The 1st Match of Vitality T20 Blast 2022 is scheduled to play between Yorkshire and Worcestershire on Wednesday, 25th May 2022 at Headingley, Leeds.

Yorkshire will play this match without Jonny Bairstow as he had just returned from IPL and we think that he will take a couple of days for the rest. David Willey is the other player who is not available for this match as he is playing for RCB right now. He will join the team after the gap of one week. Harry Brook is the only powerful batter who is available for the selection of this match. The batting order of Yorkshire is very strong and experianced and we are sure that they will be good in this match.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, and Finn Allen are the key batters of Yorkshire. These all are the experinced batters who can put under pressure any strong bowling department. The bowling department of Yorkshire is also very strong. Shadab Khan, Matt Fisher, and Shadab Khan are the leading bowlers of this team. Almost all teams will miss their key players in some early matches but we don’t think that Yorkshire will have any impact on it. They have the best players to choose the possible playing eleven.

Dwayne Bravo, Colin Munro, and Moeen Ali are the key players of WOR but these players will not available for the selection of the final playing eleven for this match. This can be a big blow for Worcestershire. These three players are the quality players of this team but they also have some other good players to select. Some well known names of the English cricket are going to make impact in this match.

Brett D’Oliviera, Tom Fell, Jack Haynes, and Jake Libby are the players who can lead Worcestershire in this match. These are good batters and have decet records in the local cricket matches they had played. Ed Barnard, Dillon Pennington, and Pat Brown will get a chance to play this match for sure. These players will also play some more matches till the start players are available for the selection.

According to Vitality T20 Blast prediction, Yorkshire is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make Yorkshire a favorite team to win this match.

• Worcestershire will miss their key players in this match
• Yorkshire is a strong team as compared to Worcestershire
• The bowling unit of Yorkshire is strong
• Yorkshire also has a strong batting order on the side

The performance of Yorkshire had been good in their previously played matches so far, so the winning chances of today’s match for Yorkshire have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Yorkshire has a 56% chance to win this match
Worcestershire has a 44% chance to win this match

The toss will play a key role in the decision of all matches of Vitality T20 Blast. Defending is much easier in the conditions in England than chasing so according to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to bat first.

The 1st match of Vitality T20 Blast is going to be played at Headingley, Leeds. The pitch here at this stadium is expected to be flat and much favored for batting. It has a decent amount of pace and bounces in it. We may have some high scoring matches here. The pitch may also have some help in it for the seamers.

The weather forecast for Leeds is good for a cricket match. There are some chances of rain during this match but we are hoping for a full match to see without any disturbance.

Will be posted shortly.

Date: Wednesday, 25th May 2022
Time: 05:30 PM GMT / 06:30 PM LOCAL / 11:00 PM IST

Stadium: Headingley
Location: Leeds, England
Opened: 1890
Capacity: 17000
Known as: Headingley Grounds
Ends: Kirkstall Lane End, Football Stand End
Time Zone: UTC +01:00
Home to: Yorkshire

Total matches: 1
Matches won batting first: 1
Average 1st Inns scores: 200
Average 2nd Inns scores: 155
Highest total recorded: 200/10 (19.5 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
Lowest total recorded: 200/10 (19.5 Ov) by ENG vs PAK
Lowest score defended: 200/10 (19.5 Ov) by ENG vs PAK

Chris Nash, Alex Hales, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Tom Moores(w), Daniel Christian(c), Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Matthew Carter, Jake Ball, Zak Chappell, Peter Trego, Lyndon James, Imad Wasim. Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Dawid Malan, Joe Root