Vitality Blast 2022 – Birmingham Bears vs Northants Steelbacks, match preview, predicted lineups
Birmingham Bears play Northants Steebacks in their opening game of Vitality Blast 2022 as the season moves ahead. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 26th May 2022, 6:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Edgbaston, Birmingham
Birmingham Bears despite not winning the title in 2021 had a good campaign and they will want a repeat of that as well moving one step ahead and winning this time.
Warwickshire are in North Group and has eight other teams in their section. They play Derbyshire Falcons next on May 27.
Birmingham Bears coach Mark Robinson and captain Carlos Brathwaite will be eager for success and hence they will look to play attacking cricket. Their key men include Paul Stirling, Danny Briggs and Carlos Brathwaite himself.
On the other hand, Northants Steelbacks didn’t had a good run last time around and will look to produce good outings this time around to have chances at the title.
Northants Syeelbacks too are in the North Group. Their next game is against Durham on May 27.
Steelbacks coach John Saddler will tell his players to put large totals and look to bowl out.
For the wicket, it will be good for batting and bowlers will have to work hard for wickets.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
Birmingham Bears XI : Stirling, A. Davies (WK), Hose, Bethell, Hain, C.Brathwaite (C), W. Rhodes, Briggs, Lintott, Stone, Garrett.
Northants Steelbacks XI : Procter, B. Curran, Lynn, Sales, Zaib, Berg, T. Taylor, Sanderson, Glover, White, Kerrigan
Prediction
I think it will be a close game this one with both teams giving their all but in the end the team which commits less mistakes and play the conditions well will win.
