Vitality T20 Blast 2019: Durham vs Yorkshire Dream 11 Prediction

Yorkshire are currently at the bottom of the league table of North group with just one win in 10 matches., and their chances to make it to the quarter finals of the Vitality T20 Blast 2019 are almost gone. Durham, meanwhile have a more realistic opportunity to make it to the knockout stage, as they currently sit one point behind the fourth place.

Match Details:

The match between Durham and Yorkshire in the North group of the Vitality T20 Blast 2019 will take place at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street at 5:30 PM GMT on Friday, August 23.

Team News:

Durham

With 368 runs and 9 wickets in as many matches, D Arcy Short is one player that probably no fantasy team can overlook, and would be a no-brainer to hand him the captaincy. Peter Handscomb, though he has not been able to play all the matches, he averages 47 in 6 matches. Matty Potts has picked up 13 wicket in 9 matches, while Liam Trevaskis and  have 10 each to their name.

Yorkshire

It hasn’t been a good tournament for them so far. They would want their captain, Tom Kohler-Cadmore to step up at the back end of the tournament. Players like David Willey and Tim Bresnan will also be expecting to do good after a poor tournament so far. Their highest wicket taker in the tournament has been Duanne Oliver with six wickets.

Predicted Playing XI

Durham

Nathan Rimmington, Stuart Poynter (c & wk), Peter Handscomb, Alex Lees, Ben Raine, Graham Clark, D Arcy Short, Brydon Carse, Matty Potts, Liam Trevaskis, Scott Steel

Yorkshire

Tim Bresnan, Adam Lyth, David Willey, Jack Leaning, Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Keshav Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (c), Dominic Bess, Jordan Thompson, Jack Shutt

Injury and Availability News:

There are no fresh injury concerns as of now. Yorkshire, who are at the bottom of the North group, have snapped up Keshav Maharaj and would be hoping that the new player would bring a change in their fortunes.

Weather and pitch report

Thankfully, rain is not expected play spoilsport even though the weather is expected to be a little cloudy.

The average first innings at the Riverside ground has been 163. The wicket generally remains same throughout the match, meaning the toss won’t be a big factor.

H2H record

The last time the two teams met this year, the match was abandoned. Out of the four before that, Durham have won only one match.

Dream XI Prediction Team:

Wicket-keeper: S Poynter

Batters: S Steel, A Lyth, TK Cadmore

All-rounders: D’Arcy Short, L Trevaskis, D Willey, K Maharaj

Bowlers: M Rimmington, B Carse, M Potts

Captain & Vice-captain: D’Arcy Short & S Steel