London Spirit play Welsh Fire in The Hundred 2022 on Wednesday, August 24 at Lord’s in London. The match will start at 11:00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).
London Spirit come into this game having lost to Trent Rockets by six wickets in their previous game in The Hundred this season. This was the first defeat for the Spirit in the 2022 season after having won the first four games. The Rockets bowled out London Spirit for 122 runs after a clinical bowling performance while Colin Munro’s 37-ball 67 helped the Rockets seal the game with 21 balls to spare. London Spirit are currently second on the points this season with eight points.
Meanwhile, the Welsh Fire were handed their fifth-consecutive defeat of the season by Southern Brave and are currently last on the points table. The Fire posted 129 runs in their first innings after George Garton dismantled their top-order in the powerplay. Paul Stirling smashed an unbeaten 74 to help the Brave chase the target down with 18 balls to spare. The result meant that Welsh Fire cannot qualify for the eliminator or final of The Hundred 2022.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire The Hundred 2022 odds
Parimatch odds: London Spirit: 1.46, Welsh Fire: 1.46
Bet365 odds: London Spirit: 1.44, Welsh Fire: 2.75
Betwinner odds: London Spirit: 1.45, Welsh Fire: 2.755
10CRIC odds: London Spirit: 1.46, Welsh Fire: 2.67
Note: Odds are subject to change. Please visit betting sites to check and confirm the latest odds.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire head-to-head
Welsh Fire beat London Spirit by three wickets in their only encounter in The Hundred so far.
London Spirit have won four of their five matches this season while Welsh Fire have lost all five.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire squads The Hundred 2022
London Spirit: Eoin Morgan (captain), Zak Crawley, Adam Rossington (wicketkeeper), Dan Lawrence, Glenn Maxwell, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Brad Wheal, Nathan Ellis, Mason Crane. Daniel Bell-Drummond, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Mark Wood, Ben McDermott, Jamie Smith, Toby Roland-Jones
Welsh Fire: Tom Banton, Joe Clarke (wicketkeeper), Sam Hain, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Josh Cobb (captain), George Scrimshaw, Dwaine Pretorious, Adam Zampa, David Payne, Jake Ball. Matthew Critchley, Ryan Higgins, Leus du Plooy, Matt Milnes, Noor Ahmad, Jacob Bethell.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire Probable playing XI
London Spirit: Eoin Morgan (captain), Zak Crawley, Adam Rossington (wicketkeeper), Dan Lawrence, Glenn Maxwell, Jordan Thompson, Kieron Pollard, Liam Dawson, Brad Wheal, Nathan Ellis, Mason Crane.
Welsh Fire: Tom Banton, Joe Clarke (wicketkeeper), Matt Critchley, Ben Duckett, David Miller, Josh Cobb (captain), George Scrimshaw, Dwaine Pretorious, Adam Zampa, David Payne, Jake Ball.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire combined fantasy XI The Hundred 2022
Tom Banton, Adam Rossington (wicketkeeper), Eoin Morgan (captain), Ben Duckett, David Miller, Glenn Maxwell, Kieron Pollard, Jordan Thompson, David Payne, Jake Ball, Mason Crane.
London Spirit top picks vs Welsh Fire The Hundred 2022
Eoin Morgan: The former England captain has scored 117 runs in five games in The Hundred this season at a strike rate of 151.72. Morgan scored 237 runs in his last 10 innings in The Hundred at an average of 29.63 and a strike rate of 152.90
Jordan Thompson: The right-arm seamer is the joint highest wicket-taker this season with nine wickets in five games. Thompson has picked his wickets at an economy of 8.80 and an average of 14.66.
Welsh Fire top picks vs London Spirits The Hundred 2022
Ben Duckett: The 27-year-old has scored 97 runs so far in The Hundred this season. The wicket-keeper batter has scored his runs at a strike rate of 131.08 and has a top score of 40. Duckett was also the leading run-scorer for Welsh Fire last season with 232 runs in eight games.
Mason Crane: The leg-spinner has picked six wickets in five games in The Hundred this season at an average of 19.50. Crane has a strike rate of 13.00 with the ball this season and a best of two for 21.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire The Hundred 2022 prediction
The London Spirit have been one of the most consistent sides in this tournament and are clear favourites to win the game against Welsh Fire.
The Welsh Fire have been poor this season having lost all their matches so far. However, the Fire are expected to make it difficult for the Spirit in the upcoming encounter.
London Spirit vs Welsh Fire The Hundred 2022 playing conditions and weather report
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