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

lancs vs dur Match Prediction & Analysis

T20 Blast is entering the crucial phase with teams looking to get vital points ahead of the final phase of the league stages. Lancashire and Durham are in the North Group where teams are jam packed with teams separated by closest of margins. Lancashire and Durham are in the fourth and fifth place in the points table, but a win will leapfrog them into the top-2 of the table. Both teams will look to win this match and continue their winning form.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Lancashire Preview

Lancashire posted a massive total of 204 runs with Steven Croft leading them with his century off 51 balls. Daryl Mitchell (48 runs) and Liam Livingstone (25 runs) played crucial cameos to help their batting unit. Their top order trio of Jos Buttler, Philip Salt, and Luke Wells are struggling now and will be eager from a big score.

Their bowlers restricted the opposition to 169/9 to win comfortably by 35 runs. Luke Wood picked up 3 wickets but gave runs at nearly 10 RPO. Their trio of Daryl Mitchell (2/25), Tom Hartley (1/25), and Luke Wells (2/25) took 5 wickets and gave runs at less than 7 RPO in the middle overs last game. They have good depth in bowling attack with Rob Jones, Blatherwick, and Liam Livingstone in their playing XI.

Key players: Steven Croft, Daryl Mitchell, Liam Livingstone

Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Luke Wells, Steven Croft, Liam Livingstone (c), Daryl Mitchell, Dane Vilas, Rob Jones, Tom Hartley, Luke Wood, Jack Blatherwick

Lancashire Actual Playing XI:

Luke Wood, Tom Hartley, Luke Wells, Rob Jones, Colin de Grandhomme, Jos Buttler, Philip Salt, Daryl Mitchell, George Bell, Liam Livingstone, Jack Blatherwick

Durham Preview

Durham`s top 3 of Alex Rees (23 runs), Michael Jones (30 runs), and Brydon Carse (58 runs) gave good start in the last game but their middle order failed to continue the form but finished with a score of 178 runs in their 20 overs. Robinson, Bas De Leede, and Ashton Turner are in good touch in the middle order.

Durham bowlers led by Wayne Parnell`s 3/36 tied the match at 178/5 from 104/1 in the Middle stage. Nathan Sowter and Paul Coughlin chipped in with a wicket each in the match. Bas de Leede and Liam Trevaskis have chipped in with crucial wickets in this season with Ashton Turner contributing as the sixth bowling option.

Key players: Nathan Sowter, Brydon Carse, Ashton Turner.

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Lees (c), Michael Jones, Oliver Robinson (wk), Ashton Turner, Bas de Leede, Brydon Carse, Paul Coughlin, Luke Doneathy, Wayne Parnell, Nathan Sowter, Liam Trevaskis

Durham Actual Playing XI:

Brydon Carse, Brandon Glover, Michael Jones, Luke Doneathy, Wayne Parnell, Alex Lees, Ashton Turner, Ollie Robinson, Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, Nathan Sowter

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Lancashire posted 200+ runs in the last match played here and their bowlers have owned the opposition bowlers in this pitch. We expect the scores to be in the range of 180-190 runs in this match too.

Venue Details

Edgbaston is one of the iconic venues in the English circuit and it is the home ground for the Lancashire team. They have won both their matches played here this season and will be looking to continue the winning streak.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the trend of the T20 matches and we expect the same to continue in this match as the pitch looks good for entire duration of the match.