London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles, The Hundred Men, Today Match Prediction

ldn vs ovl Match Prediction & Analysis

In the fifth match of the Hundred Men’s Competition 2021, London Spirit will play against Oval invincibles on 25th July 2021. The venue for this match will be the Lord’s, London. London Spirit will have home advantage in the match. This will be the first match of the tournament for the London Spirit while the Oval Invincibles have already won their first contest in this tournament. London Spirit boasts of Internal players like Eon Morgan, Mohammad Nabi, and Mohammad Amir in their squad. Oval invincibles have one of the best international experiences in their squad with the likes of Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Colin Ingram, Sunil Narine, and Tabraiz Shamsi. 

There will be only 100 balls delivered per innings in this tournament, with each bowler having the option of delivering five or ten consecutive balls, with a maximum of 20 balls per match. The captain will be able to rotate the bowlers even more tactically as a result of this. The batters will not see any changes in the event, but the bowlers and captains will undoubtedly need to adjust their strategies.

TEAMS PREVIEW

London Spirit Preview

London Spirit is one of the strongest and balanced teams in this tournament. The team has ample international experience and young talent with explosive batting and deadly bowling alternatives. This team will be lead by Zak Crawley, it will be interesting to see if Crawley uses Morgan’s captaincy experience in the tournament.

Joe Denly and Eon Morgan will be the guiding force for this batting unit. Both the batsmen can provide stability and anchor the innings for London Spirit. Zak Crawley, Josh Inglis, and Luis Reece will be the explosives set of batsmen for this team, they have the ability to score runs at a high strike rate. Mohammad Nabi can be the finisher for this team in the tournament. Even Ravi Bopara can contribute with the bat in this batting unit.

Mohammad Amir will be the key pacer in this squad. He has an excellent bowling record in international cricket and is expected to lead the pace attack for London Spirit. Mohammad Nabi will guide the spin attack for this team. With the presence of bowlers such as Ravi Bopara, Chris Wood, Blake Cullen this bowling attack can inflict serious damage to the opposing team’s batting line-up.

Key Players: Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Eon Morgan, Mohammad Nabi, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Amir.

London Spirit Predicted Playing XI:

Zak Crawley(c), Luis Reece, Josh Inglis, Eoin Morgan, Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Wood, Mohammad Amir, Mason Crane, Blake Cullen

Oval Invincibles Preview

Oval invincibles have begun their tournament with a win. This will surely boost the confidence of this team in the tournament. It will be amusing to see how long can Ovals maintain their Invincible title. Sam Billing played a captain’s knock in the previous match against the Manchester Originals. 

This team has an impressive batting unit. Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Colin Ingram, Sam Billings, and Sam Curran form one of the most formidable batting units in this tournament. The presence of Sunil Narine in this batting unit adds to the batting strength. Jason Roy and Sunil Narine can be seen as the opening pair for the Invincibles in this match. Sam Billings and Rory Burns are expected to anchor the innings for this team. Sam Curran and Colin Ingram can provide a quickfire at the end of the innings.

Sam Curran and Tom Curran will lead the pace attack for the Oval invincibles. With extensive international experience, Sam Curran will be an important bowler for this squad. Tabraiz Shamsi, Sunil Narine, and Nathan Sowter will form the spin attack for this franchise.

Key Players: Jason Roy, Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Sam Billings, Tom Curran, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Oval Invincibles Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Sam Billings (c), Will Jacks, Colin Ingram, Laurie Evans, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather for this match will be overcast and slight rain is expected. The temperature will vary between 21°C to 16°C.

Venue Details

The venue for this match is the Lord’s, London. This venue is home ground for London Spirit. The venue has long boundaries and bowlers can utilize this fact to their advantage in this match.

Toss: To Bowl

Toss will be an important aspect of this match. Whichever team wins the toss, will choose to bowl first.