WAS vs NOT Dream11 prediction, Vitality Blast 2023: Fantasy Suggestions, Predicted Playing 11

WAS vs NOT Dream11 prediction: Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire Outlaws will face off in the North group of Vitality Blast 2023 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The match is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM local time (11:00 PM IST) after the toss at 6:00 PM.

Warwickshire or Birmingham Bears are currently tied at the top (second by virtue of inferior net run rate) with eight points after beating a struggling Derbyshire Falcons on Friday. Nottinghamshire Outlaws are down at seventh with just four points in five games.

This will be the 22nd encounter between the sides with Notts Outlaws leading the head-to-head 11-10. Warwickshire won the last two matches in the league phases last year with the home game at Edgbaston being affected by rain.

Injury update Inform Warwickshire batter Rob Yates missed the last game. No update on his availability as of yet.

WAS vs NOT key players

WAS (Wicketkeepers: Alex Davies, Chris Benjamin) Skipper Alex Davies has been in fine form with knocks of 46 and 51 this week while Chris Benjamin has failed to click after getting the opportunity to bat in the last two games.

(Batters: Sam Hain, Dan Mousley, Robert Yates) Bears' batting has been its prime strength with both Sam Hain and Robert Yates scoring runs. Hain scored 48* recently after scoring two half-centuries at the beginning of the tournament last month. Yates missed the last game but scored 71 prior to that. Dan Mousley plays the key role of finisher down the order and has been in good touch.

(All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Glenn Maxwell, Ed Barnard) Moeen Ali took over captaincy duty following his successful IPL stint and scored 16 in the last game as an opener. He kept himself away from bowling duty as well.

Maxwell, on the other hand, is playing both roles and is the dangerman after his IPL exploits. Barnard is tasked with a lower-order finishing role and did a fair job of 27 runs in the last game and is yet to pick a wicket in three games.

(Bowlers: Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott, Henry Brookes, Craig Miles) Left-arm off-spinner Danny Briggs is in focus with his last spell at the venue fetched four wickets while Craig Miles did well against Lancashire with four wickets too. Jake Lintott and Henry Brookes struggled off late but the latter did take four wickets in his first game at the venue this season.

NOT (Wicketkeepers: Joe Clarke, Tom Moores) Joe Clarke scored a half-century last week but since then has failed to convert his good starts on a couple of occasions while Tom Moores is tasked with the finisher's role and has done a good job too.

(Batters: Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Montgomery) Alex Hales is firing all cylinders with three consecutive half-centuries while Colin Munro has come good as well with a 46 and 60 recently. Matthew Montgomery was off to a good start in the season with two good knocks but has failed to click in the last three innings.

(All-rounders: Samit Patel, Steven Mullaney, Lyndon James) Both Patel and Mullaney are tasked with bowling duties more and have picked four and seven wickets respectively in the last six games. Lyndon James is yet to take a wicket and has a lower-order finishing role.

(Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Conor McKerr, Matthew Carter) Both Afridi and McKerr have picked five wickets each in the last five games while Matthew Carter has just two wickets in the last six games.

WAS vs NOT predicted playing 11

WAS predicted playing 11 Rob Yates, Moeen Ali (C), Alex Davies(wk), Glenn Maxwell, Sam Hain, Dan Mousley, Chris Benjamin, Danny Briggs, Craig Miles, Henry Brookes, Jake Lintott

NOT predicted playing 11 Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Montgomery, Steven Mullaney (C), Tom Moores(wk), Lyndon James, Samit Patel, Shaheen Afridi, Matthew Carter, Conor McKerr

WAS vs NOT pitch report

Fans may expect a high-scoring match as Edgbaston is considered batting-friendly with the average score batting first is 162. The team winning the toss may opt to bat first as well. The domestic T20s have seen 190-plus scores at least 18 times in its history.