MATCH NO – 9th Match
SERIES – The Hundreds – 2024
DATE – 31st July, 2024
TIME – 11:00 PM IST
VENUE – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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.
Ninth match of The Hundreds-2024 tournament will be played between one time Champion Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix. Last time when both teams played against each other Trent Rockets team scored 162 runs and Birmingham Phoenix failed to chase the total and Trent Rocket won the match by 46 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 Trent Rockets and Birmingham Phoenix.
PITCH REPORT
Trent Bridge in Nottingham, England, is known for being one of the most picturesque and historically significant cricket grounds. Here’s an overview of its pitch characteristics:
General Characteristics:
Batting-Friendly Surface: Trent Bridge often has a reputation for being a good batting wicket. The pitch tends to be flat, offering consistent bounce, making it easier for batsmen to score runs.
Swing and Seam Movement: While the surface is conducive to batting, it also provides assistance to swing and seam bowlers, especially under overcast conditions which are common in England. Early in a match, especially in Test cricket, the ball can swing considerably.
Spin: Spin bowlers might find it challenging to extract significant turn from the Trent Bridge pitch, although as the match progresses into the later days, some assistance can be found. Spinners generally play a containing role rather than a wicket-taking one in the early stages.
Historical Trends:
ODIs and T20s: In limited-overs cricket, the pitch tends to favor batsmen more, leading to high-scoring games. The ground has witnessed some record-breaking scores in ODIs.
Recent Trends
Recent Years: In recent years, pitches at Trent Bridge have seen some very high-scoring matches, especially in ODIs. The outfield is fast, and the boundaries are relatively short, contributing to the run-fest.
Conditions
Weather Influence: The performance of the pitch can be significantly affected by weather conditions. Overcast conditions favour swing bowlers, while sunny weather tends to help batsmen.
Key Considerations for Teams
Batsmen: Look to capitalise on the good batting conditions, but be cautious during the first session when the ball is new and likely to swing.
Bowlers: Fast bowlers should exploit early movement, while spinners should aim to maintain control and look for opportunities as the pitch wears.
Captains: Winning the toss might tempt captains to bat first to take advantage of the favorable batting conditions before the pitch starts to deteriorate later in the game.
GROUND STATS (100s)
| TOTAL MATCH | 12 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 150+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 07 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 05 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 130 | 03 |
| BETWEEN 130 TO 149 | 04 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 02 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 03 |
BOWLERS STATS ON TRENT BRIDGE (100s)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 12
PACER WICKETS – 93
SPINNER WICKETS – 51.
TRE TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- One time champion Trent Rockets did not perform well in the previous season of The Hundreds tournament. Trent Rocket team won 3 matches and lost 4 out of 8 matches.
- Trent Rockets has started the season with good wins against Northern Superchargers by 47 runs.
- Last time when both teams played against each other the Trent Rocket team successfully defended a total of 162 runs and the won match by 46 runs.
- In the last match Trent Rockets successfully defended a total of 185 runs and won the match by 47 runs against Northern Superchargers.
- Tom Banton scored 66 runs in 38 balls, Sam Hain scored 49 runs in 28 balls, and Chris Green scored 25 runs in the previous match against Northern Superchargers.
- Chris Green took 3 wickets, Lewis Gregory took 2 wickets, Luke Wood & Imad Wasim took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Northern Superchargers.
- Both teams have played 6 matches and Trent Rockets won 2 matches, lost 3 matches and 1 match was cancelled due to rain against Birmingham Phoenix.
SQUADS
Batting – Rovman Powell, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Adam Lyth, Sam Hain, Tom Banton (wk), Tom Alsop (wk).
Bowling – Ollie Robinson, Josh Turner, Luke Wood, Riley Meredith, Sam Cook, Calvin Harrison.
All Rounder – Imad Wasim, Rashid Khan, Jordan Thompson, Lewis Gregory ©.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Tom Banton (wk), Alex Hales, Adam Lyth, Sam Hain, Rovman Powell/Joe Root, Lewis Gregory ©, Imad Wasim/Rashid Khan, Ollie Robinson/Jordan Thompson, Luke Wood, Sam Cook.
NOTE-:TRENT PLAYER RECENT INNING WILL UPDATE AFTER MATCH N-7, MCR VS TRE.
TRE – PLAYER:
1. TOM BANTON (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 66r, 28r, 8r, 79r, 17r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 9 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 44r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 2 INNINGS – 44 RUNS. |
2. ALEX HALES – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 6r, 6r, 36r, 3r, 38r. |
| Stats on venue | 12 INNINGS – 263 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 27r, 1r, 58r, 13r, 38r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 5 INNINGS – 137 RUNS. |
3. ADAM LYTH – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 8r, 22r, 30r, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 56r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 56 RUNS. |
4. SAM HAIN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 49r, 94r, 52r, 14r, 98r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 116 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 30r, 23r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 2 INNINGS – 53 RUNS. |
5. ROVMAN POWELL – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 1r, 36r, 26r, 1r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
6. LEWIS GREGORY © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 7+0W, 6+0W, 1W, 12+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 8 INNINGS – 93 RUNS – 7W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 18+0W, 35+0W, 5+1W, 25r, 3r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 5 INNINGS – 86 RUNS – 1W. |
7. IMAD WASIM – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 17+1W, 2W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 27 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. RASHID KHAN – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 14+1W, 2W, 50+1W, 31+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 5 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
8. CHRIS GREEN – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 25+3W, 5+3W, 25+3W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. LUKE WOOD – LAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 1W, 3W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 4 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
10. OLLIE ROBINSON – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 3W, 0W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. SAMUEL COOK – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 1W, 0W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 3 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
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.
- Birmingham Phoenix lost 1 match but after that they came back and won the match by 3 wickets against London Spirits.
- Last time when both teams played against each other the Birmingham team failed to chase a total of 162 runs and lost the match by 46 runs.
- In the last match Birmingham Phoenix successfully chased the total of 131 runs and won the match by 3 wickets against London Spirits.
- Jacob Bethell scored 43 runs in 27 balls, Dan Mousley scored 39 runs and Benny Howell scored 24 runs in the previous match against London Spirits.
- Sean Abbott took 4 wickets, Tim Southee took 2 wickets in the previous match against London Spirits.
- Both teams have played 5 matches and the Birmingham Phoenix won 3 matches, lost 2 matches and 1 match was cancelled due to rain against Trent Rockets.
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
Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Benny Howell, Sean Abbott, Jacob Bethell, Tom Helm/James Fuller, Adam Milne, Tim Southee.
BRM – PLAYER:
1. JAMIE SMITH (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 95r, 6r, 36r, 70r, 100r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 38 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TRE | 38r. |
| Total Stats vs TRE | 1 INNING – 38 RUNS. |
2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 3r, 25r, 71r, 76r, 3r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 29 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TRE | 4r, 25r, 12r. |
| Total Stats vs TRE | 3 INNINGS – 41 RUNS |
3. MOEEN ALI © – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0r, 1r, 103r, 0r, 59r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 39 RUNS -2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TRE | 4+1W, 52+1W, 35+1W, 26+1W. |
| Total Stats vs TRE | 4 INNINGS – 117 RUNS – 4W. |
4. LIAM LIVINGSTONE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4+0W, 0r, 36+2W, 54+1W, 11+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 106 RUNS – 1W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs TRE | 9r, 51r, 47+!W, 50+0W, 23r. |
| Total Stats vs TRE | 5 INNINGS – 180 RUNS – 1W. |
5. DAN MOUSLEY – LHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 39+0W, 1+0W, 11r, 1W, 60+1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 2r. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS. |
6. JACOB BETHELL – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 43r, 22r, 19+2W, 50r, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. BENNY HOWELL – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 24+1W, 24+0W, 0W, 15+0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 30 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 7+1W, 3W, 11+0W, 12+1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 5 INNINGS – 30 RUNS – 6W. |
8. SEAN ABBOTT – RHB+RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 4W, 0W, 18+2W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 0W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
9. TOM HELM – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 1W, 2W, 1W,1W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 4 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
10. ADAM MILNE – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 0W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | 2W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
11. TIM SOUTHEE – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 2W, 2W, 3W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs BRM | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 05
- TRE WIN – 02
- BRM WIN – 03
- NO RESULT – 01.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Banton, J. Smith.
BATSMEN – A. Hales, B. Duckett, L. Livingstone, S. Hain.
ALL-ROUNDERS – L. Gregory, B. Howell, I. Wasim.
BOWLERS – T. Southee, S. Abbott.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – T. Banton.
BATSMEN – A. Hales, L. Livingstone, S. Hain.
ALL-ROUNDERS – L. Gregory, B. Howell, M. Ali, I.Wasim.
BOWLERS – T. Southee, S. Abbott, C. Green.
BACK-UPS – R. Khan, J. Root, A. Lyth, R. Powell.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Abbott, T. Southee.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – L.Livingston, A. Hales.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
TRENT ROCKETS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
