Aug 07, 2022
18:30 IST / 13:00 GMT
Sophia Gardens - Cardiff, England
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Oval Invincibles are favorites to win
Match 5 of the 2022 Men’s Hundred sees Welsh Fire and Oval Invincibles go head to head in Cardiff on Sunday afternoon. The hosts were thrashed by the 2021 Champions, Southern Brave, by 9 wickets in their opening game of this season. Oval Invincibles went down by just 3 runs against London Spirit. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at 14:00 local time.
It has not been a great week for Welsh Fire with their skipper and best player, Jonny Bairstow, pulling out of the tournament only the day before it started. They need to look forwards now but it is going to be very tough.
Oval Invincibles will still be smarting from losing to their London rivals at home on Thursday night. Expect the top order to deliver with the bat and that to go a long way to sealing a victory.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Cricket.
The Hundred 2022 Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on SkyGo and the FanCode App.
Each skipper has chosen to field first in this year’s tournament and we expect both captains to do the same if they win the toss ahead of this match.
It has been a pitch best suited to seam and swing bowlers in white ball games this year. Look out for the batters targeting the short straight boundary at the River Taff End of the ground.
Partly cloudy to begin with but likely to be clear and sunny by the end of the match.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Welsh Fire vs Oval Invincibles, The Hundred 2022
We expect Welsh Fire to give a better account of themselves after a calmer build-up to this game. The departure of Jonny Bairstow from The Hundred 2022 season was disappointing but particularly for the team who relied upon him so much. Fire selected their best possible XI for Match 1 but should have David Miller available for this game.
Although Welsh Fire won their final game of the 2021 season, that victory is now their only one from their last five games.
Joe Clarke, Tom Banton (wk), David Miller, Ben Duckett, Sam Hain, Josh Cobb (c), Ryan Higgins, Adam Zampa, Noor Ahmad, Jake Ball, David Payne
After the top order batting collapse, it was any wonder that Oval Invincibles got anywhere near winning against London Spirit, The fact that they did was due to the lower order hitting and aggressive bowling. We expect Rilee Rossouw to come into the side.
The Invincibles lost their last game of last season and are looking to avoid their third successive defeat in this match.
Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Rilee Rossouw, Sam Curran, Sam Billings (c) (wk), Hilton Cartwright, Tom Curran, Sunil Narine, Danny Briggs, Reece Topley, Mohammad Hasnain
The Invincibles won the only meeting between the sides in the group stages of the 2021 tournament. Although Ben Duckett scored 65 from 52, 40 not out from captain Sam Billings alongside supportive knocks got the hosts home.
| Matches Played | WEF Won | OVI Won | Tie | NR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
A game can turn very quickly in this format and the bookies are not expecting a one-sided affair. However, Oval Invincibles are the favourites for this match.
Neither team carries particularly good form into this match so it will come down to which of the top order batters delivers. Oval Invincibles look to have the more experienced players in all departments.
Joe Clarke, Tom Banton and Ben Duckett are our batting recommendations for Welsh Fire. None of the Welsh Fire batters hit a six on Wednesday although Banton is particularly adept at doing so and will want to deliver in front of the home crowd.
We are backing Jason Roy, Will Jacks and Rilee Rossouw as our batting picks for Oval Invincibles. Rossouw enjoyed his return to international cricket against England last month and he will relish batting in this format.
We expect Jake Ball, David Payne and Adam Zampa to be the top bowlers for Welsh Fire. Ball and Payne should enjoy the seamer friendly conditions in Cardiff.
Reece Topley, Mohammad Hasnain and Sunil Narine are our tips with the ball for Oval Invincibles. Narine dismissed the dangerous pair of Glenn Maxwell and Dan Lawrence against London Spirit.
Losing the first game of The Hundred does not end your season but both teams will be keen to register their first win of the campaign in this match. There is plenty of talent in both sides but Oval Invincibles look to have far more players who can be relied upon. Rossouw will be a big boost and we are backing the Invincibles to win.
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