Durham vs Hampshire Predictions - Albert to hand Hampshire a spot in the semi-final

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Toby Albert has scored 98*, 84 & 52 runs in his last four innings.
Alex Lees has scored 138*, 64 & 148 runs in his last five innings.
Can Hampshire beat Durham as they push for record fourth T20 Blast title?

Toby Albert pulls against the Welsh Fire. (credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

Durham vs Hampshire Predictions

Despite finishing second in the North Group, Durham have only won one of their last four matches in the Blast. I’m backing Hampshire to take this one, as they won three of their last four T20 Blast matches.

Hampshire’s Toby Albert scored 84 off 55 balls against Essex in his last T20 Blast innings.
Hampshire’s Hilton Cartwright has scored 42 & 51* in his last 3 innings.
Durham’s Alex Lees scored 148 off 142 balls against Warwickshire.
Durham’s Graham Clark has scored 40, 43, 44 & 79 in his last 5 T20 innings.

Head-to-Head

Hampshire won their only previous meeting against Durham in the T20 Blast.

Durham Form

Durham made it eight wins from their 14 matches in North Group when they beat Northants in their last group match.

Northants reached 203/5 off their 20 overs, with Matthew Potts (3/27) starring with the ball for Durham.

Durham chased down the runs off just 16.3 overs. Graham Clark (79 off 41) and Alex Lees (101* off 49) added 181 for the first wicket to set up the win.

Durham Team News

Good news for Durham is the availability of overseas stars Jimmy Neesham and David Bedingham. Nathan Sowter, Matthew Potts, Ben McKinney, Callum Parkinson and Graham Clark are also in the squad. Key for their hopes will be the form of Durham’s leading Blast runscorer (Alex Lees, 405 runs) and wicket-taker (Jimmy Neesham, 20 wickets).

Hampshire Form

Hampshire’s run of three wins in a row ended when they lost their last group match in the Blast to Essex by four wickets.

Hampshire posted 220/6 off their 20 overs. Toby Albert (84 off 55) and Hilton Cartwright (56 off 23) added 94 for the third wicket.

Essex struggled at times against good Hampshire bowling, but held their nerve to secure a four-wicket win in the last over. Liam Dawson (2/22, econ 5.50) was the pick of the Hampshire bowlers.

Hampshire Team News

Hampshire will benefit from having overseas stars Chris Lynn and Hilton Cartwright available for the match, along with England international Liam Dawson and Brad Wheal. Sonny Baker is unavailable as he is in England’s ODI squad playing South Africa, so 17-year-old Ben Mayes gets his first call-up to the T20 squad.

Verdict

Durham v Hampshire

I am backing Hampshire to win. I am also backing Toby Albert to top score for Hampshire.

Alex Lees is a good bet to top score for Durham.

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