This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 9 of “The Hundred” between Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers that is scheduled to take place on the 28th of July 2021.
Manchester Originals will play 2nd consecutive game at their home venue of Old Trafford when they take on the Northern Superchargers on Wednesday. This will be either team’s 3rd match in this competition. While the Superchargers are yet to open their account, the Originals won their last game having lost the opener.
Machester Originals won their last match against the Birmingham Pheonix quite convincingly by 6 wickets and with 27 balls to spare. Matt Parkinson was the pick of the bowlers ending with figures of 4/9 in 19 balls. The other leg spinner in the side Calvin Harrison and all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite took 2 wickets apiece as the Originals skitted out Pheonix for just 87. Chasing a moderate target, Phil Salt made 22 off just 11 while the skipper Jos Buttler stayed almost till the end scoring 31 to ensure a 1st for the side.
On the other hand, the Superchargers led by Ben Stokes have had a tough start to their tournament. They could manage just 132 batting first against the Trent Rockets with the middle-order duo of Harry Brook(38), and John Simpson(42) were the only ones contributing. Ben Stokes failed to score big for the 2nd time in this competition. Their bowlers did a good on in taking the game close as they picked 8 wickets and the Rockets had to bat 94 balls to achieve the target. 4 bowlers Ben Stokes, Callum Parkinson, Adil Rashid, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman picked 2 wickets each.
Match Details
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Pitch and Weather: Old Trafford is a high-scoring venue. But the last match at the venue offered plenty of assistance to spinners. This could be the case in the 2nd game at this venue as well. The first innings score in the previous game was just 87 and we may see a similar kind of total in this match too.
The weather forecast is not good for this game. It is expected to rain throughout the day and we may see rain hampering the game. Temperatures are expected to be around 14-15C during the course of the game.
Date and Time: July 28, 2021, 6.30 PM Local, 11.00 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
The visiting Superchargers team will most likely play with the same team. It is expected to spin and they have 3 spinners in their ranks. However, they would want the openers Adam Lyth and Chris Lynn along with skipper Ben Stokes to score runs at the top of the order.
Machester Originals may have won the last game but the likes of Colin Munro and Joe Clarke lost their wickets in a relatively simpler chase which they would want to address. The home team is also expected to play with the same side.
Northern Superchargers
Adam Lyth, Chris Lynn, Ben Stokes (c), Harry Brook, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Brydon Carse, John Simpson (wk), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Callum Parkinson.
Manchester Originals
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler(C, WK), Joe Clarke, Colin Munro, Tom Lammonby, Carlos Brathwaite, Calvin Harrison, Tom Hartley, Fred Klaassen, Steven Finn, Matt Parkinson.
Match Prediction
The Manchester Originals will enter the match as the favorites to make it 2 on 2 at their home ground. And the Northern Superchargers are coming off from 2 consecutive losses.
Fantasy Tips
Batsman: Harry Brook of Northern Superchargers has been in tremendous form with the bat and he is their highest run-scorer across 2 games. Colin Munro of Manchester can be picked. He is a dangerous T20 batsman and can score big when in full flow. The experienced Adam Lyth of Superchargers can be the next pick.
Wicket-keeper: Jos Buttler is an obvious choice to pick in the shortest format. Phil Salt had a great couple of games at the international level in recent weeks. Both came good in a low-scoring contest against the Pheonix.
All-Rounders: Ben Stokes is an obvious pick as the all-rounder in a dream team, despite his string of low scores with the bat. Stokes has been a wicket-taker for his team in this tournament. Carlos Brathwaite can be another addition, especially after his performance in the last 2 games.
Bowlers: The leggies Matt Parkinson, Callum Parkinson, and Adil Rashid can be picked in the team. The trio has been effective so far in this Hundred edition and the surface also has assisted them. Fred Klaassen has picked 4 wickets in 2 games and can be the lone pacer to be selected.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Jos Buttler, Colin Munro, Phil Salt, Harry Brooke, Adam Lyth, Ben Stokes, Carlos Brathwaite, Fred Klaassen, Mark Parkinson(VC), Callum Parkinson, and Adil Rashid(C)
Captain: Adil Rashid, England’s premier leg-spinner in white-ball cricket can be the captain of the fantasy team. He has picked 3 wickets in this tournament.
Vice-Captain: The surface here offers spin and for that reason, Matt Parkinson can be made the vice-captain of the team. He scalped 4 wickets in the last game they played at Manchester.
Dream11 Team
