Welsh Fire will take on Manchester Originals in match number 2 of the Hundred, playing on 2nd August 2023. Both teams would look to start this season with a win.
England captain Jos Buttler will lead the Manchester Originals side while Tom Abell would lead the Welsh Fireside. Manchester Originals finished reached the finals of the tournament last year while Welsh Fire failed to win any matches.
Match Details
Details– The Hundred, Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire
Venue– Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Date and Time– 2nd August, 7.30 PM
Pitch Report
Welsh Fire will be hosting Manchester Originals and would look to utilize the conditions. The pitch at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff helps the pace bowlers.
A total of four matches were played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff last year. From the four matches, the average score was 132 in the first innings, and twice the targets were chased successfully. With superstars on each side, it promises to be a good fight between these two teams.
When these two teams met during the 2022 edition of Hundred, Manchester Originals made 149 for 9 from 100 deliveries while Welsh Fire were bowled out for just 102 from 89 deliveries.
It promises to be an exciting encounter as both teams would look to start the season with a win and gain confidence.
The conditions at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff will be a tough day as heavy rain is predicted throughout the day.
Manchester Originals (MO) vs Welsh Fire (WF) – Predicted Playing XI
Manchester Originals
Laurie Evans, Phil Salt, Wayne Madson, Ashton Turner, Jos Buttler (C, WK), Paul Walter, Jamie Overton, Usama Mir, Josh Tongue, Joshua Little, Richard Gleeson.
Welsh Fire
Steven Eskanzi, Joe Clarke, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Tom Abell (C), Glenn Phillips, Dan Douthwaite, George Scrimshaw, David Willey, Roelf Van der Merwe, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Fantasy Team Selection- Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire
Team 1– Jos Buttler (C), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow (VC), Ashton Turner, Glenn Phillips, Paul Walter, David Willey, Josh Tongue, Haris Rauf, Joshua Little, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Team 2– Laurie Evans, Joe Clarke (C), Ashton Turner (VC), Jos Buttler, Tom Abell, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Usama Mir, Richard Gleeson, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Josh Tongue.
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