Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Match Prediction & Betting Tips, The Hundred 2023
Match 6 of the 2023 Men’s Hundred sees Manchester Originals take on London Spirit on Saturday afternoon at Old Trafford. Manchester Originals lost to Welsh Fire by 9 runs on Wednesday with London Spirit beaten by Oval Invincibles by 3 wickets with 1 ball remaining. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at 14:30 local time.
Manchester Originals were beaten in a 40-ball aside game in their opening fixture but there were still causes for optimism. They will fancy their chances of getting a win in this match.
London Spirit pushed Oval Invincibles all the way in their London derby earlier in the week but they were ultimately 5-10 runs short with the bat. They have plenty of T20 specialists in their squad.
Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Sky Go and FanCode.
MNR vs LNS Match Toss Prediction
All four toss winning captains have chosen to field first in the 2023 Men’s Hundred so far. We predict both teams will want to field first in this match.
MNR vs LNS Pitch Report
It is a good batting surface at Old Trafford with plenty of pace and bounce for the stroke makers to work with. A par score will be around 150
Manchester Weather Report
Very humid and wet weather is forecast in Manchester across Saturday afternoon. It looks like being a miserable day with the temperature no higher than 14 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Manchester Originals vs London Spirit, The Hundred 2023
Manchester Originals Team News & Playing 11
MNR Team News
With only 80 balls across the whole match in Cardiff on Wednesday, there will be no tired legs for any of the batters or the bowlers ahead of this game. England’s Josh Tongue came straight from celebrations in London after the win at The Oval to play in the last match.
MNR Key Players
- Jos Buttler - The 32 year old has been in excellent form since the start of June in domestic white ball cricket. He hit 74 and 83 towards the end of this year’s T20 Blast.
- Max Holden - The left-handed 25 year old caught the eye in Cardiff on Wednesday with 37 runs from 18 balls. He has been making consistent scores across all formats.
- Josh Little - The Ireland international dismissed both of Welsh Fire’s openers in Match 2. Joe Clarke went for a golden duck with Luke Wells dismissed after hitting a half-century.
MNR Team Form
Manchester Originals lost by 9 runs in their opening game but there were some excellent individual performances in the defeat.
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Manchester Originals Predicted Playing 11
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c) (wk), Laurie Evans, Max Holden, Paul Walter, Ashton Turner, Jamie Overton, Usama Mir, Tom Hartley, Josh Little, Josh Tongue
London Spirit Team News & Playing 11
LNS Team News
After starring with the bat at the top of the order for England in the Men’s Ashes, Zak Crawley is expected to make his first appearance of the season in the Men’s Hundred in this game. Mark Wood is expected to continue to be rested with a bruised heel.
LNS Key Players
- Matthew Wade - The 35 year old left-hander is an experienced, aggressive and hard-hitting batter. His top T20 score is 130 not out.
- Nathan Ellis - The Australian short format specialist all-rounder got off to an excellent start to this year’s Men’s Hundred with figures of 2-31.
- Jordan Thompson - The 26 year old dismissed Will Jacks and Sam Billings against Oval Invincibles. He will be looking to pick up the wickets of big names in the opposition in this match.
LNS Team Form
London Spirit produced some good moments on Wednesday but were found just under the required level in their opening match of The Hundred 2023.
London Spirit Predicted Playing 11
Dan Lawrence (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Zak Crawley, Matthew Wade, Daryl Mitchell, Ravi Bopara, Matt Critchley, Jordan Thompson, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Daniel Worrall
Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Head to Head
London Spirit beat Manchester Originals in their two first head to heads but it was Manchester Originals who came out on top by 5 wickets in the last game.
MNR vs LNS Head to Head Stats in The Hundred
| |
Matches Played |
MNR Won |
LNS Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Betting Odds
The home side, Manchester Originals, are the favourites ahead of this game at 1.80. The bookies are expecting a close contest with London Spirit at 2.05.
Who will win Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Match?
London Spirit will be boosted by the availability of Zak Crawley in this game but player for player we have Manchester Originals as the top team in this game.
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🏆 Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Prediction
With both teams going down to defeats in their opening matches of the season, there will be a big push to get a win from the Originals and Spirit in this fixture. London Spirit have a team full of entertaining players but Manchester Originals have more consistent players. After falling to defeat to Welsh Fire, we expect Manchester Originals to respond with a victory in this game.
Aug 05, 2023
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Old Trafford - Manchester, England
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