Durham vs Leicestershire, County Championship Division Two, Today Match Prediction 26 September 2023

dur vs leic Match Prediction & Analysis

County Championship Division is one of the most exciting first class domestic cricket and is coming to the finish with last set of matches. Durham are well poised to finish as the table toppers and are assured to be promotrd to Division One next season. Leicestershire are third in the points table and have a mathematical chance to go to second place which is almost practically impossible. Both teams will look to finish on a high with victories in their respective last match. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Durham Preview

Durham scored 371/4 to end the match as draw in reply to Worcestershire's 313 runs in the lastmatch first innnings. Scott Borthwick (138* runs), Alex Rees (60 runs) and Oliver Robinson (84 runs) played good knocks tolead their batting in the match. David Bedingham and Graham Clark got starts but failed to make a big score and will be looking to make it in this match. 

Their bowlers gave 313 runs in the first innings in the only innings. Bas De Leede and Ben Raine picked up 3 wickets each in the match. Paul Coughlin and Mathew Parkinson picked up 3 wickets between them in the match. Their bowling unit needs to stand up as a team to help their team win and end the season on a high. 

Key players: Bas De Leede, Scott Borthwick, Ben Raine

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Scott Borthwick, Alex Rees, Michael Jones, David Bedingham, Oliver Robinson, Bas De Leede, Ben Raine, Paul Coughlin, Mathew Parkinson, Graham Clark, Vishwa Fernando

Leicestershire Preview

Leicestershire were bowled out for 233 runs in their only innings in the last match. Harry Swindles was superb last match scoring 73 runs while Lewis Hill (42 runs) and Will Davies (44* runs) played good knocks to chip with crucial runs. They have a good batting line up with experienced players like Kaeton Jennings, Phil Salt, and Josh Buhannon in their line up.

Their bowlers held the opposition to 155/10 & 255/4 in the last game. The duo of Will Davies and Tom Scriven took 5 wickets each in the match. Scott Curie and Chris Wright chipped in with crucial wickets in the last game.

Key players: Will Davies, Harry Swindles, Scott Curie

Leicestershire Predicted Playing XI:

Rishi Patel, Samuel Evans, Lewis Hill, Harry Swindles, Umar Amin, Louis Kimber, Ben Cox, Scott Curie, Chris Wright, Will Davies, Tom Scriven

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Chester-le-street is expected to have slightly dark and cloudy weather during the match.We expect some intermittent rains and some rain delays in the match. 

Venue Details

Chester-le-street will be grassy pitch with some swing on day 1 but batting will be easy on next 2 days. The pitch might spice up as the matches progresses helping the bowlers effectively on day 4.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams will opt to bowl first in the pitch as the pitch will be very good for batting on days 2 & 3 and no target will be safe here.