The Hundred 2023, Match 2 | WEL vs MNR, Cricket Fantasy Tips and Predictions - Cricket Exchange Fantasy Teams
WEL vs MNR, The Hundred 2023: Fantasy Tips and Teams for the 2nd Match (Source: Twitter)
Welsh Fire (WEF) locks horns with Manchester Originals (MNR) in Match No.2 of the ongoing third edition of The Hundred Men's competition. The encounter is scheduled to take place on a doubleheader Wednesday, August 02nd, 2023 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff at 7.30 PM IST. Both sides will meet each other only once in the league phase of the tournament.
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.
Talking about last season, Welsh had a disastrous and calamitous campaign as they played eight matches and suffered defeats in all of them. With no points on the board, they finished at rock bottom in the eighth position in the table.
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On the other hand, the Originals suffered heartbreak as they lost the grand final against Trent Rockets by a margin of two wickets. The runners-up from the last edition, the Originals will look to go one step further this time around as they aim to begin the season on a positive note. Meanwhile, Welsh, on their home ground, would hope to turn things around quickly after a forgettable 2022 competition.
WEL vs MNR, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
Welsh Fire: L-L-L-L-L
Manchester Originals: L-W-W-W-W
WEL vs MNR, Must Picks
Welsh Fire
Glenn Phillips
- T20 Stats: 5,440 runs in 194 innings
- Recent Form: 96 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
Jonny Bairstow
- T20 Stats: 4,311 runs in 168 innings
- Recent Form: 181 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
- Venue Record: 71 runs in four innings (T20Is)
Manchester Originals
Jos Buttler
- T20 Stats: 10, 133 runs in 352 innings
- Recent Form: 210 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
- Venue Record: 153 runs in five innings (T20Is)
Phil Salt
- T20 Stats: 4,573 runs in 195 innings
- Recent Form: 119 runs in the last three innings (across formats)
WEL vs MNR, Risky Picks
Welsh Fire
Tom Abell
- T20 Stats: 2,083 runs in 84 innings
- Recent Form: 101 runs in the last four innings (across formats)
Manchester Originals
Laurie Evans
- T20 Stats: 5,720 runs in 221 innings
- Recent Form: 82 runs in the last four innings (all T20s)
WEL vs MNR, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Glenn Phillips (WEL)
Reasons
- Hard-hitting Kiwi Glenn Phillips averages almost 33 with 5 centuries and 37 half-centuries in T20s
- The T20 specialist batter recently participated in the just-concluded Major League Cricket (MLC)
Jonny Bairstow (WEL)
Reasons
- Jonny Bairstow averages 30.35 with three hundred and 25 fifties in T20 cricket
- The right-handed wicketkeeper batter is coming off on the back of some good scores at the end of the Ashes series
Jos Buttler (MNR)
Reasons
- Jos Buttler is one of the most premier and high-profile T20 batters in the world
- The destructive right-hander averages 34.11 with 6 tons and 72 half-centuries
WEL vs MNR, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
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Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow, Glenn Phillips, Jos Buttler, Phil Salt
Batters: Joe Clarke, Stephen Eskinazi, Wayne Madsen
All-rounders: David Willey
Bowlers: Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi, Joshua Little
Captain: Jos Buttler
Vice-captain: Glenn Phillips
WEL: 7 Players, MNR: 4 Players
WEL vs MNR, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
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Wicketkeepers: Glenn Phillips, Jos Buttler
Batters: Tom Abell, Laurie Evans, Wayne Madsen
All-rounders: David Willey, Ashton Turner
Bowlers: Jake Ball, Haris Rauf, Richard Gleeson, Josh Tongue
Captain: Jos Buttler
Vice-captain: Laurie Evans
WEL: 5 Players, MNR: 6 Players
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