Preview: Yorkshire Vikings v Bears, Vitality Blast

North Group leaders Birmingham Bears head on the road looking to secure their quarter-final place against Yorkshire Vikings at Headingley.

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2022-06-30T15:55:00.000Z

Where and when

Headingley, Friday 1 July, 6.30pm.

Bears captain Carlos Brathwaite said...

"We'd love to win both our last two games. We want to stay switched on and show the energy that has taken us to the top of the group so that we finish in the top four, and ideally the top two for a home quarter final."

Recent form

Bears: LWLWWVikings: WWLWW

Head-to-head

Played 17, Bears 7, Vikings 7, Tied 1, No Result 2

Blast from the past

2014 and on the way to lifting the trophy, the Bears registered one of their greatest T20 wins. After Jeetan Patel (4-0-19-4 including a hat-trick) restricted the Vikings to 147, the Bears were 83 for five before Laurie Evans (69, 43 balls) and Ateeq Javid added 65 in 42 balls to seal victory with two balls to spare.

Look out for

Harry Brook. The Vikings' latest England graduate has been in top form with the bat in this year's Blast.

Bears Squad

Carlos Brathwaite (C)Chris BenjaminDanny BriggsHenry BrookesAlex DaviesSam HainAdam HoseJake LintottCraig MilesDan MousleyWill RhodesPaul StirlingOlly StoneRob Yates

How to follow

Fans can follow the match live in our new-look Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free to watch Live Stream.

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 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.

Next up

Lancashire Lightning v Bears, Emirates Old Trafford, Sunday 3 July, 6.30pm.