Worcestershire Rapids vs Warwickshire Bears Preview & Prediction | 2026 T20 Blast Men | Group Stage

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The midlands derby of the Pears vs the Bears comes at New Road on Friday night as the Worcestershire Rapids take on the Warwickshire Bears.

Date & time:

Venue: New Road, Worcester, England

Weather: Hot temperatures with potential cloud and potentially some showers

How to watch: UK – Some matches will be televised on Sky Sports and can be streamed on Sky Go, while others can be streamed live on the official websites and YouTube channels of each competing team

Worcestershire Rapids vs Warwickshire Bears prediction

The Worcestershire Rapids have started their 2026 T20 Blast campaign with a win and a defeat. In the opener, they defended 188 quite comfortably away at the Leicestershire Foxes before then succumbing to a 100-run loss to the Northamptonshire Steelbacks, having been bowled out for just 91.

The Warwickshire Bears look strong in red ball cricket this season but the Bears have stuttered at the start of their Blast campaign. They succumbed to a 47-run loss to Gloucestershire, bowled out for 74 in a low-scoring contest in Cardiff, before a seven-wicket loss to defending champions Somerset at Edgbaston.

Warwickshire have a good bowling attack but they haven’t put enough runs on the board just yet and a low-scoring clash seems likely, with that perhaps actually favouring them actually.

Worcestershire Rapids vs Warwickshire Bears tip: Warwickshire Bears to win