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Oval Invincibles played their first match against London Spirit and gave an amazing performance. Their bowlers bowled out London Spirit for just 80 runs where Rashid Khan took 4 wickets and Sam Curran took 3. Jordan Clark and Behrendorff also bowled tight. It was a small target but there was a bit of pressure while chasing but Will Jacks and Muyeye handled it. Later Billings and Ferreira finished the match calmly. This win was like a confidence boost for them. The team looks balanced and the spin attack is becoming their strong point.
Manchester Originals' first match was against Southern Brave where they had to face defeat by 1 wicket in the last over. Phil Salt played a solid innings of 60 runs and Buttler also gave a start. But the middle order struggled a bit. In bowling Scott Currie took 4 wickets and Sonny Baker and Noor Ahmad also bowled good spells. The match was overall tight but Brave's lower order turned the game around. This loss was a bit tough for the Originals but their playing XI is strong and if they play a little more tight in the middle overs then the result could be in their favour.
Kennington Oval is a ground for T20s where the batsman gets a lot of support. The pitch is flat, bounce and pace are both good, which makes it easy to score runs here. Usually the first innings score in domestic T20s here is between 165-175. The outfield is fast, so ground shots also reach the boundary without much power.
But not everything is in the favour of batsmen. The new ball gives some seam movement to the fast bowlers and in the middle overs the spinners come into the game. In the past few years spinners have performed well on the Oval and their average has also been better here than on other grounds in England. The boundary dimensions are mixed, some sides are small and some are quite large. And the chasing team has an advantage here, so the team winning the toss often prefers to bowl first.
There have been 5 matches so far between Oval Invincibles and Manchester Originals in which Oval has won 4 times while only 1 match has been won by Originals. No match has been tied so far nor has it been stopped by rain. The head-to-head record is clearly in favour of Oval Invincibles and they will move forward with a psychological edge.
In the 2024 season, there was only one match between the two which was played at Emirates Old Trafford. Oval Invincibles won that match by 3 runs. Sam Curran changed the flow of the match by taking 68 runs and 2 wickets. Manchester Originals had a good start but their chase failed due to the fall of wickets in the death overs. Only 7 runs were needed in the last 3 balls but they could not complete it.
Will Jacks, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Sam Billings(w/c), Donovan Ferreira, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Jordan Clark, Nathan Sowter, Jason Behrendorff
Injury Update: None
Philip Salt(c), Matthew Hurst, Jos Buttler(w), Heinrich Klaasen, Mark Chapman, Lewis Gregory, Scott Currie, Noor Ahmad, Tom Hartley, James Anderson, Sonny Baker
Injury Updates: Farhan Ahmed unavailable.
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