Northamptonshire vs Durham match prediction 14 Sep 2021

NOR vs DUR Match 113 DAY 3 CC Match Prediction & Betting Tips

Northamptonshire and Durham are playing match 113 of the County Championship 2021 under Division 2 from September 12, Sunday. This encounter is taking place at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. I have thus taken the chance to bring to you three of the best betting tips from the NOR vs DUR Day 3 head-to-head match.

The Day 2 of the match between the Northants and Durham took an interesting turn of events. Scott Borthwick (73) and Graham Clark(42) opened Durham's first innings and stitched a partnership of 142 runs before the fall of the 5th wicket. P Coughlin took over after the dismissal of the captain and added another 48 runs to the team's kitty. The finishing touches were laid out by the lower order batsmen, Liam Trevaskis(77*) and Matty Potts(81) whose half centuries created a record breaking ninth wicket partnership helping Durham gain complete control. It was a spectacular show of sportsmanship as every batsmen in the middle and lower order made ample contribution while Durham claimed the lead and trailed the Northants by 207 runs before the culmination of Day 2. The Northants opening batsmen, Ricardo Vasconcelos and Emilio Gay will be ready to answer the chase as their side head towards Day 3 of the second innings. As for now, take a look at the top three betting tips from the Northamptonshire vs Durham betting tips assorted for you on Day 3.

NOR vs DUR Player Bet:

We have two Northants batsmen on the crease, Ricardo Vasconcelos and Emilio Gay who will be opening Day 3 of the Northants innings. Hence they are our obvious picks from the NOR vs DUR player betting tips.

Ricardo Vasconcelos To Score Over 22.5 Runs

The opening batsman of Northamptonshire, Ricardo Vasconcelos along with Emilio Gay will be resuming the second innings for their franchise on Day 3. Vasconcelos was unbeaten for 5 runs off 15 balls played before the termination of Day 2. Vasconcelos is Northants star player this season. He is playing his 13th match and has piled 823 runs in the ongoing tournament. This is an average of 41.15 from 22 innings. The Northant opening batsman was not able to contribute much with the bat in the first innings as he was dismissed for 4 runs. However his numbers from the recently played matches speaks otherwise.

In the nine innings that the left-handed batsman has played this season, he has scored above 22 runs in five of them. In fact the Northants batsman has struck the highest runs of 185* in one of the earlier matches played against Glamorgan this season. His second innings scores in the two round of Division stages played are - 26 against Gloucestershire and 11 against Surrey. Vasconcelos has always tried compensating for his loss of runs from the first innings by striking back in the second innings matches. Hence we can expect some power pact performance from him as they head out to reply to Durham's massive scores. Bet365.com has offered betting odds of 2.00 for Ricardo Vasconcelos to score over 22.5 runs in the second innings of NOR vs DUR match prediction.

Emilio Gay To Score Under 20.5 Runs

The other Northants opening batsman Emilio Gay will be Ricardo Vasconcelos's counterpart on Day 3 of the game. Emilio Gay has not been a regular face for the Northants this season. He has featured in 8 matches so far and managed to gather 330 runs from them at an average of 23.57. Out of the 15 innings that he has batted in, Emilio Gay has played only six games in the second innings. Out of which he has been dismissed for a duck in two of these games. Emilio has scored below 20 runs in two other innings and managed to strike above the targeted runs in the other two matches. As a matter of fact, Emilio Gay headed into the Division stage being sent back for zero runs while playing against Gloucestershire in the first round. His highest second innings score has been against Surrey where the opening batter struck a half century. Currently Emilio Gay is batting at the second position and concluded Northants day 2 unbeaten at 4 runs from 9 balls played. Bet365.com has offered betting odds of 1.75 for Emilio Gay to score under 20.5 runs in the NOR vs DUR match prediction.

NOR vs DUR Team Bet:

Heading into the third day of the fixture, the affiliates offer us a restricted number of odds to choose from. Hence I have picked that one top NOR vs DUR team betting tip for you.

Northants To Score Under 27.5 Runs Before The Fall Of The 1st Wicket

We have arrived at the last segment of the NOR vs DUR Day 3 betting tip. Durham has displayed an exceptional performance in their first innings and it will be a tough call for the Northants to chase the scores set by the visitors. Like I have mentioned before, Emilio Gay has not been a part of the Northants squad uniformly hence not much can be comtemplated from the opening batter.

Out of the 12 matches played in the ongoing edition of County, the Northants have played nine matches in the second innings. While their opening partnership in the first innings has been reasonable their second innings partnership scores speaks otherwise. In the nine second innings that the team has played, they have scored over 27 runs in only one of these matches. As it happens Emilio Gay and Ricardo Vasconcelos have opened for five matches in the second innings and their openeing partnership scores looks like - 24, 4, 0, 17 and 10. Clearly both the batsmen have failed to maintain a balance and bring in adequate runs from their partnership so far. Bet365.com has offered betting odds of 1.66 for Northamptonshire to score below 27 runs before the fall of the 1st wicket in the NOR vs DUR match prediction.

My Picks

Ricardo Vasconcelos To Score Over 22.5 Runs - @2.00 (Bet365.com)

Emilio Gay To Score Under 20.5 Runs - @1.75 (Bet365.com)

Northants To Score Under 27.5 Runs Before The Fall Of The 1st Wicket - @1.66 (Bet365.com)