Match: Durham vs Leicestershire, Match 113
Series: Vitality T20 Blast 2025
Date: Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Time: 11:00 PM IST
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
TV Broadcast: Not Telecasted
Live Streaming: Available on Durham’s official YouTube channel
Durham has been doing really well in the Vitality Blast 2025 season currently sitting at number 3 in the points table. In their last 5 matches this season, they have won 3 and lost 2 with the two defeats coming in their previous two matches. In their last match vs top of the table Lancashire, Durham scored 155 runs with Colin Ackerman and Ollie Robinson were the top scorers with 42 and 35 runs respectively. After reaching the target in 18.4 overs, Lancashire triumphed with a three-wicket win. Nathan Sowter, Jimmy Neesham and Callum Parkinson picked 2 wickets each for Durham.
Meanwhile, Leicestershire has had mixed results in the Blast 2025 season. In their last 5 matches, Leicestershire have won 2 matches and lost 3 matches. In their last match against Worcestershire, they suffered a 6 wickets defeat. Leicester scored 173 runs while batting with Ben Cox leading the charge with 70 runs off 44 balls. But they couldn't stop Worcestershire from chasing the 174 runs target. They chased the target in 17.4 overs. Tom Scriven the best bowler for Leicestershire with 2 wickets in the match.
The Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street offers a competitive surface for both the batters and the bowlers in T20 games generally. There is some early swing and seam movement expected for the pace bowlers but it will get better to bat on as the game progresses. Meanwhile, bowlers get more grip from the surface in the 2nd innings as it gets on the slower side which brings the spin bowlers into the attack. It is a little difficult to chase here and scores around 170-190 is considered a winning total.
Leicestershire have the head-to-head advantage over Durham in the last 10 T20 Blast matches. In those games, Leicestershire have won 6 matches while Durham have won 4. Leicestershire in-fact have won five out of the last 6 matches between two teams.
The last match between the two teams was played on 6 June 2025 which was won by Leicestershire. Batting first, they amassed 193 runs, with Lewis Hill contributing 47 runs and skipper Louis Kimber scoring a half-century. Ben Raine took 5 wickets for Durham in this match while Zak Foulkes got 2 wickets.
Durham could score 187 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 6 runs. Following a poor showing by the top order, Will Rhodes and Kasey Aldridge gave it their all, scoring 44 and 43 runs, respectively, but ultimately failed to lead their team to victory.
Durham: Alex Lees (captain), Graham Clark, Colin Ackermann. David Bedingham, Oliver Robinson (wk), James Neesham. Will Rhodes, Matthew Potts, Nathan Sowter, Kasey Aldridge, Callum Parkinson
Leicestershire: Louis Kimber (captain), Shan Masood, Rishi Patel, Ben Cox (wk), Soloman Budinger, Rehan Ahmed, Logan van Beek, Tom Scriven, Joshua F Thomas, Samuel Wood, Josh Hull
Wicketkeeper: Oliver Robinson
Batters: Louis Kimber, Alex Lees, Colin Ackerman, Simon Budinger, Graham Clark
All-rounders: James Neesham, Logan van Beek, Rehan Ahmed, Kasey Aldridge
Bowlers: Nathan Sowter
James Neesham
Logan van Beek
Louis Kimber
Rehan Ahmed
Wicketkeeper: Oliver Robinson
Batters: Louis Kimber, Alex Lees, Simon Budinger, Graham Clark, Shan Masood
All-rounders: James Neesham, Logan van Beek, Rehan Ahmed
Bowlers: Matthew Potts, Nathan Sowter
James Neesham
Logan van Beek
Rehan Ahmed
Nathan Sowter
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