Durham Jets must win their last three NatWest T20 Blast group games to have a chance of making the quarter-finals, according to head coach Jon Lewis.
The Jets, who are without England all-rounder Ben Stokes, face Leicestershire Foxes this evening at Grace Road before contests with Lancashire Lightning and Northants Steelbacks.
Durham are seventh in the North Group on 10 points, four behind fourth-placed Worcestershire with a match in hand on the Rapids.
"It has to be three wins out of the next three or we haven't got a chance" Lewis told Durham’s official website.
"But if we do get the three wins then we do have a chance, and if we can get to 16 points and keep our run-rate nice and high then maybe we'll get through to the quarters, which will be good.
"It'll be great to get to the final home game with something still to play for."
Leicestershire, whose last-eight chances ended with defeat to Lancashire last Friday, include left-armer Atif Sheikh for the first time since he signed a two-year deal with the club.
However, they are without fellow seamer Anthony Ireland, who broke his nose while fielding in a second XI fixture this week.
* Leicestershire won five of their first six Twenty20 matches against Durham, but just three of the last 11 completed meetings.