Preview:
Durham will take on Northamptonshire in a North Group clash in today’s T20 Blast action. The match will be played at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. Durham are better placed in this tournament than Northamptonshire, which makes them the favourites ahead of the match.
Durham have played six matches, winning four and losing only one of them. One of their matches was abandoned, and they have nine points to their name. Northamptonshire, on the other hand, have played six matches and have not won any matches yet. They have one abandoned and five losses to their name.
Match Details:
Durham vs Northamptonshire, North Group
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Date & Time: June 23rd at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM local time
Live Streaming: Youtube
Pitch Report:
The pitch in Chester-le-Street has shown signs of good scores in this tournament so far. We have seen flat tracks across England but some of them have a tendency to make the ball grip a little bit, and this track is something of that sort.
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Probable Playing XIs for DUR vs NOR:
Durham
David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Cameron Bancroft (c), Ned Eckersley (wk), Sean Dickson, Brydon Carse, Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, Scott Borthwick, Matty Potts
Northamptonshire
Richard Levi, Adam Rossington (c & wk), Ricardo Vasconcelos, Mohammad Nabi, Wayne Parnell, Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh, Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Nathan Buck, Ben Sanderson
Top Picks for DUR vs NOR Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Durham
David Bedingham has been batting well for Durham in this tournament. His experience is quite valuable to this side. Bedingham has scored 173 runs.
Ben Stokes’ return to the Durham side makes them look like a stronger team. In his first match back, he scored 29 runs and then went on to take one wicket, by giving just 20 runs from his four overs.
Top Picks – Northamptonshire
Wayne Parnell is one of the best all-rounders in this tournament. He has taken four wickets and has scored 73 runs with the bat on top of that. Parnell contributes in almost every match.
Tom Taylor has scored 41 runs with the bat in this tournament and has also gone on to take seven wickets with the ball. He is likely to play a crucial role in this match.
DUR vs NOR Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Last 5 matches) | Dream11 Points |
| B Raine | 25 runs and 7 wickets | 271 |
| D Bedingham | 173 runs | 262 |
| T Taylor | 41 runs and 7 wickets | 271 |
| W Parnell | 73 runs and 4 wickets | 237 |
| B Stokes | 1 wicket and 29 runs | 88 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for DUR vs NOR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
R Vasconcelos, D Bedingham, S Zaib, G Clark, C Bancroft, W Parnell, T Taylor (VC), B Raine (C), B Carse, L Trevaskis, M Potts
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for DUR vs NOR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
N Eckersley, D Bedingham, Cameron Bancroft (VC), Richard Levi, Sam Dickson, R Keogh, Ben Stokes (C), B Raine, G White, Ben Carse, B Sanderson
DUR vs NOR Risky Captaincy Choices:
M Potts, B Sanderson
Player you should avoid:
S Borthwick has made just 12 runs in five matches and managed to pick up just three scalps in those games. It is better to avoid him in these fantasy teams.
