Durham vs Northamptonshire, North Group: head-to-head and other key stats

Durham will lock horns with Northamptonshire at Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street on the 7th of June, 2023. Both teams have won three games but Durham have played one game less and would be looking to move up the ladder with a win here in front of a jam-packed crowd. Durham has played good cricket this season but was pretty flat in the last game. Oliver Robinson though continued his good form and will be eyeing another big performance. Turner too showed his class in the last game and if the top order can fire, they have the depth to put big runs on the board. In the bowling department, Wayne Parnell holds the key. Durham will get their best game out in this match with two important points up for grabs.

Northamptonshire Steelbacks are coming into this game on the back of two comprehensive wins and have started to click as a unit now. Chris Lynn and Ricardo Vasconcelos at the top of the order have done well, while Willey, Cobb and Saif Zaib form a formidable batting line-up. Coming to the bowling department, they have Andrew Tye and Ben Sanderson who are genuine wicket-takers alongside Willey while Freddie Heldreich also bowled brilliantly in the last game. It is all about continuing the momentum for Steelbacks and let’s see if they can make it three in three now. With both the teams well matched, this game promises to go down to the wire in the entertaining T20 Blast.

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Pitch

The pitch at Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street is generally good for batting but has occasionally there have been some low scores too. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side. The team winning the toss will look to bat first and set a total as the pitch seems to slow down slightly in the 2nd innings.

Head-to-Head

Total Matches – 20

Durham – 11

Northamptonshire – 9

Match Details:

Durham vs Northamptonshire

Venue: Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street

Date & Time: 6th June, at 11:00 PM IST, Local 6:30 PM

FACTS

STATS – T20I