Who will win Yorkshire vs Durham, Vitality Blast 2019?
Yorkshire Vikings go in search of just their second win of their 2019 Vitality Blast when they take on Durham at Headingley. The North Group fixture takes place on August 16 and the live action begins at 19:00.
Yorkshire are bottom of the group having lost four matches, tied another and seen three games fall victim to the weather. Their only win was against Leicestershire in their third match. As well as avoiding bottom place they have pride to play for against their northern neighbours, however, and won both games against Durham last season.
Durham, on the other hand, need to win after somehow failing to beat Worcestershire last time out – surrendering a winning position that would have seen them jump to second in the table. Instead, they go into this match in fourth place.
YORKS vs DUR, Vitality Blast 2019: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports
Live streaming: Sky Go, Now TV
YORKS vs DUR Toss Prediction
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field first in their most recent match at Headingley. Having lost that match, however, Tom Kohler-Cadmore might choose to bat first if given the chance to do so this time.
YORKS vs DUR Weather Report
After a rain-hit tournament, there could be more frustration at Headingley on Friday night – the forecast for Leeds is for rain all day.
YORKS vs DUR Pitch Condition
The Headingley wicket has been good for batting so far this season, with a minimum score of 170 seemingly the requirement for the team batting first.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for Yorkshire vs Durham, Vitality Blast 2019...
Yorkshire Team News & Playing 11
YORKS Team News
After their bowler-heavy team selection for the last match did not pay off, Yorkshire Vikings could hand a recall to Gary Ballance in place of Jack Leaning.
YORKS Key Players
Tom Kohler-Cadmore: The captain is Yorkshire’s top run scorer so far this season, with 233 including two half-centuries. The big-hitting opener has had a big part to play in previous wins against Durham too.
Adam Lyth: The former England test opener has scored just seven runs less than his opening partner, Kohler-Cadmore, and has scored his runs at a brilliant 162.58 strike rate. He has two half-centuries to his name in this season’s competition.
David Willey: So unlucky not to be named in England’s World Cup squad, the all-rounder has taken five wickets in six matches with an economy rate of just less than eight runs per over. He has also hit 82 useful runs but will want more of both as he looks to prove his worth.
YORKS Team Form
Defeat in the Roses match at Headingley seems to have knocked Yorkshire for six as they have not won a game since losing to Lancashire. The reverse fixture against the Red Rose county was abandoned, while Yorkshire tied with Birmingham Bears in their match before that – Tom Kohler-Cadmore hitting an unbeaten 76 as the Vikings’ exactly matched the Bears 177/4.
Last time out, meanwhile, Yorkshire won the toss against Derbyshire but were then set 208 to win and could only reach 152 all out in reply.
Yorkshire Predicted Playing 11
Adam Lyth, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (c), David Willey, Gary Ballance, Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Tim Bresnan, Jordan Thompson, Dom Bess, Keshav Maharaj, Duanne Olivier, Jack Shutt.
Durham Team News & Playing 11
DUR Team News
Durham named an unchanged squad for their back-to-back T20 Blast fixtures against Worcestershire Rapids and Yorkshire Vikings. Against the Rapids, Chris Rushworth and Ben Raine were the two to miss out. Big-hitting left-hander Raine has struggled for form this season.
DUR Key Players
D’Arcy Short: The Australian opener and star of the Big Bash League has brought his match-winning form to England, where he has hit three half-centuries so far and hit 42 at the top of the order against Worcestershire last time out.
Peter Handscomb: The Australian World Cup squad member had hit 65* and 23* in his previous two innings before falling short last time out.
Matty Potts: Three wickets last time out moved the 20-year-old to 13 wickets in nine games so far this season – at least three more than any of his Durham team-mates.
DUR Team Form
After a good start, Durham have won just one match so far in August – a seven-run win against Derbyshire, defending 160/5, a week ago. The game against Notts was abandoned and they then threw away a winning position to suffer a three-run defeat to Worcestershire Rapids. At 79/0 chasing 118 to win, they were cruising. Instead they came up short – finishing 114/6.
Durham Predicted Playing 11
Scott Steel, D’Arcy Short, Graham Clark, Alex Lees, Jack Burnham, Peter Handscomb, Liam Trevaskis, Stuart Poynter (c, wk), Brydon Case, Matty Potts, Nathan Rimmington
Yorkshire vs Durham Head to Head
Yorkshire Vikings, after winning both matches against Durham in the last season of Vitality Blast, have the better head-to-head record in this fixture. Tim Bresnan’s late-order batting and bowling earned the Vikings a ten-run win at Chester-le-Street, while it was the top order who shone in the reverse fixture. Adam Lyth (92), Harry Brook (44) and Jonathan Tattersall (53) led the Vikings to 200/3 and Durham could only reach 156/4 in reply.
YORKS vs DUR Head to Head Stats
| Matches Played |
YORKS Won |
DUR Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 31 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
🏆 Yorkshire vs Durham Prediction
Yorkshire Vikings are out of form but Durham are too this month and their most recent defeat was one of the worst of the lot given the commanding position they had been in. That will have hurt and Yorkshire can maintain their recent good record in this fixture by beating Durham this time.
Aug 16, 2019
23:30 IST / 18:00 GMT
Headingley Stadium - Leeds, England
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