Cricket Free Tips | Vitality T20 Blast 2022, North Group: Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings

Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Match Details

Match: Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings, North Group | Vitality T20 Blast 2022

Date: Friday, 24 June 2022

Time: 23:00 (GMT+5.5) / 23:30 (GMT+6)

Format: T20

Venue: The County Ground, Northampton

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Preview

• The most recent seven games between Yorkshire Vikings and Steelbacks were victories for Yorkshire Vikings.
• It is concerning that Steelbacks have given up more than 400 runs in their past two games. 
• Adam Lyth and Harry Brook, two batsmen for Yorkshire, have combined for more than 800 runs this year.

 

In the 2022 Vitality Blast, Steelbacks and Yorkshire Vikings will square off. On Friday, June 24, the game will begin at 18:30 local time at The County Ground in Northampton.

The Steelbacks must win this game in order to advance to the next round after losing their previous contest to the Birmingham Bears. The Vikings are confident after their victory over the Worcestershire Rapids and will try to keep up their momentum in this game.

The Northamptonshire Steelbacks’ bowling hasn’t been great in the last two games, giving up more over 400 runs. They haven’t won against Yorkshire in seven games, with their most recent victory occurring in 2015. In this game, it will be intriguing to see if the Steelbacks can turn things around.

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Weather Report

On June 24, there would be some light cloud cover over Northampton.

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Match Toss Prediction

Three of the previous four games played here have been won by the team pursuing the score. It wouldn’t be difficult for the team that won the toss to decide to bowl first in this match.

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Pitch Report

The County Ground in Northampton will serve as the venue for the game. The previous T20 Blast game played here had 424 runs, so we anticipate another high-scoring contest.

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Steelbacks Team News & Probable Playing XIs

They are a formidable team, and Chris Lynn and Ben Curran both played well. Their bowling performance in the previous two games has been below average, therefore Taylor and Ben Sanderson would need to bowl strong periods early on for the team.

Recent form – L L NR W W 

Steelbacks Probable Playing XI

Joshua Cobb (c), Lewis McManus (wk), Chris Lynn, Ben Curran, Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Tom Taylor, James Neesham, Ben Sanderson, Graeme White, Freddie Heldreich

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Yorkshire Vikings Team News & Probable Playing XIs

In this game, Adam Lyth, who is performing well at the top, will aim to partner with Finn Allen to establish a strong opening wicket partnership. Given that their opponents have a powerful batting lineup, Matthew Waite and Matthew Revis will need to bowl effective opening stints.

Recent form – W L W W L

Yorkshire Vikings Probable Playing XI

Harry Brook (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Finn Allen, Adam Lyth, Jonathan Tattersall, Shadab Khan, Matthew Revis, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Waite, George Hill, Dominic Bess

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Head to Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Team	Won	Lost	No result
Steelbacks	0	4	1
Yorkshire Vikings	4	0	1

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings – North Group, Dream 11

TBA

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Steelbacks vs Yorkshire Vikings Prediction

Winning the toss

• Yorkshire Vikings

Top batsman

• Steelbacks – Chris Lynn  
• Yorkshire Vikings – Adam Lyth

Top bowler

• Steelbacks – Ben Sanderson  
• Yorkshire Vikings – Jordan Thompson

Most sixes

• Steelbacks – Chris Lynn
• Yorkshire Vikings – Harry Brook

Player of the Match

• Yorkshire Vikings – Harry Brook

Team Scores Batting First

• Steelbacks – 190+
• Yorkshire Vikings – 200+

Yorkshire Vikings are the favorites to win this match.

 

The last two games saw Steelbacks struggle with the ball, and they need to do better now. Their confidence would be damaged because they have lost after posting a significant victory. The Yorkshire Vikings are the favorites in this matchup because they haven’t lost to them since 2015. This would boost the team’s confidence. Yorkshire Vikings to win.