9:01 PM Local Time and 1:31 AM IST: Terrific win for the Yorkshire lads as they sneak a win away from home. An all-round display from the visitors today as they win by 58 runs.
Arriving for the chase, the hosts lost four wickets inside the powerplay. Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf were tight with the lines and didn’t let the opposition settle. With minimum help and right field settings, they ensured that the 151-run chase was not easy. David Bedingham was the only ray of hope that looked in the first half of the innings but Moeen Ali’s loopy delivery in the tenth over saw his departure for 41.
Having lost five wickets even before the tenth over, the Yorkshire spinners capitalised on the applied pressure. A wicket each fell in the subsequent four overs as the spin trinity of Moeen, Dom Bess and Jafer Chouhan ran riot in the lower-middle order. All of a sudden, they were 70/9 with plenty to chase. A 23 runs resistance followed suit for the next few overs before Durham succumbed to a 58-run defeat.
Previously, Yorkshire had to bat first and endured a shaky start, losing Adam Lyth and William Luxton early. However, skipper Jonny Bairstow played an uncharacteristic knock to stabilise the stage before James Wharton took over.
Bairstow eventually found himself going before departing for a gritty 37-ball 43. Wharton carried the innings forward with a composed 41-ball 64, his second half-century in three matches, striking eight fours and a six. Despite his efforts, Durham's bowlers ensured Yorkshire never fully broke free. Matthew Potts concluded with exceptional figures of 3 for 20, while Kasey Aldridge also claimed three wickets to maintain pressure through the middle overs. A late cameo from Matt Revis (19 off 8) pushed Yorkshire to 151.