Southern Brave will face Welsh Fire in match 5 of the Men’s Hundred competition to be played on 4th August 2023. Southern Brave lost their opening match against Trent Rockets by 6 runs at Trent Bridge, Nottingham while Welsh Fire defeated Manchester Originals in a rain curtailed encounter played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on 2nd August 2023.
It promises to be an exciting encounter as Southern Braves would be eager to come back a loss in the opening match while Welsh Fire would look for continuing their winning momentum after a winless 2022 edition of Hundred. Welsh Fire registered a comprehensive win with a new look squad in this year’s tournament.
Match Details
Details– The Hundred Match 5, Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire
Venue– Rose Bowl, Southampton
Date and Time– 4th August, 11.00 PM
Pitch Report
The pitch at Rose Bowl, Southampton is a decent batting pitch. It initially helps the pacers and becomes a good batting track later. The spinners also get assistance from the pitch. Captain that wins the toss would likely field first and then chase down the target.
When these two teams met in the opening match of Hundred 2022, Southern Brave registered a thumping 9-wicket win at Rose Bowl, Southampton. It promises to be an exciting encounter for both teams as the Welsh Fire team would look to continue their winning run while the Southern Brave side would look to open the account.
Southern Brave (SB) vs Welsh Fire (WF)- Predicted Playing XI
Southern Brave
Devon Conway, Finn Allen, James Vince (C), Leus de Ploy, Tim David, James Fuller, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills.
Welsh Fire
Luke Wells, Jonny Bairstow, Stephen Eskanizi, Glenn Phillips, Tom Abell (C), David Payne, David Willey, Roelf Van der Merwe, Ben Green, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Fantasy Team Selection- Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire
Team 1– Devon Conway, Jonny Bairstow (C), James Vince (VC), Glenn Phillps, Tim David, David Willey, Chris Jordan, Roelf Van der Merwe, Craig Overton, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Tymal Mills.
Team 2– Finn Allen, Luke Wells, Lues de Ploy, Glenn Phillps (C), Tom Abell, Geroge Garton, David Payne, Rehan Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Craig Overton, Shaheen Shah Afridi (VC),
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