The 20th edition of the T20 Blast is on and it's time for match number 64 of the league stage between Worcestershire and Derbyshire (WOR vs DER). The match will be played at the County Ground, New Road in Worcester and will commence from 10 PM IST on Friday, June 10. Derbyshire have won three out of their seven matches, while Worcestershire have managed only one win in as many matches.
In the last season, both Worcestershire and Derbyshire had failed to qualify for the knockout rounds. Worcestershire finished fifth in the league stage after winning and losing six matches each. Derbyshire, on the other hand, found themselves at the eighth spot in North Group, winning four matches only.
In the Vitality Blast 2022, Derbyshire are placed fifth with three wins and four defeats in seven matches, while Worcestershire are reeling at the bottom of the table after losing six of their seven matches. As we gear up for match 64 of the English T20 league, I have brought you the best three betting tips from the WOR vs DER match 64 head-to-head encounter.
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Shan Masood-led Derbyshire are the favourites to beat Worcestershire at the County Ground, New Road in Worcester. The reasons are quite obvious. Worcestershire are at the bottom of the 9-team North Group points table, winning just one out of their seven matches so far. The side has failed in all the departments of the game so far. Brett D'Oliveira is their only batsman who has scored over 200 runs from seven matches. Colin Munro and Jack Haynes are the other two contributors with the bat who have scored 187 runs each. Worcestershire have thrice failed to cross the 150-run mark in their last four matches. Brett D'Oliveira and Ed Barnard have taken six wickets each for Worcestershire.
On the flip side, Masood is leading from the front for his team with 222 runs in seven matches. Leus du Plooy, who is averaging 51 with the bat, has also chipped in with 204 runs. Wayne Madsen and Luis Reece have also scored over 150 runs for the team. In the bowling department George Scrimshaw and Hayden Kerr have taken 11 and 8 wickets respectively.
Worcestershire, who lost their first four matches of Vitality Blast 2022 before winning one and then losing two again, have won four of their last five matches against Derbyshire and also lead the overall head-to-head tally by 10-6 margin, but beating them will be a tough task this time. If you feel the same, head over to Pari Match to grab the odds of 1.78 and place your bet on Worcestershire from the WOR vs DER head-to-head encounter.
Shan Masood and Brett D'Oliveira are my top two player betting tips for the WOR vs DER match 64. Have a look at it for reaping the best returns.
Derbyshire captain and opener Shan Masood has been in red hot form lately and expecting him to score over 24.5 runs won't be wrong. On Thursday, he fired his team to a 6-wicket win against Leicestershire after scoring 73 off just 32 balls. He has now hit two fifties in the ongoing T20 tournament and registered two scores in excess of 30 runs. Overall, Shan Masood is the ninth highest run-scorer in the Vitality Blast 2022. He has scored 222 runs at an average of 37 in seven matches. His strike rate has been an impeccable 154.16.
Overall, Shan Masood has played a total of 100 T20 matches and scored 2448 runs at an average of 25.76. Further, the 32-year-old Pakistan opener is the leading run-scorer in Division Two of County Championship 2022. Averaging 93.77, Masood has scored 844 runs in just nine innings ahead of the Vitality Blast 2022. The right-hander scored three hundreds and as many fifties in the process. That makes it obvious that he is very well accustomed to the English conditions.
Before coming to England for the County Championship 2022, Masood featured in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021-22 for Multan Sultans. He finished the T20 tournament as the third-highest run-scorer. The Kuwait-born scored 478 runs at an average of 39.83. Considering Masood's form and average bowling unit of Worcestershire, we expect him to score over 24.5 runs in the WOR vs DER match 64 of the ongoing Vitality Blast 2022. If you feel the same, proceed to Pari Match and pick the odds of 1.87 for Shan Masood to score over 24.5 runs from the WOR vs DER head-to-head encounter.
Brett D'Oliveira has fought a lone battle with the bat for his team Worcestershire so far. The 30-year-old batsman is the leading run-scorer for his team with 209 runs at an average of 29.85 in seven matches. He is the only player from his team to score over 200 runs in the ongoing competition.
D'Oliveira's last five scores for his team are - 22, 25, 71, 15 and 37. Going by the trend and his form, expecting at least 20.5 runs is very obvious. However, the right-handers record against Derbyshire is not impressive. In the four innings he has played against them, he has scored just 45 runs at an average of 11.25. Brett D'Oliveira's scores in last two outing against Derbyshire is 1 and 0. But then at the County Ground in Worcester, his average improves to 29.07 in 52 matches. He has scored 814 runs at the ground. Overall, Brett D'Oliveira has played 112 T20 matches to score 1665 runs at an average of 25.22. We expect him to score over 20.5 runs on Friday. If you feel the same, proceed to Pari Match and pick the odds of 1.87 for Brett D'Oliveira to score over 20.5 runs from the WOR vs DER head-to-head encounter.
Derbyshire to win @ 1.78 (Pari Match)
Shan Masood to score over 24.5 runs @ 1.87 (Pari Match)
Brett D'Oliveira to score over 20.5 runs @ 1.87 (Pari Match)