Preview:
Durham had a tough outing against Northamptonshire on Wednesday where they lost the match by 30 runs. The top-order’s failure was the main reason for their loss. They have got serious talent at their disposal and just need to be consistent with their performances. With 5 wins, 4 losses, and a no result, they have placed themselves at 4th spot in the standings with 11 points.
Meanwhile, Leicestershire are almost out of the tournament. They have lost 3 consecutive matches on the trot before coming into this match. By looking at their matches, the batters have struggled to score runs throughout the tournament, which is one of the big causes for their downfall.
Match Details:
Durham vs Leicestershire, North Group
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Date & Time: July 2nd at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM local time
Live Streaming: Youtube
Pitch Report:
The surface favours the batters for the most part of the match. Having said that, it is conducive for the quick bowlers as well. The average 1st innings score in the last 5 T20 matches is 174. Anything over 170 is a defendable score on this wicket.
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Probable Playing XIs DUR vs LEI:
Durham
David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Cameron Bancroft (c), Sean Dickson, Ned Eckersley (wk), Ben Raine, Scott Borthwick, Matty Potts, Harry Crawshaw, Jack Campbell
Leicestershire
Josh Inglis (wk), Scott Steel, Arron Lilley, Colin Ackermann (c), Lewis Hill, Rishi Patel, Ben Mike, Harry Swindells, Callum Parkinson, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gavin Griffiths
Top Picks for DUR vs LEI Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Durham
Durham skipper Cameron Bancroft averages 48.5 in the last 5 matches. Overall in this tournament, he has scored 246 runs at an average of 35.14 with the highest score of 76*.
Star all-rounder Ben Stokes has played 5 matches in this T20 Blast and has been able to deliver one match-winning performance so far. He is expected to do well in this match.
Top Picks – Leicestershire
Scott Steel is the second-leading run-scorer for Leicestershire in this year’s T20 Blast. He has mustered 301 runs in 11 matches at an average of 30.1 and has picked up 5 wickets at an economy of 6.17.
Naveen-ul-Haq has become the leading wicket-taker in this tournament after picking up 2 wickets in the last game against Nottinghamshire. Overall, he has picked up 19 wickets in 11 matches at an economy of 8.85.
DUR vs LEI Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (In this Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Cameron Bancroft | 246 runs | 369 |
| Ben Stokes | 95 runs and 7 wickets | 365 |
| David Bedingham | 224 runs | 351 |
| Scott Steel | 301 runs and 5 wickets | 570 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 19 wickets | 585 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for DUR vs LEI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Josh Inglis, David Bedingham, Cameron Bancroft, Sean Dickson, Scott Steel, Ben Stokes (c), Arron Lilley (vc), Ben Raine, Naveen-ul-Haq, Callum Parkinson, Matty Potts
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for DUR vs LEI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Josh Inglis, Cameron Bancroft (c), Graham Clark, Lewis Hill, Scott Steel (vc), Ben Stokes, Arron Lilley, Colin Ackermann, Naveen-ul-Haq, Callum Parkinson, Jack Campbell
DUR vs LEI Risky Captaincy Choices:
David Bedingham is the second-leading run-scorer for Durham in this tournament with 224 runs. You can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Naveen-ul-Haq is picking wickets consistently at the moment. It’s worth a risk to pick him as the captain of the fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Rishi Patel is going through a rough patch and hasn’t played a big knock in a while now. Hence, it is better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
