Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - All Matches - South Group and North Group - 21 June 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the South Group and North Group matches of Vitality Blast T20 matches which will be played on the 21st of June at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff and the County Ground, Northampton.

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Most Runs - Top Batter 

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Points Table

Fixtures

South Group:

June 21 - Glamorgan vs Somerset (Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)

Glamorgan Form Guide:

Glamorgan are currently placed at the 6th position in South Group points table. They have won 5 games out of the 10 matches played.

The top run scorer for Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast T20 is Chris Cooke with 388 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Glamorgan in the Vitality Blast T20 is Jamie Mcllroy with 16 scalps under his belt.

Glamorgan have lost their previous match against Surrey by a big margin of 81 runs.

Surrey batted first and they got to a big total of 238 for 5 in 20 overs. Will Jacks and Laurie Evans gave their team a brilliant start. They scored 69 and 40 runs respectively. Sam Curran provided the necessary punch with his brilliant knock of 59 runs in 22 balls to help Surrey get to 238 in their quota of 20 overs.

During the chase, Glamorgan lost their in-form batter Kiran Carlson early on. Billy Root at number 3 tried to take Glamorgan out of the trouble with his knock of 31 but once he was dismissed, the middle order batters kept losing wickets at regular intervals and Glamorgan never really looked in the game. They were restricted to 157 for 8, losing the match by 81 runs.

Somerset Form Guide:

Somerset are currently placed at the 1st position in the South Group points table. They have won 8 matches in the competition.

The top run scorer for Somerset is Tom Kohler Cadmore with 323 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Somerset is Ben Green with 22 scalps under his belt.

Somerset have won their previous match against Essex by 7 wickets.

Essex batted first and they posted a total of 186 before being bowled out. The start wasn't encouraging and they lost 3 wickets for just 15 runs. Robin Das and Paul Walter then played magnificent knocks of 72 and 51 runs respectively. However, their untimely dismissals caused Essex to collapse and they were bowled out for 186.

During the chase, Tom Banton and Will Smeed looked determined to chase the total down. They scored 42 and 36 runs respectively to take Somerset off to a flier. Tom Kohler Cadmore and Tom Abell also played well and scored 28 and 40 runs respectively to take Somerset home in the 17th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Glamorgan

David Lloyd, Billy Root, Kiran Carlson, Chris Cooke, Daniel Douthwaite, Michael Neser, Andrew Salter, Timm van der Gugten, Eddie Byrom, James Harris, Sam Northeast, Colin Ingram (South Africa), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia), Michael Neser (Australia), Harry Podmore (Kent), Zain-ul-Hassan (South Asian Cricket Academy)

Somerset

Tom Lammonby, Tom Abell, George Bartlett, Lewis Goldsworthy, Steven Davies, Josh Davey, Roelof van der Merwe, Craig Overton, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sean Dickson, Shoaib Bashir (Berkshire), Peter Siddle (Australia - County Championship and Vitality Blast, until the end of July), Cameron Bancroft (Australia - County Championship, until May 17), Matt Henry (New Zealand - County Championship and Vitality Blast, May 11 until the end of July)

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Somerset

Who will win?- Somerset

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Chris Cooke (Glamorgan), Tom Kohler Cadmore (Somerset)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jamie Mcllroy (Glamorgan), Matt Henry (Somerset)

Most Sixes – Chris Cooke (Glamorgan), Tom Kohler Cadmore (Somerset)

Player of the Match- Tom Kohler Cadmore (Somerset)

Team Scores Batting first – Somerset 175+, Glamorgan 165+

Match Handicap: Somerset

North Group

June 21 - Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire (County Ground, Northampton)

Derbyshire Form Guide:

Derbyshire are currently placed at the 7th position on the North Group points table.

The top run scorer for Derbyshire in Vitality Blast T20 is Wayne Madsen with 451 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Derbyshire in Vitality Blast T20 is Zak Chappell with 19 scalps under his belt.

Derbyshire have won their previous match against Yorkshire by a huge margin of 144 runs.

Derbyshire batted first and they posted a big total of 212 for 4 in 20 overs. Haider Ali gave a tremendous start to his team and smashed 51 off 41 balls. The real game changing knock was played by Leus du Plooy who struck 66 off 32 balls to help Derbyshire get to 212 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Yorkshire lost 4 wickets for just 7 runs, including that of Dawid Malan. All the hopes for Yorkshire were lost in the powerplay overs phase itself. They couldn't comeback strong after those jolts and were bowled out for 99, losing the match by 144 runs

Northamptonshire Form Guide:

Northamptonshire are currently placed at the 6th position on the North Group points table.

The top run scorer for Northamptonshire in Vitality Blast T20 is Ricardo Vasconcelos with 301 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Northamptonshire in Vitality Blast T20 is Freddie Heldreich with 16 scalps under his belt.

Northamptonshire have won their previous match against Nottinghamshire by 78 runs.

Northamptonshire batted first and they posted a big total of 177 for 5 in 20 overs. Ricardo Vasconcelos carried on his form and smashed 51 off 44 balls. The middle order including Saif Zaib also contributed very well and as a result, Northamptonshire got to a huge total of 177 on a tough pitch.

During the chase, Nottinghamshire lost Alex Hales and Colin Munro in the powerplay overs and looked to be in all sorts of trouble. Samit Patel and Steven Mullaney tried their best in the middle overs and scored 20 and 31 runs respectively. However, it wasn't enough as Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 99, as they lost the match by 78 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Northamptonshire

Ricardo Vasconcelos, Luke Procter, Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Adam Rossington, Tom Taylor, Gareth Berg, Simon Kerrigan, Ben Sanderson, David Willey, Lewis McManus, Ollie Sale, Hassan Azad, Sam Whiteman (Australia - County Championship and One-Day Cup, until the end of August), Chris Tremain (Australia - County Championship, three games in April), Lance Morris (Australia - County Championship, three games in May), Chris Lynn (Australia - Vitality Blast), AJ Tye (Australia - Vitality Blast)

Derbyshire

Billy Godleman, Brooke Guest, Wayne Madsen, Leus du Plooy, Ben Aitchison, Samuel Conners, Dustin Melton, Anuj Dal, Alex Thomson, Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka), Haider Ali (Pakistan), Zak Chappell, Matthew Lamb, Mark Watt

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Derbyshire

Who will win?- Derbyshire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Wayne Madsen (Derbyshire), Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northamptonshire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Zak Chappell (Derbyshire), Freddie Heldreich (Northamptonshire)

Most Sixes – Wayne Madsen (Derbyshire), Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northamptonshire)

Player of the Match- Wayne Madsen (Derbyshire)

Team Scores Batting first – Derbyshire 170+, Northamptonshire 160+

Match Handicap: Derbyshire

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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.

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