Northern Superchargers will host Birmingham Phoenix in match number 4 of the Hundred 2023. Both teams would play their first match of the season and hope to provide an exciting brand of cricket.
England explosive opener Tom Banton will lead the Phoenix side while Moeen Ali would take the captaincy duties for the Northern Superchargers side. Both teams have some top-quality players and can change the course of the game with their power hitting.
Northern Superchargers ended the 2022 season in sixth place with four wins and four losses. Birmingham Phoenix qualified for playoffs finishing fourth in the points table including five wins and 3 losses.
Match Details
Details– Match 4, Northern Superchargers vs Birmingham Phoenix
Venue– Headingley, Leeds
Date and Time– 3rd August, 11.00 PM
Pitch Report
The pitch at Headingley, Leeds looks like a superb pitch to bat on. A total of 4 matches were played during the 2022 Hundred competition. Northern Super Charger won only 1 out and lost at home during last season.
It provides a fair balance between bat and ball. The bowlers can use the early conditions and then it becomes a brilliant pitch to bat on. As the game moves on, spinners have a say becoming tough to bat on. Headingly can yield big scores and value for shots support good and attacking stroke play making life tough for the bowlers.
When these two teams met last season, Birmingham Phenoix defeated Northern Supercharger at Edgbaston, Birmingham by 32 runs. Northern Supercharger scored 169 for 6 in 100 balls restricting the Phenoix side to just 137 for 9.
Northern Super Charger (NSC) vs Birmingham Pheonix (BP)- Predicted Playing XI
Northern Super Charger
Adam Lyth, Tom Banton (C), Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Bas de Leede, David Wiese, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Ollie Robinson.
Birmingham Phoenix
Ben Duckett, Will Smeed, Tom Helm, Moeen Ali (C), Liam Livingstone, Chris Benjamin, Benny Howell, Chris Woakes, Kane Richardson, Adam Milne, Dan Mousley.
Fantasy Team Selection- Northern Supercharger vs Birmingham Phoenix
Team 1– Tom Banton, Ben Stokes (C), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Bas de Leede, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid (VC), Kane Richardson, Brydon Carse, Chris Benjamin, Ollie Robinson.
Team 2– Adam Lyth, Will Smeed, Harry Brook (C), Moeen Ali, David Wiese (VC), Benny Howell, Matthew Potts, Adam Milne, Adil Rashid, Dan Mousley, Reece Topley.
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