T20B
Finished
Worcestershire
#12 · 4 pts · NRR -2.05 · WL
142/4
(18.5 ov)
Warwickshire
#15 · 0 pts · NRR -1.62 · LL
141/10
(19.5 ov)
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
1
·1·4·1
6 runs
2
112·1·
5 runs
3
·1·lb11
3 runs
4
4·1116
13 runs
5
···4·1
5 runs
6
·2144W
11 runs
7
11·14·
7 runs
8
1·16·1
9 runs
9
1W11···1
4 runs
10
1·1111
5 runs
11
111612
12 runs
12
11211·
6 runs
13
1612·4
14 runs
14
11·14W
7 runs
15
1·2·11
5 runs
16
111·44
11 runs
17
111wd2·2
8 runs
18
·W11wd11
5 runs
19
···41
5 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
E. Brookes
2 2 0 0 100
S. Raza
24 19 3 0 126.3
Bowling
OMRWEcon
J. Thompson
2.5 6 30 1 10.6
C. Woakes
4 12 21 1 5.2
MATCH STATS WOR WAR
PP 44/1 (7.3) 48/3 (8)
Middle 80/2 (8) 63/3 (6.3)
Death 18/1 (6.4) 30/4 (7.8)
4s 11 11
6s 4 3
Dots 28% 27%
Extras 4 10
Best P'ship 47(3) 30(3)
Runs
WARWOR
32649612816005101520
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Date and time 29/05/2026 · 16:30
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Competition T20 Blast
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Venue New Road, Worcester
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Weather
🌡 22°C💧 45%☁️ 6%💨 13 km/h
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Toss Worcestershire won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Steve O Shaughnessy
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Umpire 2 Tom Lungley
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TV Umpire Russell Warren
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Referee Wayne Noon

Match Prediction

Worcestershire T20B Regular Season mein 12th par hain 4 points ke saath aur 1W-1L record. Warwickshire 15th par hain 0 points ke saath aur 0W-2L record. WOR ka latest outing 100-run defeat pe end hua, jabki WAR ne apni campaign ki shuruaat do losses se ki hai. Ye match WAR par immediate pressure daalta hai ki points board par laayen, aur WOR par ki ek aur heavy setback avoid karein.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 Worcestershire won toss, elected bowling
🏟 New Road, Worcester
🌡 22°C💧 45%☁️ 6%💨 13 km/h

Head-to-Head

Warwickshire last three meetings mein 2-1 se lead karte hain. Most recent clash mein Warwickshire 23 runs se jeeta, jab Worcestershire 176 chase karte hue 153 par bowled out ho gayi. Game ka turning point ye tha ki chase mein Worcestershire ne saare 10 wickets lose kar diye, instead of match ko deep le jaane ke. In teen matches mein results swing hue hain, but Warwickshire ne do wins ke saath series ko edge kiya hai.

Worcestershire

#124 ptsNRR -2.050WL

Worcestershire T20B Regular Season mein 12th par hain, 1W-1L start se 4 points ke saath. Unka form volatile hai: 18-run win ke baad latest match mein 100-run defeat aa gaya. Immediate sawaal ye hai ki kya wo us loss ke baad reset kar paayenge, jahan wo 91 par dismissed ho gaye the.

Warwickshire

#150 ptsNRR -1.616LL

Warwickshire T20B Regular Season mein 15th par hain 0 points ke saath aur 0W-2L record. Unki start ek slide rahi hai, including 47-run loss jahan wo 74 par bowled out ho gaye. Latest match bhi 7 wickets se haare, 10 balls remaining ke saath, to momentum change karne ke liye unhe sharper all-round performance chahiye.

Playing XI

WOR
Brett D'OliveiraC
Gareth RoderickWK
Isaac Mohammed
Kashif Ali
Adam Hose
Ethan Brookes
Sikandar Raza
Matthew Waite
Usama Mir
Tom Taylor
Adam Finch
WAR
Ed BarnardC
Alex DaviesWK
Robert Yates
Beau Webster
Sam Hain
Vansh Jani
Chris Woakes
Jordan Thompson
Tazeem Ali
Oliver Hannon-Dalby
Usman Tariq

Key Stats

WORWAR
Position 12 15
Points 4 0
NRR -2.05 -1.62
Elo 1502 1465
Winrate (last 3) 67% 0%
H2H (last 3) 1/3 2/3
PP Econ 7.9 8.6
Mid Econ 8.4 8.9
Death Econ 10.8 10.8
Total score 5 2

Verdict

All four models Worcestershire ko favour karte hain, average probability 63% hai aur range 58–69%. Bookmakers bhi agree karte hain but thoda closer hai: WOR ko 56% (1.68) aur WAR ko 44% (2.10) price kiya hai. Key stats Worcestershire ke favour mein 5-2 hain, mainly points, Elo, aur recent results ki wajah se. Swing factor ye hai ki kya Warwickshire ka head-to-head edge unki winless run ko override kar paata hai.

WORWAR
62% ML 38%
64% AI 1 36%
58% AI 2 42%
69% Math 31%
56% Books 44%

Mir’s spell flips the script

Usama Mir turned a promising Warwickshire start into a scramble, and Worcestershire rode that control to a 6-wicket win with 7 balls remaining. Robert Yates’ brisk 45 had given Warwickshire early momentum, but once Mir got into his work, boundaries dried up and wickets followed. Worcestershire’s chase had a brief check when an early wicket fell, yet the home side kept the asking rate in sight and finished the job without needing late-overs heroics.

Middle overs choke Warwickshire

The match swung in the middle phase of Warwickshire’s innings. After 48/3 in the powerplay, they managed only 63/3 through the middle overs at 6.3 an over, a steep drop from their early tempo. Mir’s 4-over squeeze (6.8 economy) forced risk, and the lack of a substantial stand — the best was just 30 between Yates and Sam Hain — meant Warwickshire never rebuilt. By the time they tried to launch at the death, they were already in damage-limitation mode.

Kashif anchors, Mir decides

Mir was the difference-maker, breaking rhythm and taking key wickets to keep the target down. Kashif Ali then did the practical work in the chase, top-scoring with 36 off 30 and sharing the best partnership of the match — 47 with Adam Hose — to defuse the only real wobble. Tom Taylor’s 2/17 added the other crucial layer: he ensured Warwickshire’s hitters never got a clean runway, making 142 feel comfortably within reach.

Batting
RBSR
Robert Yates
Robert Yates
WAR Batsman
4531145
Jordan Thompson
Jordan Thompson
WAR Batsman
3731119
Kashif Ali
Kashif Ali
WOR Batsman
3630120
Bowling
WREcon
Usama Mir
Usama Mir
WOR Bowler
3276.8
Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor
WOR Bowler
2174.3
Matthew Waite
Matthew Waite
WOR Bowler
2287.3

Form lines up with the finish

Pre-match, Worcestershire’s recent form and stronger run-rate profile suggested they could absorb pressure moments better than a Warwickshire side on a losing run. That played out: Warwickshire’s innings repeatedly stalled after bursts, while Worcestershire’s chase stayed organised even when the scoring rate dipped late (18 runs in the death). The head-to-head edge Warwickshire carried never translated because they couldn’t post a total that demanded a high-risk chase.

ML
WOR 62%
AI 1
WOR 64%
AI 2
WOR 58%
Math
WOR 69%
Books
WOR 56%
Playing XI
Brett D'Oliveira
Brett D'OliveiraC Allrounder
Gareth Roderick
Gareth RoderickWK Wicketkeeper
Isaac Mohammed
Isaac Mohammed Batsman
Kashif Ali
Kashif Ali Batsman
Adam Hose
Adam Hose Batsman
Tom Taylor
Tom Taylor Allrounder
Ethan Brookes
Ethan Brookes Allrounder
Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza Allrounder
Matthew Waite
Matthew Waite Bowler
Adam Finch
Adam Finch Bowler
Usama Mir
Usama Mir Bowler
Rest of Squad
Daniel Lategan
Daniel Lategan Batsman
Rob Jones
Rob Jones Batsman
Jake Libby
Jake Libby Allrounder
Rehaan Edavalath
Rehaan Edavalath Allrounder
Beyers Swanepoel
Beyers Swanepoel Allrounder
Ben Allison
Ben Allison Allrounder
Henry Cullen
Henry Cullen Bowler
Fateh Singh
Fateh Singh Bowler
Ben Gibbon
Ben Gibbon Bowler
Jack Home
Jack Home Bowler
Harry Darley
Harry Darley Bowler
Playing XI
Ed Barnard
Ed BarnardC Bowler
Alex Davies
Alex DaviesWK Wicketkeeper
Sam Hain
Sam Hain Batsman
Robert Yates
Robert Yates Batsman
Vansh Jani
Vansh Jani Batsman
Beau Webster
Beau Webster Allrounder
Chris Woakes
Chris Woakes Allrounder
Tazeem Ali
Tazeem Ali Allrounder
Jordan Thompson
Jordan Thompson Allrounder
Oliver Hannon-Dalby
Oliver Hannon-Dalby Bowler
Usman Tariq
Usman Tariq Bowler
Rest of Squad
Zen Malik
Zen Malik Batsman
Theo Wylie
Theo Wylie Batsman
Dan Mousley
Dan Mousley Batsman
Jake Lintott
Jake Lintott Batsman
Hamza Shaikh
Hamza Shaikh Allrounder
Jacob Bethell
Jacob Bethell Allrounder
Keith Barker
Keith Barker Allrounder
Michael Booth
Michael Booth Allrounder
George Garton
George Garton Bowler
Nathan Gilchrist
Nathan Gilchrist Bowler
Richard Gleeson
Richard Gleeson Bowler
Ethan Bamber
Ethan Bamber Bowler
Che Simmons
Che Simmons Bowler
Kai Smith
Kai Smith Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1NOR 2 2-0 8
2SUR 2 2-0 8
3DUR 2 2-0 8
4SOM 2 2-0 8
5GLO 2 2-0 8
6KEN 2 2-0 8
7YOR 2 2-0 8
8DER 3 1-2 4
9SUS 2 1-1 4
10HAM 2 1-1 4
11LAN 2 1-1 4
12WOR 2 1-1 4
13GLA 2 0-2 0
14MID 2 0-2 0
15WAR 2 0-2 0
16ESS 2 0-2 0
17NOT 2 0-2 0
18LEI 3 0-3 0
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1NOR 2 2 0 +2.575 8
2SUR 2 2 0 +1.848 8
3DUR 2 2 0 +1.757 8
4SOM 2 2 0 +1.508 8
5GLO 2 2 0 +1.200 8
6KEN 2 2 0 +1.167 8
7YOR 2 2 0 +1.133 8
8DER 3 1 2 +1.198 4
9SUS 2 1 1 +0.632 4
10HAM 2 1 1 -0.133 4
11LAN 2 1 1 -0.500 4
12WOR 2 1 1 -2.050 4
13GLA 2 0 2 -0.100 0
14MID 2 0 2 -1.043 0
15WAR 2 0 2 -1.616 0
16ESS 2 0 2 -1.864 0
17NOT 2 0 2 -1.929 0
18LEI 3 0 3 -2.802 0
#TeamLast 5
1NORWW
2SURWW
3DURWW
4SOMWW
5GLOWW
6KENWW
7YORWW
8DERLLW
9SUSWL
10HAMLW
11LANLW
12WORWL
13GLALL
14MIDLL
15WARLL
16ESSLL
17NOTLL
18LEILLL