NOR vs DUR Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 41th TEST Match

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Last Updated on Sep 02, 2026 03:10 PM
NOR vs DUR Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Northamptonshire vs Durham Cricket Match Previews

County Championship Division Two 2026

DUR 205/10 (56.2)

NHNTS 263/10 (88)

DUR 261/10 (84.5)

NHNTS 50/10 (22.2)

Durham won by 153 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Ben Sanderson* 5130038.46
BowlersOMRWECO
Ben Stokes* 4.21922.08
Callum Parkinson1132061.82

Last Wicket:Yuzvendra Chahal c Bedingham b Stokes 2(13) - 50/10 in 22.2 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Northamptonshire vs Durham

County Championship Division Two 2026 — TEST — 43rd Match
Durham won by 153 runs

Durham — Innings 1 (205/10 in 56.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Alex Lees (c)
lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal
24663036.36
Ben McKinney
b L Procter
4150026.67
Will Rhodes
run out (James Sales)
130033.33
David Bedingham
lbw b Louis Kimber
819113089.01
Mayank Agarwal
b Ben Sanderson
36575163.16
Ben Stokes
b Yuzvendra Chahal
14222063.64
Colin Ackermann
run out (L Procter)
11340032.35
Oliver Robinson (wk)
b Calvin Harrison
4290013.79
Kasey Aldridge
c Ben Sanderson b Yuzvendra Chahal
5140035.71
Matthew Potts
b Yuzvendra Chahal
03000
Callum Parkinson
not out
07000
ExtrasByes: 6 | LegByes: 13 | NoBalls: 6 | Total: 25
Total20510 wkts, 56.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Ben Sanderson1315414.2
Luke Procter812913.6
James Sales201608
Yuzvendra Chahal15.233642.3
Nathan McSweeney501002
Calvin Harrison1023613.6
Louis Kimber31511.7

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Lees & Ben McKinney1431
Lees & Rhodes26
Lees & Bedingham5989
Mayank Agarwal & Bedingham8293
Stokes & Bedingham1216
Stokes & Colin Ackermann1844
Robinson & Colin Ackermann722
Robinson & Kasey Aldridge722
Potts & Kasey Aldridge15
Parkinson & Kasey Aldridge310

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Ben McKinney5.114
2Will Rhodes6.116
3Alex Lees20.675
4Mayank Agarwal36.3157
5David Bedingham39.1169
6Ben Stokes46.3187
7Colin Ackermann50.1194
8Oliver Robinson53.5201
9Matthew Potts54.4202
10Kasey Aldridge56.2205

Northamptonshire — Innings 2 (263/10 in 88 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Ricardo Vasconcelos
c O Robinson b Stokes
30573052.63
Luke Procter (c)
c Bedingham b Matthew Potts
01000
Calvin Harrison
c Mayank Agarwal b Callum Parkinson
4310012.9
Nathan McSweeney
lbw b Stokes
3170017.65
Saif Zaib
c Kasey Aldridge b Callum Parkinson
52696075.36
James Sales
run out (Alex Lees/O Robinson)
691358151.11
George Bartlett
b Stokes
20462043.48
Lewis McManus (wk)
not out
291002029
Louis Kimber
b Matthew Potts
6360016.67
Ben Sanderson
c Stokes b Matthew Potts
19363052.78
Yuzvendra Chahal
b Matthew Potts
01000
ExtrasByes: 2 | LegByes: 27 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 31
Total26310 wkts, 88 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Matthew Potts2154942.3
Callum Parkinson2447223
Ben Stokes2465832.4
Colin Ackermann1203703.1
Ben McKinney10808
Kasey Aldridge621001.7

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Vasconcelos & Procter13
Vasconcelos & Calvin Harrison2755
Vasconcelos & Nathan McSweeney1130
Vasconcelos & Saif Zaib2336
James Sales & Saif Zaib72112
James Sales & Bartlett5789
James Sales & Lewis McManus2891
Louis Kimber & Lewis McManus853
Ben Sanderson & Lewis McManus3659
Yuzvendra Chahal & Lewis McManus01

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Luke Procter0.31
2Calvin Harrison9.428
3Nathan McSweeney14.439
4Ricardo Vasconcelos20.462
5Saif Zaib39.2134
6George Bartlett54.1191
7James Sales69.1219
8Louis Kimber77.6227
9Ben Sanderson87.5263
10Yuzvendra Chahal87.6263

Durham — Innings 3 (261/10 in 84.5 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Alex Lees (c)
b Yuzvendra Chahal
801446155.56
Ben McKinney
b Calvin Harrison
18383047.37
Will Rhodes
run out (Calvin Harrison/Lewis McManus)
27621043.55
David Bedingham
lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal
5260019.23
Mayank Agarwal
c Bartlett b Calvin Harrison
48855056.47
Ben Stokes
lbw b L Procter
37703052.86
Colin Ackermann
c Ricardo Vasconcelos b L Procter
01000
Matthew Potts
b Yuzvendra Chahal
8241033.33
Callum Parkinson
c Ben Sanderson b Yuzvendra Chahal
443009.3
Oliver Robinson (wk)
lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal
5160031.25
Kasey Aldridge
not out
150020
ExtrasByes: 9 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 10 | Total: 28
Total26110 wkts, 84.5 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Ben Sanderson1533102.1
Luke Procter503126.2
Louis Kimber301605.3
Yuzvendra Chahal25.547953.1
Calvin Harrison2124722.2
Nathan McSweeney1523902.6

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Lees & Ben McKinney5484
Lees & Rhodes64143
Lees & Bedingham1836
Lees & Mayank Agarwal512
Stokes & Mayank Agarwal89136
Colin Ackermann & Mayank Agarwal01
Potts & Mayank Agarwal1420
Potts & Parkinson427
Robinson & Parkinson835
Kasey Aldridge & Parkinson515

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Ben McKinney13.654
2Will Rhodes37.5118
3David Bedingham43.5136
4Alex Lees45.5141
5Ben Stokes68.3230
6Colin Ackermann68.4230
7Mayank Agarwal71.6244
8Matthew Potts76.3248
9Oliver Robinson82.2256
10Callum Parkinson84.5261

Northamptonshire — Innings 4 (50/10 in 22.2 overs)

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Ricardo Vasconcelos
st O Robinson b Callum Parkinson
561083.33
Luke Procter (c)
lbw b Matthew Potts
7131053.85
Calvin Harrison
c Matthew Potts b Callum Parkinson
7300023.33
Nathan McSweeney
c Kasey Aldridge b Callum Parkinson
480050
Saif Zaib
c O Robinson b Matthew Potts
150020
James Sales
b Callum Parkinson
017000
George Bartlett
c O Robinson b Callum Parkinson
02000
Lewis McManus (wk)
b Stokes
113007.69
Louis Kimber
c Mayank Agarwal b Callum Parkinson
8151053.33
Ben Sanderson
not out
5130038.46
Yuzvendra Chahal
c Bedingham b Stokes
2130015.38
ExtrasByes: 1 | LegByes: 7 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 10
Total5010 wkts, 22.2 overs
Yet to Bat
BowlerOMRWEcon
Matthew Potts731321.9
Callum Parkinson1132061.8
Ben Stokes4.21922.1

Partnerships

PlayersRunsBalls
Vasconcelos & Procter1110
Calvin Harrison & Procter620
Calvin Harrison & Nathan McSweeney515
Calvin Harrison & Saif Zaib16
Calvin Harrison & James Sales417
Bartlett & James Sales02
Lewis McManus & James Sales520
Louis Kimber & James Sales03
Louis Kimber & Ben Sanderson1526
Yuzvendra Chahal & Ben Sanderson516

Wickets

#BatsmanOverScore
1Ricardo Vasconcelos1.411
2Luke Procter4.617
3Nathan McSweeney7.322
4Saif Zaib8.323
5Calvin Harrison11.227
6George Bartlett11.427
7Lewis McManus14.632
8James Sales15.332
9Louis Kimber19.445
10Yuzvendra Chahal22.250

NOR vs DUR Match Prediction, County Championship Division Two 2026, Northamptonshire vs Durham Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.

NOR vs DUR (Northamptonshire vs Durham) Match Details

Match Northamptonshire vs Durham (NOR vs DUR)
League County Championship Division Two 2026
Date Wednesday, 2nd September 2026
Time 03:00 PM (IST) - 09:30 AM (GMT)

NOR vs DUR Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

NOR vs DUR Match Venue: County Ground, Derby, England

NOR vs DUR Pitch Report: The pitch at County Ground Derby generally Supports the pacers. Batters will get good support from the surface if they spend time on the ground and hit the good balls.

NOR vs DUR Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Derby, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 18°C on the match day with 83% humidity and 23.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.

County Ground Pitch Favour

57%
Pace Bowling
43%
Spin Bowling
County Ground Pitch Favour 54%
Batting Pitch
46%
Bowling Pitch

125
T20 Average Scores

NOR vs DUR (Northamptonshire vs Durham) Playing 11

Northamptonshire (NOR) Possible Playing XI: 1. Luke Procter, 2. Ricardo Vasconcelos(WK), 3. Calvin Harrison, 4. Nathan McSweeney(C), 5. Saif Zaib, 6. James Sales, 7. George Bartlett, 8. Lewis McManus(WK), 9. Liam Guthrie, 10. Yuzvendra Chahal, 11. Ben Sanderson

Durham (DUR) Possible Playing XI: 1. Ben McKinney, 2. Alex Lees, 3. Will Rhodes, 4. David Bedingham(WK), 5. Ben Stokes, 6. Graham Clark, 7. Colin Ackermann, 8. Ollie Robinson(WK), 9. Kasey Aldridge(C), 10. Brydon Carse, 11. Matthew Potts

Northamptonshire vs Durham (NOR vs DUR) Match Preview

NOR vs DUR Match Preview: Northamptonshire will take on Durham in County Championship Division Two 2026 on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.

Northamptonshire (NOR) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Luke Procter and Ricardo Vasconcelos will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Calvin Harrison will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Nathan McSweeney and Saif Zaib will strengthen the middle order for Northamptonshire.
  • Nathan McSweeney will lead the Northamptonshire as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Ricardo Vasconcelos will do the Wicket Keeping for Northamptonshire.

Spin Bowlers

  • Nathan McSweeney and Yuzvendra Chahal will take care of the spin bowling of his team.

Pace Bowlers

  • Calvin Harrison and Ben Sanderson will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.

Durham (DUR) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Ben McKinney and Alex Lees 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

  • David Bedingham and Ben Stokes 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

  • Ollie Robinson will do the Wicket Keeping for Durham.

Pace Bowlers

  • Matthew Potts and Kemar Roach will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.

Northamptonshire vs Durham (NOR vs DUR) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

NOR vs DUR 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.

NOR vs DUR County Championship Division Two 2026 Match Expert Advice: Calvin Harrison will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Nathan McSweeney will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

NOR vs DUR Head to Head

NOR vs DUR Head to Head Records: Northamptonshire vs Durham have faced each other in 23 matches in TEST. Out of these 23 games, Northamptonshire have won 13 whereas Durham have won 10 Matches.

Match Played 23
NOR Won 13
DUR Won 10
Tie/NR 0
First-ever fixture
Most recent fixture

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - County Championship Division Two 2026

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
1Durham129030+0.716230
WWWWW
2Northamptonshire125340+0.124175
WLNRWL
3Kent125230-0.618173
LWDWW
4Middlesex124530+0.115135
LWNRLL
5Derbyshire124620+0.110135
WLNRLW
6Worcestershire124520-0.247130
LLNRWW
7Lancashire122730-0.079100
LLDLL
8Gloucestershire123900-0.21482
WWLLL
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: County Championship Division Two 2026 Schedule

Recent Forms:

DUR - W W W W W
NOR - W L N W L

NOR vs DUR Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, Ollie Robinson is the best choice.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

NOR vs DUR Winning Prediction

  1. Durham team has the upper hand over Northamptonshire team. So try to pick more players from Durham

NOR vs DUR Small League Must Picks:

NOR - Calvin Harrison [393 points], Nathan McSweeney [120 points]
DUR - Matthew Potts [320 points], Kasey Aldridge [298 points]

NOR vs DUR Grand League Risky Picks:

NOR - Gus Miller [0 points], Louis Kimber [0 points]
DUR - Graham Clark [0 points], Callum Parkinson [0 points]

NOR vs DUR Death Over Bowlers:

NOR -
DUR - Matthew Potts

Northamptonshire (NOR) Key Players

  • Luke Procter [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
  • Yuzvendra Chahal [2W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 3W]
  • George Bartlett [PTs: 4, CR: 6.5]
  • Saif Zaib [PTs: 17, CR: 8.0]
  • Nathan McSweeney [69*, 49, 11, 43, 0W]

Durham (DUR) Key Players

  • Brydon Carse [1W, 0W, 3W, 3W, 0W]
  • Ben Stokes [[33, 1W, 20, 4W], [0W, 80], [47, 11], 108]
  • Ollie Robinson [3W]
  • Will Rhodes [36*]
  • Ben McKinney [0, 0, 44, 4]
  • Kasey Aldridge [PTs: 298, CR: 7.0]

NOR vs DUR Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Ben Stokes [PTs: 0, CR: 9.0]
  • George Bartlett [PTs: 4, CR: 6.5]
  • Ollie Robinson [PTs: 91, CR: 7.5]
  • Nathan McSweeney [PTs: 120, CR: 8.5]
  • Will Rhodes [PTs: 134, CR: 7.0]
  • Ben McKinney [PTs: 146, CR: 7.0]

NOR vs DUR Injury / Unavailability

Northamptonshire Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Durham Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

NOR vs DUR Live Stream

Where can I see NOR vs DUR Live Score?

You can see NOR vs DUR Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.

NOR vs DUR match will be live telecast on FanCode.

NOR vs DUR Cricket Match Highlights

You can watch NOR vs DUR match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode

NOR vs DUR match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon

Northamptonshire vs Durham (NOR vs DUR) Squads

Northamptonshire (NOR) Squad: Yuzvendra Chahal, James Sales, Liam Guthrie, Saif Zaib, Luke Procter, Ben Sanderson, Lewis McManus(WK), George Bartlett, Ricardo Vasconcelos(WK), Harry Conway, Calvin Harrison, Nathan McSweeney(C), Louis Kimber, Gus Miller

Durham (DUR) Squad: Kemar Roach, Ben Stokes, David Bedingham(WK), Callum Parkinson, Colin Ackermann, Will Rhodes, Ollie Robinson(WK), Brydon Carse, Ben Raine, Graham Clark, Alex Lees, Matthew Potts, Kasey Aldridge(C), Ben McKinney, James Minto

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 NOR vs DUR match?

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