Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: The Hundred Men's 2023 - All Matches - 2 August 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for The Hundred Men's on August 2 at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff and Lord's, London.

 Top Tournament Stats  - The Hundred Men's 2023

Top Batter - Runs Scored

Most 6s

Top Bowler - Wickets Taken

Points Table

Fixtures Schedule and Results

August 2: Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals (Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)

Welsh Fire Form Guide:

Welsh Fire finished at the bottom most position on the points table in the previous edition of The Hundred Mens.

The top run scorer for Welsh Fire in the previous edition of the competition was Ben Duckett with 220 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Welsh Fire in the competition was Jake Ball with 8 scalps under his belt.

Players to look out for:

1. Tom Abell- He is a fantastic top order batter who also captained Somerset to a T20 Blast victory recently. He will play a key role for Welsh Fire in the upcoming matches.

2. Roelof van der Merwe- He performed superbly in the recently concluded SA20 competition and will be an important member of the Welsh Fire squad for The Hundred Men's.

Manchester Originals Form Guide:

Manchester Originals reached the Final of the previous edition of The Hundred Men's. However, they lost against Trent Rockets in the ultimate match by 2 wickets.

The top run scorer for Manchester Originals in the previous edition of the competition was Philip Salt with 353 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Manchester Originals in the competition was Paul Walter with 14 scalps under his belt.

Players to look out for:

1. Philip Salt - He is one of the most destructive batters in T20 cricket currently. If Salt gets going, he is a very difficult player to stop.

2. Usama Mir - He has had a good experience playing in English conditions. Mir can provide urgent breakthroughs in the middle overs for Manchester Originals.

 Let's have a look at the squads:

Manchester Originals

Jos Buttler, Usama Mir, Phil Salt, Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter, Josh Tongue, Josh Little (Zaman Khan between August 16 and knockout rounds), Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley, Max Holden, Ben Raine

Welsh Fire

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Manchester Originals

Who will win?- Manchester Originals

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Philip Salt (Manchester Originals), Tom Abell (Welsh Fire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Usama Mir (Manchester Originals), Roelof van der Merwe (Welsh Fire)

Most Sixes – Philip Salt (Manchester Originals), Tom Abell (Welsh Fire)

Player of the Match- Philip Salt (Manchester Originals)

Team Scores Batting first – Welsh Fire 125+, Manchester Originals 145+

Match Handicap: Manchester Originals

August 2- London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles (Lord's, London)

London Spirit Form Guide:

London Spirit finished at the 2nd position on points table in the previous edition of The Hundred Men's.

The top run scorer for London Spirit in the previous edition of the competition was Adam Rossington with 164 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for London Spirit in the competition was Jordan Thompson with 9 scalps under his belt.

Players to look out for:

1. Michael Pepper- After a great Vitality T20 Blast, Pepper will be looking forward to showcase his talent in the upcoming matches in The Hundred Men's.

2. Mark Wood- He has certainly become more dangerous in terms of speed recently. Wood is a pure wicket taker and he will play an important part for London Spirit in the upcoming matches.

Oval Invincibles Form Guide:

Oval Invincibles finished at the 5th position on points table in the last edition of The Hundred Men's.

The top run scorer for Oval Invincibles in the previous edition of the competition was Will Jacks with 261 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oval Invincibles in the competition was Sunil Narine with 11 scalps under his belt.

Players to look out for:

1. Jason Roy - One of the best white ball batters for England, Roy would like to score some runs in The Hundred and solidify his position in the English team.

2. Sam Curran- The Surrey all rounder has shown great signs of form recently and will be looking forward to giving some good performances in The Hundred Men's competition.

Let's have a look at the squads:

London Spirit

Mark Wood, Nathan Ellis, Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Michael Pepper, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Matt Critchley, Matthew Wade, Daryl Mitchell, Dan Worrall

Oval Invincibles

Sam Curran, Sunil Narine (Adam Zampa from August 13), Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood (replaced by Tom Lawes), Heinrich Klaasen (Jimmy Neesham from August 20), Ross Whiteley, Jordan Cox, Gus Atkinson, Ihsanullah Khan, Danny Briggs, Nathan Sowter, Zak Chappell, Tawanda Muyeye

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – London Spirit

Who will win?- London Spirit

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Michael Pepper (London Spirit), Jason Roy (Oval Invincibles)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mark Wood (London Spirit), Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)

Most Sixes – Michael Pepper (London Spirit), Jason Roy (Oval Invincibles)

Player of the Match- Michael Pepper (London Spirit)

Team Scores Batting first – London Spirit 140+, Oval Invincibles 130+

Match Handicap: London Spirit

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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