DUR vs MID Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 53th ODI Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Aug 07, 2026Last Updated on Aug 07, 2026 05:42 PM
Durham vs Middlesex Cricket Match Previews
England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026
DUR 303/7 (50)
MDX 307/7 (49.3)
Middlesex won by 3 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Brookes* | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Toby Roland-Jones | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 222.22 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Stokes* | 7.3 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Luke Stephen Robinson | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 7.33 |
Last Wicket:Zafar Gohar c Colin Ackermann b Stokes 3(4) - 274/7 in 47.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Durham vs Middlesex
Durham — Innings 1 (303/7 in 50 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Lees c Hollman b Brookes | 103 | 116 | 9 | 2 | 88.79 | |
| Emilio Gay retd hurt | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 52.94 | |
| Oliver Robinson (wk) lbw b Brookes | 37 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 137.04 | |
| Ben Stokes c Ben Geddes b Hollman | 34 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 68 | |
| Will Rhodes c Ben Geddes b Naavya Sharma | 65 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 132.65 | |
| Colin Ackermann b Naavya Sharma | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 100 | |
| Kasey Aldridge (c) c JA Nelson b Naavya Sharma | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |
| James Minto not out | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 187.5 | |
| George Drissell b Naavya Sharma | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shafiqullah Ghafari not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 5 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 303 | 7 wkts, 50 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Luke Stephen Robinson | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Roland-Jones | 10 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Naavya Sharma | 10 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 4.6 |
| Henry Brookes | 10 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Noah Cornwell | 10 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Zafar Gohar | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Luke Hollman | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.8 |
| Joshua De Caires | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lees & Emilio Gay | 69 | 81 |
| Lees & Stokes | 70 | 90 |
| Lees & Rhodes | 75 | 63 |
| Colin Ackermann & Rhodes | 49 | 37 |
| Colin Ackermann & Kasey Aldridge | 13 | 12 |
| Colin Ackermann & James Minto | 21 | 13 |
| Drissell & James Minto | 0 | 1 |
| Shafiqullah Ghafari & James Minto | 6 | 3 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Gay | 13.3 | 69 |
| 2 | Ben Stokes | 28.3 | 139 |
| 3 | Alex Lees | 38.6 | 214 |
| 4 | Will Rhodes | 45.1 | 263 |
| 5 | Kasey Aldridge | 47.1 | 276 |
| 6 | Colin Ackermann | 49.2 | 297 |
| 7 | George Drissell | 49.3 | 297 |
Middlesex — Innings 2 (307/7 in 49.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua De Caires c W Rhodes b Kasey Aldridge | 34 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 68 | |
| Nathan Fernandes c Alex Lees b Luke Stephen Robinson | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 118.18 | |
| Ben Geddes (c) b Shafiqullah Ghafari | 77 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 96.25 | |
| Joe Cracknell (wk) c (sub)Haydon Mustard b James Minto | 84 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 92.31 | |
| Luke Hollman b Stokes | 33 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 94.29 | |
| JA Nelson b Luke Stephen Robinson | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 | |
| Zafar Gohar c Colin Ackermann b Stokes | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Toby Roland-Jones not out | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 222.22 | |
| Henry Brookes not out | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 185.71 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 12 | Total: 21 | |||||
| Total | 307 | 7 wkts, 49.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Noah Cornwell, Naavya Sharma | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Minto | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Luke Stephen Robinson | 9 | 0 | 66 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Kasey Aldridge | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Ben Stokes | 7.3 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Shafiqullah Ghafari | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Will Rhodes | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7 |
| George Drissell | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 5.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Josh De Caires & Nathan Fernandes | 31 | 32 |
| Josh De Caires & Ben Geddes | 58 | 62 |
| Cracknell & Ben Geddes | 96 | 104 |
| Cracknell & Hollman | 70 | 62 |
| JA Nelson & Hollman | 13 | 15 |
| JA Nelson & Zafar Gohar | 2 | 4 |
| Roland-Jones & Zafar Gohar | 4 | 5 |
| Roland-Jones & Brookes | 33 | 13 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Fernandes | 5.2 | 31 |
| 2 | Joshua De Caires | 15.4 | 89 |
| 3 | Ben Geddes | 32.6 | 185 |
| 4 | Joe Cracknell | 43.2 | 255 |
| 5 | Luke Hollman | 45.5 | 268 |
| 6 | JA Nelson | 46.3 | 270 |
| 7 | Zafar Gohar | 47.2 | 274 |
DUR vs MID Match Prediction, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026, Durham vs Middlesex Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
DUR vs MID (Durham vs Middlesex) Match Details
| Match | Durham vs Middlesex (DUR vs MID) |
| League | England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 7th August 2026 |
| Time | 06:00 PM (IST) - 12:30 PM (GMT) |
DUR vs MID Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
DUR vs MID Match Venue: Chester-le-Street, Gosforth, England
DUR vs MID Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
DUR vs MID Weather Report: Weather in Gosforth, GB is cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 63% humidity and 3.3 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 10 KM. There are 20% chances of precipitation during the game.
Chester-le-Street Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 50%
Spin Bowling
50%Batting Pitch 50%
Bowling Pitch
DUR vs MID (Durham vs Middlesex) Playing 11
Durham vs Middlesex (DUR vs MID) Match Preview
DUR vs MID Match Preview: Durham will lock horns against Middlesex in England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 on Friday, 07 August 2026 at 06:00 PM IST.
Durham (DUR) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Graham Clark and Emilio Gay will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Will Rhodes will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ben Stokes and Colin Ackermann will strengthen the middle order for Durham.
- Kasey Aldridge will lead the Durham as a Captain. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Wicketkeeper
- Haydon Mustard will do the Wicket Keeping for Durham.
Spin Bowlers
- Scott Borthwick and George Drissell will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Luke Stephen Robinson and Duanne Olivier will lead the pace attack of his team.
Middlesex (MID) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Josh de Caires and Nathan Fernandes will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Ben Geddes will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Aaryan Sawant and Joe Cracknell will strengthen the middle order for Middlesex.
- Ben Geddes will lead the Middlesex as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Joe Cracknell will do the Wicket Keeping for Middlesex.
Spin Bowlers
- Luke Hollman will take care of the spin bowling of the team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- Blake Coburn and Naavya Sharma will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Durham vs Middlesex (DUR vs MID) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
DUR vs MID Match Prediction: Durham looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, DUR will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
DUR vs MID England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 Match Expert Advice: Kasey Aldridge will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Will Rhodes will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
DUR vs MID Head to Head
DUR vs MID Head to Head Records: Durham vs Middlesex have faced each other in 0 matches in ODI. Out of these 0 games, Durham have won 0 whereas Middlesex have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| DUR Won | 0 |
| MID Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | Leicestershire - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.517 | 20 | LWWWL |
| 2 | Lancashire - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.406 | 20 | WLWLW |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.177 | 20 | WLWLL |
| 4 | Warwickshire - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.078 | 16 | WWLWW |
| 5 | Surrey - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.238 | 16 | LLWWL |
| 6 | Kent - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.607 | 16 | LWLWW |
| 7 | Northamptonshire - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.127 | 12 | LWLWL |
| 8 | Gloucestershire - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.096 | 12 | WWLLL |
| 9 | Somerset - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.383 | 12 | LLWLL |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Middlesex - Q | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1.659 | 28 | WWWWL |
| 2 | Yorkshire - Q | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.778 | 24 | WWLWW |
| 3 | Durham - Q | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.089 | 20 | LWLWL |
| 4 | Worcestershire - E | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.032 | 20 | WLWLW |
| 5 | Hampshire - E | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.083 | 16 | LWWLW |
| 6 | Derbyshire - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +0.156 | 12 | WLLWW |
| 7 | Essex - E | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.203 | 12 | LLWWL |
| 8 | Glamorgan - E | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.930 | 8 | WLLLL |
| 9 | Sussex - E | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -1.517 | 4 | LLLLW |
| M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result | |||||||||
Full Schedule: England Domestic One-Day Cup 2026 Schedule
Recent Forms:
MID - W W W W LDUR - L W L W L
DUR vs MID Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, Ollie Robinson is the best choice.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
DUR vs MID Winning Prediction
- Durham team has the upper hand over Middlesex team. So try to pick more players from Durham
DUR vs MID Small League Must Picks:
DUR - Kasey Aldridge [298 points], Will Rhodes [134 points]MID - Luke Hollman [267 points], Blake Coburn [176 points]
DUR vs MID Grand League Risky Picks:
DUR - Shafiqullah Ghafari [0 points], Haydon Mustard [0 points]MID - Aaryan Sawant [0 points], Nathan Fernandes [0 points]
DUR vs MID Death Over Bowlers:
DUR - Shafiqullah GhafariMID - Nathan Fernandes
Durham (DUR) Key Players
- Emilio Gay [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Ben Stokes [[33, 1W, 20, 4W], [0W, 80], [47, 11], 108]
- Ollie Robinson [3W]
- Will Rhodes [36*]
- Kasey Aldridge [PTs: 298, CR: 7.0]
Middlesex (MID) Key Players
- Nathan Fernandes [PTs: 0, CR: 6.0]
- Henry Brookes [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Josh de Caires [PTs: 66, CR: 8.5]
- Zafar Gohar [PTs: 75, CR: 7.0]
- Ben Geddes [PTs: 81, CR: 7.5]
DUR vs MID Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Ben Stokes [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
- Josh de Caires [PTs: 66, CR: 8.5]
- Ben Geddes [PTs: 81, CR: 7.5]
- Ollie Robinson [PTs: 91, CR: 7.5]
DUR vs MID Injury / Unavailability
Durham Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Middlesex Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
DUR vs MID Live Stream
Where can I see DUR vs MID Live Score?
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DUR vs MID match will be live telecast on FanCode.
DUR vs MID Cricket Match Highlights
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Durham vs Middlesex (DUR vs MID) Squads
Durham (DUR) Squad: Ben Stokes, Duanne Olivier, Luke Stephen Robinson, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Colin Ackermann, Scott Borthwick, George Drissell, Will Rhodes, Ollie Robinson(WK), Emilio Gay, Graham Clark, Alex Lees, Kasey Aldridge(C), Haydon Mustard(WK), James Minto
Middlesex (MID) Squad: Zafar Gohar, Sam Robson, Toby Roland Jones, Henry Brookes, Blake Coburn, Luke Hollman, Joe Cracknell(WK), Josh de Caires, Ben Geddes(C), Nathan Fernandes, James Nelson, Noah Cornwell, Aaryan Sawant, Naavya Sharma
DUR vs MID Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, What is the Match prediction for today's DUR vs MID match?
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