Preview:
Durham are having a tough time at the moment, having lost their last two successive matches against Leicestershire and Northamptonshire but they are still placed comfortably at the 4th spot in the North Group standings with 11 points. Ben Stokes’ form is a huge concern for the management and he needs to perform well if they want to win more matches.
Derbyshire, on the other hand, are almost out of the tournament. Currently, they are placed at bottom of the table with 7 points. They must win all their remaining matches to give themselves an outside chance of making it into the knockouts.
Match Details:
Durham vs Derbyshire, North Group
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Date & Time: July 9th at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM local time
Live Streaming: Youtube/Team website
Pitch Report:
It’s a good batting deck where the ball comes nicely onto the bat. Chasing more than 160 runs is always a hard task on this surface. Whoever wins the toss should bat first and put runs on the board.
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Probable Playing XIs for DUR vs DER:
Durham
David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Cameron Bancroft (c), Sean Dickson, Ned Eckersley (wk), Ben Raine, Scott Borthwick / Brydon Carse, Matty Potts, Harry Crawshaw, Jack Campbell
Derbyshire
Luis Reece, Harry Came, Tom Wood, Leus du Plooy, Matt Critchley (c), Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Mattie Mckiernan, Brooke Guest (wk), Logan van Beek, Jade Dernbach, George Scrimshaw
Top Picks for DUR vs DER Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Durham
Ben Stokes hasn’t performed to the expectations so far in this tournament. He has delivered only one match-winning performance out of the 6 matches played. Overall in this tournament, he has scored 103 runs and picked up 8 wickets.
Skipper Cameron Bancroft is the leading run-scorer for Durham in this year’s T20 Blast. He has mustered 246 runs in 10 matches at an average of 30.75 and a strike rate of 123.
Top Picks – Derbyshire
Luis Reece is in pretty good form at the moment. He has played 11 matches in this competition and scored 343 runs at an average of 31.18 and a strike rate of 173.23. He has picked up 5 wickets as well.
Derbyshire’s skipper Matt Critchley is a decent pick for your fantasy teams as he can contribute equally with both bat and ball. Overall in this tournament, he has scored 219 runs and scalped 11 wickets.
DUR vs DER Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (this tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Ben Stokes | 103 runs and 8 wickets | 409 |
| Cameron Bancroft | 246 runs | 371 |
| Graham Clark | 209 runs | 322 |
| Luis Reece | 343 runs and 5 wickets | 710 |
| Matt Critchley | 219 runs and 11 wickets | 690 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for DUR vs DER Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Ned Eckersley, Cameron Bancroft, Luis Reece (c), Graham Clark, Sean Dickson, Leus du Plooy, Ben Stokes (vc), Matt Critchley, Logan van Beek, Matty Potts, George Scrimshaw
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for DUR vs DER Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Brooke Guest, Cameron Bancroft (c), Luis Reece, Tom Wood (vc), David Bedingham, Matt Critchley, Ben Stokes, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jade Dernbach, Matty Potts, George Scrimshaw
DUR vs DER Risky Captaincy Choices:
Graham Clark has scored 209 runs so far in this tournament at an average of 20.9. You can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Leus du Plooy has scored only 80 runs in the last 5 matches. Considering his average performances, he is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Ben Raine in the last 5 matches has scored 45 runs and picked up 2 wickets. Going with his present form, it is better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
