkeeper struck three half-centuries in the tournament and he will be a key man for his side again at the top of the order . Apart from him, the team's batting in T20 Blast 2019 will also rely on their openers Riki Wessels and Alex Hales along with middle-order batsmen Steven Mullaney and Daniel Christian. Wessels and Mullaney both smashed fifties against Worcestershire last year and they will be expected to make a sizeable contribution with the bat on Thursday.
Harry Gurney, Samit Patel and Ish Sodhi make up a pretty decent bowling attack for Nottinghamshire. Gurney, with 20 wickets at an acceptable economy of 7.63, was their most successful bowler last time and the left-arm pacer will be backed by his team to pick up early wickets in the powerplay. Leg-spinner Sodhi has plenty of international experience under his belt and he will be Nottinghamshire's go-to man in the middle overs.
Nottinghamshire Predicted Playing 11
Riki Wessels, Alex Hales, Jake Libby, Tom Moores (wk), Daniel Christian (c), Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Luke Fletcher, Matthew Carter, Ish Sodhi, Harry Gurney
Worcestershire Team News & Playing 11
Moeen Ali is a key member in Worcestershire's line-up, be it batting or bowling. The international all-rounder took three wickets before scoring a 27-ball 41 in last year's final against Sussex at Birmingham to play a vital role in his team's title triumph. While he definitely is the one to watch out for in this match, Joe Clarke and Brett D'Oliveira are the other batsmen in the side capable of scoring the big runs.
In terms of bowling, Worcestershire will rely heavily on Patrick Brown who took 31 wickets last time to finish atop the tournament's wickets charts. The medium pacer snared three wickets in each of the two encounters against Nottinghamshire. Wayne Parnell was the team's next best bowler with 14 wickets at an economy of 7.94. The South African is likely to be given the new ball and the onus will be on him to provide the early breakthroughs.
Worcestershire Predicted Playing 11
Moeen Ali (c), Joe Clarke, Thomas Charles Fell, Brett D’Oliveira, Ben Cox (wk), Ross Whiteley, Daryl Mitchell, Ed Barnard, Wayne Parnell, Luke Wood, Patrick Brown
Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire Head to Head
Nottinghamshire Outlaws and Worcestershire Rapids have played 14 matches against each other in the English domestic twenty20 tournaments with the former leading the scoreline 9-4. One of those encounters had to be abandoned due to bad weather.
Nottinghamshire have beaten Worcestershire four times in their previous six attempts in the shortest format of the game.
Nottinghamshire registered a convincing five-wicket win in their most recent face-off against Worcestershire - in last year's T20 Blast at the New Road in Worcester.
| Matches Played |
NOTTS Won |
WORCS Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 14 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire Betting Odds
Nottinghamshire Outlaws begin as the bookmakers' favorites to win this North Group clash of the Vitality Blast 2019. The home team is being offered at odds of 1.61 on Bet365 and 1.55 on Betrally while Worcestershire Rapids find themselves as the underdogs at a higher price of 2.30 on Bet365 and 2.20 on Betrally.
🏆 Nottinghamshire vs Worcestershire Prediction
Worcestershire Rapids won the last edition of the Vitality T20 Blast and so the defending champions will be going into this game high on confidence. They won their last four games of the previous season and will look to extend their winning run in the tournament.
Nottinghamshire Outlaws, on the other hand, have the benefit of playing at their home ground but losing four of their seven matches here last year is something that they will be wary of. They, however, have the upper hand when it comes to head-to-head count with nine wins from the thirteen completed meetings.
Although both the teams have a few quality players in their ranks and neither can be written off completely, we feel Nottinghamshire due to their home advantage and decent record against Worcestershire are better placed to win this battle.
Jul 18, 2019
23:00 IST / 17:30 GMT
Trent Bridge - Nottingham, England
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