Cricket Free Tips | The Hundred Men’s 2021, Eliminator: Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets

On Friday evening at The Kia Oval, the Southern Brave and Trent Rockets will battle in the Eliminator of The Men’s Hundred. Southern Brave placed second in the table with a five-win, two-loss, and one-no-result record. Trent Rockets were a point behind Southern Brave in third place with five victories and three losses, but they had beaten them by 9 wickets earlier in the season.

Since the first two games, the Southern Brave has gone undefeated in the competition, winning all of their games. Despite missing their top three hitters, they managed to beat the Oval Invincibles to the finish line.

Trent Rockets have been relegated to the Eliminator after losing three of their final five games. They have some big-game players who will relish the opportunity to turn up the heat in this match.

Weather
Clouds will be lingering over London, although rain is unlikely at this time. The average temperature will be approximately 21 degrees Celsius.

Pitch
In the Men’s Hundred, the pitch at Kennington Oval has proven ideal for batting. The average first-innings score of 151 suggests that a high-scoring game is in the offing. For both sides, chasing should be the way to go.

Probable Playing XIs
Southern Brave:
James Vince (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Ross Whiteley, Alex Davies, Paul Stirling, Jake Lintott, Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan, Danny Briggs, George Garton
Trent Rockets:
Lewis Gregory (c), Tom Moores (wk), Rashid Khan, Matthew Carter, Marchant de Lange, D Arcy Short, Samit Patel, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Steven Mullaney, Samuel Cook

Southern Brave vs Trent Rockets – Eliminator, Dream 11:
Rashid Khan (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), James Vince, Dawid Malan, Stephen Mullaney, Paul Stirling, Samit Patel, Jake Lintott, Danny Briggs, Matthew Carter, Chris Jordan

Prediction
Match winner

• Southern Brave

Winning the toss

• Southern Brave

Top Batsman

• Southern Brave – Quinton de Kock
• Trent Rockets – Alex Hales

Top Bowler

• Southern Brave – Jake Lintott
• Trent Rockets – Rashid Khan

Most Sixes 

• Southern Brave – Quinton de Kock
• Trent Rockets – Alex Hales

Player of the Match

• Southern Brave – Quinton de Kock

Team Scores Batting First 

• Southern Brave – 155+
• Trent Rockets – 150+

This should be a fantastic Men’s Hundred Eliminator, with the reward of a Saturday Final at Lord’s against Birmingham Phoenix on the line. The Trent Rockets are regaining their form, but we can’t expect any other than a Southern Brave victory. They’ve been unstoppable since the beginning of August. Stay with Baji to enjoy the most exciting cricket moment!