Yorkshire vs Northants Predictions - Malan to maul Northants attack
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- Dawid Malan has scored 31, 37, 98, 37, 76* & 64 runs in his last 4 red-ball matches.
- Matthew Breetzke (460 runs) finished 7th in the Vitality Blast runs list last season.
- Can Yorkshire make it five wins in six against Northants in the Vitality Blast?
Dawid Malan pulls against Northants in 2024.
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Yorkshire vs Northants Predictions
Both sides have only won one of their seven matches in the County Championship. I’m backing Yorkshire to turn their season around with the switch to the white-ball format to beat Northants in their Vitality Blast opener.
- Yorkshire’s Dawid Malan (420 runs, ave 42.0) was 8th in the Vitality Blast runs list last season.
- Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth has scored 58, 185, 55 & 44 in his last 6 red-ball innings.
- Northants’ Matthew Breetzke has scored 94, 45 & 30* in his last 4 innings.
- Northants’ Ravi Bopara has scored 20, 44, 53 & 20 in his last 4 innings.
Head-to-Head
Yorkshire have won four and lost one of their last five matches against Northants.
Yorkshire Form
This season in the County Championship, Yorkshire have lost three of their last four matches as they sunk to ninth place in the 10-team Division One table.
Last season they finished seventh in the Vitality Blast North Group table, winning six and losing seven of their 14 matches.
Dawid Malan (420 runs) was Yorkshire’s top run-scorer in the Vitality Blast last season, followed by Adam Lyth (302 runs) and Donovan Ferreira (257).
Yorkshire Team News
Yorkshire will be without three star performers in Joe Root, Harry Brook and Adil Rashid, who are all playing for England in the ODI series against the West Indies.
Northants Form
This season in the County Championship Division Two, Northants are sitting mid-table in fifth place in the eight-team group. They have won one match, lost three and drawn three in a disappointing season to date.
Last season they finished second in the Vitality Blast North Group table, winning eight of their 14 matches and losing four. They lost to Somerset by 17 runs in the quarter-final.
Matthew Breetzke (460 runs) was Northants’ top run-scorer in the Vitality Blast last season, followed by Ravi Bopara (340 runs) and David Willey (313 runs).
Northants Team News
Matthew Breetzke has teamed up with the squad direct from the IPL and is set to play, along with newly arrived Aussie leg-spinner Lloyd Pope.
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