Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire will meet in a North Group match of the T20 Blast 2023 on Tuesday 30 May. The venue for the competition is Trent Bridge in Nottingham.

Nottinghamshire meets Yorkshire at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. This T20 game starts on Tuesday, May 30th at 18:30 local time.

After three games in the T20 Blast 2023, Nottinghamshire have won two and lost one, with the second win coming over Durham at Chester-le-Street on Monday night. After winning the toss and opting to field first, Nottinghamshire passed the line by five wickets.

Nottinghamshire, led by Steven Mullaney, are fifth in the table thanks to wins in two games out of three with four points and a +0.335 net run rate. They beat Durham by five wickets in their last game.

Oliver Robinson scored 50 runs with 38 balls and six fours, while Durham scored 168 points for the loss of six wickets. Alex Hales wasn't left out on 65 of 46 as the Notts chased the goal with four balls to go.

Yorkshire, led by Shan Masood, are ninth in the table with a poor net run rate of -1.094. They will go into the game after losing to Durham by 28 runs at Headingley in Leeds on May 28.

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Durham

In the second game of the season against Yorkshire, Durham are not favorites despite their recent win and their opponents' back-to-back defeats in their last two games.

In addition to the home advantage, Yorkshire also leads in direct statistics against Durham. The outcome of this game will affect Durham's position in this competition against Notts Outlaws.

Durham only won three of their 14 games last season. They lost both encounters against Notts Outlaws, at the Riverside Ground and Trent Bridge. Both times they also lost to the Yorkshire Vikings. Looking at their record, it looks like Durham is in for an uphill battle against two strong teams.

However, let's look at the current scenario. It's still early in the league and while it's not a good idea to speculate on the basis of just one game, Durham already has a lead. They won by a wide margin in their last game as Graham Clark scored 102 of 49 balls against Northants unbeaten.

Their broken-leg bowler, Nathan Sowter, chose a fiver early in the game to limit the opponent to just 137. Yorkshire, on the other hand, have lost both of their recent games while the Notts have been inconsistent with the ball. Durham will look to himself to gain the upper hand in both upcoming encounters.

Nottinghamshire

Notts Outlaws will be looking to continue their dominance over Durham after finishing 2-0 in a head-to-head last season.

Although their foreign bowler Shaheen Afridi was expensive in the last game, he is still their most important player with the new ball. Afridi is expected to get rid of Durham's centurion and opener Graham Clark early in the inning.

While there are a few good batters like Michael Jones and Ashton Turner in Durham's middle tier, there aren't many who are reliable in the lineup. And so captain Mullaney, himself one of the Notts' wicket-takers, will be hoping his bowlers will take an attacking approach against Durham.

These outlaws' bowling attack is varied, with Mullaney using up to 7 bowlers. Conor McKerr is another key pace bowler in this lineup, while veteran all-rounder Samit Patel has yet to find his rhythm with the ball. Another key feature of the Notts lineup is their depth of shot.

Samit Patel was one of the key finishers up until a few seasons ago, now batting at No. 8. That's a good call considering he may not be hitting as consistently now, but guys like Mullaney and Lyndon James who hit 6 and 7 didn't look remotely like a finisher.

Still, they have Joe Clarke and Alex Hales in the lead group who are some of the top T20 players to watch out for.

Pitch Report

The pitch in Nottingham was excellent for the batters. The bowlers may find it a bit difficult to stop the flow of the run. The way forward should be to play first after winning the throw.

Weather Conditions

It's a shot-friendly course at the Riverside Ground and the team that hits first can assist themselves to make a big total. While the pitch still helps batters in the chase, having a high total on the board is almost half the job. Therefore there will be no clear winner and we will have an exciting competition between these two teams. The weather will be partly cloudy and the maximum temperature will be around 17 degrees Celsius.

Toss Prediction

The toss will play a key role in deciding all matches of the Vitality T20 Blast. In England conditions, defending is a lot easier than chasing. Therefore, according to our shot prediction, the team that wins the toss will elected to bat first.

Head to Head 

Nottinghamshire will play their game against Yorkshire.
In their five games, Nottinghamshire have won two and lost one.
Yorkshire have played five games, won zero and lost four games.

Possible Playing XI

Nottinghamshire

Joe Clarke, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Matthew Montgomery, Tom Moores (wk), Steven Mullaney (c), Lyndon James, Samit Patel, Matthew Carter, Shaheen Afridi, Conor McKerr.

Yorkshire

Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Shan Masood (c), Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Matthew Revis, Jordan Thompson, David Wiese, Dominic Bess, Ben Mike, Jafer Chohan, Matthew Fisher.

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Nottinghamshire Key Players

Joe Clarke started the tournament with a brilliant half-century at Trent Bridge against Derbyshire. The club are returning to their homeland and Joe Clarke will be one of the captain's picks when Notts play at Trent Bridge. He was their top hitter at home last season and started this season with a brilliant half century.

Yorkshire Key Players

Jordan Thompson will be one of the visiting team's top picks for this game. We all know his skill as a wicket player in the shortest form of the game. However, he's now contributing with the racquet as well, making him a top captain's choice going into this game.

Dawid Malan has three half centuries in eight innings played at this venue. He hasn't played a big innings this season and this will be the perfect stage for the Yorkshiremen to make it big. It is advisable to keep him as one of your XI's candidate captains.

Adam Lyth is too good a player not to put in a lot of effort with the racquet for so long. No one has scored more runs in the history of the tournament than Yorkshire's left-handed opening goal against Notts. He's also had good bridge performances in the past.