Birmingham Pheonix will take on Trent Rockets in the 7th match of men’s The Hundred 2023 on August 5. Trent Rockets began their campaign with 6 run win over Southern Brave in the opening match of the tournament.
On the other hand, Birmingham Pheonix scored 84 for 5 from 62 deliveries against Northern Superchargers at Headingley, Leeds on 3rd August was abandoned due to rain. The Phoenix team was awarded 1 point along with the Superchargers team.
Trent Rockets would be looking to continue their winning run while Birmingham would look to win this match after getting 1 point from the previous encounter.
Match Details
Details– The Hundred 2023, Match 7, Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Pheonix
Venue– Edgbaston, Birmingham
Date and Time– 5th August, 11.00 PM
Pitch Report
This will be the first match to be played in the men’s hundred tournament. It promises to be a decent pitch to bowl on. The batters have to work very hard for the runs as both pacers and spinners have say.
It has been a tough venue for any side in the Men’s Hundred tournament. Birmingham needs to bat better in today’s match and keep pressure on Trent Rockets’ side. When these two teams met in the 2022 edition of Hundred, Birmingham Phoenix won the match by 7 wickets with 14 balls to spare.
There is heavy rain predicted on Saturday in the opening match of Hundred at this venue. It is expected to range between 10 and 16 degrees Celsius.
Birmingham Phoenix (BP) vs Trent Rockets (TR)- Predicted Playing XI
Birmingham Phoenix
Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Smith, Dan Mousley, Shahbad Khan, Chris Benjamin, Benny Howell (C), Adam Milne, Tom Helm, Kane Richardson.
Trent Rockets
Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Kohler Cadmore, Colin Munro, Sam Hain, Lewis Gregory ©, Imad Wasim, Daniel Sams, Matthew Carter, Luke Wood.
Fantasy Team Selection- Birmingham Pheonix vs Trent Rockets
Team 1– Ben Duckett, Alex Hales (VC), Jacob Bethell, Kohler Cadmore (C), Dan Mousley, Lewis Gregory, Ben Howell, Imad Wasim, Adam Milne, Luke Wood, Kane Richardson.
Team 2– Dawid Malan (VC), Jamie Smith, Colin Munro (C), Shahbad Khan, Sam Hain, Chris Benjamin, Lewis Gregory, Daniel Sams, Tom Helm, Matthew Carter, Kane Richardson.
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