Durham vs Lancashire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023, Today Match Prediction

dur vs lancs Match Prediction & Analysis

Durham Cricket will face a tough challenge as they take on Lancashire Lightning in the 34th game of the Vitality T20 Blast 2023 at their home ground. Both sides come here with a loss. Durham went down against the Notts Outlaws in the last game, while the Lancashire Lightning suffered a loss at the hands of Yorkshire Vikings.  

The Lancashire Lightning have a good record against Durham Cricket and have won the last seven out of ten games between the two teams. They have a strong batting line-up and shall look to capitalize on that. Durham Cricket has the home advantage, and they will look to use it and get back to form. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Durham Preview

Alex Lees’ suffered its first loss in the last game after winning their first two. It was a close game where they went down by 5 wickets against the Notts Outlaws. The Lancashire Lightning will pose a big challenge for the side, and Lees would like his players to be on the money. A win here would place them comfortably on the points table.  

Graham Clark and Alex Lees have got starts, and the pair will look to convert them into big scores in this game. They will need a good show from Michael Jones, Oliver Robinson, and Ashton Turner in the middle order. Bas de Leede, Liam Trevaskis, and Luke Doneathy must do the heavy lifting towards the end.  

Their bowling attack will face a tough challenge in this game, and the side needs good spells from Bas de Leede and Wayne Parnell with the new ball. In the middle overs, Nathan Sowter, Liam Trevaskis, and Ben Raine must trouble the Lancashire batters. Turner has a lot of experience and must put it to good use.

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Lees (c), Graham Clark, Michael Jones, Oliver Robinson (wk), Ashton Turner, Bas de Leede, Luke Doneathy, Liam Trevaskis, Ben Raine, Nathan Sowter, Wayne Parnell

Durham Actual Playing XI:

Brandon Glover, Michael Jones, Wayne Parnell, Alex Lees, Bas de Leede, Ashton Turner, Ollie Robinson, Ben Raine, Graham Clark, Liam Trevaskis, Nathan Sowter

Lancashire Preview

Liam Livingstone’s side needs to get back its form. They started the season with three consecutive wins but have lost their last two games. They bowled poorly against Yorkshire Vikings in the last game to go down by 15 runs. The team has a strong batting line-up, and Livingstone will expect a better performance from his bowlers in this game.  

Philip Salt and Jos Buttler make it a formidable opening pair, and they will like to offer an electrifying start in this game. Steven Croft, Darryl Mitchell, and Luke Wells are good hitters in the middle order, and they will look to take on Durham’s bowlers. Liam Livingstone, Colin de Grandhomme, and Tom Hartley make it one of the strongest batting line-ups in the tournament.  

Their bowlers had a poor outing in the last game, and they need good spells with the new ball from Luke Wood and Tom Bailey to put pressure on Durham. Matthew Parkinson and Luke Wells need to bowl tight lines in the middle overs. Livingstone, de Grandhomme, and Hartley add to the side’s bowling options.

Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:

Liam Livingstone (c), Philip Salt, Luke Wells, Jos Buttler (wk), Steven Croft, Daryl Mitchell, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood, Tom Bailey, Matthew Parkinson

Lancashire Actual Playing XI:

Matthew Parkinson, Steven Croft, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Colin de Grandhomme, Jos Buttler, Daryl Mitchell, Rob Jones, Philip Salt, Liam Livingstone

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Chester is likely to see cloudy skies on June 02. The wicket will offer seam movement to fast bowlers, making it challenging for the batsmen. Batsmen need to play to the merit of the ball. The side batting first would need a minimum of 170 runs to be safe on this wicket.

Venue Details

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, is a small ground and has shorter boundaries around the square. Batsmen who get their eyes in have done well, as they can clear the boundary rope easily. However, the wicket here is lively and fast bowlers have earned rewards from this track. Spinners have struggled as the ball doesn’t turn here.

Toss: To Bowl

Sides chasing scores have always had an advantage at this venue as the wicket assists the bowlers in the first innings. The wicket gets easier to bat on as the game progresses. Hence, we expect the side winning the toss to have no hesitation in bowling first in this game.