Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets Match Prediction & Betting Tips, The Hundred 2023
Match 20 of the Men's Hundred sees Welsh Fire take on Trent Rockets in Cardiff on Monday evening. Welsh Fire have won two from five and have five points so far. Trent Rockets have three points from four games and have won only one match. Read on as we preview this evening game. The match gets underway at Sophia Gardens at 18:30 local time.
Welsh Fire come into this game after being bowled out for 87 in their last match and losing by a large margin. However, they have plenty of batting talent in their team who can do better in this fixture.
Trent Rockets have lost by 2 runs and by 3 runs in their last two matches. They are not far away from getting wins but have been not quite good enough this season.
Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Sky Go, SonyLiv and FanCode.
WEF vs TRT Match Toss Prediction
Welsh Fire won when batting first at this venue earlier in the campaign and we expect them to bat first in this game irrespective of who wins the toss.
WEF vs TRT Pitch Report
There is plenty of assistance for the quick bowlers from this pitch. We expect consistent bounce but movement off the surface in Cardiff.
Cardiff Weather Report
The forecast is for very humid conditions throughout this game at Sophia Gardens and there could be a rain interruption.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets, The Hundred 2023
Welsh Fire Team News & Playing 11
WEF Team News
There was a new big name in the Welsh Fire line-up for the first time this season as Jonny Bairstow made his first appearance since the end of the Men’s Ashes. Bairstow took the place of Luke Wells who had impressed earlier in the tournament.
WEF Key Players
- Stephen Eskinazi- the 29 year old right-hander has an excellent record in white-ball cricket over the last few seasons. He has impressed for Welsh Fire since moving to an opening position.
- Jonny Bairstow- the England international is one of the most feared batters across all white ball cricket due to his attacking intent and ability to time the ball to the boundary.
- David Payne- the Gloucestershire left-arm fast medium bowler has been picking up wickets in English domestic cricket for many years and dismissed Finn Allen on Saturday.
WEF Team Form
Welsh Fire won their opening game of The Hundred 2023 season but have won only one more match since.
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Welsh Fire Predicted Playing 11
Stephen Eskinazi, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Abell (c), Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, David Payne
Trent Rockets Team News & Playing 11
TRT Team News
There was one change for Trent Rockets on Saturday from their team against Northern Superchargers on Wednesday. Ish Sodhi came in for his first appearance and took 2 wickets after coming in as the replacement for Imad Wasim.
TRT Key Players
- Joe Root- the all-format England batter has developed his short format game over the last 18 months and hit 12 boundaries against London Spirit.
- Dawid Malan- the left-hander has an excellent domestic record in short format cricket. He is yet to make a big score in this season but this could be the match.
- Luke Wood- the left-arm fast bowler has been picking up a big number of wickets in the T20 Blast, BBL and PSL over the last two seasons..
TRT Team Form
Trent Rockets have played good cricket in their last two games but need to avoid their third successive defeat.
Trent Rockets Predicted Playing 11
Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Joe Root, Colin Munro, Daniel Sams. Lewis Gregory (c), Sam Hain, Ish Sodhi, Luke Wood, Sam Cook
Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets Head to Head
Trent Rockets have won both of the previous meetings between the sides with victory margins of 6 wickets in 2021 and 29 runs in 2022.
WEF vs TRT Head to Head Stats in The Hundred
| |
Matches Played |
WEF Won |
TRT Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets Betting Odds
Who will win Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets Match?
These teams look very well matched and it will be a key battle between Trent Rockets’ batters and Welsh Fire’s bowlers. Player for player, we think Welsh Fire have the edge.
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🏆 Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets Prediction
Both teams are in mid-table at the moment but still have time to climb the league in this year’s tournament. Some of England’s best white-ball batters are on show in this game and we expect plenty of boundaries. Our prediction is for Welsh Fire’s bowlers to be the key and we are backing Welsh Fire to win.
Aug 14, 2023
23:00 IST / 17:30 GMT
Sophia Gardens - Cardiff, England
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