Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire Match Prediction & Betting Tips, The Hundred 2023
Southern Brave and Welsh Fire go head to head in Match 5 of the 2023 Men’s Hundred on Friday evening at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. Southern Brave lost their opening game by 6 runs to Trent Rockets with Welsh Fire getting off to a winning start with a 9 run victory over Manchester Originals. Read on as we preview this match. This clash begins at 18:30 local time.
Southern Brave were nowhere near their best against Trent Rockets but still came very close to pulling off a win in Match 1. They have a strong group of players and we expect them to get a win in this match.
Welsh Fire ended their long run without a victory by beating a strong Manchester Originals side in a rain-reduced game on Wednesday. However, they will need to be at their best again in this fixture.
Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire 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.
SOB vs WEF Match Toss Prediction
Southern Brave won the toss in Match 1 and chose to field first with Welsh Fire being inserted to bat first in their opening game. We predict that Welsh Fire will bat first irrespective of who wins the toss.
SOB vs WEF Pitch Report
We expect consistent bounce from this surface on Friday evening and some turn for the spin bowlers. A par score will be around 140.
Southampton Weather Report
Cloudy conditions are forecast from start to finish of this game at the Rose Bowl. There is a very low chance of rain so we do not expect to lose any time from the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire, The Hundred 2023
Southern Brave Team News & Playing 11
SOB Team News
James Vince’s side did not live up to expectations in their opening game with either bat or ball and they will be keen to put in a stronger performance in front of their home fans in this match. We are not anticipating any changes ahead of this game.
SOB Key Players
- Devon Conway - The left-handed keeper-batter has made a score between 16 and 40 across his last four innings. He is very rarely dismissed for a small contribution.
- James Vince - The skipper made only 3 runs from 3 balls before being stumped against Trent Rockets. However, he has a brilliant white-ball record in England and will be keen to make amends in this clash.
- Chris Jordan - The experienced England international showed off all his variations in the last game and dismissed Lewis Gregory, Imad Wasim and Matt Carter.
SOB Team Form
Southern Brave were narrowly beaten in their opening match of The Hundred 2023 but have a group of experienced players in their side.
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Southern Brave Predicted Playing 11
Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), James Vince (c), Leus du Plooy, Tim David, James Fuller, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills
Welsh Fire Team News & Playing 11
WEF Team News
There were plenty of celebrations on and off the pitch in Cardiff on Wednesday afternoon after Welsh Fire did what they were unable to do throughout the whole of 2022 and pick up a win. With confidence high in the camp, we expect to see the same XI in this game.
WEF Key Players
- Luke Wells - The tall opener took the Player of the Match Award against Manchester Originals after striking seven fours and three sixes.
- Glenn Phillips - The New Zealand international showed his skills with the bat and in the field on Wednesday. He is a brilliant short format player.
- Shaheen Shah Afridi - The left-arm pace bowler showed that he is still able to land his yorkers by dismissing the dangerous Phil Salt and Laurie Evans at the top of the innings in Match 2.
WEF Team Form
Welsh Fire lost all eight of their matches last year but already look like they have one of the best bowling attacks in this year’s competition.
Welsh Fire Predicted Playing 11
Luke Wells, Steve Eskinazi, Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Abell (c), Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Roelof van der Merwe, Ben Green, Haris Rauf, David Payne, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire Head to Head
Southern Brave have beaten Welsh Fire in each of the last three meetings between the sides and lead the head to head 3-1. Welsh Fire won the first clash with Southern Brave back in July 2021.
SOB vs WEF Head to Head Stats in The Hundred
| |
Matches Played |
SOB Won |
WEF Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire Betting Odds
Southern Brave are favourites to win this game and can be backed at 1.66. Although they won their opener, Welsh Fire are the outsiders at 2.10.
Who will win Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire Match?
Welsh Fire are an unrecognisable side from the one we saw struggle so much in 2022 but Southern Brave have quality throughout their team and we have Brave as the top team ahead of this match.
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🏆 Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire Prediction
This looks set to be an excellent contest with Southern Brave hoping to get their first win of the campaign against this new look Welsh Fire side full of confidence after their opening game victory. In home conditions, and with plenty of experience with bat and ball in this tournament, we expect Southern Brave to have the edge and we are backing them to win
Aug 04, 2023
23:00 IST / 17:30 GMT
The Rose Bowl - Southampton, England
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