Vitality Blast 2022 – Yorkshire Vikings vs Worcestershire Rapids, match preview, predicted lineups
Yorkshire Vikings and Worcestershire Rapids lock horns today in English t20 blast 2022 as the season gets underway. Both teams will be looking for a win here.
Date & Time : 25th May 2022, 6:30 PM (Local)
Venue : Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire Vikings are in the North Group and they have eight other teams in their section. They will look to play quality cricket to be champions.
Yorkshire have some good players amongst their ranks like Finn Allen, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, David Willey and Adil Rashid. They will have to score sufficient runs and also be able to bowl very well.
Yorkshire will play their next fixture against Leicestershire Foxes on May 29.
On the other hand, Worcestershire Rapids too are in the North Group alongside eight other counties. They will look to win the trophy.
Worcestershire have a very good mix of players like Ben Cox, Josh Baker & Ed Pollock to name a few and they will all be eager to go. Some good batting and bowling will certainly help them.
Worcestershire Rapids next fixture is against Notts Outlaws on May 27.
As for the wicket, it will be a good one for batting while good bowlers rewarded for their efforts.
Team news and possible lineups
There are no fresh injury concerns for both sides at the moment.
Yorkshire Vikings XI : Lyth, D. Malan, F. Allen, Revis, Kohler-Cadmore, Ballance (WK), Thompson, Rashid, Willey (C), Fisher, Patterson.
Worcestershire Rapids XI : E. Pollock, Haynees, Dell, Munro, Cox (C&WK), C. Morris, Pennington, Barnard, Baker, Brown, Tongue.
Prediction
Given the relative strength of both teams, it should be a tight contest with teams looking to maybe chase. So it depends a lot on toss. May the best team on the day win.
