MATCH NO – 17th Match
SERIES – The Hundreds – 2024
DATE – 05th August, 2024
TIME – 11:00 PM IST
VENUE – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
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
17th match of The Hundreds-2024 tournament will be played between one time Champion Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire. Last time when both teams played against each other Welsh Fire team bowled out at just 87 runs and Southern Brave chased the total and won the match by 9 wickets. ( 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 Welsh Fire and Southern Brave.
PITCH REPORT
Sophia Gardens, also known as the Cardiff Wales Stadium, is a cricket ground in Cardiff, Wales. Here’s a general pitch report for Sophia Gardens:
General Characteristic:
Pitch Type: The pitch at Sophia Gardens is generally known to be batting-friendly, especially in the shorter formats of the game. It tends to be hard and flat, which aids the batsmen in playing their shots.
Pace and Bounce: The pitch offers decent pace and bounce, which can help fast bowlers early on. However, it can become slower as the game progresses, especially in limited-overs matches.
Spin: Spinners can come into play as the pitch wears down. The surface can sometimes assist turn, particularly in the latter stages of the game, making spin a crucial factor.
Weather Impact: Being in Wales, the weather can be quite unpredictable. Overcast conditions can help seam bowlers due to the swing on offer. Rain interruptions are also a common feature, which can affect the nature of the pitch and the game strategy.
ODI and T20 Matches
ODIs: Typically, the pitch remains good for batting throughout the 50 overs. Teams often prefer to chase, knowing that the pitch is likely to stay true.
T20s: In the shortest format, the pitch at Sophia Gardens tends to be high-scoring. Batsmen can exploit the shorter boundaries, but spinners and variations from pacers play a key role in the middle overs.
GROUND STATS (100s)
| TOTAL MATCH | 13 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 130+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 06 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 07 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 130 | 06 |
| BETWEEN 130 TO 149 | 02 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 05 |
| ABOVE SCORE 170 | 00 |
BOWLERS STATS ON SOPHIA GARDENS (100s)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 13
PACER WICKETS – 99
SPINNER WICKETS – 38.
WEF TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Welsh Fire did perform good in the previous season of The Hundreds tournament. Welsh Fire team won 4 matches and lost 3 out of 8 matches.
- Welsh Fire started the season with a good win against Manchester originals.But after that win they lost back to back matches against London Spirits & Oval Invincible.
- Last time when both teams played against each other the Welsh Fire team bowled at just 87 runs and lost the match by 9 runs.
- In the last match Welsh Fire failed to defend a total of 95 runs and lost the match by 3 wickets against London Spirits.
- Luke Wells scored 23 runs, Jonny Bairstow scored 12 runs and Glenn Phillips scored 12 runs in the previous match against London Spirits.
- Matt Henry took 3 wickets, Joshua Little 2 wickets, Jake Ball, David Payne & Mason Crane took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Manchester Originals.
- Both teams have played 6 matches and Welsh Fire won 1 match and lost 5 matches against Southern Brave.
SQUADS
Batting – Glenn Phillips, Luke Wells, Joe Clarke (wk), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Tom Kohler Cadmore, Stephan Eskinazi, Chris Cooke.
Bowling – Haris Rauf, David Payne, Mason Crane, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Matt Henry, Joshua Little.
All Rounder – Tom Abell ©, David Willey, Ben Green.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Jonny Bairstow, Joe Calrke (wk),Tom Kohler Cadmore, Glenn Phillips, Tom Abell ©, Luke Wells, David Willey, David Payne, Haris Rauf, Matt Henry, Mason Crane.
WEF – PLAYER:
1. JONNY BAIRSTOW – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 5r, 18r, 0r, 16r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 0r, 72r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 72 RUNS. |
2. TOM-KOHLER CADMORE – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 4r, 22r, 18r, 0r, 20r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 28 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 4r, 8r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS. |
3. JOE CLARKE (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 5r, 0r, 33r, 2r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | 10 INNINGS – 182 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 0r, 0r, 17r, 0r, 10r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 5 INNINGS – 27 RUNS. |
4. GLENN PHILLIPS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 11r, 0r, 0r, 15r, 31r. |
| Stats on venue | 9 INNINGS – 209 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 12+0W, 22r, 30+0W, 3r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 4 INNINGS – 67 RUNS – 0W. |
5. TOM ABELL © – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 16r, 11r, 29r, 47r. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 86 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 1r, 11r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 12 RUNS. |
6. LUKE WELLS – LHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 23r, 7+0W, 10+2W, 5+0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 4 INNINGS – 72 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 24r. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 1 INNING – 24 RUNS. |
7. DAVID WILLEY – LHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 13+0W, 4+2W, 3W, 26+2W, 13+2W. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 28 RUNS – 8W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 16+0W, 31+1W, 22+1W, 24+0W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 4 INNINGS – 93 RUNS – 2W. |
8. MASON CRANE – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
9. DAVID PAYNE – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 11 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 6 INNINGS – 2 WICKETS. |
10. MATT HENRY – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 0W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. HARIS RAUF – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 3 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SOU | 0W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SOU | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
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 2 matches and lost 1 match out of 3 matches in this season.
- Last time when Southern Brave and Welsh Fire played against each other Southern Brave successfully chased a total of 87 runs and won the match by 9 wickets.
- In the last match of The 100s Southern Brave team scored 169 runs against Birmingham Phoenix.
- James Vince scored 90 runs in 47 balls with the help of 6 sixes, Kieron Pollard scored 38 runs in 22 balls and Alex Davies scored 30 runs in the previous match against Birmingham Phoenix.
- Craig Overton, Tymal Mills & Chris Jordan took 2-2 wickets each in the previous match against Manchester Original.
- Both teams have played 06 matches and Southern Brave team won 5 matches and lost 1 match against Welsh Fire.
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, Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills.
SOU – PLAYERS:
1. ALEX DAVIES (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 30r, 24r, 28r, 1r, 31r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 26r, 18r, 14r. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 3 INNINGS – 58 RUNS. |
2. JAMES VINCE © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 90r, 20r, 19r, 56r, 41r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 40 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 18r, 71r 53r, 30r. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 4 INNINGS – 182 RUNS – 61SA. |
3. LAURIE EVANS – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 25r, 5r, 1r, 4r, 8r. |
| Stats on venue | 1s INNING – 0 RUN. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 0r,0r, 28r. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 3 INNINGS – 28 RUNS. |
4. LEUS DU PLOOY – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 9r, 21r, 1r, 23r, 6r. |
| Stats on venue | 6 INNINGS – 174 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 17r, 18r. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 2 INNINGS – 35 RUNS. |
5. KIERON POLLARD – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 38r, 37r, 6+0W, 33+1W, 4r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 25. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 1 INNING – 25 RUNS. |
6. JAMES COLES – RHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 10r, 26+0W, 1W, 2W, . |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | NOT PLAYED YET. |
7. CRAIG OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 3W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 4 RUNS – 2W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 2W, 6+2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
8. CHRIS JORDAN – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 70r, 2W, 1W, 6+1W. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 4 INNINGS – 76 RUNS – 4W |
9. AKEAL HOSEIN – LHB+LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 0W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | NOT PLAYED YET. |
10. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | NOT PLAYED YET. |
11. TYMAL MILLS – LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs WEF | 4W, 2W, 0W, 0W. |
| Total Stats vs WEF | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 06
- SOU WIN – 05
- WEF WIN – 01
- NO RESULT – 00.
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Davies.
BATSMEN – L. du Plooy, J. Vince.
ALL-ROUNDERS – K. Pollard, D. Willey, C. Jordan, C. Overton.
BOWLERS – M. Henry, H. Rauf, T. Mills, J. Archer.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – A. Davies, J. Bairstow.
BATSMEN – J. Vince, J. Clarke.
ALL-ROUNDERS – K. Pollard, D. Willey, C. Jordan, C. Overton.
BOWLERS – M. Henry, H. Rauf, T. Mills.
BACK-UPS – T. Abell, G. Phillips, D. Payne.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – D. Willey, J. Vince.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – C. Jordan, C. Overton.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SOUTHERN BRAVE MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.