Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals, 2nd Match of The Hundred dream11 prediction today match
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Match : Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals, 2nd Match of The Hundred
Venue : Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England
Date & Time : 2nd August, Wednesday at 7:30 PM IST
H2H Record :
Total matches - 02
WEF won - 00
MCR won - 02
NR - 00,
Pitch Report :
The pitch at the Sophia Gardens is a balanced surface, offers to equal support for both batters & bowlers. It has been a high scoring tournament so far and the coming game should be no different if the batters play to their potential. Pacers might get some help towards the later half of the match while spinners may come in handy in the middle overs.
Weather Report :
The temperature is expected to hover around 19°C on the Wednesday with 57 % humidity and 10 km/hr windspeed. There are 20% chances of rain during the game.
Probable XI :
Welsh Fire :
Joe Clarke (wk), Stephen Eskinazi, Luke Wells, Tom Abell (c), Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Dan Douthwaite, Roelof van der Merwe, Ben Green / Jake Ball, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.
Manchester Originals :
Jos Buttler (c & wk), Phil Salt, Laurie Evans, Wayne Madsen / Max Holden, Ashton Turner, Paul Walter, Jamie Overton, Richard Gleeson, Zaman Khan / Usama Mir, Josh Little, Josh Tongue.
Preview :
Welsh Fire (WEF) take on Manchester Originals (MNR) in match 2 of The Hundred 2023 at Cardiff Wales Stadium. MNR holds a dominant head-to-head record, having secured victories in both of their previous meetings, setting the stage for an intense battle between the two teams. In The Hundred 2022, WEF faced a challenging campaign, finishing at the bottom of the points table without a single victory in the eight matches they played. On the other hand, MNR showcased their prowess by reaching the final against Trent Rockets (TRT) but narrowly missed out, losing by a mere two wickets.
Welsh Fire’s (WEF) squad is led by the talented Tom Abell (2075 runs), and they have some key players like Joe Clarke, David Willey, and Shaheen Afridi, who will be instrumental in turning their fortunes around and putting up a strong fight against MNR. Manchester Originals (MNR), led by the seasoned Jos Buttler, boasts a formidable lineup with key players like Phil Salt, Ashton Turner, and Jamie Overton, determined to maintain their winning momentum from The Hundred 2022.
Team Guide
Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.
Jos Buttler :
Jos Buttler is the T20 specialist who has the lot of experience in this format and scored over 10k runs. However still needs to make a name for himself in this format of the game. He hammered 203 runs in just 5 matches last year at a strike rate of 149.26. Default c/vc pick.
Phil Salt :
Phil Salt is an attacking wicket keeper batter who's the backbone of Manchester Originals who did an exceptional job last year, amassing 353 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 152.81. Must have pick.
Laurie Evans :
Laurie Evans is looking to extend his T20 form into The Hundred. He didn’t have the best of tournaments for Manchester last year where he just managed to score 172 runs in 9 innings at an average of 24.57. Good pick.
Paul Walter :
Paul Walter has scored 54 runs along with 2 wickets in the last 2 matches which can be his main motivation to improve with every passing fixture. Punt pick.
Ashton Turner :
Ashton Turner leans more towards his bowling skills with the potential to provide decent batting contributions with a total of 33 runs along with 3 wickets in the last 4 matches. Must have pick.
David Willey :
David Willey is the handy bowling allrounder, who was the part of Northern Super Chargers in the 2nd edition where he collected 90 runs in 6 matches and picked up 5 wickets as well. Must have pick.
Shaheen Afridi :
Shaheen Afridi is the one of the best pacer at the moment, who's coming from fantastic outings in T20 Blast. He has picked six wickets in his last 2 matches along with his ability to contain the opposition which could keep him motivated for this match. Will be a best c/vc pick from bowling section.
Josh Little :
Josh Little was super impressive with the ball for Manchester in the last edition, picking up 13 wickets in 5 matches with the best figures of 5 for 13, also he has a superb IPL season. Good pick.
David Payne :
David Payne is the Gloucestershire left-arm medium fast bowler played international cricket for the first time last year. He will get movement through the air and off the pitch at this venue. Punt pick.
Details Analysis
Cheat sheet
Welsh Fire
WK :
Jonny Bairstow -
1dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, Open
7(6), 27(30), 30(21), 90(53), 23(15)
Glenn Phillips - Right Arm off-break
2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
1(4), 5(4), 0(1), 25(7), 8(6), 2(7),
DNB, 0/10(1), 1/10(1), DNB, DNB
Chris Cooke -
3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
0(1), 11(6), 13(11), 7(6), 49(28)
Batter :
Stephen Eskinazi -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
38(23), 9(8), 32(24), 73(39), 28(20)
Joe Clarke -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
2(12), 7(6), 26(23), 19(18), 72(41)
Ollie Pope -
2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn 1dwn
0(4), 10(10), 11(8), 37(27)*, 62(46)
Tom Abell (c) -
2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
8(14), 15(14), 26(21), 15(12)
All-rounder :
David Willey - Left Arm Fast Medium
2dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn
10(11), 8(3), 7(7), 28(18), 22(23)
1/23(3), 2/17(3), 2/33(4), 2/15(4), 2/9(4)
Daniel Douthwaite - Right Arm Medium
DNB, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 6dwn
DNB, 9(4), DNB, DNB , 5(5)
0/19(2), 1/45(4), 2/51(4), 0/41(4), 3/26(3)
Ben Green - Right Arm Medium
5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn
2(4), 2(3), 35(39)*, 0(1), 40(24)*
0/10(1), 3/25(4), 1/38(3), 0/27(2), 1/42(4)
Luke Wells - Right Arm off-break
4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
1(1), DNB, 13(6), 0(3), 56(39)
0/26(4), 1/23(4), 2/32(3), 0/42(4), 2/19(4)
Bowler :
Shaheen Afridi - Left Arm Fast Medium
2/26(4), 4/29(4), 0/25(3), 2/28(4), 1/38(4),
Haris Rauf - Right Arm fast
0/39(4), 1/35(4), 2/31(4), 4/27(4), 4/18(4)
David Payne - Left Arm Fast Medium
0/23(3), 2/34(4), 1/34(4), 0/43(4), 1/37(4),
Jake Ball - Right Arm Medium fast
0/37(4), 0/47(4), 3/33(4), 1/23(4), 1/41(3)
George Scrimshaw - Right Arm Medium
1/44(4), 2/30(4), 0/36(3), 2/36(4), 2/8(3)
Roelof van der Merwe - Left Arm Orthodox
1/36(4), 1/34(3), 3/25(4), 0/26(3), 2/23(3)
Manchester Originals
WK :
Jos Buttler (c) -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
42(32), 11(11), 89(39), 74(54), 31(15)
Philip Salt -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
13(11), 74(51)*, 16(11), 6(5), 0(1)
Batter :
Laurie Evans -
Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
0(2), 70(41), 9(11), 3(8), 85(37)
Wayne Madsen -
2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn,
42(33), 0(1), 1(3), 52(30), 63(32), 15(9),
Tom Lammonby -
3dwn, 3dwn, Open, DNB, 3dwn,
10(8), 8(14), 34(23), DNB, 34(31),
Max Holden -
1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
5(5), 15(5), 11(8), 68(35), 6(2)
All-rounder :
Paul Walter - Right Arm Medium
3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
26(24), 1(2), 27(15), 3(7), 45(23)
3/29(4), 1/7(1), 1/15(2), 1/29(4), 0/26(3)
Ashton Turner - Right Arm off-break
3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn
6(11), 33(15)*, 53(31)*, 4(7), 5(7)
3/20(4), 0/9(1), 0/10(2), 0/24(2), 0/20(3)
Jamie Overton - Right Arm fast
5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 2dwn
11(6), 21(12), 23(17), 30(15), 18(9)
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB
Bowler :
Joshua Little - Left Arm Fast Medium
0/34(4), 2/23(4), 2/16(4), 0/35(4), 2/29(4)
Tom Hartley - Left Arm Orthodox
0/20(2), 0/28(4), 1/28(3), 0/26(3), 0/10(1)
Fred Klaassen - Left Arm Fast Medium
1/28(3), 1/24(4), 2/34(4), 2/32(3), 1/28(4)
Richard Gleeson - Right Arm Medium
1/27(4), 1/19(4), 2/14(3), 2/22(4), 0/25(4), 1/12(2)
Josh Tongue - Right Arm Medium
1/49(4), 2/35(3), 1/25(3), 1/12(2), 0/29(3)
Ben Raine - Right Arm Medium
1/25(4), 1/17(2), 1/15(2), 4/30(4), 1/27(4)
Mitchell Stanley - Right Arm Medium
1/28(4), 1/17(2), 1/49(3), 0/38(15B), 0/22(15B), 1/23(15B)
Zaman Khan - Right Arm Medium
2/29(4), 3/27(4), 1/26(3), 3/26(4), 1/12(2)
Usama Mir - Legbreak
2/20(4), 3/38(4), 1/47(4), 0/44(4), 1/19(4)
Cheat Sheet
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