The Men's Hundred 2024 

Match 1: OVI vs BPH

Preview

The reigning champions Oval Invincibles (OVI) will square off with Birmingham Phoenix (BPH) in the season opener of The Hundred Men’s 2024 competition. The opening fixture will be played at the Kennington Oval in London on July 23. Both sides will be looking to start their season with a win in the tournament's inaugural match. 

In terms of form, OVI and BPH appeared in decent touch in the last edition. The latter became the ultimate champions clinching four consecutive victories, including a win in the summit clash. They outplayed Manchester Originals in the final to secure the title in 2023. 

BPH had a mixed bag of results in the previous season. They won 2 and lost three games in the last 5 outings. They concluded their 2023 campaign with a 77-run victory against London Spirit. 

Match Details

Match: OVI vs BPH, 1st Match, The Hundred Men's Competition 2024

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Time: 11:00 PM

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

Pitch and Weather Report

The Kennington Oval surface has a balanced nature with quite a bit for the batsmen predominantly in the first innings. Speaking of venue stats, the team batting first has won 9 times while the team batting second has won on 7 occasions. 

The weather forecast for today is 16 degrees Celsius with light rain showers. 

OVI vs BPH Squads  

OVI: Sam Billings (c & wk), Dawid Malan, Tom Lammonby, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Adam Zampa, Nathan Sowter, Mohammad Amir, Saqib Mahmood, Marchant de Lange, Mark Watt, Donovan Ferreira, Tawanda Muyeye, Harrison Ward

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

OVI vs BPH Probable Playing XIs

OVI: Dawid Malan, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Harrison Ward/Tom Lammonby, Sam Billings (C/WK), Donovan Ferreira, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Spencer Johnson, Adam Zampa, Saqib Mahmood

BPH: Aneurin Donald, Jacob Bethell, Moeen Ali (C), Liam Livingstone, Louis Kimber (WK), Dan Mousley, Benny Howell, James Fuller, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, Tim Southee

Match Prediction

Considering the strength of the squads, we are backing OVI to win this encounter. 

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