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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Nottinghamshire won the toss and choose to bowl first
Durham beat Nottinghamshire by 49 runs
It's fourth versus fifth at Chester-le-Street on Friday evening!
We are backing Notts Outlaws to win.
| Tournament: | Vitality T20 Blast, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Banks Homes Riverside, Durham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 17.4°C|Partly cloudy |
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With the T20 Blast returning to action on Friday, the North Group is shaping up to deliver an exciting second half of the group stage.
The top four of both the South and North Group proceed to the quarter final stage and if the leagues were to end now then Durham would progress with Notts Outlaws missing out by four points and one position.
However, there is still plenty of cricket to be played and a win for Notts Outlaws on Friday evening in Chester-le-Street could see them swap places with their hosts.
The bottom two in the North Group, Derbyshire and Yorkshire, both look cut adrift on only eight points, but everyone from Worcestershire Rapids in seventh upwards looks like they have a chance of getting into the top four.
DUR
NOT
140/10 in 19.2 7.24
164/8 in 20.0 8.2
160/6 in 17.4 9.06
156/10 in 19.3 8
206/7 in 20.0 10.3
212/4 in 19.5 10.69
187/7 in 20.0
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Nottinghamshire won by 26 runs
161/9 in 20.0
168/6 in 20.0
VITALITY T20 BLAST 2023
Nottinghamshire beat Durham by 5 wickets
171/5 in 19.2
It was a big win for Durham in their last game in the T20 Blast when they posted 193/4 before dismissing Yorkshire for 130 runs to secure a victory by 63 runs.
They return to the scene of that match for this fixture on Friday evening and can expect to be well supported by the North East locals as Durham continue to press for a spot in the quarter finals.
The win over Yorkshire was built upon scores of 53 and 40 from openers Graham Clark and captain Alex Lees who will both be dangerous in the same position for this match.
There was also 42 not out from New Zealand's James Neesham who remains a match-winner across all formats.
With the ball, Durham have quality across their attack in Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts, Neesham and Nathan Sowter.
Graham Clark, Alex Lees (c), Ben McKinney, Colin Ackermann, James Neesham, Ollie Robinson (wk), Will Rhodes, Zakary Foulkes, Matthew Potts, Nathan Sowter, Callum Parkinson
Alex Lees, Ben McKinney, Graham Clark, Oliver Robinson, Callum Parkinson, Nathan Sowter, Colin Ackermann, Will Rhodes, Zak Foulkes, Kasey Aldridge, James Neesham
Notts Outlaws recorded an impressive win on June 20th in their last game in the T20 Blast when they saw off top of the table Northants Steelbacks by 24 runs in Northampton.
That win will have given the Outlaws plenty of confidence ahead of this trip north east to Chester-le-Street and they will be looking to the likes of keeper-batter Tom Moores and skipper Joe Clarke to deliver with the bat.
Jack Haynes at three also impressed against the Steelbacks and there are runs throughout the side.
With the ball, Lyndon James was the only member of the six-strong attack to go wicketless in their last Blast fixture and we can expect Dillon Pennington, Daniel Sams and Matthew Montgomery to be a dangerous trio on Friday evening.
Joe Clarke (c), Lyndon James, Jack Haynes, Freddie McCann, Tom Moores (wk), Daniel Sams, Matthew Montgomery, Liam Patterson-White, Calvin Harrison, Farhan Ahmed, Dillon Pennington
Farhan Ahmed, Joe Clarke, Calvin Harrison, Jack Haynes, Lyndon James, Freddie McCann, Matthew Montgomery, Tom Moores, Liam Patterson-White, Daniel Sams, Olly Stone
After the recent heatwave across the UK, Chester-le-Street will be a lot cooler on Friday with the temperature likely to be no higher than 16 degrees at the start of this game.
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Pace BounceSpin Bowling
Average Turn
Durham showed that this is a good batting wicket in their last game and any total approaching 200 in the first innings of this match will be tough to chase down in the second innings.
With some rain potentially falling earlier in the afternoon, there could be some life in the pitch for the bowlers early on. Therefore, we predict that both captains will want to bowl first in this fixture.
This looks set to be an excellent contest between two teams who are both vying for the top four spots in the North Group. We expect Durham to play an attacking brand of cricket but we think that Notts Outlaws have more quality and will come out on top.
We are backing Notts Outlaws to win.
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