Match 7 of the T20 Blast 2022 will witness Northamptonshire Steelbacks taking on Durham Dynamoes on Friday (May 27) at County Ground, Northampton. Both teams have a basic idea of their combinations going into this game as they look for a better season this time around.
Northamptonshire had only four wins in 14 league matches in the last edition and will look to do well this year. The team's key batter Ricardo Vasconcelos is missing out on the action due to injury concerns. However, the team management has added swashbuckling batter, Chris Lynn to their squad, solidifying their top-order.
In the bowling unit, Steelbacks will rely on the performances of Ben Sanderson and Tom Taylor, who are the proven wicket-takers. Also, Matthew Kelly has done well for Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League (BBL).
On the other hand, Durham will miss Ben Stokes for the entire season due to his international duties. Ashton Turner will be leading the side in Stokes' absence, with his experience as a skipper of Scorchers in BBL coming in handy. Apart from him, David Bedingham will be the key contributor in the batting department.
The team has in-form bowlers like Ben Raine and Liam Trevaskis, while Brydon Carse has proved himself in both departments.
Match Details
Match: Northamptonshire vs Durham, Match 7
Venue: County Ground, Northampton
Date & Time: May 27 at 11:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: FanCode and ECB website.
Pitch Report:
In the last edition, the teams batting first readily scored 150+ runs at this venue on most occasions. The same can be expected in this fixture, and the bowlers need to be proficient with their line and length to put a brake on the batters.
Head-To-Head
In 17 T20 encounters between both teams, Northamptonshire has held an edge with victories. In their last meeting in 2021, Northants posted 173 and won by 30 runs.
Squads
Northamptonshire: Joshua Cobb(c), Ben Sanderson, Graeme White, Chris Lynn, Rob Keogh, Matthew Kelly, Tom Taylor, Lewis McManus, Saif Zaib, Ben Curran, Brandon Glover, Freddie Heldreich, James Sales, Alex Russell
Durham: Scott Borthwick, Ned Eckersley, Ben Raine, Ashton Turner(c), Paul Coughlin, Ollie Robinson(w), Graham Clark, Brydon Carse, Liam Trevaskis, Michael Jones, David Bedingham, Oliver Gibson, Jonathan Bushnell, Stanley McAlindon
Probable Playing XI
Northamptonshire: Chris Lynn, Ben Curran, Joshua Cobb(c), Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Lewis McManus(w), Tom Taylor, James Sales, Matthew Kelly, Ben Sanderson, Freddie Heldreich
Durham: Graham Clark, Michael Jones, Ollie Robinson(w), Ashton Turner(c), David Bedingham, Ned Eckersley, Ben Raine, Brydon Carse, Paul Coughlin, Liam Trevaskis, Scott Borthwick