Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Match Details
Match: Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes, North Group | Vitality T20 Blast 2022
Date: Sunday, 19 June 2022
Time: 19:00 (GMT+5.5) / 19:30 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street
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- The Leicestershire Foxes won their most recent game by eight wickets, and their batting line-up has been in excellent form.
- Durham Cricket has won two games and lost three at home, and the team hasn’t taken advantage of the home advantage.
- Durham’s captain and important player, Ashton Turner, is out of form, compounding the team’s woes.
The T20 Blast will include a match between Durham and Leicestershire Foxes on Sunday afternoon. Both teams are in the North Group’s bottom half of the standings. Durham is in ninth place after three wins in nine games. With eight points from ten games, Leicestershire Foxes are two places ahead of Durham. The match starts at 14:30 local time at Riverside in Chester-le-Street.
On Friday, June 10th, Durham surprised North Group leaders Lancashire Lightning, but they were hammered by Yorkshire Vikings by 65 runs on Friday evening.
The Leicestershire Foxes had lost three games in a row in the competition, to Notts Outlaws, Derbyshire Falcons, and Lancashire Lightning, but they won again on Friday against Worcestershire Rapids.
Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Weather Report
During this match, it will be cloudy but not raining, with a constant temperature of 17 degrees.
Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Match Toss Prediction
At this location, teams chasing scores have always had an edge because the surface aids bowlers in the first innings. As a result, we predict the team that wins the toss to choose to bowl first in this game.
Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Pitch Report
Overall we have seen low scores on a slow wicket in Chester-le-Street this year. Expect the spinners to get plenty of assistance from this pitch.
Durham Cricket Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Jonathan Bushnell, a 20-year-old medium pace bowler, made his T20 Blast debut against Yorkshire Vikings on Friday. Ashton Turner, the captain, returned to the team after fellow countryman Andrew Tye was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Recent form – L W L L L
Durham Cricket Probable Playing XI
Ashton Turner (c), Ollie Robinson (wk), Michael Jones, Graham Clark, Paul Coughlin, Ned Eckersley, Jonathan Bushnell, Ben Raine, Liam Trevaskis, Scott Borthwick, Nathan Sowter
Leicestershire Foxes Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Prior to the triumph over Worcestershire Rapids on Friday evening, keeper-batter Harry Swindells and top-order batter Nick Welch made their first appearances of the season. They came in to replace Lewis Hill and Will Davis in the starting lineup, and we expect them to keep their spots for this match.
Recent form – W L L L W
Leicestershire Foxes Probable Playing XI
Colin Ackermann (c), Harry Swindells (wk), Nick Welch, Rishi Patel, Wiaan Mulder, Arron Lilley, Ben Mike, Lewis Hill, Naveen-ul-Haq, Rehan Ahmed, Callum Parkinson
Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Head to Head Stats (Last 5 matches)
Team | Won | Lost |
Durham Cricket | 3 | 2 |
Leicestershire Foxes | 2 | 3 |
Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes – North Group, Dream 11
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Durham Cricket vs Leicestershire Foxes Prediction
Winning the toss
- Leicestershire Foxes
Top batsman
- Durham Cricket – David Bedingham
- Leicestershire Foxes – Lewis Hill
Top bowler
- Durham Cricket – Andrew Tye
- Leicestershire Foxes – Naveen-ul-Haq
Most sixes
- Durham Cricket – David Bedingham
- Leicestershire Foxes – Lewis Hill
Player of the Match
- Leicestershire Foxes – Lewis Hill
Team Scores Batting First
- Durham Cricket – 150+
- Leicestershire Foxes – 160+
Leicestershire Foxes are the favorites to win this match.
Durham have struggled in the 2022 Vitality Blast, but with captain Ashton Turner back in the XI, they appear to be a much stronger team. At the Riverside, we predict a low-scoring game with spin bowlers posing numerous challenges to the batters. Leicestershire Foxes are expected to win in the end.