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Match Details
Date: August 4, Tuesday
Time: 11: 00 pm IST
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
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Match Preview
In the fifth game of The Hundred 2023, we will see Southern Brave locking horns with Welsh Fire on August 4, at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Southern Brave are coming on the back of a defeat in the season opener against Trent Rockets. On the other hand, Welsh Fire won their first game against Manchester Originals. The head-to-head record between both teams stands 3-1 in the favour of Southern Brave.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Rose Bowl, Southampton is known for offering the same kind of benefits to both the batters and bowlers, and the upcoming game of The Hundred will be nothing less than a complete package of entertainment. The pitch offers consistent bounce, making it easier for the stroke players to play in their shorts.
The ground has shorter boundaries, which enables the players to play more aerial shots than usual.
Team Analysis
Southern Brave
Coming as the champions of the inaugural season of the tournament, Southern Brave finished seventh in 2022, with only three wins in the past edition. In the latest season of the tournament, James Vince is leading the Braves under the mentorship of head coach Stephen Fleming. In their first game of the tournament, the batting lineup failed to perform with 29 being the highest score by Leus du Plooy. The bowling department displayed decent play and Chris Jordan ended up picking the most wickets.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Southern Brave
James Vince ©, Alex Davies, Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan, George Garton, James Fuller, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Joe James Weatherley
Welsh Fire
Welsh Fire, who won their first game against Manchester Originals, have a solid team for the tournament, with Jonny Bairstow as their central contracted player. The team is led by Tom Abell and the former Australia star Michael Hussey is mentoring the team. Fire’s biggest signings of the season are the star Pakistan duo of Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf. Afridi displayed brilliant play in his debut game and picked up two wickets on the first two balls of the game.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Welsh Fire
Tom Abell ©, Joe Clarke (wk), Stephen Eskinazi, Luke Wells, Glenn Phillips, David Willey, David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe, Ben Green, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Southern Brave would wish to make a stronger comeback in the second game, and they would take down the Welsh Fire in the upcoming fixture of the tournament.
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