Durham vs Yorkshire, County Championship Division Two, Today Match Prediction 25 July 2023

dur vs yorks Match Prediction & Analysis

County Division two league coming to crucial phase with last few matches with only 4-5 matches remaining for every team. The top 2 teams in the league will get promotion to the Division 1 and every team will be eager to finish inside the top 2. Durham is currently at the top with a good lead over the second placed Sussex team. The teams from second and sixth place have just 15-20 points difference and are fighting hard for the second spot as of now. Yorkshire will look for crucial points to surge up the points table with a win over top placed Durham.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Durham Preview

Durham posted a massive score of 575 runs in their only inning against Derbyshire. Alex Lees (171 runs) and David Bedingham (138 runs) made a superb 303-run partnership after two quick wickets to set the tone of their innings. Matt Potts (64 runs) and Brydon Carse (80 runs) made crucial runs in the lower order to take them to big score.

Their bowlers toiled hard on a flat surface as they had figures of 443/10 & 86/0 in the combined 150 overs they bowled. Scott Borthwick (4/25) and Ben Raine (3/80) took wickets and helped their team bowl out the opposition. Brydon Carse (1/68) and Matt Potts (2/68) chipped in with vital wickets while Mathew Parkinson ended up wicketless despite bowling 26 overs.

Key players: Matt Potts, Brydon Carse, Alex Rees

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Alex Lees, Michael Jones, Scott Borthwick (c), David Bedingham, Oliver Robinson (wk), Graham Clark, Brydon Carse, Migael Pretorius, Ben Raine, Matthew Potts, Matthew Parkinson

Yorkshire Preview

Yorkshire posted a score 364/8d in the only innings they batted last match. Adam Lyth (115 runs) made a century in the match while Dawid Malan was unlucky to miss out as he was dismissed for 92 runs. Finlay Bean, Rickelton, and Tattersall scored 40-odd cameos to build partnerships effectively in the middle.

Their bowling unit lead by Matt Fisher`s 4/69 helped their team to bundle out the opposition for 216 runs in the first innings. Ben Coad (2/28 & 2/30), Mark Steketee (1/46 & 2/51), Jordan Thompson (1/35 & 2/25), and Daniel Moriarty (2/22) were also amongst the wicket’s column consistently last game. 

Key players: Matt Fisher, Mark Steketee, Adam Lyth

Yorkshire Predicted Playing XI:

Adam Lyth, Finlay Bean, Ryan Rickelton, Dawid Malan, George Hill, Jonathan Tattersall (c & wk), Jordan Thompson, Matthew Fisher, Ben Coad, Mark Steketee, Daniel Moriarty

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

North Marine Road pitch will have good pace and bounce with a lot of aid for the batters and bowlers might come into play as the match progresses into days 4 & 5. Scarborough has a dark and gloomy weather on all 5 days, and we expect rains to have stop and start time in this match.

Venue Details

We expect the average scores to be around 350-400 runs in this match and any score above 250 runs will be tough to chase on this pitch.

Toss: To Bat

Both captains will look to bat first on this fresh pitch as it might deteriorate and trouble the batters as the match progresses.