Match preview 8th July – 19:00 – Edgbaston.

Warwickshire adopt their alias Birmingham Bears for the Natwest T20 blast match against Nottinghamshire. The Bears won their opener, while Notts will want to bounce back with a win.

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Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire Preview

The Birmingham Bears will be looking to make it two wins from two in this year’s domestic T20 competition against Nottinghamshire. Our Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire preview features two sides who have been traditionally successful in limited overs cricket and especially the shortest form of the game. Both teams will be looking for a strong showing the North Group of the Natwest T20 Blast and qualify for the knockout stages.

Key players to watch

Ahead of the Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire free betting tips and prediction we look at the key players for each side. The hosts will look at former England batsman Ian Bell to provide the class at the top of the order. New Zealand Kolpak duo Grant Eliot and Jeetan Patel can both do damage with bat and ball as well. Notts have T20 gun Alex Hales leading the way with the bat. The only Englishman to score an international T20 hundred, Hales is a class act and will be ably supported by Samit Patel, Michael Lumb and overseas all-rounder Dan Christian.

Teams recent form

Both sides have played one match so far in this year’s competition with the Birmingham Bears opening with a comfortable eight wicket win against Worcestershire. They will be hoping to fare better than they managed in last year’s tournament where they finished sixth in the North group failing to qualify for the latter stages. Notts opened their campaign with a disappointing 48-run defeat to Yorkshire. They will be expecting to go one better than last year where they managed a semi-final berth after topping the North division. They lost to eventual winners Northants by 8 runs.

Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire head-to-head

Ahead of our Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire free betting tips we look at the head-to-head form between the teams. They have met four times in the Natwest T20 Blast. They have won two matches each. They have shared the two previous matches at Edgbaston with Notts picking up a win in 2016 and the Birmingham Bears picking up a win the year before.

Outright odds

• Birmingham Bears to win – 2.30
• Nottinghamshire to win – 1.61

Odds available at Bet365.

Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire Prediction

Despite losing their opening match to Yorkshire, Notts have the superior batting line-up and bowling attack in this match. If they all pull together they should be able to silence the passionate Edgbaston crowd and get a first win on the board in the Natwest T20 Blast.

Birmingham Bears vs Nottinghamshire Betting Tips

Alex Hales is the stand out talent with the bat for Notts so expect him to get in then go big, Ian Bell is class personified and will have to bat through for the Bears to set a platform. Jeetan Patel will be massive with the ball for the hosts if they are to stem the runs on offer for the powerful Notts batsmen.

• Ian Bell top Birmingham Batsman – 4.33
• Alex Hales top Nott Batsman – 3.50

Odds available at Bet365.