Holders Worcestershire Academy (Under-18s) are heading for a final game battle with local rivals Warwickshire to decide the ECB County Championship Group Two title.
The two sides meet in the three-day competition at Barnt Green starting on Tuesday with Warwickshire holding a slender one-point lead.
They have picked up 63 points but had four deducted for slow over rates – with Worcestershire on 58.
Gloucestershire are the other team in contention and currently lie in third spot with 56 points.
Worcestershire have won the title for the past two years and are unbeaten in three ball red ball cricket for five years since losing away to Hampshire in 2019.
Both Worcestershire and Warwickshire have won one and drawn three of their four opening fixtures.
Worcestershire have named a 12 strong squad which includes spinner Josh Leach who picked up four wickets in four balls for the Midlands in the Super Fours at Loughborough.
Worcestershire Under-18s
Louis Hursthouse
Henry Hardinges
Nathan Jukes
Fin Goodman
Alfie Higgins
Joe Porter (w)
Henry Hawes
Josh Leach
Ben Clarke ©
Asad Ullah-Azami
Ollie Smith
Ben Clements
