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Cricket Betting Tips and Fantasy Cricket Match Predictions: Vitality T20 Blast 2021 - Worcestershire Rapids vs Yorkshire Vikings - June 16

by Alastair Symondson & Cricket World Wednesday 16 June 2021

Moeen Ali (Worcestershire Rapids) is due a big match

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The Vitality T20 Blast 2021 North Group match between Worcestershire Rapids and Yorkshire Vikings will be played at New Road.

Live Scores and Stats - Worcestershire Rapids vs Yorkshire Vikings - June 16

Worcestershire Rapids are placed at the 3rd spot in the Vitality T20 Blast 2021 North group points table with 2 wins from their 3 matches of the league. The team has 5 points.

Brett D'Oliveira is the top run-scorer for Worcestershire Rapids with 109 runs at a strike rate of 128. He has struck 9 fours and 4 sixes. Jake Libby has also made 81 runs at a strike rate of 103.

Charlie Morris has been the best bowler for Worcestershire Rapids and has picked up 6 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 7.18.

Yorkshire Vikings are placed at the 6th spot in the Vitality T20 Blast 2021 North group points table with 2 wins and one loss from their 3 matches of the league. The team has 4 points.

Jonny Bairstow is the top run-scorer for Yorkshire Vikings with 183 runs at a strike rate of 156. He has struck 19 fours and 8 sixes. HC Brook has also made 113 runs at a strike rate of 156.

Jordan Thompson has been the best bowler for Yorkshire Vikings and has picked up 8 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 9.63.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Worcestershire Rapids - Moeen Ali (c), Joe Leach, Daryl Mitchell, Jack Haynes, Joshua Dell, Mitchell Stanley, Riki Wessels, Ross Whiteley, Tom Fell, Brett D’Oliveira, Alex Milton (WK), Ben Cox, Gareth Roderick, Adam Finch, Alzarri Joseph, Charlie Morris, Dillon Pennington, Ed Barnard, Josh Tongue, Pat Brown, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Haynes, Jake Libby

Yorkshire Vikings - David Willey (c), Steve Patterson, Adam Lyth, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Harry Brook, Will Fraine, Jonathan Tattersall, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Fisher, Josh Sullivan, Jack Shutt, Duanne Olivier, Dominic Leech, Ben Coad, Adil Rashid, Harry Duke, Ben Birkhead, George Hill, Mathew Pillans, Josh Poysden, Dawid Malan, Gary Ballance, James Wharton, Matthew Revis, Tom Loten, Matthew Waite, Lockie Ferguson

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Worcestershire

Who will win? – Worcestershire

Top Batsman (Runs Scored) – Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), David Willey (Yorkshire)

Most Sixes – Brett D'Oliveira (Worcestershire), Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire)

Man of the Match – Moeen Ali

Team Scores Batting first – Worcestershire 185+, Yorkshire 175+

Match Handicap Worcestershire

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In–Play’ features, so stay tuned.