Vitality Blast 2024 Cricket Match Prediction | North Group | Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning – Let’s see who will win the match. | June 16

Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning Match Analysis

At Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street, Durham Cricket and Lancashire Lightning will compete in the North Group of the 2024 Vitality Blast. The game starts on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 19:30 BST. Out of five matches, Durham Cricket has only won two thus far. With a net run rate of -1.087, they are now in eighth place, which is not ideal. So far, the Lancashire Lightning have won five of their six games. At a net run rate of 1.690, they are currently the top team in the north group, which is incredible.

Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning Team Preview & Squads

Durham Cricket

The top five batters from Durham include DG Bedingham, OG Robinson, BA Stokes, AZ Lees, and SG Borthwick. DG Bedingham leads with an impressive fan rating of 8.9, having scored 3760 runs at an average of 56.96, including 15 centuries. OG Robinson follows with a fan rating of 8.4, boasting a remarkable batting average of 64.04 with 1473 runs. BA Stokes, with a rating of 7.3, has amassed 3915 runs, including nine centuries. AZ Lees, rated 5.7, has scored 4584 runs at an average of 45.84. SG Borthwick, with a fan rating of 4.2, has the highest run tally at 8276 runs.

The leading bowlers are BA Raine, MJ Potts, BA Stokes, SG Borthwick, and PM Siddle. BA Raine stands out with 239 wickets and best bowling figures of 6/27, while MJ Potts has taken 165 wickets with best figures of 7/40. Stokes contributes with 186 wickets, with best figures of 7/67. SG Borthwick has 192 wickets, and PM Siddle has 7 wickets with best figures of 3/27. 

Durham Cricket Squads

Durham Cricket

Alex Lees (c), Oliver Robinson (wk), David Bedingham, Ben Raine, Nathan Sowter, Jonathan Bushnell, Paul Coughlin, Ashton Turner, Matthew Potts, Graham Clark, Callum Parkinson

Lancashire Lightning

The top five batters for Lancashire include Keaton Jennings, Luke Wells, Josh Bohannon, George Balderson, and Tom Bailey. Leading the pack, Keaton Jennings boasts a fan rating of 9.4, having scored 4794 runs with an impressive average of 48.91 and a high score of 318. Luke Wells, rated 6.8, has accumulated 2516 runs with an average of 37.55 and a top score of 175*. Josh Bohannon follows with a rating of 3.3, having scored 4222 runs at an average of 44.44. George Balderson, rated 5.0, has a batting average of 30.00, having scored 1530 runs. Tom Bailey, despite a lower rating of 2.3, has contributed 2276 runs at an average of 19.28.

Among the bowlers, Tom Bailey stands out with 366 wickets, boasting best figures of 7/37 and an average of 24.12. WSA Williams, rated 6.3, has taken 85 wickets with best figures of 5/41. Nathan Lyon, rated 7.2, has claimed 20 wickets with a best of 4/59. Saqib Mahmood has 76 wickets, and George Balderson has taken 85 wickets with best figures of 5/14.

Lancashire Lightning Squads

Lancashire Lightning

Keaton Jennings (c), Matthew Hurst (wk), Josh Bohannon, Steven Croft, George Balderson, Chris Green, Luke Wood, Tom Bruce, Jack Blatherwick, Luke Wells, Saqib Mahmood

Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning outfield report

Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street

It’s not a baseball haven here. Five of the seven games that were played here were won by the bowling first team. Tomorrow’s weather is predicted to be wet. Here, the first innings score is 131, and the pitch is for bowlers.

Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

In the last five encounters between these two teams, each team won 2 matches.

Durham Cricket vs Lancashire Lightning Prediction

Winning the toss

• Lancashire Lightning

Player of the Match

• Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wells

Most runs

• Durham Cricket – Graham Clark
• Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wells

Most wickets

• Durham Cricket – Matthew Potts
• Lancashire Lightning – George Balderson

Most sixes

• Durham Cricket – Graham Clark
• Lancashire Lightning – Luke Wells

Team Scores Batting First

• Durham Cricket – 140+
• Lancashire Lightning – 150+

According to cricket analysts, Lancashire Lightning has a 60% chance of winning.

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