LS vs OI Match Prediction The Men's Hundred 2025 1st Match: Match Preview, Pitch Report and Who will win Today’s Match?

LS vs OI Match Preview

The Oval Invincibles are the current defending champions of the league having won the tournament back-to-back in 2023 and 2024. They beat the Southern Brave in the final last year after they dominated the league phase with 6 wins and 2 losses in 8 matches.

Jordan Cox was the team’s top run scorer with 214 runs while the likes of Dawid Malan and Will Jacks added decent contributions. However, the real deal of the season for them was Sam Curran. Curran delivered a total all-rounders performance as he scored 201 runs in 6 innings and took 17 wickets in 9 matches. Adam Zampa was the team’s top wicket-taker with 19 wickets.

As for their rivals London Spirit, they were the worst team of the league as they finished at the bottom of the points table with just 1 win in 8 matches and lost the remaining 7. They really struggled with the bat and ball as all-rounder Liam Dawson was the team’s top run scorer as well as leading wicket-taker with 142 runs and 7 wickets respectively. 

Keaton Jennings, Shimron Hetmyer and Daniel Lawrence were the only batters to score over 100 runs. Meanwhile Olly Stone and Nathan Ellis were the two other bowlers to take more than 5 wickets.

LS vs OI Recent Form

The hosts for this match, the London Spirit, have been going through a really tough phase as they won only once last season. Meanwhile, they have not won a single match in their last 5 games. As for the Oval Invincibles, they have won 4 and lost one of their last five games. The only loss came against the Trent Rockets.

LS vs OI Head-to-Head

The Oval Invincibles hold a huge upper-hand over the London Spirit in the head-to-head rivalry. There have been 7 previous matches played between the two teams and the Oval side has won 6 of them. The last time the London Spirit won was in 2022.

Lord's, London Pitch Report

The Lord's Cricket Ground in London is known for its balanced surface in the shorter formats of the game. Expect some movement with the new ball, but as the game progresses, the pitch is likely to get flatter making it easy to score runs. Pace bowlers are more likely to pick wickets at the venue compared to the spin bowler, who will have to force the batters into making mistakes.

LS vs OI Predicted Playing XI

London Spirit: Kane Williamson (C), David Warner, Wayne Madsen, Sean Dickson, Jamie Smith, Ashton Turner, Richard Gleeson, Daniel Worrall, Luke Wood, Jafer Chohan, Ryan Higgins.

Oval Invincibles: Sam Billings (C), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Donovan Ferreira, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Behrendorff, Zafar Gohar, Nathan Sowter.

LS vs OI Key Performers 

London Spirit Top Batter: Kane Williamson 

Kane Williamson will be leading the London Spirit this season and he will have to deliver for his side who finished at the bottom last season. He got an early experience of the conditions as he scored 396 runs in 13 matches in the T20 Blast so far.

London Spirit Top Bowler: Luke Wood

The English left-arm pacer Luke Wood was in great form in the recent T20 Blast while playing for Lancashire. He took 19 wickets in 10 matches and the fans of the London Spirit will hope that he can carry that same momentum for the London team this season.

Oval Invincibles Top Batter: Donovan Ferreira

Watch out for the South African big-hitter Donovan Ferreira in this match. The tall batter bats in the middle-order and he has been in quite the form recently having scored 248 runs in 9 innings in the MLC 2025 with a strike rate of 213.79.

Oval Invincibles Top Bowler: Sam Curran

The English all-rounder Sam Curran had a fantastic campaign in The Men's Hundred 2025 last season as he contributed with both the bat and ball. His ability to mix the variations would help him dearly in this upcoming match-up. Last season, he scored a half-century and took 5 wickets vs London Spirit.

LS vs OI Today Match Prediction

The London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles is just the perfect start to the new season of The Men's Hundred 2025 before league soon go through major revamps in the upcoming editions.

This rivalry between the two London teams has been hugely dominated by the Oval Invincibles. The London Spirit had a terrible season last year while this season they have a great squad with the likes of Kane Williamson, David Warner in the team. Yet, the Oval Invincibles will be playing with the champions mentality. And thanks to their recent form and superior head-to-head record, the Oval Invincibles are the pre-match favourites to win this match.