T20 Blast 2022 | WAS vs NOR | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Warwickshire will be up against Northamptonshire in the fourth match of the English T20 Blast 2022 on Thursday (May 26) at Edgbaston in Birmingham. 

Warwickshire didn't have the best of seasons last year as they finished the league stage at the fourth spot with seven wins from 14 games. They proceeded to the knockouts of the competition but faced an early exit as Kent handed them a 21-run defeat in the quarter-final of the tournament. 

Led by Carlos Braithwaite, Warwickshire will be without the services of their ace all-rounder Chris Woakes for the first few games. Ireland's Paul Stirling and Australia's Nathan McAndrew are some notable signings for the Birmingham Bears this year.

On the other hand, Northamptonshire had a forgetful season last year as they finished at the bottom of the North Group standings with just 4 wins across 13 matches. They will be hoping for a better performance this time around.

Their recent signing, New Zealand's Jimmy Neesham, will not be available for the early part of the tournament as he is currently in India with the Rajasthan Royals. However, Will Young, Chris Lynn and Matt Kelly make up a decent overseas core for Northamptonshire.

Match Details:

Match: Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire, Match 4

Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham

Date & Time: May 26 at 11:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: There will be plenty of swing and seam movement in the early hours of the game, and the batters need to spend some time before going for big hits. We witnessed some high scoring matches last year at this venue, and the same trend can be expected in this season as well.

Head-To-Head:

Warwickshire holds the edge in head to head records with 19 wins in their tally while Northamptonshire has 17 wins from 37 matches played between these two teams thus far.

Squads:

Warwickshire: Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Paul Stirling, Nathan McAndrew, Will Rhodes, Chris Benjamin, Jacob Bethell, Danny Briggs, Alex Davies (wk), Ethan Brooks, Henry Brookes, Michael Burgess, George Garrett, Sam Hain, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Adam Hose, Manraj Johal, Matt Lamb, Jake Lintott, Craig Miles, Dan Mousley, Liam Norwell, Dominic Sibley, Chris Woakes, Robert Yates, Olly Stone

Northamptonshire: Jimmy Neesham, Chris Lynn, Josh Cobb (captain), Gareth Berg, Nathan Buck, Ben Curran, Emilio Gay, Brandon Glover, Freddie Heldreich, Matthew Kelly, Rob Keogh, Simon Kerrigan, Lewis McManus (wk), Luke Procter, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, Tom Taylor, Charlie Thurston, Richard Vasconcelos, Graeme White, Jack White, Saif Zaib

Probable Playing XI:

Warwickshire: Paul Stirling, Alex Davies (wk), Adam Hose, Jacob Bethell, Sam Hain, Carlos Brathwaite, Will Rhodes, Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott, Ollie Stone, George Garrett

Northamptonshire: Luke Procter, Lewis McManus (wk), Chris Lynn, James Sales, Saif Zaib, Gareth Berg, Tom Taylor, Ben Sanderson, Brandon Glover, Simon Kerrigan, Graeme White

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Alex Davies, Lewis McManus

Batters: Paul Stirling, Chris Lynn, Sam Hain, Adam Hose 

All-Rounders: Carlos Brathwaite, Luke Procter

Bowlers: Ollie Stone, Danny Briggs, Ben Sanderson

Captain: Chris Lynn

Vice-Captain: Carlos Brathwaite