MATCH NO – 22nd Match
SERIES – The Hundreds – 2024
DATE – 08th August, 2024
TIME – 11:05 PM IST
VENUE – Kennington Oval, 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
22nd match of The Hundreds-2024 tournament will be played between Defending Champion Oval Invincible vs One time champion Southern Brave. Last time when both teams played against each other Oval Invincible team scored 139 runs and Southern Brave failed to chase the total and Oval won the match by 8 runs.
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 Oval Invincible and Southern Brave. ( statsforfantasy )
PITCH REPORT
The Kennington Oval, commonly known as The Oval, is one of the most iconic cricket grounds in the world. Located in Kennington, London, it is the home ground of the Surrey County Cricket Club and has a rich history, being the venue for the first-ever Test match on English soil in 1880.
General Characteristics
Surface Type: The pitch at The Oval is generally known to be a good batting surface. It has a reputation for being one of the best tracks in England for batting.
Bounce and Carry: The pitch usually offers true bounce, which makes it favourable for stroke play.
Pace and Movement: Early in the match The pitch can offer some assistance to fast bowlers with seam movement and swing, especially under overcast conditions.
Spin: As the match progresses, the pitch tends to deteriorate, bringing spinners into play. The surface can develop cracks, offering turn and variable bounce.
T20 and The Hundred: The pitch at The Oval tends to be flat and hard, making it a high-scoring venue. Batsmen can play their shots freely, and scores of 160-180 are common in T20 matches.
Boundary Size: The Oval has relatively large boundaries compared to some other English grounds, which can make hitting sixes slightly more challenging but still very achievable for strong hitters.
The Oval has hosted numerous exciting matches across different formats, including the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and consistently features in The Hundred.
Recent matches have generally seen high scores, especially in The Hundred, with batsmen taking advantage of the true bounce and fast outfield.
The Kennington Oval pitch is generally seen as a balanced surface with a slight edge for batsmen. Fast bowlers can be effective early on, and spinners come into play in the latter stages. It’s a venue that often produces exciting, competitive cricket with opportunities for both batsmen and bowlers to make an impact.
GROUND STATS (100s)
| TOTAL MATCH | 14 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 140+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 06 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 07 |
| NO RESULT | 01 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 130 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 130 TO 149 | 05 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 04 |
BOWLERS STATS ON KENNINGTON OVAL (100s)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 14
PACER WICKETS – 109
SPINNER WICKETS – 59.
OVL TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Defending Champion Oval Invincible team played really well cricket in the previous season of The 100s. Oval team won 6 matches and lost 2 matches out of 8 matches in the previous season.
- Oval Invincible started the season like a champion and won 4 matches and lost only 1 match out of 4 and second position in point table.
- Last time when Oval Invincible and Southern Brave played against each other, Oval Invincible successfully defended a total of 139 runs and won the match by 8 runs.
- In the last match The 100s Oval Invincible successfully defended a total of 164 runs and won the match by 3 runs against Southern Brave.
- Will Jacka scored 41 runs in just 20 balls, Sam Curran scored 68 runs in 38 balls and Sam Billings scored 24 runs in the previous match against Manchester Originals.
- Adam Zampa & Sam Curran took 2-2 wicketseach, Nathan Sowter & Will Jacks took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Manchester Originals.
- Both teams have played 03 matches and Oval invincible team won 2 matches and lost 1 match against Southern Brave.
SQUADS
Batting – Dawid Malan, Tawanda Muyeye, Tom Lammonby, Jordan Cox (wk), Sam Billings © (wk), Donovan Ferreira.
Bowling – Adam Zampa, Gus Atkinson, NathanSowter, Spencer Johnson, Saqib Mahmood, Mohammad Amir.
All Rounder – Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Tom Curran.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Dawid Malan, Will Jacks, Sam Billings © (wk), Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Tom Lammonby, TomCurran, Donovan Ferreira, Spencer Johsnon, Nathan Sowter, Adam Zampa.
OVL – PLAYER:
1. DAWID MALAN – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 7r, 38r, 17r, 0r, 31r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 61 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 11r, 59r, 14r, 62r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 4 INNINGS – 146 RUNS. |
2. WILL JACKS – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 41+1W, 2+1W, 7+0W, 25+0W, 6+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 13 INNINGS – 365 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 13+1W, 108r, 39r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 3 INNINGS – 160 RUNS – 1W. |
3. SAM BILLINGS © (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 24r, 17r, 2r, 3r, 31r. |
| Stats on venue | 13 INNINGS – 229 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 0r, 8r, 12r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 3 INNINGS – 20 RUNS. |
4. SAM CURRAN – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 68+2W, 51+5W, 2+2W, 20+2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 160 RUNS – 8W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 8+1W, 11+1W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 19 RUNS – 2W. |
5. JORDON COX – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 14r, 14r, 15r, 0r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 202 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. DONOVAN FERRERIO – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1r, 2r, 49r, 30r, 22r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 49 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. TOM LOMMOMNBY – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 7r, 23r, 26+0W, 0W, 87+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. TOM CURRAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 0W, 48+1W, 24+3W. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 183 RUNS – 13W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 43+3W, 0W, 5+1W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 3 INNINGS – 48 RUNS – 4W.S |
9. ADAM ZAMPA – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 2W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
10. SPENCER JOHNSON – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 1 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
11. NATHAN SOWTER – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 0W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 7 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
SOU TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- First season Champion Southern Brave team played good cricket in the previous season of The 100s. Southern team won 4 matches and lost 4 matches out of 8 matches in the previous season.
- Southern Brave team started this season in a good way and won 4 matches and lost 1 match out of 5 matches and table topper in this season.
- Last time when Southern Brave and Oval Invincible played against each other Southern Brave failed to chase a total of 139 runs and lost the match by 8 runs.
- In the last match of The 100s Southern Brave team scored 139 runs and successfully defended the total and won the match by 42 runs against Welsh Fire.
- James Vince scored 73 runs in 50 balls with the help of 3 sixes, Leus du Plooy scored 21 runs and Kieron Pollard scored 17 runs in the previous match against Welsh Fire.
- Tymal Mills took 4 wickets, Danny Briggs took 3 wickets, Chris Jordan took 2 wickets and Craig Overton 1 wicket in the previous match against Welsh Fire.
- Both teams have played 03 matches and Southern Brave team won 1 match and lost 2 matches against Oval Invincible.
SQUADS
Batting – James Vince ©, Leus du Plooy, Laurie Evans, Finn Allen (wk), Alex Davies (wk).
Bowling – Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills, Akeal Hosein, Danny Briggs, George Garton.
All Rounder – Kieron Pollard, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
James Vince ©, Laurie Evans, Leus du Plooy, Alex Davies (wk), Kieron Pollard, Akeal Hosein, James Coles, Craig Overton, Chris Jordan, Danny Briggs, Tymal Mills.
SOU – PLAYER:
1. ALEX DAVIES (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 16r, 30r, 24r, 28r, 1r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 7 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 4r, 40r. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 2 INNINGS – 40 RUNS. |
2. JAMES VINCE © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 73r, 90r, 20r, 19r, 56r. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 116 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 11r, 15r, 13r. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 3 INNINGS – 39 RUNS. |
3. LAURIE EVANS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 2r, 25r, 5r, 1r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 131 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 1r, 5r, 9r. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 3 INNINGS – 15 RUNS. |
4. LEUS DU PLOOY – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 21r, 9r, 21r, 1r, 23r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 3r, 17r. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 2 INNINGS – 20 RUNS. |
5. KIERON POLLARD – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 17r, 38r, 37r, 6+0W, 33+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 19 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 29. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 1 INNING – 19 RUNS. |
6. JAMES COLES – RHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 26+0W, 1W, 2W, . |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. CRAIG OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
8. CHRIS JORDAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 15+3W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 2 INNINGS – 15 RUNS – 4W |
9. AKEAL HOSEIN – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. DANNY BRIGGS – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 0W, 3W, 2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 20 RUNS – 0W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
11. TYMAL MILLS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 4W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs OVL | 1W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs OVL | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 03
- OVL WIN – 02
- SOU WIN – 01
- NO RESULT – 00.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Billings, A. Davies.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, D. Malan.
ALL-ROUNDERS – K. Pollard, C. Jordan, C. Overton S. Curran, W. Jacks.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa, T. Mills.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Davies.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, D. Malan.
ALL-ROUNDERS – K. Pollard, C. Jordan, C. Overton S. Curran, W. Jacks.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa, T. Mills, D. Briigs.
BACK-UPS – N. Sowter, L. du Plooy, J. Cox.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S, Curran, A. Zampa.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Vince, W. Jacks.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
OVAL INVINCIBLE MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.