Here are the Predictions for The Hundred Men’s 2026, Match 19 – Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave, to be played on the 3rd of August at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
Match Prediction – Welsh Fire v Southern Brave
LIVE SCORES – Match 19 – Welsh Fire vs Southern Brave (Sophia Gardens, Cardiff)
Ground Stat:
Average 1st innings Total at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (The Hundred Men’s) – 150
Average 2nd innings Total at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (The Hundred Men’s) – 142
Current Form Welsh Fire:
The top run scorer for Welsh Fire in The Hundred Men’s is Rachin Ravindra with 145 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Welsh Fire in The Hundred Men’s is Lockie Ferguson with 6 scalps under his belt.
Welsh Fire have won their previous match against Birmingham Phoenix by 7 wickets.
Birmingham Phoenix batted first and they posted a total of 137 for 9 in 100 balls. Mitchell Owen and Will Smeed both got out cheaply. After their dismissals, Joe Clarke played some good looking strokes but he also fell at a wrong time. After that phase, Phoenix looked shaky all throughout. The batters couldn’t play with as much freedom as expected and Birmingham Phoenix were eventually restricted to an under par total of 137 in 100 balls of play.
During the chase, Phil Salt and Joe Root started off very well for Welsh Fire. They stitched a partnership of 77 runs for the 1st wicket. Phil Salt made 46 off 36 balls while Root scored 57 runs in 39 deliveries. They sealed the deal in favor of Welsh Fire. They comfortably chased the target down with 7 wickets in hand.
Current Form Southern Brave:
The top run scorer for Southern Brave in The Hundred Men’s is Jamie Smith with 124 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Southern Brave in The Hundred Men’s is Marcus Stoinis with 9 scalps under his belt.
Southern Brave have won their previous match against London Spirit by 5 wickets.
London Spirit batted first and they posted a small total of 105 before being bowled out. Lhuan-dre Pretorius got out cheaply while his partner Jonny Bairstow played a nice knock of 56 runs in only 43 balls. However, he didn’t get enough support from the other batters and London Spirit always looked out of the game. Marcus Stoinis bowled beautifully. He picked up 3 wickets for 17 runs to wrap London Spirit innings at 105.
During the chase, Southern Brave lost a couple of early wickets and looked in all sorts of bother. However, Jamie Smith and David Miller had their back. Smith scored 36 off 22 balls while Miller smashed 39 runs in 28 deliveries as Southern Brave managed to win the game with in the end with 5 wickets in hand.
Batting Stats T100
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Welsh Fire
Phil Salt, Marco Jansen, Rachin Ravindra, Chris Woakes, Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Ben Kellaway, Lockie Ferguson, Asa Tribe, Tom Aspinwall, Matt Short, Sam Cook.
Southern Brave
Jofra Archer, Jamie Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Tristan Stubbs, Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Chris Jordan, Ben McKinney, Thomas Rew, Michael Pepper, Tom Abell, Dan Worrall, Caleb Falconer, Nikhil Chaudhary.
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – Welsh Fire
Who will win? – Southern Brave
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Ben McKinney (Southern Brave), Rachin Ravindra (Welsh Fire)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Jofra Archer (Southern Brave), Lockie Ferguson (Welsh Fire)
Most Sixes – Marcus Stoinis (Southern Brave), Jordan Cox (Welsh Fire)
Player of the Match – Jofra Archer (Southern Brave)
Team Scores Batting first – Southern Brave 150+, Welsh Fire 140+
Match Handicap : Southern Brave
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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