The pitch at the New Road, Worcester has been tricky over the years, some matches have produced high scores while the other have resulted in some low scoring affairs.
In the 45th game of the season of the Vitality Blast 2023, Worcestershire Rapids going up against Northamptonshire Steelbacks at New Road, Worcester. Worcestershire would be hoping to make it five in a row to consolidate their dominance in this season. Their opponents, Northamptonshire have won two out of their five games and would be looking to continue the momentum after a thumping win in the last game. Worcestershire have played an entertaining brand of cricket this season and expect them to come out all guns blazing again in this fixture. The skipper Brett D’Oliveria and Michael Bracewell form a dangerous opening pair and both got their team to a flying start in the last game with a partnership of 98 in just 41 balls.
On the other hand, Northamptonshire Steelbacks would be positive their chances as Chris Lynn was back at his best in the last game. He smashed 110 off 68 balls and it is exactly what Steelbacks needed to get their confidence back in the T20 Blast. Willey with his all-round skills though would again need to deliver and if he can get the support from the likes of Andrew Tye and Ben Sanderson like he got in the last game with the ball, Steelbacks can stop the winning juggernaut of Rapids here. With both teams well matched this match promises to be very entertaining and could well go down to the wire.
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The pitch at the New Road, Worcester has been tricky over the years, some matches have produced high scores while the other have resulted in some low scoring affairs. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side. The batters will enjoy their time at this Venue in the 2nd innings. The captain who wins the toss will likely choose to bowl first and chase down the target.
Total Matches – 33
Worcestershire – 15
Northamptonshire – 18
Somerset vs Hampshire, South Group
Venue: New Road in Worcestershire
Date & Time: 4th June, at 7:00 PM IST
| Opened | 1882 |
| Capacity | 6500 |
| Ends | River End and Old Pavillion End |
| Location | Taunton, England |
| Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 1 |
| Matches won batting first | 0 |
| Matches won bowling first | 1 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 148 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 151 |
| Highest total recorded | 151/4 (19 Ov) by ENGW vs RSAW |
| Lowest total recorded | – |
| Highest score chased | 151/4 (19 Ov) by ENGW vs RSAW |
| Lowest score defended | – |
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