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

dur vs north Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast 2023 is entering the middle phase with teams fighting hard to get lead in the points table. Both teams have 6 points in the league phase so far albeit Durham has played a match less than Northamptonshire. Both teams are currently in the middle of the points table and will be eager to break ahead in the table with the 2 crucial points from this match. We expect a good match between the 2 teams in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Durham Preview

Durham posted score of 168/6 in their 20 overs. Oliver Robinson (69 runs) and Ashton Turner (46 runs) played fighting knocks with their 80-run partnership in the match. Michael Jones, Graham Clark, and Alex Leus were dismissed for paltry scores and will need to step up in this match. 

Luke Robinson and Wayne Parnell picked up 3 wickets between them in the the match yet they lost the game by 7 wickets. Bas de Leede and Liam Trevaskis will look to chip with crucial wickets in the this game. Nathan Sowter and Ben Raine bowled economically in the last game.

Key players: Nathan Sowter, Wayne Parnell, Oliver Robinson 

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Michael Jones, Graham Clark, Alex Leus, Oliver Robinson, Ashton Turner, Nathan Sowter, Wayne Parnell, Bas de Leede, Liam Trevaskis, Luke Robinson, Ben Raine

Durham Actual Playing XI:

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

Northamptonshire Preview

Northamptonshire chased 180 runs in the last game to win by 6 wickets in last over thriller. Saif Zaib was the star with the bat scoring 70* runs off 35 balls in the middle order. Ricardo Vasconseales set the tone with vital cameo of 26-ball 44 runs with the bat at the top in the last match. David Willey, Josh Cobb and Lewis McManus chipped in with crucial runs when the team needed the most.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition for just 176 runs in 20 overs. Freddie Hilderich lead their bowling attack with 3 wickets in the match. Ben Sanderson (1/22), Tom Taylor (1/38), and Andrew Tye (1/31) provided good support at the other end chipping away with wickets at regular intervals.

Key players: Saif Zaib, David Willey, Freddie Hilderich 

Northamptonshire Predicted Playing XI:

Saif Zaib, David Willey, Freddie Hilderich, Ricardo Vasconseales, Ben Sanderson, Tom Taylor, Andrew Tye, Josh Cobb, Lewis McManus, Chris Lynn, James Sales

Northamptonshire Actual Playing XI:

Andrew Tye, Tom Taylor, Josh Cobb, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich, Saif Zaib, David Willey, Emilio Gay, James Sales, Chris Lynn, Lewis McManus

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Chester le Street has been traditionally a good pitch with batters having an upper hand in the first innings of the match. We will have dark and cloudy weather on the match day with rain expected.

Venue Details

We expect the teams batting first to score 160-180 runs in this match. And chasing any score above 180 runs will be a tough task in the match.

Toss: To Bat

Batting first is the best option on this pitch as the pitch will be good to bat on in the first 10 overs. Chasing might be tough in the second innings on this pitch.