The Hundred 2022 - Welsh Fire vs Birmingham Phoenix Dream11 Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Welsh Fire vs Birmingham Phoenix 11th Match The Hundred | |
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Date | 13th August 2022 |
Time | 10:30 PM IST, 5:00 PM GMT, 6:00 PM Local Time |
Venue | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
Welsh Fire have had a horrendous start to the tournament. They have played two games and lost both of them comprehensively. Southern Braves thrashed them by 9 wickets in the first game and they failed badly in a chase of 160 against Oval Invincibles in the next game which they lost by 39 runs. The batting needs to fire now if the team wants to stay alive in the tournament.
Meanwhile, Birmingham Phoenix have played two games, winning one and losing one. They lost to Trent Rockets in the opening game by 6 wickets but bounced back to beat Southern Braves by 53 runs. They too cannot afford a loss in the coming game.
Once again, there are no big expectations from the pitch being a bowler-friendly surface. The format demands high scoring game and bowlers have to pay for that. However, good bowlers won’t mind as it will be a challenge for them that they would like to ace.
The weather will be cloudy but there is no threat of rain. The temperature will range between 18 and 33 degrees while the humidity will be 37 per cent.
Tom Banton, Joe Clarke (wk), Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, David Miller, Josh Cobb (c), Ryan Higgins, Adam Zampa, David Payne, Jake Ball, George Scrimshaw
Will Smeed, Matthew Wade, Moeen Ali (c), Liam Livingstone, Chris Benjamin (wk), Miles Hammond, Benny Howell, Tom Helm, Henry Brookes, Kane Richardson, Imran Tahir
Both teams are likely to field the same team given the significance of the match.
Both teams played once in the last season and Phoenix won by 93 runs.
Played | Matches Played | WEF Won | BPH Won |
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Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wicketkeeper | Tom Banton |
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All-rounders | Will Smeed, David Miller, Liam Livingstone (VC), Ben Duckett |
Batters | Moeen Ali (C), Ryan Higgins, Benny Howell |
Bowlers | Kane Richardson, Tom Helm, Adam Zampa |
David Miller will be key for Welsh Fire. He is one of the best batters in shorter formats and the team relies a lot on Miller for success. He may be promoted up the order to make full use of the balls.
Will Smeed will be over the moon after a 50-ball 100 in the last game against Southern Braves. His confidence will be skyrocketing at the moment and he will be keen to prove that the century was not a fluke. He is also a very good pick.
He is a very good all-rounder. Moeen can be inconsistent but still, given what he offers with the bat and ball, is a valuable pick for our team.
The Australian spinner could be a good pick. Spinners are most targeted in the format thus there is a good possibility of him picking many wickets. Also, Zampa is not easy to hit away.
The pacer took three wickets in the last game without giving much away. Richardson with his newly developed slower delivery will be tough to face thus having him in the team is a good move.
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