London Spirit vs Welsh Fire The Hundred Match Prediction
Match: LNS vs WEF Match Prediction
Time: 24 Aug, 11:00 PM (IST)
Series: The Hundred Match
Venue: Lords Cricket Ground – London
Info:
Ben McDermott scored 30 runs from 25 balls against Trent Rockets. He had an excellent T20 Blast for Hampshire Hawks and he is our pick for London Spirit’s highest run scorer in this game. With the ball, Jordan Thompson has taken nine wickets in the competition and is our tip for London Spirit’s top wicket taker against Welsh Fire.
Joe Clarke was the only one of the Welsh Fire top four to not score a duck on Monday evening. The keeper-batter is a good choice as Welsh Fire’s highest run scorer against London Spirit. Dwaine Pretorius took Welsh Fire’s only wicket against Southern Brave and the South African is worth backing as their top wicket taker in this game.
We recommend backing Jordan Thompson to take over 1.5 wickets in this fixture.
Live Streaming:
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Cricket and BBC.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on SkyGo, the BBC iPlayer and the FanCode App.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
Clear skies with the sun setting during this game. The temperature will be at 26 degrees in the early stages before dropping to 20 by the end.
🏟️ Pitch:
The famous Lord’s slope causes problems for the batters in The Hundred in the same way that it does in Test Matches. Overall, we expect a pitch which marginally favours the bowlers.
Toss Prediction:
Both Welsh Fire and London Spirit are keen to bat first in this format. We expect that Eoin Morgan and Josh Cobb will both decide to have a bat first if they win the toss.
Recent Form:
LNS:
L, W, W, W, W
❌✅ ✅ ✅✅
WEF:
L, L, L, L, L
❌❌❌ ❌ ❌
Team News:
LNS Team News:
There were two changes for London Spirit ahead of their top of the table clash with Trent Rockets on Saturday. Ben McDermott and Chris Wood came in with big-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell now back in Australia preparing for the Zimbabwe tour and Brad Wheal left out.
WEF Team News:
With runs the major sticking point for Welsh Fire during the entirety of the 2022 Men’s Hundred, there were two changes with Tom Banton and Sam Hain being left out in favour of Jacob Bethell and Leus du Plooy. Captain Josh Cobb also moved up the order to bat at number three.
LNS Predicted11
A Rossington (wk)
D B Drummond
Ben McDermott
Dan Lawrence
Eoin Morgan (c)
Kieron Pollard
Jordan Thompson
Liam Dawson
Nathan Ellis
Mason Crane
Chris Wood
WEF Predicted11
Joe Clarke
Jacob Bethell
Josh Cobb (c)
Ben Duckett
David Miller
Leus du Plooy
Matt Critchley
D Pretorius
David Payne
G Scrimshaw
Jake Ball
Winning Chances:
Who will win today’s match: LNS vs WEF The Hundred Match Fantasy Team
The bookmakers are predicting a heavy win for London Spirit and we find it very hard to disagree with their assessment. Trent Rockets are the only side above Spirit in the table and it is no disgrace to lose to them in their current form. In the other corner, Welsh Fire have been poor since the first game and do not have the batting strength to turn their season around. We are predicting anoth win for London Spirit.
Final Verdict
London Spirit are favorites to beat Welsh Fire
LNS Key Players:
Ben McDermott:
The 27 year old Australian has had to be patient to get his first appearance for London Spirit. However, he immediately hit the highest score for the team and has the respect of his team-mates.
Eoin Morgan:
The former England white-ball captain has a top score of 47 in the 2022 Men’s Hundred. His leadership continues to be impressive and he has brought the best out of many of his players.
Jordan Thompson:
The bowling all-rounder went wicketless against Trent Rockets but so far in the tournament no player has taken more wickets than him.
WEF Key Players:
Joe Clarke:
The keeper-batter hit one four in his 17 runs against Southern Brave whilst watching his batting partners disappear at a regular rate. He opened and was the fifth wicket to fall.
Dwaine Pretorius:
The South African bowling all-rounder is also a serious batter in white ball cricket. He hit 15 runs from seven balls before dismissing Quinton de Kock against Southern Brave.
Jake Ball:
The tall fast bowler conceded 18 runs from 17 balls on Monday night. He has six wickets for the tournament including figures of 4-29 in the defeat to Manchester Originals.
Team Info:
LNS Team Updates:
London Spirit were targeting their fifth straight win in this year’s tournament but must start again after the defeat to Trent Rockets on Saturday.
WEF Team Updates:
Unless Welsh Fire pull off a major shock and win this game, they will have lost six successive matches in the tournament.
SQUAD:
London Spirit:
Adam Rossington (wk), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Ben McDermott, Daniel Lawrence, Eoin Morgan (c), Kieron Pollard, Jordan Thompson, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Mason Crane, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Toby Roland-Jones, Mark Wood, Josh Inglis, Riley Meredith, Jamie Smith, Blake Cullen, Brad Wheal, Glenn Maxwell
Welsh Fire:
Jacob Bethell , Joe Clarke (wk), Josh Cobb (c), Ben Duckett, David Miller, Leus du Plooy, Matthew Critchley, Dwaine Pretorius, David Payne, George Scrimshaw, Jake Ball, Sam Hain, Ryan Higgins, Matt Milnes, Noor Ahmad.