The Hundred Men’s 2024 Match 07 | MNR vs TRT | Fantasy Tips, Prediction & Preview

Manchester Originals will lock horns with Trent Rockets in the seventh fixture of The Hundred Men’s 2024. While Trent Rockets defeated Northern Superchargers by 47 runs in their opening match of the season at Leeds, Manchester Originals were handed a massive defeat by Welsh Fire at their home ground.

Manchester Originals finished runners-up in the last edition of The Hundred as they lost by 14 runs to Oval Invincibles. However, the Phil Salt-led side were comprehensively beaten in their first match this season by Welsh Fire. The Originals could only muster 86/8 in the first innings before Welsh Fire chased the paltry target with eight wickets and 43 balls remaining. Skipper Salt was out for a duck in the opening defeat, with only three of the Originals' line-up able to reach double figures in a meager total.

On the other hand, Trent Rockets finished fifth on the points table last season but their start in The Hundred 2024 turned out to be a memorable one. They posted a mammoth 185/5 against Northern Superchargers before restricting Matthew Short's side to 138/8  to win the match by 47 runs. In a wholly more impressive batting display, Tom Banton clubbed 66 and Sam Hain 49 before Green's quick-fire 25 pushed the Rockets to 185-5 in their opening win. The team will look to continue their winning momentum. 

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 - Old Trafford, Manchester

Head to Head

Matches Played - 04

Manchester Originals won - 01      Trent Rockets won - 03

Last 5 meetings

Manchester Originals won - 01      Trent Rockets won - 03

Pitch Report

The surface at this venue is generally known to favour the batters in white-ball cricket. Winning the toss and opting to bowl first could be a good call as the pitch is expected to remain the same for the entirety of the match. The new ball could swing around upfront and the top-order batters will have to be wary.

Weather Report

The weather is expected to be mostly sunny. There is no chance of rain during the game. The temperature is likely to be around 25°C  with 54% humidity.

Probable Playing XI  

Manchester Originals (MNR) - Phil Salt(c & wk), Max Holden, Wayne Madsen, Paul Walter, Sikandar Raza, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Usama Mir, Scott Currie, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Josh Hull

Trent Rockets (TRT) - Adam Lyth, Tom Banton(wk), Alex Hales, Sam Hain, Rovman Powell, Chris Green, Imad Wasim, Lewis Gregory(c), Luke Wood, Ollie Robinson, Sam Cook

Must Picks

MNR -  Sikandar Raza, Paul Walter

TRT - Alex Hales, Tom Banton

MNR vs TRT Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keeper : Phil Salt, Tom Banton

Batters : Alex Hales, Sam Hain

All-rounder :  Lewis Gregory, Sikandar Raza, Imad Wasim, Paul Walter

Bowlers : Luke Wood, Usama Mir, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Captain and Vice-Captain picks

Captain : Tom Banton

Vice-Captain : Paul Walter

Prediction

Trent Rockets have a favorable head to head record against Manchester Originals and a much stronger batting unit than Manchester Originals. Hence, Trent Rockets are favorite to win this contest. 

Sportco predicts Trent Rockets to beat Manchester Originals in match 07 of The Hundred Men’s 2024.

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