DUR vs LAN Match Preview
Durham started their campaign with good victories over Yorkshire Vikings and Northamptonshire Steelabacks. Their progress in the competition came to a halt when they lost their next game to Notts Outlaws. They were beaten by the Notts with a margin of 5 wickets and with 4 balls to spare. During their innings in the last game, 4 of Durham's batters scored over 26 runs. The only bowler that was able to push on was Ollie Robinson as he hit a half-century. His 50 runs came from 38 balls and it was the second-largest score in the game.
Nottinghamshire has a powerful batting line-up. Despite this fact, Durham bowlers such as Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, Ashton Turner, and Nathan Sowter picked up some wickets. Ben Raine has been among the wickets in all the three matches Hampshire has played in the competition. Due to the victories in the first couple of matches, there was a lot of hype about the team's performance among their supporters. This is not entirely misplaced as the team did a decent job even during the loss against Notts Outlaws.
Lancashire made a brilliant beginning to their Vitality T20 Blast campaign for the 2023 season. They won 3 back-to-back games that got rid of the memories of last year's final loss. But they could not keep up the momentum as they succumbed to Birmingham Bears and Yorkshire Vikings in their next couple of games. But, keep in mind that every team has the batting strength and international experience that Lancashire have in their batting line-up. Jos Butler, Phil Salt, and Liam Livingston were all part of IPL 2023. They also have the services of Daryl Mitchell available to them.
As far as the Lancashire bowling attack is concerned Luke Wood was in terrific form in the beginning but he was not picked up any wickets after Lancashire could not win matches anymore. In the game on Thursday, the New Zealand all-rounder Clin de Grandhomme picked up 3 for 24. Liam Livingstone and Daryl Mitchell also picked up a few wickets. The T20 cricket has a reputation for having momentum and the Lancashire outfit has lost some of it. But they have a solid group of players playing for them and you can expect them to get on a comeback trail any time.
Weather Report
Chester is likely to get cloudy skies on this day. The pitch will offer some seam movement to the quicker bowlers making it tough for the batters in that case. All batters will have to play the bowling on merit. Any side that bats first on the surface should look to get more than 170 runs on the board to feel safe.
Pitch Report
This game between Durham and Lancashire will be played at the Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street. It is a small ground and has short boundaries, especially in the square positions. It will be a good idea for the batters to get their eye in as they can clear these boundaries easily. But the track on offer is a lively one and quicker bowlers are likely to earn rewards from the surface. Spinners have always struggled at this venue as there is no turn on offer.
Notable stats
Durham has a better record against Lancashire in recent games.
Durham has a better record of 3-1 in their last four matches in T20 Blast against Lancashire.
Ollie Robinson has a good average and strike rate combination for Durham.
Ollie Robinson has scored 220 runs from 10 games for Durham with an average of 36.66 and a strike rate of 143.79.
Team News
So far, we have not had any injury issues reported from either of the teams. So, we expect full teams to be available for selection.
DUR vs LAN Probable 11
DUR Playing 11
- Graham Clark
- Alex Lees (C)
- Michael Jones
- Oliver Robinson (Wk)
- Ashton Turner
- Bas de Leede
- Luke Doneathy
- Liam Trevaskis
- Ben Raine
- Nathan Sowter
- Wayne Parnell
LAN Playing 11
- Philip Salt (Wk)
- Luke Wells
- Jos Buttler
- Steven Croft
- Liam Livingstone (C)
- Daryl Mitchell
- Colin de Grandhomme
- Tom Hartley
- Luke Wood
- Tom Bailey
- Matthew Parkinson
Dream11 Prediction
The Durham team lost their last encounter and they are up against a difficult challenge in this match as well. The Lancashire batting order boasts of some of the best batters in the T20 format. They will have to develop a strategy suitably and follow it to win this game. The Lancashire batting line-up has several power-hitters in the side and they have a terrific record against Durham. This makes Lancashire favorites to win the match. We will bet with Lancashire to win this game.
Top Picks
Ben Raine: Ben Raine has a great record for Durham in the last 10 games picking up 13 wickets with a good economy rate of 7.08 and a strike rate of 15.76.
Ollie Robinson: Robinson has scored 220 runs from his last 10 appearances for Durham with an average of 36.66.
Luke Wood: Luke Wood is looking good for Lancashire with 9 scalps from 10 games with a strike rate of 14.66.
Michael Jones: Michael Jones has scored 259 runs in his last 10 matches for Durham with a strike rate of 135.60.
DUR vs LAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: O George Robinson , P Salt
Batters: J Butler , A Lees, L Wells, L Livingstone
All-rounders: C de Grandhomme, D Mitchell (C), B deLeede
Bowlers: L Wood (VC), N Sowter
