OVI vs WEF, The Hundred 2023: Fantasy Tips and Teams for the 9th Match (Source: Twitter)
Oval Invincibles (OVI) square off against Welsh Fire (WEL) in the ninth of The Hundred 2023 Men's. The encounter is scheduled to take place on a doubleheader Sunday, 6th August, 2023 at Kennington Oval in London at 10.30 PM IST. Both sides will meet only once in the league stage of the current competition.
However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.
The Invincibles have made a winning start to their campaign as they won their opening clash against London Spirit by a margin of three wickets. With two points and a net run rate of +0.117, they are placed in the third position in the table. (All scenarios till Match No.7)
On the other hand, Welsh has made a mixed start to their season as they won their opener against Manchester Originals by a margin of nine runs before losing against Southern Brave by a narrow margin of just two runs. With two points and a net run rate of +0.250, they are placed in the second spot in the table. (All scenarios till Match No.7)
OVI vs WEL, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
Oval Invincibles: W-L-W-L-L
Welsh Fire: L-W-L-L-L
OVI vs WEL, Must Picks
Oval Invincibles
Will Jacks
- The Hundred Stats: 418 runs in 15 innings
- Recent Form: 155 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
Heinrich Klaasen
- The Hundred Stats: 1 run in one innings
- Recent Form: 140 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
Welsh Fire
Luke Wells
- The Hundred Stats: 81 runs in two innings
- Recent Form: 200 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
Glenn Phillips
- The Hundred Stats: 255 runs in ten innings
- Recent Form: 108 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
OVI vs WEL, Risky Picks
Oval Invincibles
Jason Roy
- The Hundred Stats: 245 runs in 14 innings
- Recent Form: 17 runs in the last three innings (all T20s)
Welsh Fire
Joe Clarke
- The Hundred Stats: 223 runs in 16 innings
- Recent Form: 73 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
OVI vs WEL, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Will Jacks (OVI)
Reasons
- Will Jacks in a T20 specialist player and has struck over 400 runs in the competition
- The right-handed opening batter averages 31 with one century and 28 fifties in T20s
Heinrich Klaasen (OVI)
Reasons
- South Africa international Heinrich Klaasen is averaging 52.4 with three tons and six fifties in T20s in 2023
- After suffering a rare failure in the opening game, Klaasen is due for a significant score
Stephen Eskinazi (WEL)
Reasons
- Stephen Eskinazi averages almost 35 with one century and 20 fifties in T20 cricket
- The right-hander scored a quickfire 31 off 18 in the last game and will look to go big in this tie
OVI vs WEL, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Wicketkeeper: Sam Billings
Batters: Heinrich Klaasen, Will Jacks, Glenn Phillips, Stephen Eskinazi
All-rounders: Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, Luke Wells
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Nathan Sowter
Captain: Will Jacks
Vice-captain: Heinrich Klaasen
OVI: 6 Players, WEL: 5 Players
OVI vs WEL, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Wicketkeepers: Jordan Cox, Joe Clarke
Batters: Jason Roy, Heinrich Klaasen, Tom Abell
All-rounders: Sam Curran, Tom Curran, David Willey
Bowlers: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, David Payne
Captain: Heinrich Klaasen
Vice-captain: Sam Curran
OVI: 5 Players, WEL: 6 Players
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