Durham vs Essex: August 8, Royal London One-Day Cup 2021 Prediction


August 8, 2021 12:00 pm
Contents
The 53rd match of the Royal London One-Day Cup 2021 will be played against the two leading teams. Essex will take on Durham on August 8, 2021. The match will be held at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street. In this article, we highlight the information regarding the upcoming match between Durham vs Essex and who has a better chance of winning.
Match Predictions and Team Previews
Essex Team Preview
Presently Essex is leading the scoreboard with 8 points. The team has played five matches out of which it has won four and lost one. The side is certainly in great form and will be fighting to retain its number one position. In the previous match, Essex defeated Gloucestershire. Tom Westley’s innings of 71 runs are what led the team to win against the opponents. So the team is in its best of forms and looking forward to the next match.
Essex Squad
Players
- Adam Wheater
- Alastair Cook
- William Buttleman
- Tom Westley
- Ryan ten Doeschate
- Nick Browne
- Feroze Khushi
- Paul Walter
- Aaron Beard
- Dan Lawrence
- Simon Harmer
- Josh Rymell
- Robin Das
- Michael-Kyle Pepper
Durham Preview
After Essex, Durham stands at the second position of the league board. The team has played five matches so far, won three and lost one. Overall, Durham stands at seven points. The team will be focused on winning and getting at the top of the scoreboard.
Sean Dickson gave an unbeaten century, and exceptional batting by Luke Doneathy paved the way for the winning of Durham. The team defeated Lancashire by 87 runs at Gosforth.
Dickson and Doneathy played a partnership of 156, pushing the team to a score of 327. While Dickson took the limelight with his century, Doneathy’s contribution of 69 runs cannot be overlooked. Lancashire only managed to make 240 runs against the powerful bowling by Durham.
Durham Squad
- Michael Jones
- David Bedingham
- Jack Burnham
- Graham Clark
- Alex Lees
- Will Young
- Sean Dickson
- Cameron Bancroft
- Stuart Poynter
- Ned Eckersley
- Paul Coughlin
- Ben Raine
- Ben Stokes
- Harry Crawshaw
- Luke Doneathy
- Oliver Gibson
- Jack Campbell
- Liam Trevaskis
- Matt Salisbury
- Chris Rushworth
- Scott Borthwick
- Matty Potts
- Brydon Carse
- Mark Wood
- Paul Van Meekeren
DUR vs ESS: Match 52 Prediction
Durham is likely to be confident with its massive win against Lancashire. The side currently stands at the second position with 7 points. It will be eager to get to number one on the scoreboard.
Essex, on the other hand, is enjoying the leading position at the league board. The side has been performing exceptionally well throughout the season, with only one loss.
Both the teams have an exceptionally talented line-up. They have a good combination of batsmen and bowlers who have been winning hearts.
But considering the steady performance of Essex, the odds are more favourable towards the side than Durham.
Conclusion
There you have it, the match 53 predictions for DUR vs ESS. Both the teams have immense potential to win, and it is going to be an exciting match to see.