Durham vs Derbyshire, North Group - Live Cricket Score

The 74th match of Vitality Blast 2023 is scheduled to take place at Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on June 16 and will feature Durham and Derbyshire. With rankings of five and seven, respectively, Durham and Derbyshire are almost equally placed in the points table.

In the last five games, Durham has been inconsistent in claiming the opponent's wickets; their average wicket loss per contest is decent, which reflects their batting strength. In their most recent match versus Leicestershire, Durham batted first and scored 59 at the conclusion of Powerplay. The contributions came from all top six batters, but Ashton Turner's knock of 60 off 38 shifted the momentum towards Durham at the end of the first innings. However, nobody in the bowling section responded to it. Hence, Rishi Patel's assault on Durham, scoring 104 in 49 balls, helped them reach the target of 173 in the 17th over with six wickets in hand.

On the other hand, Derbyshire lost their recent low-scoring battle against Nottinghamshire. They batted first against Nottinghamshire, and their batters neither lost wickets nor increased the run flow. With the help of three twenty-plus scores and Haider Ali's 42 off 37, they posted a score of 143. The bowlers picked up three quick wickets after letting the opponent build a strong foundation of 40 runs in 4 overs. George Scrimshaw struck back-to-back to halt the run flow in the middle overs. Despite picking up three wickets for just 16 runs and Zaman Khan's two wickets, the opponent held their nerves to reach the target in the 18th over.