Friday, June 25, 2021

T20 Blast 2021, North Group: WOR vs DUR Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Preview:

Worcestershire will host Durham in the North Group contest of the T20 blast on Friday. Despite half-centuries from Riki Wessels and Ben Cox, Worcestershire lost the match by 12 runs against Yorkshire on Wednesday. This was their 3rd straight loss in a row and they have been pushed down to the 7th spot in the standings.

Meanwhile, Durham lost to Northamptonshire in the previous match by 9 wickets with 13 balls still left in the game. With 4 wins, 2 losses, and no result they positioned themselves at 4th spot in the standings with 9 points.

Match Details:

Worcestershire vs Durham, North Group

Venue: County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Date &Time: June 25th at 10:00 PM IST and 5:30 PM local time

Live Streaming: Youtube

Pitch Report:

By looking at the previous matches played at this venue, the batters had a success where we saw 2 huge scores in the last 3 matches. Anything close to 180 is a good score on this wicket.

Probable Playing XIs WOR vs DUR:

Worcestershire

Riki Wessels, Brett D’Oliveira, Jake Libby, Ross Whiteley, Ben Cox (wk), Tom Fell, Ed Barnard, Ben Dwarshuis, Ish Sodhi, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris

Durham

David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Ben Raine, Cameron Bancroft (c), Sean Dickson, Brydon Carse, Ned Eckersley (wk), Liam Trevaskis, Scott Borthwick, Matty Potts

WOR vs DUR Top Picks for WOR vs DUR Dream11 Match:

Top Picks ­ Worcestershire

Riki Wessels is the leading run-scorer for Worcestershire in this tournament, scoring 173 runs in 6 matches at an average of 28.83 with a strike rate of 137.3.

Wicketkeeper Ben Cox batted well in the last game against the Yorkshire, scoring 61* runs from 37 balls but his knock went in vain. Overall in this tournament, he has scored 110 runs in 5 innings at an average of 27.5.

Top Picks Durham

Star all-rounder Ben Stokes is yet to score big runs for Durham in this tournament. He has played 2 matches and managed to score only 40 runs with a strike rate of 125 and picked up a wicket as well.

Skipper Cameron Bancroft has been dismissed only once in the last 3 matches. In this tournament, he scored 155 runs in 6 matches at an average of 38.75 with the highest score of 76*.

WOR vs DUR Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Player Statistics (In this tournament) Dream11 Points
Riki Wessels 173 runs 300
Ben Cox 110 runs 204
Brett D’Oliveira 111 runs and one wicket 205
Ben Stokes 40 runs and one wicket 103
Cameron Bancroft 155 runs 236

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WOR vs DUR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Ben Cox, Cameron Bancroft (c), Ross Whiteley, Graham Clark, Sean Dickson, Riki Wessels (vc), Ben Stokes, Brett D’Oliveira, Ben Dwarshuis, Charlie Morris, Liam Trevaskis

 

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WOR vs DUR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Ben Cox (vc), David Bedingham, Cameron Bancroft, Graham Clark, Riki Wessels, Ben Stokes (c), Brett D’Oliveira, Ben Raine, Charlie Morris, Matty Potts, Dillon Pennington

 

WOR vs DUR Risky Captaincy Choices:

Brett D’Oliveira has scored 111 runs in 6 matches so far in this tournament and picked up a wicket as well. You can take a risk and make him your fantasy team skipper.

Matty Potts has picked up 9 wickets in 6 matches this tournament at an economy of 8.56. It’s a risky call to make a bowler as your fantasy team skipper.

Player you should avoid:

Ish Sodhi has picked up only 2 wickets in 6 matches so far in this tournament. Considering his lack of taking abilities in this tournament it is better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.
Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.