MATCH NO – 5th Match
SERIES – The Hundreds – 2024
DATE – 27th July, 2024
TIME – 11:00 PM IST
VENUE – Lord’s, London
INTRODUCTION
The Hundred is a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men’s teams and eight women’s teams located in major cities across England and Wales. The tournament is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and features a unique format designed to attract new audiences to the sport.
Teams in The Hundred Men’s Competition:
- Birmingham Phoenix
- London Spirit
- Manchester Originals
- Northern Superchargers
- Oval Invincibles
- Southern Brave
- Trent Rockets
- Welsh Fire
Format:
100 Balls Per Innings: Each team faces 100 balls.
Change of Ends: Ends change after 10 balls.
Bowlers: Each bowler can deliver a maximum of 20 balls per game. They can bowl five or ten consecutive balls.
Powerplay: A 25-ball powerplay is in place at the start of each inning, during which only two fielders are allowed outside the 30-yard circle.
MATCH PREVIEW
Five match of The Hundreds-2024 tournament will be played between Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirits. Last time when both teams played against each other Birmingham Phoenix team scored 185 runs and London Spirits bowled out at just 108 runs and Birmingham team won the match by 77 runs. ( statsforfantasy )
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks but India’s team looks more balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Birmingham Phoenix and London Spirits.
PITCH REPORT
The pitch at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London is historically known for its unique characteristics and behaviour. Here’s a detailed report on what to expect:
Bounce and Carry: The pitch at Lord’s usually offers good bounce and carry, making it favourable for fast bowlers, especially in the early stages of a match. The famous Lord’s slope, which runs from the north end (the Pavilion End) to the south end (the Nursery End), can aid seam movement.
Seam Movement: Due to the slope and the nature of the pitch, there is often lateral movement for seam bowlers. Bowlers who can exploit the seam will generally find success, especially during the first couple of days.
Spin: Traditionally, the pitch at Lord’s doesn’t offer much for spinners early on. However, as the match progresses, the pitch can start to deteriorate, bringing spinners into play more significantly on days four and five.
Batting Conditions: The pitch is generally good for batting, particularly after the initial session when any early moisture has dried out. Batsmen who are technically sound and patient can score heavily here. However, they need to be cautious of the slope and the movement it can generate.
Weather Influence: The conditions at Lord’s can be heavily influenced by the weather. Overcast conditions can enhance swing and seam movement, making it challenging for batsmen. Conversely, sunny weather can make the pitch more benign and better for batting.
GROUND STATS (100s)
| TOTAL MATCH | 15 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 140+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 09 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 05 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 130 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 130 TO 149 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 06 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON LORD’S (100s)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 15
PACER WICKETS – 85
SPINNER WICKETS – 77.
LDN TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- London Spirits did not perform well in the previous season of The Hundreds tournament. London team won only 2 matches and lost 4 out of 8 matches. They started this season with a lose against Southern Brave
- Last time when both teams played against each other the London team failed to chase a total of 185 runs and lost the match by 77 runs.
- In the last match London Spirits failed to chase a total of 138 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets against Southern Brave.
- Daniel Lawrence scored 38 runs and Liam Dawson scored 45 runs in the previous match against Southern Brave.
- Ravi Bopara, Daniel Lawrence & Nathan Ellis took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Southern Brave.
- Both teams have played 3 matches and London Spirits lost all 3 matches against Birmingham Phoenix.
SQUADS
Batting – Zak Crawley, Shimron Hetmyer, Daniel Lawrence, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Adam Rossington (wk) Ollie Pope (wk), Michael Kyle-Pepper (wk).
Bowling – Nathan Ellis, Daniel Worrall, Olly Stone, Richard Gleeson.
All Rounder – Matthew Critchley, James Neesham, Andre Russell, Liam Dawson.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Adam Rossington (wk), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Daniel Lawrence ©, Micheal Pepper, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Ravi Bopara , Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Olly Stone, Daniel Worrall.
LDN – PLAYER:
1. ADAM ROSSINGTON (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 0r, 78r, 2r, 36r. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 217 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 6r |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 6 RUNS. |
2. DANIEL BELL-DRUMMOND – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 58r, 27r, 2r, 1r. |
|---|---|
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 12 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 23r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 23 RUNS. |
3. MICHEAL PEPPER – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 20r, 27r, 12r, 34r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 4 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 0r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 0 RUN. |
4. DANIEL LAWRENCE © – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 38+1W, 17+1W, 6r, 10R, 175+3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 168 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 6+0W, 10+0W, 6r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 3 INNINGS – 22 RUNS – 0W. |
5. RAVI BOPARA – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 7+1W, 36+1W, 19+1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 134 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 45r, 17+0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 2 INNINGS – 62 RUNS – 0W. |
6. SHIMRON HETMYER – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 18r, 4r, 26r, 13r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. ANDRE RUSSELL – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 13+0W, 35+1W, 10+1W, 20r, 14+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. LIAM DAWSON – RHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 45+0W, 0W, 19+0W, 15+0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 19 RUNS – 11W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 1+1W, 6+3W, 1+0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 3 INNINGS – 8 RUNS – 4W. |
9. NATHAN ELLIS – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 7 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
10. OLLY STONE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. DANIEL WORRALL – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
BRM TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Birmingham Phoenix did not perform well in the previous season of The Hundreds tournament. Birmingham team won only 2 matches and lost 6 out of 8 matches.
- This season this team bowled out at just 89 runs in first match and lost the match by 8 wickets against Oval Invincible
- Last time when both teams played against each other the Birmingham team successfully defended a total of 185 runs and won the match by 77 runs.
- In the last match Birmingham Phoenix failed to defend the total of 89 runs and won the match by 8 wickets against Oval Invincible.
- Rishi Patel scored 25 runs, Jacob Bethel scored 22 runs and Benny Howell 24 runs in the previous match against Oval Invincible.
- Only Tim Southee took 2 wickets in the previous match against Oval Invincible.
- Both teams have played 3 matches and the Birmingham Phoenix won all the 3 matches against London Spirits.
SQUADS
Batting – Ben Duckett, Will Smeed, Jamie Smith (wk), Aneurin Donald (wk).
Bowling – Naseem Shah, Adam Milne, Tom Helm, James Fuller.
All Rounder – Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Benny Howell, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Sean Abbott.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Aneurin Donald (wk), Rishi Patel, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Benny Howell, Sean Abbott, Jacob Bethel, Tom Helm, Adam Milne, Tim Southee.
BRM – PLAYER:
1. ANEURIN DONALD (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 11r, 28r, 30r, 22r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. RISHI PATEL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 25r, 7r, 65r, 1r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
3. MOEEN ALI © – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 103r, 0r, 59r, 16+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 47 RUNS -1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 32r, 11+1W, 40+0W. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 3 INNINGS – 83 RUNS – 1W. |
4. LIAM LIVINGSTONE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 36+2W, 54+1W, 11+0W, 33r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 46 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 8+2W, 19+0W. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 2 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 2W. |
5. DAN MOUSLEY – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1+0W, 11r, 1W, 60+1W, 68+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 2r. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
6. JACOB BETHELL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 22r, 19+2W, 50r, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 10 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 10r. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 1 INNING – 10 RUNS. |
7. BENNY HOWELL – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 24+0W, 0W, 15+0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 24 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 23+0W, 4+0W, 17+2W. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 3 INNINGS – 44 RUNS – 2W. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 18+2W, 1W, 3W, 5W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 10 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. TOM HELM – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 1W, 4W, 2W |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 3 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
10. ADAM MILNE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | 4W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | 2 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
11. TIM SOUTHEE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 3W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs LDN | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
- BRM WIN – 03
- LDN WIN – 00
- NO RESULT – 00.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – M. Pepper.
BATSMEN – L. Livingstone, D. Lawrence.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Bopara, A. Russell, L. Dawson, B. Howell, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – T. Southee, S. Abbott, N. Ellis.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Rossington.
BATSMEN – L. Livingstone, D. Lawrence.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Bopara, A. Russell, L. Dawson, B. Howell, M. Ali.
BOWLERS – T. Southee, T. Helm, A. Milne.
BACK-UPS – R. Patel, D. Mousley, D. Bell Drummond.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – A. Russell, D. Lawrence.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – T. Helm, A. Milne.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.