Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Match Prediction & Betting Tips – The Hundred 2024
Oval Invincibles will take on Birmingham Phoenix at The Oval, South London in Match 1 of the 2024 Women’s Hundred. This night game gets underway at 14:45 local time on Tuesday 23rd July 2024.
OVL vs BRM, Kennington Oval, London Pitch Report
Although this will be the second game of the day at The Oval, the pitch will not have deteriorated and a big total could well be possible.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix, The Hundred 2024
Oval Invincibles Team News & Playing 11
OVL Team News
After securing their first title in the Men’s Hundred last summer, the Oval Invincibles have strengthened their backroom staff with former England Men’s and Sri Lanka Men’s head coach Chris Silverwood coming in as an assistant coach.
OVL Team Batting
Oval Invincibles have an excellent batting line-up with their lower order very capable of contributing to big scores in all matches. They have international level batters in their top six with Jordan Cox an exciting and hard-hitting right-handed batter.
OVL Team Bowling
Oval Invincibles seem to have most bases covered with their bowling attack with right-arm as well as left arm spin options in Adam Zampa and Mark Watt. Their pace bowling unit covers tall, fast as well as left and right arm meaning they will be tough to face.
OVL Team Form
Oval Invincibles won their final four games to secure the title last season.
Oval Invincibles Predicted Playing 11
David Malan, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Sam Billings (wk), Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira, Marchant de Lange, Tom Curran, Adam Zampa, Mark Watt, Saqib Mahmood
Birmingham Phoenix Team News & Playing 11
BRM Team News
After recording only two wins from their eight games in the 2023 Men’s Hundred, Birmingham Phoenix have plenty of room for improvement in this campaign. They have plenty of international level players who should give Oval Invincibles a close match in London.
BRM Team Batting
In Moeen Ali, Will Smeed and Liam Livingstone, Birmingham Phoenix have three batters in their top four who most sides in the tournament would want in their team. Rishi Patel, who will bat at number three, has hit a century in this year’s T20 Blast.
BRM Team Bowling
With the ball, Birmingham Phoenix have some real pace from Naseem Shah and the Pakistan international is likely to target the stumps. Australian international Sean Abbott will be a threat as he has a brilliant T20 record across his career.
BRM Team Form
Birmingham Phoenix won two and lost two across their final four matches in last year’s tournament.
Birmingham Phoenix Predicted Playing 11
Moeen Ali, Will Smeed, Rishi Patel, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Tom Helm, James Fuller, Sean Abbott, Naseem Shah, Adam Milne
🏆 Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Prediction
As with all teams in the Men’s and Women’s Hundred, both Oval Invincibles and Birmingham Phoenix have squads packed with international stars. As a result, this should be a top class contest and we are backing Oval Invincibles, with their strong batting line-up to get the win.
