T20 Blast 2022 | NOT vs DUR | Preview, Prediction, Probable XI, CREX XI

Nottinghamshire and Durham, both placed in the lower half of the North Group point table, will go head-to-head against each other in the 113th fixture of the English T20 Blast 2022. The former is hosting this match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, the United Kingdom, on Friday (July 01). 

Both the teams have played their most recent encounter in the tournament against each other only, which saw the Notts emerging out victorious by a mere margin of 2 runs. It was a rain-affected game as the match was reduced to 11 overs per side. 

After putting to bat first, Nottinghamshire put up a total of 98 runs in the allotted 11 overs and restricted Durham to the score of 96 in the second inning. Samit Patel and Matthew Carter were the picks of the bowlers, having bagged two wickets each.  

Talking about Nottingham’s journey

Overall, the Dan Christian-led side has won 5 of their twelve T20 Blast matches and is currently placed at the seventh spot of the North Group points table with 11 points to their credit. 

Alex Hales and Ben Duckett have been their best batters so far, having mustered 334 runs and 281 runs in 12 innings, respectively, while Samit Patel has been their regular wicket-taker. He has scalped 15 wickets in 11 innings thus far.  

Talking about Durham’s journey

Durham, on the other hand, has had a disappointing season so far as they have managed to win just 3 of their twelve league stage games. They are currently reeling at the second-last spot of the points table with just 7 points in their account. 

Michael Jones and Graham Clark have been their prime contributors with the bat, having compiled 266 and 236 runs in 11 innings respectively. Andrew Tye meanwhile has been their best bowler and also the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 19 wickets in just 8 innings. 

Match Details:

Match: Nottinghamshire vs Durham, Match 113

Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Date & Time: July 1 & 11:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.

Pitch Report: The track at Trent Bridge has assisted the batter in the recent matches. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and bowlers must have to do something out of the box to control the flow of runs. The toss-winning skipper will look to bowl first and chase down the total later in the match. 

Head-To-Head:

Matches Played: 28

Nottinghamshire Won: 17

Durham Won: 11

Squads:

Nottinghamshire: Dan Christian (C), Dane Paterson, James Pattinson, Dan Christian, Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Sol Budinger, Matthew Carter, Zak Chappell, Joe Clarke, Ben Duckett, Joey Evison, Luke Fletcher, Alex Hales, Haseeb Hameed, Calvin Harrison, James Hayes, Brett Hutton, Lyndon James, Sammy King, Matt Montgomery, Tom Moores. Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Liam Patterson-White, Toby Pettman, Dane Shadendorf, Fateh Singh, Ben Slater

Durham: Ashton Turner (C), Liam Trevaskis Ollie Robinson, Jack Burnham, Jonathan Bushnell, Jack Campbell, Brydon Carse, Graham Clark, Paul Coughlin, Harry Crawshaw, Sean Dickson, Luke Doneathy, George Drissell, Ned Eckersley, Oliver Gibson, Michael Jones, Alex Lees, Tom Mackintosh, Matty Potts, Ben Raine, Chris Rushworth, Matt Salisbury, Ben Stokes, Mark Wood, David Bedingham

Probable Playing XI:

Nottinghamshire: Alex Hales, Joe Clarke, Soloman Budinger, Ben Duckett, Samit Patel, Tom Moores (wk), Steven Mullaney, Lyndon James, Daniel Christian (c), Matthew Carter, Luke Fletcher

Durham: Michael Jones, Graham Clark, Oliver Robinson (wk), Ashton Turner (c), Paul Coughlin, Ned Eckersley, Ben Raine, Brydon Carse, Liam Trevaskis, Andrew Tye, Nathan Sowter

CREX XI Suggestion:

Wicket-Keeper: Ned Eckersley, Tom Moores

Batters: Alex Hales, Ben Duckett, Michael Jones

All-Rounders: Samit Patel, Daniel Christian, Paul Coughlin 

Bowlers: Andrew Tye, Luke Fletcher, Ben Raine

Captain: Alex Hales

Vice-Captain: Michael Jones