Hundred Ball Men’s

Match 1: TR vs SB

Preview

The inaugural game of the Hundred Ball Men’s will see a contest between Trent Rockets and Southern Brave at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Tuesday, August 1. TR are the defending champions of this competition, they defeated Manchester Originals in the final last year. 

A total of eight teams will fight it out to get their hands on the coveted title. 32 League games will be placed before the tourney reaches a conclusion. The Grand Finale will be played at the Lord’s in London on August 1. 

The Rockets will be led by Lewis Gregory who also led Somerset to the Vitality T20 Blast title a few weeks back. The team will have the services of players like Alex Hales, Daniel Sams, and Rashid Khan who made their side stronger on pen and paper.

On the other side, SB didn’t have a good campaign last season of the Hundred Balls Men’s. They managed to win only three out of eight games in the league stage making them finish the tournament in seventh place. 

The James Vince-led Braves will have the likes of Devon Conway, Tim David, Finn Allen and Tymal Mills who will be the key assets contributing to their win. 

Match Details

Match: TR vs SB, 1st Match, The Hundred Ball Men's 2023

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Time: 11:00 PM

Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Pitch Report

It is a balanced ground supporting both parties. The bowlers will get some movement while bowling with the new ball and when the game gradually progresses the batters will come into action. This battle is well anticipated to be a battle between the batters and bowlers. 

TR vs SB Squads 

TR: Joe Root, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Rashid Khan, Ish Sodhi from (August 10), Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Lewis Gregory, Luke Wood, Colin Munro, Sam Cook, Daniel Sams, Samit Patel, Sam Hain, Brad Wheal, Matt Carter, Tom Moores, John Turner

SB: Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mitchell Santner (from August 20), Leus du Plooy, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Devon Conway, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley, Jafer Chohan, Matt Fisher

TR vs SB Probable Playing XIs

TR: Lewis Gregory (c), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Colin Munro, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Tom Moores, Samit Patel, Daniel Sams, Luke Wood, Sam Cook, Rashid Khan

SB: James Vince (c), Alex Davies, Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, George Garton, James Fuller, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Joe Weatherley

Match Prediction

Both TR and SB have players in their squad who are internationally renowned and would like to start their campaigns on a winning note. Having a better balance in the squad, we expect the Trent Rockets to win the inaugural match.

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