Published on: Aug 12, 2023 7:00 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 12, 2023 5:14 pm IST
Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave, The Hundred 2023
12 August 2023 @ 10:30 PM IST
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
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Welsh Fire will be up against the challenge of Southern Brave in Match 19 of the Hundred Men’s 2023 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
With two wins in four games, Fire are at the third position in the points table. In their last game, the Tom Abell-led side secured a clinical victory by chasing down the target of 113.
Meanwhile, Brave sit at the fifth position, courtesy of a solitary win in four appearances. Their last outing was a wash-out, but their third witnessed them losing by a huge margin of 60 runs. The skipper James Vince would look to lead from the front to help the team get back to winning ways.
Team form guide:
WEF: W T L W L
SOB: NR L W L L
Sophia Gardens have a bowler- friendly pitch, and the movement off the pitch makes it tough for the batters to go for the big shots. The average first innings score here is 155. In 63 domestic T20s played here, team batting first have won 31 times and batting second have won 30 times.
Shaheen Afridi in T20
The left-arm pacer, Shaheen can pickup wickets for the team at any point of time in the game. He has six wickets in four games of the Hundred 2023, with 229 wickets overall in T20s.
Joe Clarke in T20
Joe was incredible versus the Invincibles with a knock of 69* and went out cheaply in the last game against the Phoenix. He has good numbers in the T20 circuit and can strike the ball well.
Devon Conway in T20
Devon Conway is just not getting off right in the current season, and is waiting to put some some good performances for the team. He will be eager to go out hard in this one, and can be trusted, given statline of more than 5,000 runs in T20s.
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James Vince in T20
The captain of the team and a fierce batter in the limited over format, James is a high impact player of this team, who can push the Brave’s score and your fantasy team points. He has over 9,500 runs in T20s, with a top score of 129*.
This will be a Welsh Fire’s game to win. They have a better lineup in comparison to Southern Brave. It will be a close game but the Welsh would pass on it.
Wicketkeepers: Devon Conway, Joe Clarke
Batters: James Vince, Glenn Phillips, Stephen Eskinazi
All-rounders: Tim David, David Willey, Craig Overton
Bowlers: Tymal Mills, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi
For Small League, Head-to-Head contests: Devon Conway, Shaheen Afridi
For Grand League: James Vince, Haris Rauf
The WEF vs SOB match will be live-streamed on Sony Network in India.