Fire Vs Phoenix Prediction: The Welsh Fire will take on the Birmingham Phoenix in Match 25 of The Hundred 2024 season.
Welsh Fire Vs Birmingham Phoenix The Hundred Match 25 Preview
Both of these teams need wins immediately to keep their hopes of playoff qualification alive.
The Welsh Fire has not had the best time in this tournament. They got off to a fantastic start when they thrashed the Manchester Originals, which was followed by a defeat at the hands of the Oval Invincibles. The next two games saw them lose one against the London Spirit and win one against the Trent Rockets. With a win required in the next one, the Fire lost to the Southern Brave. Their sixth match against the Northern Superchargers was washed out. This puts them at two wins, three losses, one no-result, and five points in six games as they are currently sixth on the table.
The Birmingham Phoenix lost their opening game of the tournament against defending champions Invincibles. But they then went on a two-match winning streak against the Spirit and the Rockets. A loss against the Brave brought their record back to even. In their most recent match, the Phoenix defeated the Superchargers. With three wins, two losses, and six points in five matches, they are currently fifth on the table.
WEF Vs BRM The Hundred Match 25 Dream11: Match Details
- Match: Welsh Fire vs Birmingham Phoenix, The Hundred Match 25
- Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
- Date & Time: Saturday, August 10, 11:00 PM (IST)/ 6:30 PM (local time)
- Live Broadcast and Streaming: Sony Liv App & Website
WEF Vs BRM Announced Squads
Welsh Fire Announced Squad
Tom Abell (C), Luke Wells, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Joe Clarke (wk), Glenn Phillips (wk), Glenn Philips, Stephen Eskinazi (wk), Chris Cooke (wk), David Willey, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, Haris Rauf, Matt Henry, Josh Little, David Payne, Jake Ball, Mason Crane
Birmingham Phoenix Announced Squad
Moeen Ali (C), Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Louis Kimber (wk), Aneurin Donald (wk), Benny Howell, Liam Livingstone, Rishi Patel, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Chris Woakes, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, Tom Helm, James Fuller, Tim Southee
WEF Vs BRM The Hundred Match 25 Pitch Report
This is a typical English T20 pitch, which will provide much support to pacers in the first few overs. Not only that, but fast bowlers with a lot of variations will trouble batters throughout the game.
Besides that, this should be a straightforward pitch with some decent runs in it. The batsmen need to survive the onslaught of the first few overs if they are to score big runs.
WEF Vs BRM The Hundred Match 25 Weather Report
The conditions will be overcast and chilly in Cardiff at the time of the match. While the high cloud coverage might bring in light showers, the temperature will hover in the mid-10s.
The humidity will be quite high, but so will the winds, which will make the conditions a little sticky but otherwise decent to play cricket.
WEF Vs BRM Predicted Playing XI
Welsh Fire Predicted Playing XI
Luke Wells, Jonny Bairstow, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Joe Clarke, Tom Abell (C), Glenn Phillips, David Willey, David Payne, Mason Crane, Matt Henry, Haris Rauf
Birmingham Phoenix Predicted Playing XI
Aneurin Donald (wk), Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Moeen Ali (C), Jacob Bethell, Louis Kimber, Benny Howell, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, Tim Southee
WEF Vs BRM Head To Head Record
- Matches Played: 03
- Welsh Fire Won: 01
- Birmingham Phoenix Won: 02
- No Result: 00
- First Played: August 9, 2021
- Last Played: August 10, 2023
Fire Vs Phoenix Prediction
Both of these teams are in a similar position on the table. With that being said, the Phoenix have one more point in the league and have played one fewer match.
The Welsh Fire could be considered unlucky, they only needed to score 27 runs in 25 balls in a rain-affected match against the Northern Superchargers but the match was washed out. It is now tough for them to make the playoffs.
Both teams have several match-winners in them, but it is the Birmingham Phoenix who have looked better, making them slight favourites going into this one
Fire Vs Phoenix Prediction: Birmingham Phoenix will defeat Welsh Fire in the 25th match of (Men’s) The Hundred 2024.
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