The Men's Hundred 2024

Match 2: SOB vs LNS

Preview 

The Southern Brave will face the London Spirit in the second match of the 2024 edition of The Hundred Men's competition at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. This will be both teams' opening game as they try to open their campaign on a winning note in the current season.

Southern Brave Men had a decent run in the previous edition wherein they ended up in the Eliminator where they lost convincingly to the Manchester Originals by 7 wickets. In their last 5 games of the last season, the Brave have won 3 and lost 2.

In contrast, the campaign of the London Spirit ended in the group stage in the previous edition. They lost the contest against the Birmingham Phoenix Men by 77 runs. The Spirit won 2 games and lost 3 in their final 5 matches of the last season.

Both teams would like to get their 2024 campaign off on the right foot and, in the process, try and make a statement early in the competition. Here in the Rose Bowl, with the pitch expected to have a little bit for both the batsmen and the bowlers, everything seems in place to see a thrilling contest between the two talented sides.

Match Details

Match: SOB vs LNS, 2nd Match, The Hundred Men's Competition 2024

Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Time: 11:00 PM

Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Pitch and Weather Report

The Rose Bowl pitch in Southampton usually goes on to assist batsmen, especially during the first innings of a match. This is also complemented by T20I stats at the venue: 

• Teams batting first have won 7 out of 11 T20Is played here.
• Out of 14 played, teams batting second have won only 4.
• The average first-innings score in T20Is is competitive at 173 runs.

It'll be cool and humid with just a slight chance of precipitation. Players and spectators should, therefore, dress for the mild conditions that will prevail. While rain is unlikely to have a big effect on this game, teams need to be prepared for damp conditions that may influence ball movement and fielding.

SOB vs LNS Squads

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

LNS: Daniel Lawrence (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Michael-Kyle Pepper, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Bopara, James Neesham, Matthew Critchley, Liam Dawson, Daniel Worrall, MD Taylor, Ryan Higgins, Richard Gleeson, Olly Stone, Nathan Ellis

SOB vs LNS Probable Playing XIs

SOB: AL Davies (wk), Finn Allen, LJ Evans, JM Vince (C), JL du Plooy, JJ Weatherley, CJ Jordan, C Overton, TS Mills, R Ahmed, GHS Garton

LNS: Ollie Pope (C), MS Pepper (wk), Daniel Bell-Drummond, DW Lawrence, LA Dawson, AD Russell, MJJ Critchley, James Neesham, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Worrall, OP Stone

Match Prediction

We are backing SOB to kick-start their 2024 campaign with a win. 

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