The Hundred Men’s 2024 Match 21 | WEF vs NOS | Fantasy Tips, Prediction & Preview

Welsh Fire will lock horns with Northern Superchargers in the 21th game of The Hundred Men’s 2024. Welsh are sixth in the table with two wins in five matches. They lost their previous match against the Braves. On the other hand, Superchargers have three wins in five matches and are fourth in the table. 

Welsh Fire are having difficulties scoring runs, despite having some of the best T20 batters in their lineup. Having restricted the Braves to 139 runs in the last game, the Welsh lineup led by Jonny Bairstow terribly succumbed under pressure in the chase. A complete harakiri was committed by Fire following Tom Abell’s wicket and eventually due to lack of partnership, the Fire fell short of 42 runs. The recent batting performances point to a serious issue in this squad. They need to quickly find a way to fix this and make the most of the conditions at this venue to post a competitive total.

On the other hand, the Northern Superchargers’ winning streak ended with a heavy defeat, bowled out for 83 runs while batting first against the Birmingham Phoenix. Harry Brook will expect his team to quickly recover from this batting collapse. Brook, the captain, scored 15 runs from 14 balls, Nicholas Pooran made 11 runs from 12 balls, and Oliver George Robinson added 11 runs off 13 balls. Birmingham Phoenix chased down the target with 86/0 in 39 balls, securing a comfortable win. Their bowlers also struggled, with Matthew Short, Jordan Clark, and Ben Stokes unable to take wickets and conceding runs.

Match Timings

Match Toss Time - 07:00 PM IST (01:30 PM GMT)

Match Start Time - 07:30 PM IST (02:00 PM GMT)

Match Venue - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Head to Head

Matches Played - 03

Welsh Fire won - 02      Northern Superchargers won - 01

Last 5 meetings

Welsh Fire won - 02      Northern Superchargers won - 01

Pitch Report

The surface at this venue will be a balanced one with good help for both pacers and spinners.  The pitch helps fast bowlers with pace and bounce. It gives average support to batters and spin bowlers. Overall, it’s a balanced ground. Pace bowlers have an edge, but batters and spinners might face some challenges.

Weather Report

The weather forecast is expected to be cloudy with the clouds hovering around throughout the day. There are chances of light rain during the game. The temperature is likely to hover around 20°C  with 66% humidity.

Probable Playing XI  

Welsh Fire (WEF) - Luke Wells, Jonny Bairstow(wk), Joe Clarke, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Abell(c), Glenn Phillips, David Willey, David Payne, Matt Henry, Mason Crane, Haris Rauf

Northern Superchargers (NOS) - Matthew Short, Ben Stokes, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Harry Brook(c), Adam Hose, Oliver Robinson, Mitchell Santner, Jordan Clark, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

Must Picks

WEF - David Willey, Jonny Bairstow

NOS - Nicholas Pooran, Ben Stokes

WEF vs NOS Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keeper : Jonny Bairstow, Nicholas Pooran 

Batters : Matthew Short, Harry Brook, Tom Kohler-Cadmore

All-rounder : Ben Stokes, David Willey

Bowlers : Haris Rauf, Matt Henry, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

Captain and Vice-Captain picks

Captain : David Willey

Vice-Captain : Ben Stokes

Prediction

Though Northern Superchargers are expected to bounce back with the bat, their bowlers aren’t in great form and the hosts can go to town against them. Nevertheless, Welsh Fire invoke no confidence whatsoever with their batting. Given the form and balance in the squads, the Northern Superchargers appear to have a slight edge and are favourites to win this contest.

Sportco predicts Northern Superchargers to beat Welsh Fire in match 21 of The Hundred Men’s 2024.

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