The Birmingham Phoenix, having won two and lost two out of their four games are sitting pretty on the fourth position in the points table. While their both wins have come in home games, their losses were recorded away. Therefore they would be at an advantage when they welcome Oval Invincibles at Edgbaston on Wednesday, August 04.
However, Oval is also coming on the back of a great win against Wesh Fire at home. Out of their three games, they have lost just once and that was an away game. Their other away game in the London Derby was washed out.
Moeen Ali’s men would hence fancy to seize up Sam Billing’s side and win this contest to move ahead in the table. But will they be able to do it? Only time will tell.
Match Number- 18
Date and Time: 04 August, 2021, 11:00 pm IST, 06:30 pm Local, 05:30pm GMT
Venue: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Live Stream: Fancode
The pitch at Esdgabastobn has proved to be a true wicket with a lot of runs on offer and if bowled wisely, wickets are up for grab as well. Hence, a nice game is at hand in Birmingham if the weather permits.
According to BBC Weather, Edgbaston is likely to have sunny intervals and light winds, perfect weather for cricket. The temperatures would also remain in the lower twenties or below twenty range, thus providing a good atmosphere for the crowds to enjoy the game.
Finn Allen, Will Smeed, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali (c), Miles Hammond, Chris Benjamin (wk), Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Tom Helm, Patrick Brown, Imran Tahir
Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Sunil Narine, Colin Ingram, Jordan Clark, Sam Billings (c & wk), Laurie Evans, Tom Curran, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reece Topley, Saqib Mahmood
Finn Allen, Jason Roy, Sam Billings (wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Laurie Evans, Miles Hammond, Benny Howell, Adam Milne, Tom Curran, Saqib Mahmood
Captain Moeen Ali
Vice-Captain Sam Billings