Preview: Bears v Worcestershire Rapids, Vitality Blast

It's Derby Day at Edgbaston as the Bears host the Worcestershire Rapids in their final home match of the campaign.

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2022-06-23T15:55:00.000Z

Where and when

Edgbaston, Friday 24 June, 7pm.

Only limited tickets are left in some stands for this match. Fans can save from £6 per ticket by purchasing tickets in advance while tickets will also be available to buy on the day online at tickets.edgbaston.com.

Bears captain Carlos Brathwaite said...

"We're really looking forward to the big derby. We want to give our fans something to cheer about because we have been hot and cold at home and that's something we want to make right with a proper performance on Friday."

Recent form

Bears: WLWLWRapids: WLLLL

Head-to-head

Played 34, Bears 18, Rapids 16.

Blast from the past

2020 and the Bears' 16-run win was notable for the young guns properly announcing themselves on the Blast stage. Rob Yates scored a sparkling 37 and Dan Mousley a classy 40 before Henry Brookes snuffed out the Rapids' chase with a superb 4-0-24-2.

Look out for

Big-hitting left hander Colin Munro's 1,724 T20I runs have come at a strike-rate of 156 and included three hundreds and 11 fifties.

On the brink

The game will be Alex Davies' 100th T20 appearance.

Bears squad

Carlos Brathwaite (C)Chris BenjaminJacob BethellDanny BriggsHenry BrookesAlex Davies (WK)Sam HainAdam HoseJake LintottDan MousleyCraig MilesWill RhodesOlly StoneRob Yates

Paul Stirling is unavailable due to commitments with Ireland for the upcoming IT20 series with India.

How to follow

Fans can follow the match live in our new-look Match Centre at edgbaston.com. The match will also be aired live on Sky Sports Cricket - so there will be no live stream available.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match day comments and thoughts to matchday@edgbaston.com, and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also 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.

Next up

Yorkshire Vikings v Bears, Headingley, Friday 1 July, 6.30pm.