NOS vs WEF Match Prediction The Men's Hundred 2025 3rd Match: Match Preview, Pitch Report and Who will win Today’s Match?

NOS vs WEF Match Preview

The Northern Superchargers and the Welsh Fire missed out on the playoffs last season, especially the Northern Superchargers, who finished 4th in the table with 11 points from 5 wins and 2 losses and one match ended without a result. This meant that they missed the playoffs on net run rate despite the same points as 3rd placed Southern Brave.

For the Northern Superchargers, Caribbean power-hitter batsman Nicholas Pooran was the best batsman having scored 227 runs in 7 matches. Meanwhile, Harry Brook was the 2nd top scorer with 163 runs while Graham Clark was the only other batter to score over 100 runs as he scored 104 runs.

With the ball, Matthew Potts was the top wicket-taker for the Superchargers with 8 wickets to his name. Several other bowlers made some decent contributions with Mitchell Santner and Adil Rashid taking 7 wickets each. But there is now improved performance in both the departments to improve their league position.

As for their opponents the Welsh Fire, they finished in 6th place with just 2 wins, 4 losses and 2 matches ended without a result for them.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore was the team's top run scorer in a season they really struggled as the England batter scored only 138 runs in 7 matches. Jonny Bairstow and Luke Wells were the other two batters to contribute with more than 100 runs as both scored 123 and 107 runs respectively.

As for their bowling, Pakistan cricket team’s pacer Haris Rauf was the team's best bowler taking 11 wickets in 5 matches. He received great support from Matt Henry and David Willey who both bagged 8 wickets respectively.

NOS vs WEF Recent Form

Looking at the recent form for both the teams, the Welsh Fire is in desperate need of positive results as they have won only one match in their last 5 games and lost the other four matches. As for the hosts Northern Superchargers, they have four out of their last five matches with only one loss, that was against the Birmingham Phoenix.

NOS vs WEF Head-to-Head

But it is the Welsh Fire who are on the front foot in the head-to-head rivalry though. There have been three matches played between the two teams and the Welsh Fire has won two of those matches while the Northern Superchargers have won only one match, back in 2022.

Headingley, Leeds Pitch Report

Leeds' Headingley pitch is known as batting heaven in cricket. With its consistent bounce and quick pace, it promotes bold batting styles, often leading to high-score games, especially during the middle overs. In the early stages, some moisture on the pitch can give pace bowlers a bit of help with seam movement, but that's usually temporary. Over time, as play continues, the pitch tends to settle and become more pitch-friendly for the batsmen, making it tougher for bowlers to keep the runs down. Spin bowlers often rely more on mixing things up rather than just turning the ball to trick batsmen. With the short boundaries and a lively outfield, scoring becomes even easier. Most teams prefer to chase, especially since the pitch stays pretty much same and the dew in the evening can give the batting side an extra edge under the floodlights.

NOS vs WEF Predicted Playing XI

Northern Superchargers: Michael Pepper, Dan Lawrence, Dawid Malan, Graham Clark, David Miller, Mitchell Santner, James Fuller, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse, Mohammad Amir, Matthew Potts.

Welsh Fire: Jonny Bairstow, Luke Wells, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Steve Smith, Steve Eskinazi, Tom Abell, Paul Walter, Chris Green, David Payne, Riley Meredith, Mason Crane.

NOS vs WEF Key Performers

Northern Superchargers Top Batter: Dan Lawrence

The Northern Superchargers batter Daniel Lawrence is going to be a key player for this match-up. The Superchargers’ 28-years-old batter has a good record against the Welsh Fire and most importantly he has been in stunning form in the recent T20 Blast where he scored 207 runs in 5 matches averaging close to 70.

Northern Superchargers Top Bowler: Matthew Potts 

The England international pacer Matthew Potts is going to be the key player for the Northern Superchargers in the match. Potts is a clever bowler who mixes his line, length and variations to trouble the batters. He was the team’s best bowler last season and has been in good form in the T20 Blast 2025 taking 14 wickets in 8 matches.

Welsh Fire Top Batter: Jonny Bairstow

The England batter Jonny Bairstow is going to be the Welsh Fire batter to keep an eye on in this match as he had significant records against the Northern Superchargers. He averages 50 against them having scored 100 runs in three matches. He was in prolific form in the IPL and the T20 Blast earlier.

Welsh Fire Top Bowler: Riley Meredith

Meanwhile the Australian pacer Riley Meredith is going to be the bowler to watch out for in this match for the Welsh Fire. Meredith displayed some stunning performance in the T20 Blast 2025 taking 27 wickets in 13 matches.

Northern Superchargers vs Welsh Fire Today Match Prediction

The Northern Superchargers and the Welsh Fire both sides would be hoping to get off the mark early this season and set the tone for upcoming matches. 

Both the sides are stacked with some tremendous talents across their setup. There is not much of a deficit to be found between the two teams’ qualities with the bat as well as the ball. This match could very well be determined by which side plays the better cricket on the night.

However, we believe that the Welsh Fire had three much better balanced sides between the two teams. There is a visible lack of power-hitters in the Superchargers’ squad which could make them vulnerable in this match. So we think despite their woes last year, they are the favourites pre-match. However, don't count out the Northern Superchargers as they could spring a surprise.