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 Nottinghamshire Outlaws in match 42 of the ongoing T20 Blast at Edgbaston. Both sides have had contrasting fortunes so far in the competition. Warwickshire are positioned second in the north points table with eight points from five encounters. They have won four battles and lost one. After four straight wins, they tasted their first defeat against Derbyshire in their latest battle.
Meanwhile, Nottinghamshire has played an equal number of matches but won just two games. They have lost three so far and are located in the seventh position in the points table. The Outlaws are arriving from two back-to-back defeats against Yorkshire and Worcestershire. Both sides will be looking to get back to winning ways, they will get their best game out with two important points up for grabs.
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 – 21
Northamptonshire – 11
Warwickshire – 10
Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire, North Group
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date & Time: 4th June, 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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