Manchester Originals vs London Spirit, HMC2023, Today Match Prediction 05 August 2023

MCR vs LDN Match Prediction & Analysis

The Hundred is one of the latest formats in the cricket world steps into the third season. Manchester Originals and London Spirits have never won the Hundred title and they both lost their respective opening matches this season. They are eager to get their first point on board in this match which will give a big boost going ahead into the league matches further. 

RECENT PERFORMANCE

MCR

L

WEF

94/3 in 8.0 11.75

HMC2023

02 Aug 2023

MCR

85/4 in 8.0 10.63

LDN

L

LDN

131/10 in 20.0 6.55

HMC2023

02 Aug 2023

OVL

132/7 in 19.4 6.8

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Manchester Originals Preview

Manchester originals were set a mammoth target of 94 runs in just 40 balls after rain intervened in the match. Jos Buttler and Max Holden had identical scores of 37 runs each after wickets of the first 2 balls. Paul Walter, Ashton Turner and Jamie Overton add depth to their batting attack. 

Their bowlers were taken for 94/3 in the 40-ball game. Josh Little was the pick of bowlers with 2/22 in his 10 balls while Tom Hartley gave just 7 runs in his 5 balls and picked a crucial wicket. Josh Tongue, Paul Walter, and Usama Mir were expensive in their spells laat game. 

Key players: Jos Buttler, Josh Little, Jamie Overton

Manchester Originals Predicted Playing XI:

Jos Buttler, Max Holden, Philip Salt, Laurie Evans, Paul Walter, Ashton Turner, Jamie Overton, Josh Tongue, Usama Mir, Tom Hartley, Josh little

Manchester Originals Actual Playing XI:

Ashton Turner, Joshua Little, Jos Buttler, Jamie Overton, Laurie Evans, Max Holden, Philip Salt, Paul Walter, Richard Gleeson, Tom Hartley, Usama Mir

London Spirit Preview

London Spirits posted a competitive score of 131/10 in their 100 balls. Their top order trio of Dan Lawrence (24 runs), Adam Rossington (39 runs) and Mathew Wade (39 runs) played good knocks to take them to 86/3 at the half-way stage. Their middle order batters failed and they eventually finished 10 runs short with just 131 on board. 

Their bowlers made a valiant effort but were unable to hold their nerve in the last 5 balls to defend 15 runs. Pace trio of Daniel Worell, Jordan Thompson and Nathan Ellis took 2 wickets each in the match. Ravi Bopara,Daryl Mitchell, Mathew Critchley and Liam Dawson bowled economically in the middle overs. 

Key players: Nathan Ellis, Mathew Wade, Ravi Bopara

London Spirit Predicted Playing XI:

Dan Lawrence, Adam Rossington, Mathew Wade, Michael Pepper, Adam Rossington, Jordan Thompson, Daniel Worell, Nathan Ellis, Ravi Bopara, Daryl Mitchell, Mathew Critchley, Liam Dawson

London Spirit Actual Playing XI:

Adam Rossington, Daryl Mitchell, Nathan Ellis, Dan Lawrence, Jordan Thompson, Liam Dawson, Matt Critchley, Matthew Wade, Ravi Bopara, Zak Crawley, Daniel Worrall

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Manchester will be hard and flat and batting will be easy in the match. The pitch might spice up as the matches progresses helping the bowlers effectively. Manchester is expected to have slightly dark and cloudy weather during the match.

MCR vs LDN Pitch Report

Manchester is expected to have intermittent rains and some rain delays in the match. We expect pacers to play a big role in this match with overcast conditions.

Toss: To Bowl

Teams will opt to bowl first in the pitch as the pitch will be very good for batting and no target will be safe here.