This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 15 of “The Hundred” between London Spirit and Southern Brave that is scheduled to take place on the 1st of August 2021.
The hosts London Spirit will look to register their first win of the inaugural Hundred when they take on the Southern Brave who are in 6th place with 1 win after 3 games at the iconic Lord’s.
The Southern Brave led by James Vince stormed past the Pheonix to win their first game of the tournament on Friday after losing the previous 2 games. Vince was at the forefront of the win as he top-scored with 60 off 42 in their chase of 152 with Devon Conway(34) giving him good company. The pair’s knock along with a cameo from Chris Jordan(17 off 9) helped the Brave clinch the game by 4 wickets and with 3 balls to spare. Earlier, the Southern Brave team restricted the Birmingham team to 151 despite Liam Livingstone’s brilliant knock of 68 and his partnership of 104 with Miles Hammond(44).
On the other hand, Morgan-led London Spirit could chase a relatively low score of 124 in their last game against the Trent Rockets. All the London bowlers bowled tidily giving nothing away but it was Rockets’ opener D’Arcy Short’s 69 from 49 that took them to 123.
Chasing 124, the London top-order crumbled and were reduced to 33/4 in 32 balls. Eoin Morgan’s 20-ball 18 didn’t help either. Van der Merwe top-scored with 25, while there were some contributions from the lower-order batsman Mohammad Amir(16) and Blake Cullen(15). But it wasn’t enough as they lost the game by 7 runs.
Match Details
Venue: Lord’s, London
Pitch and Weather: The run-scoring wasn’t that easy at the Lord’s in London’s last home game and it is expected to be the same in this match as well. Like every typical English, it will offer something to the pacers initially, and it had something was the spinners as well. The weather forecast is not good for the match-day. It is expected to rain throughout the day. Temperatures are expected to be around 18-20C during the course of the game.
Date and Time: August 1, 2021, 6.00 PM Local, 10.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
The Southern Brave won the game in a close finish in their last game and it was only due to brilliant innings by Vince that they crossed the line. They would want the white-ball specialists Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan to be tighter in their bowling. They would also want the opener, Quinton De Kock, to score more runs at the top.
London Spirit’s batting hasn’t fired so far in this tournament and this is one of the reasons why they haven’t won a single game yet in the Hundred thus far. Even their skipper Eoin Morgan hasn’t been amongst runs which is a concern.
However, London’s spin trio of Nabi, Van der Merwe and Mason Crane bowled economically. They will most likely field the same team.
London Spirit
Adam Rossington, Josh Inglis (wk), Dan Lawrence, Eoin Morgan (capt), Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi, Roelof van der Merwe, Blake Cullen, Chris Wood, Mohammad Amir
Southern Brave
James Vince (capt), Devon Conway, Quinton De Kock, Alex Davies (wk), Colin de Grandhomme, Ross Whiteley, Liam Dawson, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Danny Briggs/ Jake Lintott, Tymal Mills
Match Prediction
Southern Brave got off the mark in terms of a win in the last game and will be favorites to make it 2 on the trot when they face the London Spirit who is really in a spot of bother.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Eoin Morgan, the skipper of London Spirit can be selected. Despite his recent struggles, Morgan is still a class act. Brave’s captain James Vince has scores of 60 and 40 in his last 2 knocks and also made an ODI century not so long ago. So he along with another in form Southern Brave batsman Devon Conway can be picked. The 4th batsman spot can go to Ross Whiteley who has made 68 runs in this tournament.
Wicket-Keepers: Quinton De Kock of Southern Brave is a fantastic opener and can be picked as one of the wicket-keepers of the fantasy XI along with Josh Inglis of London Spirit.
All-rounders: Mohammad Nabi has done well with the ball thus far in his brief and has the ability to hit quick runs with the bat as well. Chris Jordan of Brave has made useful with the bat and has made 39 runs in 3 games.
Bowlers: Mohammad Amir of London Spirit has the ability to strike with the new ball upfront and is a genuine wicket-taker. Along with him, another pacer Blake Cullen can be picked. J Lintoff has picked 3 wickets in 2 games and also bowls economically.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Josh Inglis, James Vince, Devon Conway, Quinton De Kock(C), Ross Whiteley, Eoin Morgan, Mohammad Nabi, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Amir, Blake Cullen, Jacob Lintott
Captain: James Vince
The Southern Brave has made a truckload of runs in recent times and is a great contender to captain the fantasy side, where one can expect him to fetch more points than the other.
Vice-Captain: Eoin Morgan
Likewise, his counterpart from the other team, Eoin Morgan despite his recent string of poor form is one of the best white-ball players. He may change his own fortunes with a big knock.
Dream11 Team
