Match Details:
Series: Vitality T20 Blast 2019
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: September 21, 2019
Time: 3:30 p.m. IST
Preview:
Worcestershire will host Nottinghamshire in the first semi-final of T20 Blast 2019 at Edgbaston on Saturday. Both teams are coming into this match on the back of comprehensive victories over Sussex and Middlesex by 8 and 10 wickets respectively. However, it was Nottinghamshire who finished at a better position in the North Group during the league stage of the tournament. They had finished at second with 16 points while Worcestershire had just made it to the next round at the fourth place with 15 points to their name. But both teams are in superb form and, thus, a thrilling clash can be expected.
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy conditions in forecast with no chance of rain.
Pitch conditions: The track at this venue could see scored in the 160-170 range in the first innings. This is the latter stage of the tournament and, hence, there is always the chance of the pitch slowing down with the progress of the match. The team winning the toss should bat first.
Probable Playing XIs:
Worcestershire:
Riki Wessels, Moeen Ali, Thomas Charles Fell, Ben Cox, Ross Whiteley, Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell, Joe Leach, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris, Patrick Brown
Nottinghamshire:
Chris Nash, Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Jake Libby, Samit Patel, Tom Moores, Daniel Christian, Imad Wasim, Luke Wood, Matthew Carter, Harry Gurney
Match Details:
Series: Vitality T20 Blast 2019
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date: September 21, 2019
Time: 3:30 p.m. IST
Preview:
Worcestershire will host Nottinghamshire in the first semi-final of T20 Blast 2019 at Edgbaston on Saturday. Both teams are coming into this match on the back of comprehensive victories over Sussex and Middlesex by 8 and 10 wickets respectively. However, it was Nottinghamshire who finished at a better position in the North Group during the league stage of the tournament. They had finished at second with 16 points while Worcestershire had just made it to the next round at the fourth place with 15 points to their name. But both teams are in superb form and, thus, a thrilling clash can be expected.
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy conditions in forecast with no chance of rain.
Pitch conditions: The track at this venue could see scored in the 160-170 range in the first innings. This is the latter stage of the tournament and, hence, there is always the chance of the pitch slowing down with the progress of the match. The team winning the toss should bat first.
Probable Playing XIs:
Worcestershire:
Riki Wessels, Moeen Ali, Thomas Charles Fell, Ben Cox, Ross Whiteley, Ed Barnard, Daryl Mitchell, Joe Leach, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris, Patrick Brown
Nottinghamshire:
Chris Nash, Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Jake Libby, Samit Patel, Tom Moores, Daniel Christian, Imad Wasim, Luke Wood, Matthew Carter, Harry Gurney
Top Picks:
Moeen Ali: The English all-rounder has featured in only five matches this season for Worcestershire but he is averaging 61.80 Dream11 points per match. Moreover, he amassed a whopping 100.5 points in the last match and, hence, he should be your go-to-man for this match as well.
Daniel Christian: The Australian all-rounder has played a pivotal role in Nottinghamshire's March to the semi-finals this year. He has amassed a total of 208 points in the tournament at a decent average of 20.8 points per match.
Riki Wessels: The Worcestershire opener has played some terrific knocks this season. His points tally stands at 292.5 at an average of 24.37 points per match.
Captaincy options (in order of priority): Moeen Ali, Daniel Christian
Dream11 Team:
