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Welsh Fire played their last match against Northern Superchargers where they lost by 8 wickets. Jonny Bairstow gave a fast start of 42 runs but as soon as he was out the middle order collapsed. Steven Smith and Tom Abell managed a bit but the whole team could only make 143/9. Northern Superchargers completed the chase in just 89 balls with the help of Zak Crawley's unbeaten 67 runs. Welsh Fire's bowlers could not do anything special, only Riley Meredith took 2 wickets.
London Spirit's first match was against Oval Invincibles where their whole team was all out for just 80. Turner scored the most runs i.e. 21. Rashid Khan took 4 wickets and his spell shook the entire middle order. Spirit's bowlers showed some fight, Dawson also took 2 wickets, but Oval easily chased the small target in 69 balls. These matches were like losing streaks for both the teams, and they would definitely want a strong comeback in the next game.
The pitch of Sophia Gardens, Cardiff is considered quite balanced in The Hundred format. In the beginning, the pacers get bounce and some movement, which helps them create pressure. As the match progresses, spinners become effective and work in the middle overs. Batting also becomes easy here when the batsmen stay on the crease and can use the small boundaries.
The average score of the first innings is 163, while in the second innings it is 147. Fantasy points also show that bowlers get more advantage in the second innings, especially the spinners. Spin bowling points are doubled in the second innings as compared to the first innings. This means that bowling plays an important role in the later phase of the match. Overall, this is such a ground where skill is the biggest factor - be it bowling or batting.
A total of 8 matches have been played between Welsh Fire and London Spirit, in which Welsh Fire has won 5 times while London Spirit has won only 2 matches. 1 match ended without a result. The overall head-to-head record is clearly in favor of Welsh Fire, but the recent form is saying something else.
In the 2024 season, only one match was played between the two teams which was played at Lord’s. In that, London Spirit defeated Welsh Fire by 3 wickets. Welsh Fire scored only 94 runs and their batting collapsed. Nathan Ellis and Liam Dawson bowled tight. Spirit was also under pressure during the chase but Hetmyer took the team to the finish line by playing an unbeaten innings of 30 runs. Even the brilliant bowling of Haris Rauf and Matt Henry could not bring victory.
Jonny Bairstow (wk), Steven Smith, Luke Wells, Tom Abell (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Paul Walter, Saif Zaib, Chris Green, David Payne, Josh Hull, Riley Meredith
Injury Update: None
David Warner, Keaton Jennings, Kane Williamson(c), Wayne Madsen, Ashton Turner, John Simpson(w), Ryan Higgins, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson, Daniel Worrall
Injury Updates: None
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