THE 100S:SOU VS LDN MATCH PREDICTION, DREAM11 PREDICTION

MATCH NO – 2ND Match    

SERIES – The Hundreds – 2024

DATE – 24th July, 2024

TIME – 11:00 PM IST

VENUE – The Rose Bowl, Southampton

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. ( statsforfantasy.com )

Teams in The Hundred Men’s Competition:

1. Birmingham Phoenix
2. London Spirit
3. Manchester Originals
4. Northern Superchargers
5. Oval Invincibles
6. Southern Brave
7. Trent Rockets
8. 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

second match of The Hundreds-2024 tournament will be played between one time Champion Southampton Brave vs London Spirits. Last time when both teams played against each other London Spirits team scored 147 runs and Southern Brave bowled out at just 138 runs and London team won the match by 9 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 Southern Brave and London Spirits.

PITCH REPORT

The Rose Bowl Stadium, also known as the Ageas Bowl, is located in Southampton, England. Here’s a detailed pitch report for the venue:

Pitch Characteristics

Surface Type: The pitch at the Rose Bowl is typically known to be batting-friendly, especially in the shorter formats of the game.

Bounce and Pace: It generally offers good bounce and pace, making it suitable for stroke play.

Spin: As the game progresses, spinners can come into play due to the pitch starting to wear down. It’s not uncommon for the pitch to offer a turn.

Seam Movement: In early overs seam bowlers might get some movement due to the nature of the pitch and the weather conditions.

Historical Performance

ODIs: Generally, the pitch is good for batting, and high scores are common. However, bowlers who can swing the ball or bowl tight lines can be effective.

T20s: Known for being batting-friendly, leading to high-scoring games. Spinners might play a key role, especially in the middle overs.

Weather Influence

The weather in Southampton can be variable. Overcast conditions often aid seam and swing bowlers. Conversely, sunny weather tends to favor the batsmen.

Evening dew can be a factor in limited-overs games, making it challenging for bowlers to grip the ball.

Strategy

Batting First: Teams often prefer to bat first to take advantage of the fresh pitch and set a big total.

Chasing: While chasing can be tricky due to the pitch slowing down, successful chases have occurred, particularly in limited-overs formats.

In conclusion, the Rose Bowl pitch offers a good contest between bat and ball, with conditions slightly favoring batsmen in shorter formats and providing balanced opportunities in Test matches.

GROUND STATS (100s)  

SCORING PATTERN

BOWLERS STATS ON THE ROSE BOWL (100s)

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 13

PACER WICKETS – 78

SPINNER WICKETS – 33.

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.
• Last time when Southern Brave and London Spirits played against each other Southern Brave failed to chase a total of 141 runs and lost the match by 9 runs. 
• In the last match of The 100s Southern Brave failed to defend a total of 196 runs and lost the match by 7 wickets against Manchester Originals.
• Finn Allen scored 69 runs in 38 balls, Devon Conway scored 51 runs in 38 balls and James Vince 56 runs in just 25 balls in the previous match against Manchester Originals.
• Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan & Mitchell Santner took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Manchester Originals.
• Both teams have played 02 matches and Southern Brave team lost 1 match and 1 match was cancelled against London Spirits.

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

 Finn Allen (wk), James Vince ©, Laurie Evans, Leus du Plooy, Joe Weatherly, Craig Overton, Chris Jordon, Jofra Archer, Akeal Hosein, Tymal Mills. Rehan Ahme. 

SOU – PLAYER STATS:

1. FINN ALLEN (WK) – RHB

2. JAMES VINCE © – RHB

3. LAURIE EVANS – RHB

4. LEUS DU PLOOY – LHB

5. JOE WEATHERLEY – RHB

6. CRAIG OVERTON – RHB+RAMF

7. CHRIS JORDAN – RHB+RAMF

8. AKEAL HOSEIN – LAO

9. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF

10. REHAN AHMED – RALB

11. TYMAL MILLS – LAMF

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.
• Last time when both teams played against each other the London team successfully defended a total of 141 runs and won the match by 9 runs.
• In the last match London Spirits failed to chase a the total of 185 runs and lost the match by 77 runs against Birmingham Phoenix. 
• Daryl Mitchell scored 57 runs and Daniel Bell-Drummond scored 23 runs in the previous match against Birmingham Phoenix.
• Tim Southee  took 3 wickets Liam Dawson & Jordan Thmpson took 1-1 wicket each in the previous match against Birmingham Phoenix.
• Both teams have played 2 matches and London Spirits won 1 match and 1 match was cancelled against Southern Brave.

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), Zak Crawley, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Ravi Bopara ©, James Neesham, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Olly Stone, Richard Gleeson. 

LDN – PLAYER STATS:

ADAM ROSSINGTON  (WK) – RHB

2. ZAK CRAWLEY – RHB

3. DANIEL BELL-DRUMMOND  – RHB

4. RAVI BOPARA © – RHB+RAMF

5. SHIMRON HETMYER – LHB

6. ANDRE RUSSELL – RHB+RAMF

7. JAMES NEESHAM – LHB+LAMF

8. LIAM DAWSON – RHB+LAO

9. NATHAN ELLIS – RAMF

10. OLLY STONE – RAF

11. RICHARD GLEESON – RAMF

HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS  

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 02

• SOU WIN – 00
• LDN WIN – 01
• NO RESULT – 01.                                                                                 

FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM

SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)

WK BATSMAN – F. Allen.

BATSMEN – J. Vince, L. Evans, Z. Crawley.

ALL-ROUNDERS –  R. Bopara, A. Russell, J. Neesham, C. Jordan, C. Overton.

BOWLERS – J. Archer, N. Ellis.

GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)

WK BATSMAN – A. Rossington.

BATSMEN – J. Vince, S. Hetmyer, L. Evans.

ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Russell, C. Jordan, R. Bopara.

BOWLERS – T.Mills, A. Hosein, R. Gleeson, J. Archer.

BACK-UPS – M. Pepper, O. Stone, R. Ahmed, L. du Plooy.

CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) –  A. Russell, C. Jordan.

CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – J. Vince, J. Archer.  

POSSIBLE OUTCOME – 

LONDON SPIRITS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.