Durham vs Hampshire Hawks Preview & Prediction | 2025 T20 Blast Men | Quarter-Final

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Three-time T20 Blast winners Hampshire Hawks make the long trip up to the North East where North Group runners-up Durham await them.

Date & time:

Venue: Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street, England

Weather: Dry with sunny intervals initially and temperatures of 18c, but dropping as the evening progresses.

How to watch: UK – Some matches will be televised on Sky Sports and can be streamed on Sky Go, while others can be streamed live on the official websites and YouTube channels of each competing team

Durham vs Hampshire Hawks prediction

Following a surprise away win in a rain-shortened opening quarter-final, Durham will want to avoid the same here outcome here on their home ground. Hampshire Hawks face a punishing journey from one end of the country to the other, but James Vince’s side will no doubt be ready for the challenge ahead. Overseas duo Chris Lynn and Hilton Cartwright are both available, whilst all-rounder Liam Dawson enters the match in excellent form.

Durham rarely get the opportunity to play a home Blast quarter-final and fans will be hoping their players don’t freeze on the big night. Jimmy Neesham is named in their squad, as is Men’s Hundred final hero Nathan Sowter. But their team as a whole does lack experience of this sort of high-pressure T20 contest compared to the Hampshire side and that shouldn’t be underestimated.

With that in mind, the smart play here may well be to back a Hampshire Hawks win and a fourth trip to finals day for them in the space of five seasons.

Durham vs Hampshire Hawks tip: Hampshire Hawks to win