Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Vitality Blast T20 2023 - North Group- All Matches - 6th June

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Vitality Blast T20 2023 matches of the North Group which will be played on June 6th at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street and Grace Road, Leicester.

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North Group Matches:


June 6: Durham vs Northamptonshire (Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street)


Durham Form Guide:

Durham are currently placed at the 4th position in the North Group points table with 3 wins under their belt.

The top run scorer for Durham in the competition is Oliver George Robinson with 222 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Durham in the competition is Nathan Sowter with 9 scalps under his belt.

Durham have lost their previous match against Leicestershire by 7 wickets.

Durham batter first and they posted a total of 168 for 6 in 20 overs. The openers Alex Lees and Graham Clark were dismissed early on. Oliver George Robinson played superbly in the middle order and scored 69 runs in 43 balls to take Durham to a respectable total of 168 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Nick Welch and Lewis Hill started off very well for Leicestershire. They scored 30 and 21 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a successful chase. A couple of wickets fell in the middle overs but Colin Ackermann and Louis Kimber played match winning knocks of 33 and 55 runs respectively to take Leicestershire home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.

Northamptonshire Form Guide:

Northamptonshire are currently placed at the 7th position on the points table with 3 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Northamptonshire in the competition is Ricardo Vasconcelos with 198 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Northamptonshire in the competition is Andrew Tye with 9 scalps under his belt.

Northamptonshire have won their previous match against Worcestershire by 6 wickets.

Worcestershire batted first and they posted a total of 178 for 6 in 20 overs. Michael Bracewell was dismissed early on. Brett D'Oliveira carried on his form and scored 38 off 28 balls but got out at a wrong moment. Mitchell Santner played a nice cameo of 33 in 21 balls in the late order and helped his team get to 178 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Northamptonshire lost their key batter Chris Lynn within the powerplay overs. Ricardo Vasconcelos played like a champion and scored 44 off 26 balls to instill hope for a successful chase. A real game changing knock was played by Saif Zaib in the lower middle order. He smashed 70 not out in 35 balls to take Northamptonshire home in the 20th over with 6 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Durham: Alex Lees, Cameron Bancroft, Scott Borthwick, Jack Burnham, Ben Raine, Paul Coughlin, Liam Trevaskis, David Bedingham (South Africa), Ollie Robinson, Nathan Sowter, Brandon Glover, Bas de Leede, Matthew Kuhnemann (Australia), Tristan Stubbs (South Africa - Vitality Blast), Graham Clark

Northamptonshire - Ricardo Vasconcelos, Luke Procter, Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib, Adam Rossington, Tom Taylor, Gareth Berg, Simon Kerrigan, Ben Sanderson, David Willey, Lewis McManus, Ollie Sale, Hassan Azad, Sam Whiteman (Australia - County Championship and One-Day Cup, until the end of August), Chris Tremain (Australia - County Championship, three games in April), Lance Morris (Australia - County Championship, three games in May), Chris Lynn (Australia - Vitality Blast), AJ Tye (Australia - Vitality Blast)


Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Durham 

Who will win? -  Northamptonshire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Chris Lynn (Northamptonshire), Oliver George Robinson (Durham)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Andrew Tye (Northamptonshire), Ben Raine (Durham)

Most Sixes – Chris Lynn (Northamptonshire), Oliver George Robinson (Durham)

Player of the Match - Chris Lynn (Northamptonshire)

Team Scores Batting first –Northamptonshire 170+, Durham 160+

Match Handicap: Northamptonshire



June 6- Leicestershire vs Yorkshire (Grace Road, Leicester)


Yorkshire Form Guide:

Yorkshire are currently placed at the 6th position on points table with 3 wins to their name.

The top run scorer for Yorkshire in Vitality Blast T20 is Dawid Malan with 328 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Yorkshire in Vitality Blast T20 is David Wiese with 8 scalps under his belt.

Yorkshire have won their previous match against Derbyshire by 7 wickets.

Derbyshire batted first and they posted a total of 166 for 8 in 20 overs. Haider Ali showed why he is a class act in Pakistan cricket as he smashed 74 off just 47 balls. His innings featured 4 fours and 4 huge sixes. Apart from him, no other batter was able to find the gaps frequently and as a result, Derbyshire were restricted to an under par total of 166 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, openers Dawid Malan and Adam Lyth provided a solid start to the Yorkshire innings. Malan scored 81 while Lyth made 31 to almost seal the deal in favor of Yorkshire. They eventually chased the total down in the 19th over with 7 wickets in hand.


Leicestershire Form Guide:

Leicestershire are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win to their name so far in the competition.

The top run scorer for Leicestershire in Vitality Blast T20 is Rishi Patel with 142 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Leicestershire in Vitality Blast T20 is Callum Parkinson with 7 scalps under his belt.

Leicestershire have won their previous match against Durham by 7 wickets.

Durham batter first and they posted a total of 168 for 6 in 20 overs. The openers Alex Lees and Graham Clark were dismissed early on. Oliver George Robinson played superbly in the middle order and scored 69 runs in 43 balls to take Durham to a respectable total of 168 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Nick Welch and Lewis Hill started off very well for Leicestershire. They scored 30 and 21 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a successful chase. A couple of wickets fell in the middle overs but Colin Ackermann and Louis Kimber played match winning knocks of 33 and 55 runs respectively to take Leicestershire home in the 18th over with 7 wickets in hand.


Let's have a look at the squads:

Leicestershire - Samuel Evans, Colin Ackermann, Lewis Hill, Rishi Patel, Harry Swindells, Chris Wright, Edward Barnes, Gavin Griffiths, Callum Parkinson, Harry Dearden, Roman Walker, Tom Scriven, Wiaan Mulder (South Africa), Peter Handscomb (Australia - County Championship, April and May), Ajinkya Rahane (India - County Championship and One-Day Cup, June onwards), Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan - Vitality Blast), Sol Budinger, Matt Salisbury

Yorkshire - Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Harry Duke, Dominic Bess, Jordan Thompson, Ben Coad, Jonathan Tattersall, Mathew Pillans, Will Fraine, George Hill, Matthew Fisher, Andrew Gale, Matt Milnes, Ben Mike, Jafer Chohan (South Asian Cricket Academy), Shan Masood (Pakistan), Neil Wagner (New Zealand - first 10 County Championship matches), David Wiese (Namibia - Vitality Blast)



Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Yorkshire 

Who will win? -  Yorkshire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Colin Ackermann (Leicestershire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Ben Mike (Yorkshire), Josh Hull (Leicestershire)

Most Sixes – Dawid Malan (Yorkshire), Colin Ackermann (Leicestershire)

Player of the Match - Dawid Malan (Yorkshire)

Team Scores Batting first – Yorkshire 175+, Leicestershire 160+

Match Handicap: Yorkshire


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