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Durham eye playoff berth in clash against Derbyshire
Expect Durham to register a comfortable win over Derbyshire on Friday.
Tournament: VITALITY T20 BLAST 2021 | Format: T20 | Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, England | Toss: To Bowl
Bet NowHost Durham will be looking to seal their place in the playoffs when they take on Derbyshire in the North Group game of T20 Blast competition at Riverside Stadium in Chester-le-Street on Friday.
In the previous match, Durham suffered defeat at the hands of Leicestershire via DLS method. With this result, Durham are lying at fourth place with 11 points to their name. The home side will be looking to get back to winning ways against Derbyshire.
On the other hand, Derbyshire have struggled to deliver positive results as a unit. With just 7 points to their name, the county side will need to put on a decent show in this fixture.
All-rounder Ben Stokes and pacer Brydon Carse won’t be available for this home fixture as they have been named in England’s ODI squad for Pakistan series. Matt Salisbury and Scott Borthwick will come into the playing XI for this important clash.
In the batting department, the onus will be on openers Graham Clark, David Bedingham, middle-order duo of Cameron Bancroft and Sean Dickson to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous fixture, Graham Clark played well and finished the innings with the top-score of 40 runs off 33 balls with the help of five boundaries. He was well supported by Sean Dickson, who chipped in with 35 runs off 29 balls with the help of one four and one six.
Wicket-keeper Ned Eckersley also chipped in with crucial cameo at the end to help Durham post 115 runs for the loss of four wickets in 15.1 overs.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Matty Potts, Ben Raine and Harry Crawshaw to deliver crucial breakthroughs.
David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Cameron Bancroft (captain), Sean Dickson, Ned Eckersley (wk), Brydon Carse, Ben Raine, Matty Potts, Harry Crawshaw, Jack Campbell .
Scott Borthwick, Luke Doneathy, Cameron Bancroft, Paul Van Meekeren, Harry Crawshaw, Ned Eckersley, Matty Pots, Ben Raine, Graham Clark, David Bedingham, Sean Dickson
In the previous match, Derbyshire suffered defeat at the hands of Worcestershire. The side will be looking to do well in the remaining three fixtures of the T20 Blast competition.
In the batting department, the side will be relying on in-form opener Luis Reece, middle-order trio of Thomas Wood, Leus du Plooy and Matthew Critchley to deliver the bulk of the runs.
In the previous clash, Thomas Wood played exceedingly well and finished the innings with the top-score of 46 runs off 35 balls with the help of six boundaries. Besides Wood, Luis Reece, Harry Carne and Matthew Critchley produced crucial scores of 39, 21 and 20 runs respectively.
In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Logan van Beek and Jade Dernbach to make crucial breakthroughs.
In the previous encounter, medium-pacer Jade Dernbach was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets to his name.
Matthew Critchley (captain), Brooke Guest (wk), Luis Reece, Harry Came, Thomas Wood, Leus du Plooy, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Logan van Beek, Jade Dernbach, Matt McKiernan, George Scrimshaw
Matthew JJ Critchley, JW Dernbach, Alex Thomson, George Scrimshaw, Harry Came, Fynn Hudson Prentice, Thomas Wood, Brooke Guest, Luis Reece, A Leus du Plooy, Logan van Beek
With light rain showers expected for Friday’s game, the bowlers will find it hard to grip the ball. The batting will certainly get easier during the course of the game.
Riverside Stadium in Chester-le-Street will host the North Group game between Durham and Derbyshire.
With rains predicted for the game, both the teams will be looking to win the toss and bowl first.
Based on current form, Durham will be favorites to win their game against Derbyshire. With likes of Graham Clark, Sean Dickson and Cameron Bancroft in decent form, Durham will be looking to bring their A-game to the table in this must-win game.
Expect Durham to register a comfortable win over Derbyshire on Friday.
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