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The Hundred Men's 2024 - Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave - Cricket Match Predictions - August 5th

by CricDirect Monday 5 August 2024

The Hundred Men's 2024 - Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave

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Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 17th Match of The Hundred Men's, to be played between Welsh Fire and Southern Brave on the 5th of August at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.

LIVE SCORES - Match 17 - Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave (Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)

Current Form Welsh Fire:

Welsh Fire are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 2 wins and 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Welsh Fire in The Hundred Women's is Jonny Bairstow with 90 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Welsh Fire in The Hundred Women's is David Willey with 5 scalps under his belt.

Welsh Fire have won their previous match against Trent Rockets by 4 runs.

Welsh Fire batted first and they posted a total of 129 for 6 in 100 balls. Luke Wells and Joe Clarke got out cheaply. After their dismissals, Jonny Bairstow and Tom Abell played match defining knocks of 55 and 33 runs respectively to help Welsh Fire get to 129 in 100 balls of play.

During the chase, the top order of Trent Rockets started off very well. Alex Hales and Sam Hain scored 23 and 28 runs respectively. The middle order disappointed and kept throwing their wicket away. David Payne and Haris Rauf bowled with a lot of fire and accuracy, picked up 2 wickets each and helped restrict Trent Rockets to 125 for 8, winning the match by 4 runs.

Current Form Southern Brave:

Southern Brave are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 3 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Southern Brave in The Hundred Women's is James Vince with 185 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Southern Brave in The Hundred Women's is Chris Jordan with 8 scalps under his belt.

Southern Brave have won their previous match against Birmingham Phoenix by 32 runs.

Southern Brave batted first and they posted a huge total of 169 for 2 in 100 balls. Alex Davies and James Vince stitched a partnership of 81 runs for the first wicket. Both played with a lot of intent and freedom. Davies made 30 runs while James Vince smashed 90 runs in just 47 balls, hitting 6 fours and 6 sixes. Kieron Pollard also played well, made 38 off 22 balls and helped Southern Brave get to 169 in 100 balls of play.

During the chase, Birmingham Phoenix lost their way right from the word go. Except for Ben Duckett, the rest of the batters kept getting out to loose balls. Duckett scored 92 runs off 53 balls. Despite his brave effort, Phoenix failed to chase the total down as they fell short by 32 runs in the end. For Southern Brave, Akeal Hosein and Chris Jordan picked up 3 wickets each.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Welsh Fire

Jonny Bairstow, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, David Willey, Matt Henry, Joe Clarke, Haris Rauf, Tom Abell, Glenn Phillips, David Payne, Luke Wells, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Stevie Eskinazi, Chris Cooke, Mason Crane, Ben Green

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? - Southern Brave

Who will win?- Welsh Fire

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Leus du Plooy (Southern Brave), Jonny Bairstow (Welsh Fire)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jofra Archer (Southern Brave), Matt Henry (Welsh Fire)

Most Sixes – Leus du Plooy (Southern Brave), Jonny Bairstow (Welsh Fire)

Player of the Match- Jonny Bairstow (Welsh Fire)

Team Scores Batting first (100 Balls)– Welsh Fire 135+, Southern Brave 125+

Match Handicap: Welsh Fire Women

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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.