Preview:
Northamptonshire finally moved up in the points table after defeating Leicestershire by 5 wickets on Tuesday. They did well in all departments and rightly deserved the win. They are currently occupying the 8th spot in the North Group standings with 7 points. They look to extend their winning form against a quality Durham side.
Meanwhile, Ben Stokes’ heroics in the last game helped Durham to beat Warwickshire by 34 runs. This was the 5th victory for Durham in this T20 Blast. At present, they placed themselves at 3rd spot in the North Group standings with 11 points. It’s not easy for them to beat Northamptonshire on their home turf.
Match Details:
Northamptonshire vs Durham, North Group
Venue: County Ground, Northampton
Date & Time: June 30th at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM local time
Live Streaming: Youtube/Team Website
Pitch Report:
Batters have got huge success playing here. The stats will tell us the team batting first has won more matches on this venue. Winning the toss and batting first will be a good option.
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Probable Playing XIs for NOR vs DUR:
Northamptonshire
Ricardo Vasconcelos, Ben Curran, Josh Cobb (c), Rob Keogh, Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Nabi, Saif Zaib, Tom Taylor, Graeme White, Brandon Glover, Freddie Heldreich
Durham
David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Cameron Bancroft (c), Sean Dickson, Brydon Carse, Ned Eckersley (wk), Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, Scott Borthwick, Matty Potts
Top Picks for NOR vs DUR Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Northamptonshire
Rob Keogh played a responsible knock in the last match against Leicestershire. He scored 34* runs from 38 balls and helped his side to cross the finishing mark with 10 balls still left. Overall in this tournament, he has mustered 232 runs at an average of 46.4.
Ricardo Vasconcelos is consistently providing good starts with the bat for Northamptonshire. So far in this tournament, he has notched 262 runs in 9 matches at an average of 32.75.
Top Picks – Durham
Ben Stokes finally delivered a match-winning performance in this T20 Blast. His all-round performances against Warwickshire helped to seal the game for Durham. In 4 matches so far, he has scored 95 runs and picked up 5 wickets at an economy of 9.
Cameron Bancroft is the leading run-scorer for Durham in this competition. He has scored 241 runs in 8 matches at an average of 40.16, with the highest score of 76*.
NOR vs DUR Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (In this tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Rob Keogh | 232 runs | 334 |
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | 262 runs | 420 |
| Ben Stokes | 95 runs and 5 wickets | 297 |
| Cameron Bancroft | 241 runs | 359 |
| David Bedingham | 220 runs | 343 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for NOR vs DUR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Ricardo Vasconcelos (vc), David Bedingham, Cameron Bancroft (c), Graham Clark, Saif Zaib, Mohammad Nabi, Ben Stokes, Rob Keogh, Graeme White, Matty Potts, Brandon Glover
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for NOR vs DUR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Ricardo Vasconcelos, Josh Cobb, Cameron Bancroft, Graham Clark, Sean Dickson, Wayne Parnell, Mohammad Nabi (vc), Ben Stokes (c), Graeme White, Liam Trevaskis, Matty Potts
NOR vs DUR Risky Captaincy Choices:
Josh Cobb has scored 119 runs at a strike rate of 191.93 and even picked up 2 wickets in only 3 matches so far in this tournament. It’s worth a risk to make him your fantasy team skipper.
Matty Potts has picked up 12 wickets in this competition which is the most for a Durham bowler. You can take a risk and pick him as your Dream11 fantasy skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Scott Borthwick so far this tournament. He has managed to pick up only 4 wickets and scored 30 runs with the bat. Hence, it’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
