DUR vs DER Match Preview
Skipper Alex Lees and Graham Clark will once again open the batting here. Both are in good form and will be looking to give the team yet another good start. Michael Jones and Ashton Turner have got some good starts but have lacked consistency.
Turner did score a half-century and that will boost his confidence here. Oliver Robinson will be the key for Durham in the middle overs. He is the top-scorer for the team with 291 runs and has scored 3 half-centuries in 7 innings. Durham has plenty of depth in its batting, thanks to all-rounders like Wayne Parnell and Ben Raine.
In the bowling department, Nathan Sowter has been brilliant with his leg breaks and is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. However, he is the only quality spinner on the squad. The seamers have done a decent job so far but will need to be more disciplined with their line and length.
Luis Reece and Haider Ali will be looking to give Derbyshire a good start here. They haven’t been consistent enough this season and Reece in particular has struggled against the seamers. It is a similar story with middle-order batsmen Leus du Plooy, Thomas Wood, and Brooke Guest, who have struggled to score runs.
The failure of the middle order to get going has been one of the big reasons for Derbyshire’s mediocre show so far. Wayne Madsen however had been a standout performer with the bat and is the top run-getter of the tournament with 431 runs. The team will be banking on him to once again play a big inning here.
The seamers have done an excellent job so far and have contributed to the team’s success in recent matches. Zak Chappell and George Scrimshaw have picked up 12 wickets each, while Zaman Khan is close behind with 11.
The spinners have struggled though as Mark Watt and Mattie McKiernan have picked up only 6 wickets between them.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to remain clear with temperatures of around 20 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The pitch at the Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street is a balanced one. The quicker bowlers will get some movement off the pitch as well as some swing through the air, especially early on in the game. The average first-inning score here is around 160. Batsmen will need to get their eye in before they start playing the big shots. The spinners will get some turn as the match progresses.
Notable stats
Ashton Turner’s Explosive Batting
Turner has scored runs at a rapid pace this season. He has scored 181 runs in 7 innings at an average of 61.00 and a strike rate of 156.41.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
DUR vs DER Probable 11
DUR Playing 11
- Graham Clark
- Alex Lees (C)
- Michael Jones
- Oliver Robinson (Wk)
- Ashton Turner
- Bas de Leede
- Wayne Parnell
- Ben Raine
- Liam Trevaskis
- Nathan Sowter
- Luke Robinson
DER Playing 11
- Luis Reece
- Wayne Madsen
- Haider Ali
- Leus du Plooy (C)
- Brooke Guest (Wk)
- Thomas Wood
- Mattie McKiernan
- Zak Chappell
- Mark Watt
- George Scrimshaw
- Zaman Khan
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing Durham to win here. They have a strong opening pair as well as some good performers with the bat in the middle order. On the other hand, Derbyshire is overly dependent on Wayne Madsen to score runs for them and his failure can have a cascading effect on the team.
Top Picks
Wayne Madsen: Wayne Madsen is the leading run-scorer of this tournament with 431 runs. He has scored them at an average of 71.83, including 4 half-centuries and a century.
Nathan Sowter: Sowter is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 17 wickets. He has an economy rate of 6.44 and a bowling strike rate of 11.10.
Oliver Robinson: Oliver Robinson has scored 292 runs at an average of 58.20 and a strike rate of 144.05.
DUR vs DER Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: O George-Robinson, G Clark
Batters: A Turner, W Madsen (C), A Lees
All-rounders: L Reece, B de Leede
Bowlers: N Sowter (VC), Z Chappell, G Scrimshaw, Z Khan
