WOR vs DUR Fantasy Prediction: Worcestershire vs Durham – 25 June 2021 (Worcester). Ben Stokes, Ben Raine, and Rikki Wessels will be the players to look out for in the Fantasy teams.
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Worcestershire will take on Durham in the League Match of Vitality Blast T20, which will be played at the New Road Stadium in Worcester. The T20 cricket is finally back in England, and nothing better than some T20 Blast cricket.
Wessels and Whiteley have batted well for Durham, whereas Dwarshius and Morris have been their star bowlers. For Durham, they will rely on star players like Ben Stokes and Bancroft in batting, whereas Potts has been their major wicket-taker.
Pitch Report – The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20 domestic games played here is 170 runs. This pitch has a history of supporting the batsmen.
Match Details :
Time:- 10.00 PM, Stadium: New Road, Worcester.
Probable XI for both sides:-
Worcestershire – Rikki Wessels, Brett D’Oliveira, Thomas Fell, Ross Whiteley, Jake Libby, Ben Cox, Ed Barnard, Ben Dwarshius, Ish Sodhi, Dillon Pennington, Charlie Morris.
Durham – David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Ben Stokes, Ben Raine, Cameron Bancroft, Ned Eckersley, Sean Dickson, Brydon Carse, Scott Borthwick, Liam Trevaskis, Matty Potts.
5 Must-Have Players in the Squad
Ben Stokes, Ben Raine, Rikki Wessels, Ben Dwarshius, and Cameron Bancroft.
WOR vs DUR Team Wicket-Keeper
David Bedingham (Price 8.5) will be the wicket-keeper of our squad. Bedingham has scored 173 runs in the tournament at an average of 28.83, whereas he has a strike-rate of 154.46. He is the best pick in this category.
WOR vs DUR Team Batsmen
Ross Whiteley (Price 9.5) and Rikki Wessels (Price 9) will be our batsmen from Worcestershire. Wessels has scored 173 runs in the tournament at an average of 28.82, whereas Whiteley has scored 131 runs at 26.20. Both of them technically strong players.
Cameron Bancroft (Price 9.5) and Graham Clark (Price 8.5) will be our batsmen from Durham. Bancroft has scored 155 runs in the tournament at an average of 38.75, whereas Clark has scored 151 runs at 25.16. Both of them have batted well in the tournament so far.
WOR vs DUR Team All-Rounders
Ben Stokes (Price 10.5) and Ben Raine (Price 9) will be our all-rounders from Durham. Stokes is a world-class player, and he cannot be dropped. Raine has scalped seven wickets in the tournament at an economy of 6.81, whereas he will bat at the number four slot.
Brett D’Oliveira (Price 9) will be our all-rounder from Worcestershire. Oliveira scored 143 runs last season and scalped three wickets with the ball. [This Season: 111 Runs and 1 Wicket]
WOR vs DUR Team Bowlers
Ben Dwarshius (Price 8.5) and Charlie Morris (Price 8) will be our bowlers from Worcestershire. Morris has scalped seven wickets in the tournament, whereas Dwarshius has scalped six. Both of them are genuine wicket-takers.
Matthew Potts (Price 8.5) will be our bowler from Durham. Potts scalped 13 wickets last season at an economy of 7.34, whereas he has scalped nine wickets this time around. He has been the best wicket-taker of the side.
[You can take Pennington or Travaskis instead of Ross Whiteley]
Match Prediction: Durham will be the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Ben Stokes and Ben Raine
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Rikki Wessels and Brett D’Oliveira
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Fantasy Team Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.