Hundred Ball Men’s

Match 5: SB vs WF

Preview

The fifth game of the Hundred BAll Men’s will be played between Southern Brave and Welsh Fire. The Ageas Bowl in Southampton will host the match on Friday, August 4. 

With a loss in their first league match, Southern Brave are ranked seventh in The Hundred Ball Men's 2023 standings. Leus du Plooy leads the Southern Brave in scoring with 29 runs under his belt at a strike rate of 152. Chris Jordan has been the most effective bowler for the Southern Brave, taking three wickets with an average of 6 and an economy rate of 4.50.

With a win in their first league match, Welsh Fire moved up to the top of The Hundred Ball Men's 2023 points table. The team currently has two points in their pocket. Welsh Fire's leading run-scorer is Luke Wells, who has 57 runs with a strike rate of a whopping 247. He has stuck three sixes and seven fours till now. The top bowler from the side has been the Pakistan pace sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has taken 2 wickets while bowling at an average of 12 and an economy rate of 12.00.

Match Details

Match: SB vs WF, 5th Match, The Hundred Ball Men's 2023

Date: Friday, August 4, 2022

Time: 11:00 PM

Venue:  The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Pitch Report

The surface at The Rose Bowl in Southampton is a bit on the sluggish side, so the batters wanting to try out their selective shots will have to be patient at the beginning of the innings. Skipper winning the toss will probably choose to bowl first. 

SB vs WF Squads

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

WF: Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Abell (c), Luke Wells, Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Stephen Eskinazi, David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe, Ben Green, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Cooke, Jake Ball, George Scrimshaw, Daniel Douthwaite

SB vs WF Probable Playing XIs

SB: Chris Jordan, Craig Overton, Fin Allen, Leus de Ploy, James Vince, Devon Conway, George Garton, Tim David, James Fuller, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed

WF: Luke Wells, Shaheen Afridi, David Willey, Glenn Phillips, David Payne, Haris Rauf, Joe Clarke, Ben Green, Stephen Eskinazi, Tom Abell, Roelof van der Merve

Match Prediction

The confrontations in this tournament are difficult to project, owing to the dynamic nature of the game, but we predict that Welsh Fire will come out on top in this match based on prior records and current form. 

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