Derbyshire vs Durham, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 03 July 2022

derby vs dur Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality blast has come to the business end with last few matches remaining in the league phase. Derbyshire have almost qualified for the knockouts and will look to officially seal their place with a win in this match. They still can miss out with a mathematical possibility but practically are almost through to the next phase. Durham on the other hand are out of the competition in league phase itself for sure. They will look to end the season on a high with a victory. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Derbyshire Preview

Derbyshire cruised along to a good total of 188 runs with Shan Masood (75 runs) and Wayne Madsen (79 runs) playing attacking shots to take on the opposition bowling. Cartwright, Brooke guest, Alex Hughes, and McKiernan played good cameos in the tour game against India recently. 

Their bowlers put on a combined performance with 5 bowlers taking a wicket each in the last game. Hayden Kerr and Mark Watt were very economical with the ball in the last game. Matt Scrimshaw despite going for 48 runs came back strongly to defend 10 runs off the last over to win the match by 5 runs. 

Top players: Hayden Kerr, Wayne Madsen, Mark Watt

Derbyshire Predicted Playing XI:

Shan Masood, Luis Reece, Hayden Kerr, Wayne Madsen, Leus de Ploy, Brooke Guest, Matt McKiernan, Alex Hughes, Thompson, Mark Watt, Scrimshaw

Derbyshire Actual Playing XI:

Hilton Cartwright, Wayne Madsen, George Scrimshaw, Alex Hughes, Matt McKiernan, Brooke Guest, Luis Reece, Leus du Plooy, Mark Watt, Shan Masood, Ben Aitchison

Durham Preview

Durham scored 183/8 in 20 overs despite no player scoring a fifty. Graham Jones (41 runs) and Ashton Turner (33 runs) build a strong platform with their 68-run partnership. Brydon Caryse, N Eckersly, Ben Raine, and Andrew Tye played quick fire runs scoring a combined tally of 71 runs off 42 balls in the final overs. 

Their bowlers had an off- day with all bowlers giving away runs at 10 RPO. Nathan Sowter and Liam Trevaskis took 5 wickets between them in the match. Ben Raine, Brydon Carse, and Andrew Tye went for lot of runs and need to maintain consistently. 

Top players: Ashton Turner, Ben Raine, Nathan Sowter. 

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Graham Clark, Michael Jones, Ollie Robinson, Ashton Turner, Liam Trevaskis, P Coughlin, N Eckersly, Ben Raine, Andrew Tye, Nathan Sowter

Durham Actual Playing XI:

Brydon Carse, Andrew Tye, Jonathan Bushnell, Scott Borthwick, Michael Jones, Paul Coughlin, Oliver Robinson, Ned Eckersley, Ashton Turner, Ben Raine, Nathan Sowter

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

County ground is a placid track with batters having an upper hand in the contest. Bowlers need to execute their plans to perfection to restict the opposition. Derby will have a slightly dark conditions with very few rain breaks in the middle. 

Venue Details

We expect the teams to have run feast of 180-200 runs in this match. 

Toss: To Bowl

Teams have scored runs over 180+ consistently both while batting first and second. Both captains will look to chase the target as it is the safe option.