Durham vs Lancashire, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 10 June 2022

dur vs lancs Match Prediction & Analysis

Host Durham will be desperate to break their losing streak when they take on Lancashire in the North Group game of the 2022 Vitality T20 Blast competition played at Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street on Friday.

In the previous match, Durham suffered defeat at the hands of Warwickshire. With this result, Durham are lying at the bottom of the league table in the North Group.

On the other hand, Lancashire registered a four-wicket win over Yorkshire, courtesy excellent contributions from Keaton Jennings, Steven Croft, Dane Vilas and Tim David. Captain Dane Vilas will be hoping that Lancashire can continue their unbeaten run in the competition.

There have been 36 meetings between the teams in the history of the competition where Lancashire have registered 23 victories. Durham have managed to come out on top on nine occasions. Three matches have been abandoned. One match has ended in a tie.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Durham Preview

The county side would be hoping for a change in fortunes after losing three matches on the bounce in the competition.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Graham Clark, David Bedingham, Oliver Robinson, Michael Jones and Ben Raine to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Ben Raise produced a crucial half-century for Durham. Besides Raine, N Eckersley and P Coughlin chipped in with scores of 26 and 24 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the side will be relying on the likes of Ben Raine, Andrew Tye, P Coughlin and  Liam Trevaskis to provide timely breakthroughs.

In the previous match, Ben Raine was the standout performer with the ball in hand and claimed 2 for 22 in his four overs.

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Liam Trevaskis (captain), David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Michael Jones, Oliver Robinson (wk), Paul Coughlin, Ned Eckersley, Brydon Carse, Ben Raine, Scott Borthwick, Andrew Tye.

Durham Actual Playing XI:

Brydon Carse, Andrew Tye, Michael Jones, Paul Coughlin, Oliver Robinson, Ned Eckersley, Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, David Bedingham, Nathan Sowter, Graham Clark

Lancashire Preview

The county side managed to win six matches out of seven played so far this season. In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Phil Salt, Keaton Jennings, Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Dane Vilas and Steven Croft to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Liam Livingstone was the standout performer with the bat and chipped in with the top-score of 66 runs off 32 balls with the help of four boundaries and six sixes. He was well supported by the likes of Steven Croft, Dane Vilas and Keaton Jennings, who produced scores of 41, 40 and 42 runs respectively.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Richard Gleeson, Luke Wood, Tom Hartley and Liam Livingstone to deliver timely breakthroughs.

With 12 wickets at an economy rate of 8.00, Richard Gleeson is currently leading run-scorer in the competition.

Lancashire Predicted Playing XI:

Dane Vilas (c), Philip Salt (wk), Liam Livingstone, Steven Croft, Tim David, Keaton Jennings, , Luke Wells, Luke Wood, Danny Lamb, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson

Lancashire Actual Playing XI:

Matthew Parkinson, Steven Croft, Liam Hurt, Luke Wells, Tom Hartley, Timothy David, Keaton Jennings, Dane Vilas, Danny Lamb, Phil Salt, Richard Gleeson

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The wicket prepared for the Riverside Ground is going to provide an interesting contest between bat and ball. The weather conditions for Friday is going to be bright and sunny.

Venue Details

Riverside Ground in Chester-Le-Street is going to host the North Group game of the Vitality T20 Blast competition between Durham and Lancashire.

Lancashire will take heart from the fact that they have an excellent record against Durham at Chester-Le-Street.

 

Toss: To Bowl

Both the sides will be looking to win the important toss, bowl first and restrict the opposing team to less than 150 runs. The previous two matches won by side batting second.