The Hundred Men's 2024- 34th Match - Final - Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave - Cricket Match Predictions - August 18th

Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 34th Match and the Final of The Hundred Men's, to be played between Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave on August 18th, at Lord's, London.

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 34th Match and the Final of The Hundred Men's, to be played between Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave on August 18th, at Lord's, London.

Match 34 (Final)- Oval Invincibles vs Southern Brave (Lord's, London)


Current Form Oval Invincibles:

Oval Invincibles finished at the 1st position on points table after league stages and have automatically qualified to feature in the Final match, to be played against Southern Brave.

The top run scorer for Oval Invincibles in The Hundred Men's is Jordan Cox with 189 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Oval Invincibles  in The Hundred Men's is Adam Zampa with 17 scalps under his belt.

Oval Invincibles had lost their previous completed fixture against Trent Rockets by 6 wickets.

Oval Invincibles batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 3 in 100 balls. Will Jacks and Dawid Malan gave their team a brilliant start. Dawid Malan was quite slow in his innings though. He scored 53 off 43 balls. Donavon Ferreira played superbly and scored 27 runs off 10 balls to help Oval Invincibles get to a respectable total of 150 in 100 balls of play.

During the chase, Trent Rockets lost thier in-form batter Tom Banton cheaply. After his dismissal, Alex Hales tried to play some good shots for his knock of 35 runs but also got out at a wrong time. Just when things looked difficult for Trent Rockets, Rovman Powell played a match winning knock of 45 runs in 27 balls to win the match for Trent Rockets with 6 wickets in hand.

Current Form Southern Brave:

Southern Brave have defeated Birmingham Phoenix in the Eliminator match and they have qualified to play in the Final match, to be played against Oval Invincibles.

The top run scorer for Southern Brave in The Hundred Men's is James Vince with 400 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Southern Brave in The Hundred Men's is Tymal Mills with 16 scalps under his belt.

In the Eliminator match, Southern Brave batted first and they only managed to score 126 for 6 in 100 balls of play. Alex Davies got out cheaply. After his dismissal, James Vince and Leus du Plooy tried to revive the innings with their knocks of 43 and 39 runs respectively. The middle order failed to perform to their potential and in the end, it was a crucial cameo of 20 runs in 9 balls by Chris Jordan that helped Southern Brave get past the 120 run mark and finish at 126 in 100 balls of play.

During the chase, Birmingham Phoenix couldn't get off to a stable start. They lost 3 wickets for 45 runs. After that phase, Jacob Bethell and Liam Livingstone started counter attacking and stitched a partnership of 48 runs for the 4th wicket. Birmingham Phoenix were cruising when it all came down to the last over. Liam Livingstone started off well by smashing a six off Akeal Hosein but the bowler kept his cool, dismissed Liam Livingstone and managed to tie the match level out of nowhere.

In the Super Over, Birmingham Phoenix could only score 7 runs. Jofra Archer bowled brilliantly and didn't let Birmingham Phoenix batters go big in the Super Over. Southern Brave easily chased the total down with both their Super Over wickets remaining.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Southern Brave

Jofra Archer, Kieron Pollard, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Laurie Evans, Leus Du Plooy, Akeal Hosein, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, Danny Briggs, George Garton, Alex Davies, James Coles, Joe Weatherley

Oval Invincibles

Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Adam Zampa, Jordon Cox, Gus Atkinson, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Spencer Johnson, Dawid Malan, Nathan Sowter, Donovan Ferreira, Tom Lammonby, Tawanda Muyeye, Marchant de Lange, Mark Watt, Harrison Ward

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? -  Southern Brave

Who will win?-  Southern Brave

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Dawid Malan (Oval Invincibles), James Vince (Southern Brave)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Adam Zampa (Oval Invincibles), Tymal Mills (Southern Brave)

Most Sixes – Dawid Malan (Oval Invincibles), Laurie Evans (Southern Brave)

Player of the Match - James Vince (Southern Brave)

Team Scores Batting first (100 Balls) – Southern Brave 150+, Oval Invincibles 145+

Match Handicap: Southern Brave



*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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