Yorkshire vs Durham, VITALITY T20 BLAST 2022, Today Match Prediction 03 June 2022

yorks vs dur Match Prediction & Analysis

Vitality T20 Blast has been up and running successfully and teams are fighting hard to get their balance and depth right in the playing XI. England test players have left the league owing to their national commitments. Yorkshire had a brilliant start to the season with a win and a tied match in their first 2 matches but then went onto lose their next 2 matches on a trot. They would hope for a change of fortune in this match and get some momentum going ahead. Durham will be high on morale after their win in their last game which came after 2 consecutive losses earlier.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Yorkshire Preview

Yorkshire posted 83 runs in their 8-over game last night with Dawid Malan making his second consecutive fifty off just 23 balls. Adam Lyth, Shadab Khan, and David Willey need to play a big role in the batting department as they will miss the services of Joe Root and Harry Brook in this match owing to their national commitments.

Their bowlers failed to stop the opposition from chasing the total of 84 runs in 8 overs in the last game. Jordan Thompson is their leading wicket-taker with 8 wickets so far and he has the trio of Matt Revis, David Willey, and Haris Rauf for company in the pace department. Spin trio of Shadab Khan, Dom Bess, and Adil Rashid have just 4 wickets so far at an economy rate of 8.5 RPO in the 4 matches played so far.

Top players to bet on: Dawid Malan, David Willey, Jordan Thompsom

Yorkshire Predicted Playing XI:

Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, David Willey (c), Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Will Fraine, Shadab Khan, Jordan Thompson, Matthew Revis, Dominic Bess, Adil Rashid, Haris Rauf

Yorkshire Actual Playing XI:

Matthew Revis, Dom Bess, Adam Lyth, AU Rashid, Finn Allen, Dominic Drakes, Will Fraine, David Willey, Jonathan Tattersall, Harry Brook, Jordan Thompson

Durham Preview

Durham posted an above par total of 186 runs in the last game despite no player making a fifty. Graham Clark (24 runs) and Michael Jones (44 runs) started off in fine fashion with their 64-run partnership. Their middle order kept playing shots despite the fall of wickets with Ned Eclersky, Ben Raine, and Brydon Caryse making quickfire runs in the death overs effectively.

Ben Raine and Andrew Tye took 3 wickets each to derail the opposition`s momentum in the chase. Scott Borthwick, Brydon Carse, and Paul Coughlin chipped in with a wicket each in the match as they restricted the opposition to 138/9 in their 20 overs effectively.  They have an excellent bowling attack with different players contributing effectively.

Top players to bet on: Graham Clark, Ben Raine, Paul Coughlin

Durham Predicted Playing XI:

Graham Clark, Michael Jones, David Bedingham, Oliver Robinson (wk), Paul Coughlin, Liam Trevaskis (c), 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, George Drissell, Liam Trevaskis, David Bedingham, Graham Clark

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Leeds has a dark and cloudy weather on the match day as per the forecasters. Rain might come into consideration and play a big role like the last match played here (8-over contest).

Venue Details

Leeds pitch has a good balance between the bat and ball with the batters having a slight advantage owing to the quick outfield and good carry. We expect the average scores to be around 170-180 runs on this pitch.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing is the best option with rain threat and DLS equation expected to make an impact in the match result. Both captains will prefer to chase the target in this match.