Welsh Fire will play against the Trent Rockets in the 20th match of the Men’s Hundred 2023 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Monday, August 14.
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Welsh Fire will play against the Trent Rockets in the 20th match of the Men’s Hundred 2023 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Monday, August 14. Welsh Fire have had a mixed season so far where they have won two games and lost two as well, and one had ended in a tie. They faced a heavy loss against the Southern Brave in their last game and they will be looking to get back on the winning track when they take to the field next as well. However, after being asked to bat first, Stephen Eskinazi scored 38 at the top of the order while the other batters failed to contribute as the Welsh Fire got bowled out on 87. The bowlers only managed to pick up a single wicket as the Southern Brave chased down the total in just 59 balls as well.
Trent Rockets, on the other hand, won their first game but they have lost track since then. Their next match was washed out due to rain, and then they faced a loss against the Northern Superchargers before losing a nail-biting match against the London Spirit in their following match as well. The bowlers failed to restrict as the Spirit posted 195 on the board. Chasing a massive total, Joe Root played a stunning knock of 72* off 35 balls but it wasn’t enough as they fell short by only two runs. They will be hoping to get back in the winning zone when they take the field on Monday as well.
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The pitch at Sophia Gardens helps the batters. They can use the bounce and play hit through the line from the beginning and bowlers will have to work hard to restrict the batters as well.
However, the temperature in Cardiff on Monday is expected to be between 14 to 19 degrees Celsius with a high chance of rain as well.
Welsh Fire: Stephen Eskinazi, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Clarke (wk), Tom Abell (c), Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, David Payne
Trent Rockets: Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Joe Root, Colin Munro, Lewis Gregory (c), Daniel Sams, Sam Hain, Luke Wood, Sam Cook, Ish Sodhi
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Wicket-Keeper: Joe Clarke, Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Batters: Alex Hales, Joe Root, Stephen Eskinazi, Glenn Phillips
All-Rounders: David Willey, Daniel Sams
Bowlers: Luke Wood, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Captain: David Willey
Vice-Captain: Daniel Sams
Budget pick: Tom Kohler-Cadmore
Wicket-Keeper: Joe Clarke
Batters: Alex Hales, Joe Root, Stephen Eskinazi, Glenn Phillips
All-Rounders: David Willey, Daniel Sams
Bowlers: Luke Wood, David Payne, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Captain: Joe Root
Vice-Captain: David Willey
Budget pick: Stephen Eskinazi
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