Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales

Welsh Fire has got off to the worst possible start in the Hundred 2022 tournament. It has lost both the matches it has played so far and is currently at the bottom of the standings. Its next match is going to be played against Birmingham Phoenix, a team that won its previous match quite convincingly and would be full of confidence.

Welsh Fire has not found the batting form that it would have expected at the start of the Hundred. Tom Banton, Ollie Pope, Joe Clarke, and David Miller form a pretty strong batting lineup on paper but they have not been able to combine together for any major runs so far.The bowling lineup is also quite weak. Adam Zampa is the outstanding bowler here and he almost always bowls an economical spell but the support around him is missing. David Payne, Jake Ball, George Scrimshaw, and Ryan Higgins are not going to worry too many top-class batting lineups.

Birmingham Phoenix flexed its batting muscles in the previous match as Will Smeed smashed a century, the first in the history of the Hundred, and was well-supported by the rest of the batters. Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone are capable of destroying bowling attacks and expect that to happen sooner rather than later. Henry Brookes bowled brilliantly to end with five wickets and he is certainly one to watch out for. Kane Richardson and Tom Helm were also very good in the previous match. We think Moeen Ali and Imran Tahir are also pretty effective in the shortest format making the Birmingham Phoenix bowling attack quite well-rounded.

PITCH AND CONDITIONS

There is a bit of cloudy weather around but the chance of rain falling is low. The average score at this venue is 154 batting first and the average winning score is 165. This indicates teams need to aim for something around 160-170 to feel relatively happy after batting first. There were six 50+ scores hit at this venue in the Hundred 2021.

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With the conclusion of the match between the Trent Rockers and Birmingham Phoenix, each team has played one match each in the 2022 edition of The Hundred Men's Competition. Based on the results and how they have performed, each team would know their further course of action. That said, it has been a refreshingly competitive tournament thus far and we expect this to get further more competitive as we move forward and teams start getting their combinations right.

The match between the two sides is to be played on 7th August 2022 at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Both these sides have some talented players available and a cracker of a contest is certainly on the cards. 

Welsh Fire had a terrible opening year (2021) of The Hundred's Competition and they haven't gotten off to a promising start this year either. In the only game that they have played, they are coming off a deflating defeat at the hands of Southern Brave, losing the match by nine wickets with Brave having 31 balls to spare.

Ben Duckett finished second in the run-scoring charts last year and it was surprising to see Welsh Fire finish at the seventh spot despite such individual brilliance. With Jonny Bairstow still not available, the onus will be on Ben Duckett to navigate his side through the over. On paper, Welsh Fire have an excellent side filled with some terrific strikers of the cricket ball. The likes of Joe Clarke, Tom Banton, Sam Hain, and Ben Duckett are all very capable and will be keen to deliver on the promise.

Oval Invincibles have some of the seasoned T20 campaigners available at their disposal and will be hoping to utilize their experience to maximum. The likes of Sunil Narine, Rilee Rossouw, and Sam Curran have played across the globe and would add to the experience of the camp. Other than them too, they have the likes of Sam Billings and Jason Roy who are both playing regular for England. It is the bowling that Oval Invincibles can trap their opposition with some excellent white-ball bowlers available. Sunil Narine has proven his worth time and again and will be a key member in the upcoming contest too. The likes of Sam Curran and Pat Brown would be useful at the death as they can take the sting out of any batting unit on their day.

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PITCH AND CONDITIONS

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2019 match is going to be played at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. A cloudy day has been forecast for match day in Cardiff. That usually means some movement with the new ball and so winning the toss to make the most of the conditions will be critical.

The pitch at Sophia Gardens is good for batting and we think it should flatten out after the first few overs and favor the batsmen. The spinners find the going tough at the venue and that is something that could help New Zealand.