DUR vs NOR Dream11 Prediction, Match 44, T20 Blast Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

Durham is set to face Northamptonshire in the 44th match of the T20 Blast 2026 at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Saturday, June 6

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 06 Jun 2026, 09:33 IST

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Table Of Contents

Preview

In the 44th match of the T20 Blast 2026, Durham (DUR) will face Northamptonshire (NOR). Durham played four matches, winning two and losing two and currently holds the third position on the North Group points table with 8 points. After a strong start to the tournament, they lost their two consecutive matches. In their previous match, they were defeated by 58 runs by Yorkshire, failing to chase down the target of 152 runs.

On the other hand, Northamptonshire had an excellent start to the tournament, winning all their matches and currently leads the points table with 16 points. They won their previous match by six wickets against Gloucestershire, successfully chasing a target of 165 runs in 16.2 overs. Chris Lynn was the top-scorer for Northamptonshire, scoring a match-winning 69 runs at a strike rate of 191.

Match Information

Durham vs Northamptonshire, Match 45

Vitality Blast, 6 Jun 2026, Sat, 11:30 PM IST ,Old Trafford, Manchester

Broadcast

Sony Sports Network

Live Stream

Sony LIV

Weather Report

Old Trafford, Manchester

Clear

20.8°C

50% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Durham

L
L
W
W
T

Northamptonshire

W
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Chris Lynn

NOR - bat

518 Runs

13 Matches

2

Alex Lees

DUR - bat

473 Runs

12 Matches

3

Ricardo Vasconcelos

NOR - wk

439 Runs

15 Matches

4

David Willey

NOR - all

402 Runs

15 Matches

311 Runs

14 Matches

6

302 Runs

12 Matches

1

Chris Lynn

NOR - bat

169.84

13 Matches

2

Ben Mckinney

DUR - bat

165.45

7 Matches

3

Alex Lees

DUR - bat

164.81

12 Matches

4

Lewis McManus

NOR - wk

160.63

14 Matches

5

David Willey

NOR - all

158.89

15 Matches

6

Graham Clark

DUR - bat

156.65

12 Matches

1

James Sales

NOR - bowl

22 Wkts

14 Matches

2

Calvin Harrison

NOR - bowl

21 Wkts

14 Matches

3

Ben Sanderson

NOR - bowl

19 Wkts

14 Matches

4

Matty Potts

DUR - bowl

19 Wkts

11 Matches

5

Ben Raine

DUR - all

17 Wkts

11 Matches

6

17 Wkts

12 Matches

1

Calvin Harrison

NOR - bowl

6.76

14 Matches

2

Ben Raine

DUR - all

6.91

11 Matches

3

7.21

12 Matches

4

Brydon Carse

DUR - bowl

7.36

3 Matches

7.60

14 Matches

6

Saif Zaib

NOR - bat

7.88

12 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Durham

G Clark, AZ Lees (C), DG Bedingham, Ollie Robinson (wk), BA Raine, Colin Ackermann, WMH Rhodes, Kasey Aldridge, MJ Potts, CF Parkinson, NA Sowter

Bench : Ben Mckinney, GS Drissell, Daniel Hogg, Emilio Gay, SG Borthwick, Ben Stokes, S Conners, Mark Wood, BA Carse, A Bailey, Shafiqullah Ghafari, J Minto, H Mustard, LS Robinson

Northamptonshire

R Vasconcelos, CA Lynn, NA McSweeney, DJ Willey (C), Justin Broad, LPJ Kimber, LD McManus (wk), James Sales, CG Harrison, BW Sanderson, GLS Scrimshaw

Bench : Arush Buchake, GA Bartlett, Aadi Sharma, RI Keogh, Gus Miller, SVD Merwe, LA Procter, SA Zaib, L Guthrie, Dominic Leech, Raphael Weatherall, T Louw, Harry Conway, N Ramesh

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch offers good bounce and carry, assisting fast bowlers who hit the right lengths, while the breeze flowing across the ground from the River Wear helps seamers swing the ball. The average first-innings score at this venue is 160-165 runs.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

50%

Batting Pitch

160

Average Score

50%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Chris Lynn NOR | BAT

Chris Lynn is an excellent choice for the captaincy role for your fantasy team. He scored 207 runs at a strike rate of 173 in this tournament.

8.5
VC

David Willey NOR | ALL

David Willey will be a great choice for vice-captaincy in this game. He scored 98 runs at a strike rate of 178 and also took four wickets in this tournament

7

Nathan McSweeney NOR | ALL

Nathan McSweeney is a talented batter who scored 99 runs at a strike rate of 199 in this tournament. He will be a good option for the DUR vs NOT Dream11 prediction

7.5

Ollie Robinson DUR | WK

Ollie Robinson is an excellent batsman capable of scoring big and taking the game away from the bowlers. He has scored 104 runs in this tournament

9

James Sales NOR | BOWL

James Sales has performed well recently. He picked up 11 wickets at an economy rate of 8.44 in this tournament

8

Matty Potts DUR | BOWL

Matthew Potts is a decent budget pick for this match. He picked up nine wickets at an economy rate of 8.5 in this tournament

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9

Ben Mckinney

DUR | BAT

8.5

Harry Conway

NOR | BOWL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jun 6 2026 9:33 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

DUR

5 : 6

NOR

Credits Left
9.5/100

Head To Head
Ollie Robinson

7.5

Alex Lees

8

David Bedingham

8.5

Chris Lynn
C

8.5

Nathan McSweeney

7

Colin Ackermann

8.5

Calvin Harrison

8.5

David Willey
VC

8.5

Matty Potts

8

James Sales

9

Ben Sanderson

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

DUR

5 : 6

NOR

Credits Left
8/100

Mega League
Ollie Robinson
VC

7.5

Graham Clark

9

Justin Broad

7.5

Chris Lynn

8.5

Colin Ackermann
C

8.5

Ben Raine

8.5

Calvin Harrison

8.5

David Willey

8.5

Matty Potts

8

James Sales

9

Ben Sanderson

8.5

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