This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 31 of “The Hundred” between Birmingham Phoenix and Northern Superchargers that is scheduled to take place on the 17th of August 2021.
The Nothern Superchargers led by David Willey will host their final game of the season against the Birmingham Phoenix at Headingly. While the Superchargers have been already eliminated from the competition, the Pheonix is at the top position with 5 wins in 7 games.
The Birmingham Phoenix despite being at the top will need to win their final league against the Superchargers to be assured of a spot in the playoffs. They won their previous game against the Trent Rockets by 16 runs at Trent Bridge last Friday. Batting first, they made 166/6 thanks to 31-ball 50 from Liam Livingstone and some quickfire cameos from each of their top-order. Pat Brown picked 3 wickets with the ball, while Imran Tahir and Dillon Pennington taking 2 scalps each.
Their opponent’s Superchargers also won their previous game but that couldn’t help them go to the next stage. Batting first, the Superchargers made the 1st 200 or more score in the Hundred. Wicket-keeper batsman John Simpson made 71 off 29 coming late down the order and their bowlers did the rest to win the game by 69 runs. Ben Raine took 3/15 while Adil Rashid and David Willey picking 2 wickets each.
Match Details
Venue: Leeds, Headingly
Pitch and Weather: The last game saw over 330 runs being scored with the home team scoring 200 runs from the bat of the home team. This match could be another high-scoring one where runs could be aplenty for the batsman. The sky is expected to be partly cloudy throughout the game with no rains. Temperatures are expected to be around 18C during the course of the game.
Date and Time: August 17, 2021, 6.30 PM Local, 11.00 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Both the teams won their last game and wouldn’t want to change their winning combination. For the Birmingham Pheonix, it is an important contest as their prospects of moving to the next stage depend on this. So they might not want to the XI, while the Superchargers have found a winning combination.
Northern Superchargers
Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Chris Lynn, Dane Vilas, David Willey(Capt), Jordan Thompson, Brydon Carse, John Simpson (wk), Ben Raine, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Adil Rashid, Matt Potts
Birmingham Phoenix
Finn Allen, Will Smeed, Miles Hammond, Liam Livingstone(C), Chris Benjamin(WK), Chris Cooke, Benny Howell, Pat Brown, Dillon Pennington, Tom Helm, Imran Tahir
Match Prediction
The Birmingham Pheonix will start the match as favorites despite the fact that Superchargers made 200 in their last game. But it will be a cracking game of cricket.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: The Pheonix opener Will Smeed is in stunning form as of late and has amongst runs throughout this tournament. Chris Lynn is a dangerous batsman in this format of the game and he can be a great pick in the fantasy XI. The last pick can be Finn Allen who like Smeed has been good throughout the Hundred tournament for Pheonix.
Wicket-Keeper: John Simpson from Northern Superchargers can be one of the wicket-keepers of the fantasy side. He scored a stunning 71 which took the team total past 200. Dane Vilas has been one of the best batters for Superchargers down the order after coming in as a replacement for Faf Du Plessis.
All-rounders: David Willey, the skipper of Nothern Superchargers can be one of the all-rounders. The duo of Liam Livingstone and Benny Howell can be picked as the 2 all-rounders from the Pheonix team. While Livingstone has scored over 200 runs for the team in this tournament, Howell has picked up 8 wickets.
Bowlers: 3 spinners from either can be picked and all of them are spinners who are wicket-takers. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Adil Rashid, and Imran Tahir are the trio who can be picked as the bowlers for the side.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Chris Lynn, Will Smeed, Fin Allen, John Simpson, Dane Vilas, David Willey, Liam Livingstone, Benny Howell, Adil Rashid, Imran Tahir, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
Captain: Adil Rashid
England’s first-choice white-ball spinner has taken 12 wickets thus far in just 6 games in this tournament. So he is one of the best picks to be the captain of the side.
Vice-Captain: Liam Livingstone
The Pheonix skipper has had a great tournament with the bat having scored 210 runs in this edition and can be vice-captain.
Dream11 Team
