The Hundred Men’s 2024 Match 02 | SOB vs LNS | Fantasy Tips, Prediction & Preview

Southern Brave will be locking horns with London Spirit in the second game of The Hundred Men’s 2024. Brave were the champions in the inaugural season in 2021 whereas Spirit gave their best performance in 2022 when they finished third.

Southern Brave qualified for the Playoffs last season but lost to Manchester Originals in the Eliminator match. They have a spectacular bowling attack with Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan and Tymal Mills in the squad. They also have power hitters like Finn Allen (who will join after his commitment in the ongoing Major League Cricket), Kieron Pollard and Laurie Evans. They are expected to reach the Playoffs.

On the other hand, London Spirit finished at the 7th position on points table after league stages of the previous edition of The Hundred. They managed to win only 2 matches last season. They have big names like Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Nathan Ellis and Jimmy Neesham in their squad. Michael Pepper is a pure match winner who is in the squad as well. Andre Russell will join the team after his commitment in Major League Cricket. Spirit have good players and if they perform well as a team, they have good chances to make it to the Playoffs.

Match Timings

Match Toss Time - 10:30 PM IST (05:00 PM GMT)

Match Start Time - 11:00 PM IST (05:30 PM GMT)

Match Venue - The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Head to Head

Matches Played - 03

Southern Brave won - 01      London Spirit won - 01

No Result - 01

Last 5 meetings

Southern Brave won - 01        London Spirit won - 01

No Result - 01

Pitch Report

The surface at Southampton’s The Rose Bowl tends to favor fast bowlers, with some assistance on offer for the batters as well. The average first innings total at the venue during Men’s The Hundred 2023 season last year turned out to be 152. The captain winning the toss will likely opt to bat first.

Weather Report

The weather at Southampton is expected to be partly sunny and cloudy. There are minimal chances of rain. The temperature is likely to be around 23 °C  with 65% humidity.

Probable Playing XI  

Southern Brave -  Finn Allen, Alex Davies(wk), James Vince(c), Leus du Plooy, Joe Weatherley, Laurie Evans, Chris Jordan, George Garton, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills

London Spirit - Adam Rossington(wk), Daniel Bell-Drummond, Michael Pepper, Dan Lawrence(c), Ravi Bopara, Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Matt Critchley, Liam Dawson, Olly Stone, Nathan Ellis

Must Picks

Southern Brave - Finn Allen, Chris Jordan

London Spirit - Andre Russell, Nathan Ellis

Southern Brave vs London Spirit Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keeper : Finn Allen

Batters : James Vince, Shimron Hetmyer, Laurie Evans

All-rounder : Ravi Bopara, Andre Russell, Chris Jordan, Kieron Pollard

Bowlers : Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer, Nathan Ellis

Captain and Vice-Captain picks

Captain : Andre Russell

Vice-Captain : Chris Jordan

Prediction

Southern Brave might carry the confidence from the last season, and including some new players might be useful for them. Meanwhile, London Spirit have a strong batting line-up However, looking to past performances Southern Brave are favorites to win this match.

Sportco predicts Southern Brave to beat London Spirit in match 02 of The Hundred Men’s 2024.

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