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Middlesex vs Durham Predictions - Middlesex backed to edge Durham in a tight One-Day Cup Semi-Final clash

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Middlesex are slight favorites due to group-stage dominance and home advantage.
Key players from both sides are in outstanding form.
Durham enter after a convincing quarter-final win.

Middlesex backed to edge Durham in a tight One-Day Cup Semi-Final clash (/Getty Images)

Middlesex vs Durham Predictions

Middlesex enter the One-Day Cup semi-final at Brunton Memorial Ground as slight favorites, due to their dominant group-stage run, strong head-to-head record, and home advantage.

Middlesex vs Durham Predictions
Head-to-Head
Middlesex Form
Durham Form
Team news

Middlesex has won 3 of the last 4 matches against Durham.
Middlesex's Joe Cracknell has scored 84, 44* & 128 in his last 3 innings.
Middlesex's Joshua de Caires has scores of 27, 34, 42 & 130 in his last 5 innings.
Middlesex's Henry Brookes has taken 5 wickets in his last 3 matches.
Middlesex has won 3 of the last 5 matches.
Middlesex defeated Sussex by 92 runs in their previous match.
Durham has won 3 of the last 5 matches.
Durham beat Lancashire by 162 runs in their previous match.
Durham's Ollie Robinson has scores of 76, 43, 37 & 76 in his last 5 innings.
Durham's David Bedingham has scores of 104, 17, 38 & 26* in his last 4 innings.
Durham's Shafiqullah Ghafari has taken 11 wickets in his last 5 matches.

Head-to-Head

Middlesex has won three of the last four One-Day Cup head-to-head meetings against Durham.

Middlesex beat Durham by three wickets with three balls to spare in their previous One-Day Cup Group B match in August. Durham scored 303/7 in 50 overs, which Middlesex chased down, reaching 307/7 in 49.3 overs.

Middlesex Form

Middlesex defeated Sussex by 92 runs in their previous One-Day Cup Group B match at Brunton Memorial Ground in Radlett, posting 354/8, and bowling Sussex out for 262 in 43.5 overs.

Joe Cracknell, with 128 from 112 balls, was supported by Nathan Fernandes, who contributed 92 runs from 106 balls in putting up a 202-run third-wicket partnership. Eathan Bosch smashed 33* off just 10 balls in a heavy final-over assault.

Sebastian Morgan with 4/46, Noah Corwell (2/31), and Luke Hollman (2/52) were the pick of the bowlers.

Joe Cracknell has scored 84, 44*, and 128 in his last three innings, while Joshua de Caires has scores of 27, 34, 42 & 130 in his last five innings, and Henry Brookes has taken five wickets in his last three matches.

Middlesex finished top in the Group B table of the One-Day Cup, winning seven of their eight matches.

Durham Form

Durham crushed Lancashire by 162 runs in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup quarter-final at Emirates Old Trafford. David Bedingham scored 104 from 89 balls, and Ollie Robinson added a rapid 76 from 57 balls to push Durham to 349/8, before bowling Lancashire out for 187.

Shafiqullah Ghafari with 4/36, Callum Parkinson (2/35) were the standout bowlers.

Ollie Robinson has scores of 76, 43, 37 & 76 in his last 5 innings, while David Bedingham has scores of 104, 17, 38 & 26* in his last four innings, and Shafiqullah Ghafari has taken 11 wickets in his last five matches.

Durham finished third in the Group B table of the One-Day Cup, winning five of their eight matches.

Team news

The Brunton Memorial Ground pitch in Radlett favours spinners with slow turn potential, while offering some initial swing for pace bowlers and an average scoring surface. The weather is expected to be overcast, with a temperature around 21.3°C and 67% humidity.

Middlesex Probable XI: Ben Geddes (c), Joe Cracknell (wk), Josh de Caires, Nathan Fernandes, Luke Hollman, Zafar Gohar, Henry Brookes, Toby Roland-Jones, Naavya Sharma, Jack Davies, Noah Cornwell / Jack Nelson.

Durham Probable XI: Alex Lees, Emilio Gay, Ollie Robinson (wk), Ben Stokes, Colin Ackermann, Will Rhodes, Kasey Aldridge, Luke Robinson, George Drissell, Shafiqullah Ghafari, James Minto / Duanne Olivier.

Verdict

Middlesex v Durham

Middlesex are slight favorites, due to their dominant group-stage run.

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