DUR vs WARKS, 87th T20, T20 Blast 2025 live

11:06 PM IST, 6:36 PM Local Time: Durham has won the match by 8 runs.

And this is it, the fixture of the Vitality Blast match between Durham and Warwickshire has come to an end. Warwickshire won the toss and decided to bowl first. Durham had to come out to bat first, after an hour long delay because of rain. The outfield was heavy in the first few overs with the ball swinging around. Hasan Ali took two early wickets, placing Durham on the back foot. Graham Clark took responsibility after the early setbacks and counter attacked his way to a solid powerplay score of 58 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. After his departure, Will Rhodes took on the Warwickshire bowling, alongside Colin Ackermann and Kasey Aldridge taking the score to 182 for the loss of 7 wickets. Will Rhodes ended up with 51 runs in 36 deliveries - Highest for Durham in this fixture. Hasan Ali was the pick of the bowlers with his 3 wicket haul, giving away 32 runs in 4 overs.

While chasing 183, Warwickshire lost wickets ij regular intervals, and could never get a momentum in their favour. Every batter chipped in with 20 odd runs but couldn't take the responsibility to play a longer inning. Tom Latham took charge in the powerplay, hitting 3 fours and a six but eventually got out for 23 runs in 17 balls. Dan Mousley and Sam Hain were swinging at everything, trying to up the scoring rate, but both fell short in consecutive overs. Ed Barnard held his ground firm with wickets falling around him. He took the game deep for the Bears and ended up at a score of 49 runs off 32 balls. Eventually, the team fell short by just 8 runs, and Durham has won their 7th game of the season.

Looking at the points table, Durham with this win, finds themselves comfortable with 28 points as they notch up their 7th win in 10 games. As for Warwickshire, there is a little bit of a thinking to do, as they have lost their 5th games in 10 matches.