The pitch at Edgbaston in Birmingham is generally good for batting. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings.
Warwickshire will lock horns with Essex at the Edgbaston in Birmingham. The party in England is getting towards its business end. Only eight teams are left in the T20 Blast 2023 as the Quarter-Final stage is set-up. Warwickshire finished top in the North Group points table with 22 points from 14 matches, winning 11 and losing just 3 games. Warwickshire have been in brilliant form throughout the season. They started with four consecutive wins but had a small losing streak of three matches which can be summed up as a lapse in concentration in the long tournament. An excellent recovery from the Alex Davies-led side saw them winning the next seven fixtures without breaking much sweat.
Essex, on the other hand, managed to stay in the top four of the South Group points table. They had 16 points from 14 games, winning 8 and losing 6 matches and finished on the fourth position. The Simon Harmer-led side have blown hot and cold in the competition. They had a five-match winning streak in the middle of the season. But in their last five matches, Essex have had a decline in form managing just a single win. Luckily for Essex, the win came at the right juncture as they had to beat Surrey in the last league fixture in order to eclipse Kent in the race to the round of eight.
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The pitch at Edgbaston in Birmingham is generally good for batting. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side. The team winning the toss will look to bat first and set a total as the pitch seems to slow down slightly in the 2nd innings.
Total Matches – 7
Essex – 4
Warwickshire – 3
Warwickshire vs Essex, North Group
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date & Time: 6th July, at 11:00 PM IST, Local 6:30 PM
| Opened | 1885 |
| Capacity | 6500 |
| Ends | Wantage Road End, Lynn Wilson Centre End |
| Location | Northampton, England |
| Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 7 |
| Matches won batting first | 7 |
| Matches won bowling first | 0 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 139 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 89 |
| Highest total recorded | 180/6 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs WIW |
| Lowest total recorded | 93/10 (19.2 Ov) by WIW vs NZW |
| Highest score chased | – |
| Lowest score defended | 103/7 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs WIW |
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