Northants vs Bears Predictions - Bopara to stop the Bears in their tracks

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 10 Jun 2025

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Simon Lewis 10 Jun 2025

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Ravi Bopara averages 97.50 (195 runs) in the Vitality Blast this season.
Alex Davies scored 49 off 29 balls against Derbyshire.
Can Northants make it six wins in six matches?

Ravi Bopara pulls against Derbyshire. (credit: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Northants vs Bears Predictions

Northants are in magnificent form, winning all five of their matches in the Vitality Blast this season.

Northants’ Ravi Bopara has scored 46*, 84*, 36 & 28 in his last 4 innings.
Northants’ David Willey has scored 54, 37, 36 & 37 in his last 5 innings.
Bears’ Alex Davies has scored 40, 65 & 49 in his last 4 innings.
Bears’ Tom Latham has scored 55, 44 & 58 in his last 5 innings.

Head-to-Head

Northants won the most recent match between the two sides, but the Bears won the previous four matches in a row.

Northants Form

Northants made it five wins from their first five matches when they beat Lancashire by 24 runs.

Northants reached 180/6 off their 20 overs, with David Willey top-scoring with 37 and Ricardo Vasconcelos blasting 32 off 15 balls at the top of the innings.

Lancashire were in trouble at 55/4, eventually reaching 156/9 off their 20 overs. George Scrimshaw returned figures of 4-0-19-4 (econ 4.75).

Northants Team News

Northants are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.

Bears Form

After losing their opening two games of the season, the Bears bounced back by beating Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

Alex Davies (49 off 29 balls) and Tom Latham (58 off 42 balls) got the Bears off to a great start. The tail wagged to take them to 199/6 off their 20 overs.

Derbyshire were reduced to 28/4 before a middle-innings recovery that took them to three figures. Hasan Ali (6/23) ran through the rest of the batters to take the Bears to a 58-run win.

Bears Team News

There are no injury reports from the Bears squad.

Verdict

Northants v Bears

I am backing Northants to win. I am also backing Ravi Bopara to top score for Northants.

Alex Davies is a good bet to top-score for the Bears.

Northants To Win

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