The Natwest t20 Blast is back and two teams who will face each other on Thursday evening are the Durham and the Worcestershire.
These two teams will lock their horns at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-street on June 30, 2016, at 11:00 PM IST.
Mark Stoneman is the captain of the Durhan team and he needs to fire at the top of the order for his team. Durham’s last match was against the strong Yorkshire side, which they won by the 6 runs by (D/L) Method.
Although, this team won their last match but their batting is a major issue for the team management.
Meanwhile, it is expected that former England allrounder Paul Collingwood could make his way back in the playing XI for this match
Meanwhile, the X-factor for this team is the All Rounder Ben Stokes. This young lad is one of the genuine match winners in all the format of the game.
On the other side, Daryl Mitchell is the captain of Worcestershire team and his depend depends heavily on him. The batting department lacks match winners and there is no international name in this team who could easily win them matches.
Also, Matt Henry is the lone warrior for this team with the ball. The last match of this team was against the Lancashire, which they lost and the inexperience of their batting was reflected in that match.
Well, this team need to regroup and they must prepare themselves for the next encounter against the Durham team.
DURHAM TEAM (FROM)
Paul Coughlin, Usman Arshad, Chris Rushworth, Jack Burnham, Graham Onions, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Paul Collingwood, James Weighell, Barry McCarthy, Graham Clark, Calum MacLeod, Mark Stoneman(c), Phil Mustard(w), Ben Stokes, Gordon Muchall, Ryan Pringle, Michael Richardson, Scott Borthwick, Keaton Jennings.
WORCESTERSHIRE TEAM (FROM)
Joe Leach, Matt Henry, Ed Barnard, Jack Shantry, Chris Russell, Thomas Charles Fell, George Rhodes, Nick Harrison, Daryl Mitchell(c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Clarke, Alexei Kervezee, Brett D’Oliveira, Ross Whiteley, Ben Cox(w).
PREDICTION
Team Durham is looking favourite to win this match , keeping in mind the inexperience of the batting department of Worcestershire team.
