Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: The Hundred Men's 2023 - Match 14 - Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire - 10 August 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for The Hundred Men's match which will be played on August 10th at The Edgbaston, Birmingham.

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August 10- Match 14- Welsh Fire vs Birmingham Phoenix (Edgbaston, Birmingham)

Welsh Fire Form Guide:

Welsh Fire are currently placed at the 3rd position on the points table with 1 win to their name.

The top run scorer for Welsh Fire in the competition is Luke Wells with 93 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Welsh Fire in the competition is Shaheen Afridi with 5 scalps under his belt.

Welsh Fire have tied their previous game against Oval Invincibles.

Welsh Fire batted first and they posted a total of 138 for 7 in 100 balls. Joe Clarke at the top of the order was simply brilliant. He scored 69 runs off just 46 balls. The other batters however, kept losing wickets at regular intervals. As a result, Welsh Fire had to settle down for an ordinary total of 138 in 100 balls of play.

During the chase, Oval Invincibles lost Jason Roy for a duck. Jordan Cox held one end together and scored 51 runs in 43 balls. The middle order batters kept losing wickets at regular intervals and Oval Invincibles looked in sheer trouble. This is when Tom Curran played an exceptional cameo of 38 runs in 18 balls to help tie the game.

Birmingham Phoenix Form Guide:

Birmingham Phoenix are placed at the 5th position on the points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred Men's is Ben Duckett with 44 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred Men's is Benny Howell with 3 scalps under his belt.

Birmingham Phoenix have lost their previous match Manchester Originals by 49 runs.

Manchester Originals batted first and they posted a total of 160 for 8 in 100 balls. Jos Buttler looked in good touch as he smashed 43 off 33 balls at the start. The lower middle order batters, especially Usama Mir played fearlessly. Mir played a brilliant cameo of 32 runs in 14 balls to take Manchester Originals to a respectable total of 160 in 100 balls of play.

During the chase, Birmingham Phoenix lost their way right from the word go. They lost the top 3 including Moeen Ali, Will Smeed and Ben Duckett early on. Liam Livingstone toiled hard with his knock of 27 in 25 balls but this innings didn't leave a lot of impact on the result, as Birmingham Phoenix were bowled out for 111, losing the match by 49 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

Birmingham Phoenix

Chris Woakes, Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan (Tanveer Sangha from August 14), Adam Milne, Benny Howell, Will Smeed, Kane Richardson, Jamie Smith, Tom Helm, Miles Hammond, Chris Benjamin, Dan Mousley, Henry Brookes, Jacob Bethell

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? – Birmingham Phoenix

Who will win?- Welsh Fire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix), Stephen Eskinazi (Welsh Fire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Adam Milne (Birmingham Phoenix), Haris Rauf (Welsh Fire)

Most Sixes – Will Smeed (Birmingham Phoenix), Stephen Eskinazi (Welsh Fire)

Player of the Match- Stephen Eskinazi (Welsh Fire)

Team Scores Batting first – Welsh Fire 140+, Birmingham Phoenix 130+

Match Handicap: Welsh Fire

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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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