Hundred Ball Men’s

Eliminator: BPH vs SOB

Preview

Birmingham Phoenix will square off against Southern Nrave for the Eliminator match of the Hundred Ball Men’s 2024. The game is scheduled to be played at the Kennington Oval in London on Saturday, August 17. 

The Phoenix is sitting in the second spot with six wins out of their eight league stage matches. They won against Manchester Originals by 9 wickets in their last match which was reduced due to rain. In a 30-ball match for both sides, MNR scored 41 runs at a loss of 5 wickets. Adam Milne clutched 2 scalps along with Tim Southee, Sean Abbott and Chris Wood taking one a piece to restrict them to a low-scoring total. BPH covered the runs in just 22 balls with nine wickets to spare. Ben Duckett scored 22 runs off just 12 balls to fast-forward the winning process. 

On the other side, the Brave finished third on the league table with a win less than the Phoenix. SOB’s previous game against Welsh Fire was washed out due to rain. Before that, they won against Trent Rockets in the 24th match of the tournament. TRt batted first to post a total of 126 runs at a loss of 8 wickets in the first innings. While Chris Jordan shattered three scalps, Jofra Archer and Danny Briggs took two wickets each to restrict them to an average score. Both openers Alex Davies and skipper James Vince scored 28 runs apiece which was the joint second-highest score from the side. While the middle order collapsed, veteran Caribbean power hitter Keiron Pollard flexed his skills by playing a crucial knock of 45 runs off just 23 balls to power the innings. With his intensive effort, Southern Brave managed a 2 wicket victory to seal their berth in the Eliminator round of the ongoing Hundred Balls Men’s tournament.

Match Details

Match: BPH vs SOB, Eliminator, The Hundred Ball Men's 2024

Date: Saturday, August 17, 2024

Time: 10:30 PM

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

Pitch Report

The Kennington Oval pitch is usually flat, often producing high-scoring thrillers in the white ball format. The spinners might be the game-changers in this venue as the pitch tends to wear down gradually as the match progresses.

BPH vs SOB Squads

BPH: Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Sean Abbott, Tom Helm, James Fuller, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Louis Kimber, Tim Southee, Aneurin Donald, Rishi Patel, Chris Wood

SOB: Jofra Archer, Kieron Pollard, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Laurie Evans, Leus du Plooy, Akeal Hosein, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Danny Briggs, George Garton, Alex Davies, James Coles, Daniel Hughes, Joe Weatherley, Andre Fletcher

BPH vs SOB Probable Playing XIs

BPH: Chris Woakes, Tim Southee, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Ben Duckett, Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Jamie Smith, Sean Abbott, Tom Helm, Dan Mousley

SOB: James Vince (c), Daniel Hughes, Leus du Plooy, Alex Davies (wk), Laurie Evans, James Coles, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills

Match Prediction

Birbhinham Phoenix have a four-game unbeaten streak before entering this match. Also, they have a balanced squad with most of their players in good form. Southern Brave shall give a good fight but in the end, BPH is expected to win. 

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