Worcestershire vs Durham Predictions - Lees to lash Worcestershire’s attack

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Alex Lees top-scored with 62 off 46 balls against Yorkshire.
Adam Hose has scored 54, 27, 95 & 25 runs in his last four innings.
Can Durham claim their fourth win on the bounce by beating Worcestershire?

Alex Lees reverse-sweeps against Leicestershire. (credit: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Worcestershire vs Durham Predictions

Durham are on a three-match winning streak and are a good bet to do some serious damage to a struggling Worcestershire side.

Durham’s Alex Lees has scored 21, 29 & 62 in his last 4 innings.
Durham’s Ollie Robinson has scored 70 & 21 in his last 3 innings.
Worcestershire’s Adam Hose hit six sixes in his 51-ball 95 against Notts.
Worcestershire’s Gareth Roderick top-scored with 49 off 29 balls against Leicestershire.

Head-to-Head

Durham have won two and lost two of their last five matches against Worcestershire. The other match ended in a tie. Worcestershire haven’t beaten Durham in their last three meetings.

Worcestershire Form

Worcestershire suffered their third defeat in four matches in the Vitality Blast when they lost to Leicestershire by six wickets.

Worcestershire were looking good at 87/2 in the 10th over, thanks to Gareth Roderick (49 off 29 balls) and skipper Adam Hose (25 off 21). Their middle-order failed to fire and they struggled to 150/8 off their 20 overs.

Leicestershire raced to the win for the loss of just four wickets and with 17 balls to spare. Matthew Waite (1/12) was the best of the Worcestershire bowlers.

Worcestershire Team News

Worcestershire are battling near the bottom of the table and need wins urgently to move towards the playoff places. Their bowling has been strong but they will be looking for a big performance from their batters.

Durham Form

Durham made it three wins in three matches when they beat Yorkshire by six wickets.

Matthew Potts destroyed the Yorkshire middle order in returning the excellent figures of 4-0-17-5 (econ 4.25). Durham bowled their hosts out for 128 off 19 overs.

Alex Lees (62 off 46 balls) powered Durham to a six-wicket win with two overs to spare.