Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: The Hundred Men's 2023 - Match 5 - Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire - 4 August 2023

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for The Hundred Men's match which will be played on August 4th at the The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

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August 4- Match 5- Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire (The Rose Bowl, Southampton)

Southern Brave Form Guide:

Southern Brave are currently placed at the 7th position on the points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Southern Brave in the competition is Leus du Plooy with 29 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Southern Brave in the competition is Chris Jordan with 3 scalps under his belt.

In their previous match against Trent Rockets, Southern Brave bowled first and they restricted the Rockets to a small total of 133 for 8 in 100 balls. The start was terrible and Trent Rockets lost their main batters including Dawid Malan, Colin Munro and Tom Kohler Cadmore early on. Sam Hain revived the innings with his knock of 63 runs in 39 balls. Imad Wasim also chipped in with an innings of 26 runs in 25 balls. On the back of their batting brilliance, Southern Brave could cross the 130 run mark and reach 133.

During the chase, Finn Allen and Devon Conway started off very slow. They weren't striking even at a 100. Once these two got dismissed, Southern Brave were already under the required rate pressure. James Vince also disappointed as he got out to Wasim for 3. Chris Jordan fought hard and tried his best to take Southern Brave over the line. Despite his cameo of 22, Southern Brave fell short by 6 runs.

Welsh Fire Form Guide:

Welsh Fire are currently placed at the 1st 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 57 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Welsh Fire in the competition is David Willey with 2 scalps under his belt.

Welsh Fire have won their previous match against Manchester Originals by 9 runs.

The match was reduced to 8 overs (40 balls a side). Welsh Fire batted first and they posted a total of 94 for 3 in 40 balls. Luke Wells at the top of the order played brilliantly. He smashed 57 runs in 23 balls to take Welsh Fire to a strong total of 94 in 8 overs of play.

During the chase, Manchester Originals lost Philip Salt and Laurie Evans early on. Jos Buttler and Max Holden tried their best to take Originals over the line. They scored 37 runs each but Manchester Originals fell short by 9 runs in the end.

 Let's have a look at the squads:

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

Southern Brave

Jofra Archer, Tim David (Mitchell Santner from August 20), Leus du Plooy, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Devon Conway, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley, Jafer Chohan, Matt Fisher

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Welsh Fire

Who will win?- Southern Brave

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Luke Wells (Welsh Fire), Tom Kohler Cadmore (Southern Brave)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Haris Rauf (Welsh Fire), Craig Overton (Southern Brave)

Most Sixes – Luke Wells (Welsh Fire), Tom Kohler Cadmore (Southern Brave)

Player of the Match- Tom Kohler Cadmore (Southern Brave)

Team Scores Batting first – Southern Brave 145+, Welsh Fire 135+

Match Handicap: Southern Brave

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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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