Durham vs Yorkshire, North group: head-to-head and stats

Durham will lock horns with Yorkshire at Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street on the 23rd of June, 2023. Durham has played good cricket this season but was pretty flat in the last game. Durham are positioned eighth in the points table with nine points from eleven games, winning four and losing six games alongside a tied match with Derbyshire Falcons. On the other hand, Yorkshire are positioned fifth with twelve points from as many games, winning and losing six matches each.

As the tournament progressed, Durham’s performances declined. They haven’t tasted victory in the last five fixtures. But they will take confidence from their win against their counterparts in the reverse fixture where Durham won by 28 runs. The Vikings had a few winning and losing streaks going on this season. Their six wins are sandwiched between two hat-tricks of losses. During the period of their six consecutive wins, Yorkshire have been simply brilliant in this edition of 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 – 36

Durham – 16

Yorkshire – 20

Match Details:

Durham vs Yorkshire – North Group

Venue: Riverside Ground at Chester-le-Street

Date & Time: 23rd June, at 11:00 PM IST, Local 6:30 PM

FACTS

STATS – T20I