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Oval Invincibles vs London Spirit, The Hundred Men, Today Match Prediction 14 August 2021

Kennington Oval, London

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A must-win game for Oval Invincibles against London Spirit at The Oval.

  • Oval Invincibles are currently on the 5th spot in the points table with 7 points in 6 matches.
  • London Spirit are at the bottom of the points table with 3 points and have already been out of the eliminator race.
  • Oval Invincibles are invincible at their home. They have won all 3 games at The Oval.

We predict that the Oval Invincibles will defeat London Spirits.

Tournament: The Hundred Men | Format: 100-BALL | Venue: Kennington Oval, London | Toss: To Bat

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The Oval Invincibles will host London Spirit at The Oval. The 28th game of ‘The Hundred’ tournament will be played on 14th August from 7 pm local time. It is a must-win game for the hosts to qualify for the eliminator. Spirits on the other hand registered their first victory of the season in the last game against Manchester Originals. The Oval Invincibles hosted Trent Rocket in their last game. Batting first, Invincibles set a target of 126 runs in 65 deliveries after rain interrupted the game. Opener Jason Roy smashed 56 runs off 29 deliveries with 4 fours and 4 sixes. Invincibles halted Rockets on 116 for the loss of 8 wickets. Sunil Narine picked up 3 wickets for 11 in 10 deliveries. Tom Curran and Tabraiz Shamsi picked 2 wickets each to secure two points.

After going winless for the first five games, London Spirits finally found themselves on the winning side at Manchester. Alex Rossington opened the innings with 46 runs off 29 deliveries. Quick runs from Josh Inglis and Eoin Morgan in the middle helped London put 142 runs on the board. At one point, Manchester Originals needed 9 runs off the last 10 balls. But Bradley Wheal gave 2 runs and picked up 2 wickets in the last 5 deliveries to pick up 2 points for the first time.

Oval Invincibles Preview

Invincibles have 3 victories in 6 games. They haven’t won two games in a row throughout the season. The uncertainty in the form of the middle-order have put them on the 5th place of the points table. Jason Roy is the only batsman who is scoring consistently for the Invincibles. He is 5th on the most runs table of the tournament with 174 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 155.35. Skipper Sam Billings has helped Roy in Invincibles’ quest to reach the eliminator but with inconsistency. The hero of the Vitality Blast has 122 runs in 5 innings at a strike rate of 137. 07. Invincibles will need powerpack performances from Colin Ingram, Will Jacks and Lauri Evans. The problem is with the continuous change in the batting order. With only 2 games remaining, Invincibles are still looking for the perfect batting order.

The bowling attack has been average for the Invincibles. All have been economical but finding it hard to take wickets. Tom Curran is the leading wicket-taker for the Invincibles with 7 wickets in 104 balls. Caribbean Sunil Narine has 6 wickets so far. He hasn’t been good with the bat either. He took 3 wickets in the last game for 11 runs in 10 balls. Therefore, he will make it in the team no matter how he performs. Saqib Mahmood, who recently made his international debut is having a season to forget. 5 wickets in 5 matches A collective effort is needed from the unit in the must-win game.

Key Players: Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Sunil Narine

Oval Invincibles Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Alex Blake, Colin Ingram, Sam Billings (c & wk), Laurie Evans, Sunil Narine, Tom Curran, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood

London Spirit Preview

Bradley Wheal’s heroics in the last over gave Spirits their first win of the season Wheal’s 4 for 17 helped Spirits win by 6 runs. Spirits’ key concern is their middle-order. Joe Denly, Eoin Morgan, and Ravi Bopara have failed to keep the scorecard running. The overall batting unit has been poor. Josh Inglis is their leading run-scorer with 99 runs. Opener Adam Rossington has 96 runs in 4 innings. Spirits definitely have to work on their batting order to keep winning.

Mohammad Nabi and Blake Cullen are leading the wickets chart for the Spirits with 6 wickets each. The lacklustre bowling efforts can be seen from the stats that Bradley Wheal who was playing his first game for the Spirits is their third-leading wicket-taker with 4 wickets. Spirits dropped Chris Wood and Mohammad Amir and Brough Wheal Luis Reece in their place. Reece who was added to strengthen both batting and bowling has not done much in the last two games. With very few options on the bench, Spirits can bring Amir back in their second last game of the tournament.

Key Players: Josh Inglis, Blake Cullen, Bradley Wheal

London Spirit Predicted Playing XI:

Adam Rossington (wk), Josh Inglis, Luis Reece, Joe Cracknell, Eoin Morgan (c), Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi, Roelof van der Merwe, Blake Cullen, Bradley Wheal, Mason Crane

HR
Temp
Rain
W. speed
W. direction
Clouds
00h
17
0 mm.
2.79 k/h
From: SW
43%
03h
16
0 mm.
3.05 k/h
From: WSW
33%
06h
16
0 mm.
2.89 k/h
From: WSW
20%
09h
19
0 mm.
3.57 k/h
From: WSW
43%
12h
20
0 mm.
3.88 k/h
From: WSW
63%
15h
24
0 mm.
4.37 k/h
From: WSW
68%
18h
21
0 mm.
3.2 k/h
From: SW
77%
21h
19
0 mm.
3.31 k/h
From: SW
100%

Weather Conditions

The pitch is heaven for batsmen. England put a score of 903 runs in one of the Tests on this ground. The weather will be partly cloudy throughout the day. The temperature will vary between 15°C to 24°C. The wind will be blowing at 14-17 km/h. No rain is predicted.

Venue Details

The venue for this match is Kennington Oval, London. It has a capacity of 23,500 spectators. Kennington Oval is home to Surrey Cricket Club and has been an international cricket venue since 1845. So far 102 Tests, 74 ODIs and 16 T20Is have been played here.

Toss: To Bat

In T20Is the team batting first has won the matches on 9 occasions compared to 6 in batting second.  Therefore, the team winning the toss should bat first. In The Hundred team batting first has won twice on three occasions.

The hosts have W-L-W-L-W steak so far in this tournament. They have maintained an unbeaten record at the Kennington Oval. On the other hand, the London Spirits have just one victory in 6 games. In fact, they brought the last game back from the jaw of the Manchester Originals. They can be a spoilsport for the hosts. The confident and invincible record at the venue moves the victory on the hosts' side.

We predict that the Oval Invincibles will defeat London Spirits.

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