Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Match Details
Match: Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix, Match 23 | The Hundred Men’s Competition 2022
Date: Tuesday, 23 Aug 2022
Time: 23:00 (GMT+5.5) / 23:30 (GMT+6)
Format: T20
Venue: Kennington Oval, London
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Preview
- Oval Invincibles will benefit by playing at home as they are familiar with the conditions.
- Miles Hammond and Will Smeed, the Birmingham Phoenix’s starting pair, have a poor track record.
- With Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, and Mohammad Hasnain on the team, Oval Invincibles has a stronger bowling assault.
On Tuesday night at the Kia Oval, game 23 of the 2022 Men’s Hundred pits the Oval Invincibles against the Birmingham Phoenix. So far in this season, the Invincibles have won three and lost two games. From five games, Birmingham Phoenix has the same record. In London, the match begins at 19:00 local time.
Prior to losing to Trent Rockets in their final game, Oval Invincibles had won three straight games against Welsh Fire, Northern Superchargers, and Southern Brave. They have a large number of players who are in top shape.
When you combine the 2021 and 2022 seasons, Birmingham Phoenix has one of the finest records in this format. One of the strongest batting lineups in the competition belongs to them.
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Weather Report
On August 23, there are forecasts for hazy skies across London.
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Toss Prediction
In the previous two games played here, the team chasing the score easily won. Because of this, the team that chooses to bat first would aim to dismiss the opposition for a low total.
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Pitch Report
Throughout this dry and scorching English summer, the sun has cooked the ground in South London. It continues to be very hard and gives the pace bowlers plenty of bounce.
Oval Invincibles Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Before their match against Trent Rockets, spinner Danny Briggs and South African power hitter Rilee Rossouw were absent for Oval Invincibles. Hilton Cartwright and Matt Milnes took their spots. Despite Trent Rockets’ victory, we anticipate Milnes to benefit more from the Kia Oval’s pitch and do not anticipate any changes.
Recent form – L W W W L
Oval Invincibles Probable Playing XI
Sam Billings (c) (wk), Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Hilton Cartwright, Sunil Narine, Matt Milnes, Tom Curran, Mohammad Hasnain, Reece Topley
Birmingham Phoenix Team News & Probable Playing XIs
Timm van der Gugten left the Birmingham Phoenix XI before Friday’s loss to the Northern Superchargers, and Kane Richardson took his place back. We anticipate Richardson to stay in the same team because the Oval’s surface is likely to favor pace bowlers.
Recent form – L W W W L
Birmingham Phoenix Probable Playing XI
Moeen Ali (c), Matthew Wade (wk), Will Smeed, Chris Benjamin, Liam Livingstone, Miles Hammond, Tom Helm, Kane Richardson, Henry Brookes, Imran Tahir, Benny Howell
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Head-to-Head Stats (Last 3 matches)
| Team | won | Lost | No result |
| Oval Invincibles | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Birmingham Phoenix | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix – Match 23, Dream 11
Wicket-keeper
- Jordan Cox
Batters
- Liam Livingstone
- Will Jacks (vc)
- Will Smeed (c)
All-Rounders
- Sunil Narine
- Moeen Ali
- Sam Curran
- Benny Howell
Bowlers
- Kane Richardson
- Tom Curran
- Henry Brookes
Oval Invincibles vs Birmingham Phoenix Prediction
Winning the toss
- Oval Invincibles
Top batsman
- Oval Invincibles – Jason Roy
- Birmingham Phoenix – Moeen Ali
Top bowler
- Oval Invincibles – Reece Topley
- Birmingham Phoenix – Kane Richardson
Most sixes
- Oval Invincibles – Jason Roy
- Birmingham Phoenix – Moeen Ali
Player of the Match
- Oval Invincibles – Jason Roy
Team Scores Batting First
- Oval Invincibles – 160+
- Birmingham Phoenix – 155+
Oval Invincibles is the favorite to win this match.
This should be a very breath-taking match at The Kia Oval with both teams looking to bounce back from defeat after winning three matches in a row. On this surface, players like Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali will enjoy batting, and we anticipate a respectable total from Birmingham Phoenix. However, altogether, we are backing Oval Invincibles to win.