Bears will look to cement their spot at the top of the Vitality Blast North Group – and book a home quarter final – with victory over Derbyshire Falcons.
One more win from their remaining three games will guarantee a home game in the last eight against a South Group qualifier.
Bears travel to Northants Steelbacks next Thursday 18 July (6.45pm) before finishing their group campaign at home to Leicestershire Foxes the following day (7pm).
But Mark Robinson’s men will want to confirm qualification at the earliest opportunity and bounce back from the disappointment of Derby Day defeat last time out.
The Bears squad is unchanged for the visit of sixth placed Falcons who themselves need a win to force their way into the top four. England spinner Moeen Ali is in line to make his third Blast appearance of the season for Bears having taken four wickets already since returning from T20 World Cup duty.
Alex Davies returned to captain the side against Worcestershire Rapids on Friday but was not deemed fit enough to take the gloves, with Chris Benjamin again deputising as wicketkeeper.
Bears won the reverse fixture on 16 June by seven wickets having restricted the Falcons to just 133/7. England T20 pacer Richard Gleeson took two wickets but he again misses out through injury, while Hassan Ali has not recovered from his elbow problem.
Spinner Danny Briggs continued his fine Blast form with two wickets against the Rapids. The Blast’s all-time leading wicket taker now has 19 T20 scalps this season, placing him fifth in the bowling rankings.
Bears also boast three of the top 20 Blast batters in 2024 – Sam Hain (409 runs, 58.42 ave), Dan Mousley (304, 33.77 ave) and Jacob Bethell (287, 41.00 ave) – and they’ll be hoping to power Bears one step closer to Blast Finals Day.
Squad
Moeen AliAlex Davies (C & WK)Ed BarnardChris BenjaminJacob BethellMichael BoothDanny BriggsZak FoulkesGeorge GartonSam HainJake LintottCraig MilesDan MousleyRob Yates
How to follow
Members and supporters can follow the match live in our Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free-to-watch Live Stream and a live text commentary. You can also see a ball-by-ball feed and watch highlights of all the action. Supporters can get involved by sending their match-day comments and thoughts on Twitter via @WarwickshireCCC and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre. Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android. Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.
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