Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire Match Prediction & Betting Tips – The Hundred 2024
Manchester Originals will take on Welsh Fire at Old Trafford, Manchester in Match 3 of the 2024 Women’s Hundred. This night game gets underway at 18:30 local time on Thursday 25th July 2024.
MCR vs WEF, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Pitch Report
The surface in Manchester has not been as quick as usual so far this season due to wet weather but after a period of hot and dry weather recently, there should be plenty of pace from the pitch in this game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire, The Hundred 2024
Manchester Originals Team News & Playing 11
MCR Team News
Jos Buttler’s side went all the way to the final last year only to lose to the Oval Invincibles and this will be their first opportunity to take the field again since that defeat. The likes of Phil Salt and Tom Hartley both come into this year’s tournament after breaking through onto the international scene over the last 12 months.
MCR Team Batting
Manchester Originals are likely to copy England’s T20I opening partnership of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt in this year’s competition to give themselves the best opportunity to get off to a winning start. Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley and Sikandar Raza are all capable of hitting big runs towards the end of the innings.
MCR Team Bowling
In Fazalhaq Farooqi and Jamie Overton, Manchester Originals have two expert short-format bowlers who are usually a threat throughout the innings. Sikandar Raza and Tom Hartley are both clever spin bowlers with Paul Walter and Mitchell Stanley likely to make up the rest of the attack.
MCR Team Form
Manchester Originals got to the final last year but lost two of their final three games.
Manchester Originals Predicted Playing 11
Jos Buttler (c), Phil Salt (wk), Wayne Madsen, Max Holden, Paul Walter, Sikandar Raza, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mitchell Stanley
Welsh Fire Team News & Playing 11
WEF Team News
After very poor seasons in 2021 and 2022, Welsh Fire finally started to show what they were capable of during the 2023 Men’s Hundred when they finished in fourth place but level on points with the teams in second and third. They have once again put together a strong side of white ball stars.
WEF Team Batting
With Jonny Bairstow’s England Test career at the very least on hold for this summer, Welsh Fire have the advantage of having him at the top of the order with a point to prove. Along with Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Clarke and Stephen Eskinazi, all of the top four have excellent white ball records in this country.
WEF Team Bowling
Welsh Fire have the right-arm spin of Mason Crane alongside the left-arm spin of Roelof van der Merwe which will allow them to turn the ball away from right handed and left-handed batters. We expect David Payne and Haris Rauf to share the new ball.
WEF Team Form
Welsh Fire ended last season’s Men’s Hundred with back to back wins over Northern Superchargers and London Spirit
Welsh Fire Predicted Playing 11
Jonny Bairstow (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Joe Clarke, Stephen Eskinazi, Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, David Payne, Haris Rauf, Mason Crane
🏆 Manchester Originals vs Welsh Fire Prediction
Welsh Fire produced their best Men’s Hundred showing last year but still missed out on the play-offs and this opening game against the 2023 Runners-Up will be a good way to measure how they look for this season. We are predicting a close game but are backing the big hitting batters of Manchester Originals to carry their team to a home win in this match.
