Cricket Free Tips | The Hundred 2022, Eliminator: Manchester Originals vs London Spirit

Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Match Details

Match: Manchester Originals vs London Spirit, Eliminator | The Hundred Men’s Competition 2022

Date: Friday, 02 September 2022

Time: 23:00 (GMT+5.5) / 23:30 (GMT+6)

Format: T20

Venue: The Ageas Bowl, Southampton

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Preview

• The pressure would be on the London Spirit because they had dropped their last two games.
• The Manchester Originals team is confident going into this game after winning their last five games in a row.
• Paul Walter and Joshua Little of the Manchester Originals are in fine form and have shared 18 wickets between them.

 

On Friday night at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, the 2022 Men’s Hundred Eliminator pits Manchester Originals against London Spirit. The Originals earned ten points from their eight games to finish in second place. London Spirit finished in third place with the same record but a lower net run rate. The start time of this game is 18:30 local time.

Since falling to Trent Rockets on August 13, Manchester Originals have gone five games without dropping a game. They have a solid bat and ball form and lots of winning vigor.

In their most recent two games, London Spirit has lost to Birmingham Phoenix and Oval Invincibles, with their lone victory coming against Welsh Fire in the preceding matchup. Of the four opponents, Manchester Originals will be the most challenging.

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Weather Report

Throughout this game, it was cloudy and muggy. The match will start with a temperature in the low 20s before descending to the high teens.

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Match Toss Prediction

Both teams opted to bat first in their previous encounters during the group stage, while London Spirit did so earlier in the competition. In this match, Spirit will probably bat first.

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Pitch Report

Both teams have a few exceptional spinners, and they ought to like bowling on Southampton’s rather slow surface. Expect the pace bowlers to keep the ball low and for a par score of no more than 145.

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Manchester Originals Team News & Probable Playing XIs

On Wednesday, Richard Gleeson made his injury-affected come back to play in his first game of the year after earlier this summer’s T20 Blast and for England. He took the position of Fred Klaassen, and we anticipate Gleeson to continue playing in this contest.

Recent form – W W W W W 

Manchester Originals Probable Playing XI

Laurie Evans (c), Phil Salt (wk), Wayne Madsen, Ashton Turner, Tristan Stubbs, Paul Walter, Tom Hartley, Tom Lammonby, Richard Gleeson, Josh Little, and Matt Parkinson.

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London Spirit Team News & Probable Playing XIs

Prior to Tuesday’s close one-wicket loss to Birmingham Phoenix at Lord’s, Eoin Morgan made two changes to his team. Due to his lack of fitness, Chris Wood was replaced by Brad Wheal, and Josh Inglish, who is currently traveling with Australia, was replaced by Zak Crawley.

Recent form – L L W L W

London Spirit Probable Playing XI

Eoin Morgan (c), Adam Rossington (wk), Ben McDermott, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Ravi Bopara, Liam Dawson, Jordan Thompson, Nathan Ellis, Mason Crane, and Brad Wheal.

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Head-to-Head Stats (Last 2 matches)

Team	Won	Lost
Manchester Originals	0	2
London Spirit	2	0

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit – Eliminator, Dream 11

Wicket-keeper

• Adam Rossington
• Phil Salt (c)

Batters

• Ben McDermott (vc)
• Ravi Bopara
• Wayne Madsen

All-Rounders

• Jordan Thompson
• Liam Dawson
• Tristan Stubbs

 Bowlers

• Mason Crane
• Joshua Little
• Tom Hartley

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Manchester Originals vs London Spirit Prediction

Winning the toss

• Manchester Originals

Top batsman

• Manchester Originals – Phil Salt
• London Spirit – Eoin Morgan

Top bowler

• Manchester Originals – Paul Walter
• London Spirit – Jordan Thompson

Most sixes

• Manchester Originals – Phil Salt
• London Spirit – Eoin Morgan

Player of the Match

• Manchester Originals – Phil Salt

Team Scores Batting First

• Manchester Originals – 145+
• London Spirit – 140+

Manchester Originals is the favorite to win this match.

 

Both teams have experienced an up-and-down season, with London Spirit at one point appearing to have a perfect group stage record. Manchester Originals struggled at first and dealt with losing their captain Jos Buttler, but they are now blazing. Although we expect the game in Southampton to be close, we are supporting Manchester Originals.