T20BW ·37th Match
Finished
Durham W
#2 · 26 pts · NRR +0.62 · WNWLW
80/3
(13.3 ov)
Lancashire W
#8 · 9 pts · NRR -0.48 · LLLWL
79/10
(19.3 ov)
Durham W won by 7 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
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2 runs
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4 runs
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3 runs
4
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8 runs
5
411·43
13 runs
6
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2 runs
7
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0 runs
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6 runs
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2 runs
10
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7 runs
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5 runs
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11 runs
13
441·11
11 runs
14
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4 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
H. Graham
19 17 3 0 111.8
B. Heath
2 7 0 0 28.6
Bowling
OMRWEcon
D. Carter
0.3 0 4 0 8
V. Weerappuli
4 15 18 2 4.5
MATCH STATS DUR-W LAN-W
PP 32/1 (5.3) 21/2 (3.5)
Middle 48/2 (6.4) 45/4 (4.5)
Death 13/4 (3.7)
4s 12 3
6s 0 0
Dots 49% 42%
Extras 2 4
Best P'ship 38(4) 32(7)
Runs
LAN-WDUR-W
30609012015005101520
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Date and time 03/07/2026 · 17:30
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Competition T20 Blast Women's · 37th Match
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Venue Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
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Weather
🌡 18°C💧 68%☁️ 100%💨 10 km/h
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Toss Durham W won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Mohammed Waseem
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Umpire 2 Neil Pratt
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Referee Helen Pack

Match Prediction

Durham W T20BW Regular Season me 22 points aur 5W-2L record ke saath 4th par hain. Lancashire W 9 points aur 2W-6L record ke saath 8th par hain. Durham apne last do matches me pehle win aur phir loss ke baad aa rahe hain. Lancashire ek win ke baad aa rahi hai, lekin unke recent run me 1-run ki defeat aur 8-wicket ki loss bhi shamil hai.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 Durham W won toss, elected bowling
🏟 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
🌡 18°C💧 68%☁️ 100%💨 10 km/h🌧 0.12mm

Head-to-Head

Last do meetings 1-1 se tied hain. Most recent match me Durham W ne Lancashire W ka total chase karke 2 wickets se jeeta, 4 balls remaining ke saath, aur chase final over tak deep gaya. Previous meeting me scene ulta tha, jahan Lancashire W ne 18 runs se jeeta jab Durham W bowled out ho gayi thi. In dono games me matchup tight finishes aur batting collapses par swing hua hai, kisi clear dominance pattern se zyada.

Durham W

#422 ptsNRR +0.348WWNWL

Durham W T20BW Regular Season me 22 points ke saath 4th par hain. Unhone apne last 3 me se 2 matches jeete hain, including ek chase jahan woh 6 wickets se 5 balls remaining ke saath home aa gaye. Unka most recent game 8-wicket ki defeat thi 19 balls remaining ke saath, jo ek sharp reminder hai ki unki margin for error ab bhi punish ho sakti hai.

Lancashire W

#89 ptsNRR -0.205LLLLW

Lancashire W T20BW Regular Season me 9 points ke saath 8th par hain. Unke last 3 me 1 win hai, aur woh win ek chase thi jo 6 wickets se 17 balls remaining ke saath complete hua. Isi stretch me 1-run ki loss aur 8-wicket ki defeat bhi aayi 25 balls remaining ke saath, jo dikhata hai ki games kitni jaldi unke haath se slip ho rahe hain.

Playing XI

DUR-W
Hollie ArmitageC
Mia RogersWK
Mady Villiers
Emily Windsor
Bess Heath
Heather Graham
Grace Thompson
Katherine Fraser
Sophia Turner
Trudy Johnson
Katie Levick
LAN-W
Eleanor ThrelkeldCWK
Meg Lanning
Evelyn Jones
Emma Lamb
Tilly Kesteven
Kate Cross
Tara Norris
Vinali Weerappuli
Sophie Morris
Fi Morris
Darcey Carter

Key Stats

DUR-WLAN-W
Position 4 8
Points 22 9
NRR +0.35 -0.20
Elo 1528 1460
Winrate (last 3) 67% 33%
H2H (last 3) 1/2 1/2
PP Econ 6.9 7.4
Mid Econ 6.7 6.7
Death Econ 7.1 8.1
Total score 6 0

Verdict

All four models Durham W ko favour karte hain, model average DUR-W ke liye 66% hai. Bookmakers bhi isi lean ke saath aligned hain: DUR-W 56% (1.70) vs LAN-W 44% (2.10). Key stats overall Durham W ko 6-0 se favour karte hain. Durham ki stronger season position aur late-innings phases me edge hi main factors hain jo unki taraf point karte hain.

DUR-WLAN-W
56% ML 44%
71% AI 1 29%
65% AI 2 35%
70% Math 30%
56% Books 44%

Johnson’s spell breaks Lancashire

Trudy Johnson set the tone with a miserly new-ball burst and then slammed the door shut in the middle overs, leaving Lancashire with too little to defend. Durham’s bowlers kept chipping away until the visitors were bowled out for 79 in 19.3 overs, and the chase never really became a contest: Durham cruised home by 7 wickets with 39 balls remaining, even with a couple of early stutters.

Powerplay squeeze sets it up

The game was effectively won in the first six overs of Lancashire’s innings. Durham conceded just 21 in the powerplay and took two wickets, forcing Lancashire into catch-up mode on a surface where timing was hard to find. From there, the required acceleration never arrived: Lancashire managed only 45 runs across the middle overs for four wickets, and when they tried to launch late, they lost four more for 13 at the death.

Armitage finishes, Johnson stars

Johnson was the match’s decisive figure, finishing with 3 for 7 from four overs and repeatedly dragging Lancashire back after brief rebuilds. Carter’s partnership of 30 with Kate Cross offered a flicker of resistance, but it was never allowed to grow. With the target modest, Hollie Armitage’s 44 off 33 provided the only real statement in the chase, and her 38-run stand with Heather Graham (19 off 17) ensured Durham were never more than a wicket or two away from control.

Batting
RBSR
Hollie Armitage
Hollie Armitage
DUR-W Batsman
4433133
Darcey Carter
Darcey Carter
LAN-W Batsman
324276
Heather Graham
Heather Graham
DUR-W Batsman
1917112
Bowling
WREcon
Trudy Johnson
Trudy Johnson
DUR-W Bowler
371.8
Katherine Fraser
Katherine Fraser
DUR-W Bowler
253.3
Katie Levick
Katie Levick
DUR-W Bowler
2153.8

Favourites deliver in key phases

Pre-match numbers pointed to Durham’s edge in late-innings control, and that advantage showed up immediately in their discipline with the ball. Lancashire’s powerplay scoring rate (3.5 an over) left no margin for error, and even Carter’s 32 off 42 couldn’t flip momentum because boundaries dried up once Durham hit their lengths. In reply, Durham didn’t need risks; they simply waited for the loose ball and kept the chase moving.

ML
DUR-W 56%
AI 1
DUR-W 71%
AI 2
DUR-W 65%
Math
DUR-W 70%
Books
DUR-W 56%
Playing XI
Hollie Armitage
Hollie ArmitageC Batsman
Mia Rogers
Mia RogersWK Wicketkeeper
Emily Windsor
Emily Windsor Batsman
Grace Thompson
Grace Thompson Batsman
Trudy Johnson
Trudy Johnson Allrounder
Mady Villiers
Mady Villiers Allrounder
Katherine Fraser
Katherine Fraser Bowler
Heather Graham
Heather Graham Bowler
Katie Levick
Katie Levick Bowler
Sophia Turner
Sophia Turner Bowler
Bess Heath
Bess Heath Wicketkeeper
Rest of Squad
Leah Dobson
Leah Dobson Batsman
Harriet Robson
Harriet Robson Batsman
Phoebe Turner
Phoebe Turner Batsman
Tahlia Wilson
Tahlia Wilson Batsman
Lizzie Scott
Lizzie Scott Batsman
Abigail Glen
Abigail Glen Allrounder
Emma Marlow
Emma Marlow Bowler
Lauren Filer
Lauren Filer Bowler
Playing XI
Eleanor Threlkeld
Eleanor ThrelkeldCWK Wicketkeeper
Evelyn Jones
Evelyn Jones Batsman
Darcey Carter
Darcey Carter Batsman
Fi Morris
Fi Morris Batsman
Emma Lamb
Emma Lamb Allrounder
Tilly Kesteven
Tilly Kesteven Allrounder
Meg Lanning
Meg Lanning Allrounder
Kate Cross
Kate Cross Bowler
Tara Norris
Tara Norris Bowler
Sophie Morris
Sophie Morris Bowler
Vinali Weerappuli
Vinali Weerappuli Bowler
Rest of Squad
Danielle Collins
Danielle Collins Batsman
Alice Clarke
Alice Clarke Batsman
Gaby Lewis
Gaby Lewis Batsman
Sophie Ecclestone
Sophie Ecclestone Bowler
Hannah Emily Jones
Hannah Emily Jones Bowler
Fritha Morris
Fritha Morris Bowler
Grace Potts
Grace Potts Bowler
Olivia Bell
Olivia Bell Bowler
Mahika Gaur
Mahika Gaur Bowler
Grace Johnson
Grace Johnson Bowler
Seren Smale
Seren Smale Wicketkeeper
Ailsa Lister
Ailsa Lister Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1SUR-W 9 6-2 27
2DUR-W 9 6-2 26
3HAM-W 8 5-1 24
4TB-W 8 6-2 24
5SOM-W 9 4-4 19
6ESS-W 8 3-5 13
7WAR-W 9 3-6 12
8LAN-W 9 2-7 9
9YOR 9 1-7 6
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1SUR-W 9 6 2 +0.530 27
2DUR-W 9 6 2 1 +0.619 26
3HAM-W 8 5 1 +0.941 24
4TB-W 8 6 2 +0.207 24
5SOM-W 9 4 4 +0.136 19
6ESS-W 8 3 5 -0.641 13
7WAR-W 9 3 6 -0.334 12
8LAN-W 9 2 7 -0.480 9
9YOR 9 1 7 1 -1.053 6
#TeamLast 5
1SUR-WLWLWW
2DUR-WWNWLW
3HAM-WDWWWW
4TB-WLWWWL
5SOM-WWWLLL
6ESS-WWLLLL
7WAR-WLLWWW
8LAN-WLLLWL
9YORLNLLW