This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for Match 29 of “The Hundred” between the Trent Rockets and Manchester Originals that is scheduled to take place on the 15th of August 2021.
The Manchester Originals take on the hosts Trent Rockets in what is a must-win game for both teams. Rockets though are in 3rd position with 4 wins in 7 games, need a win to assure their place in the playoffs due to their poor net run rate. On the other hand, the Originals have an outside chance to make it to the top-3 if they win this game by a huge margin.
Trent Rockets led by Lewis Gregory lost their previous game against the Pheonix by 16 runs on Friday at Trent Bridge. In a high-scoring contest, the Pheonix batsmen made 166 on the back of a half-century from Liam Livingstone, and almost all the Rockets’ bowlers proved to be expensive. Chasing a huge total, their top-order failed with only Steven Mullaney(49) scoring some runs. As a result, they could make just 150.
Manchester Originals suffered a morale-dashing defeat at the hands of Northern Superchargers having lost by 69 runs. Batting first, the Supercahgers posted 200, the first-ever 200 plus score in the Hundred. John Simpson top-scored with 71 from just 28 balls. Chasing 201, the Originals led by Brathwaite could make only 131.
Match Details
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Pitch and Weather: The last game played here in the Hundred competition was a high-scoring one with 300 runs being scored. It is known to favor batters a lot and could very well be the case when the Rockets take on Originals. The weather is likely to be cloudy with temperatures reaching around 19C.
Date & Time: August 15, 7.00 PM Local time, 11.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
Trent Rockets lost their 2nd consecutive match of the tournament and thus this contest became a must-win game for them. While the Rockets may not change the playing XI but would want their top-order to fire in the important game.
Likewise, the Originals will want to be much tighter than they were in the last game in what proves to be another high-scoring game. Also, their batting needs to fire if they are to move to the next round.
Manchester Originals
Phil Salt, Joe Clarke, Colin Munro, Tom Lammonby, Colin Ackermann, Carlos Brathwaite(capt), Calvin Harrison, Tom Hartley, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Parkinson, Steven Finn.
Trent Rockets
Alex Hales, D’Arcy Short, Dawid Malan, Tom Moores (wk), Samit Patel, Lewis Gregory (capt), Rashid Khan, Steven Mullaney, Matthew Carter, Marchant De Lange, Sam Cook
Match Prediction
With Trent Rockets playing at their home venue, they will start as favorites. Despite the fact that both teams endured defeats in the last game, the Manchester Originals had a more embarrassing one.
Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Colin Munro and Alex Hales are 2 of the dangerous T20 batsmen going around and they can be picked in fantasy XI. The duo has scored in this competition as well. Along with them, Steven Mullaney who top-scored for the Originals in the last game can be the 3rd batsman.
Wicket-keepers: Phil Salt from Manchester can be the lone keeper on the fantasy side. Despite being short on runs, he is the best option from either team.
All-Rounders: From the Manchester Originals Colin Ackermann, Carlos Brathwaite is the players to be selected as they are in good batting form in recent times. The Rockets’ skipper Lewis Gregory who has done well with the bat as well as with the ball is the 3rd and final pick.
Bowlers: The leg-spinner from Rockets Rashid Khan can be picked in the fantasy XI. Matthew Carter who has picked 8 wickets so far in the Hundred can be picked along with the pacer Marchant De Lange who had a sensational start to the campaign. The last slot can go another tearaway pacer, Lockie Ferguson.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Colin Munro(VC), Alex Hales(C), Phil Salt, Steven Mullaney, Colin Ackermann, Carlos Brathwaite, Lewis Gregory, Rashid Khan, Marchant De Lange, Lockie Ferguson, Matthew Carter
Captain: Alex Hales
Alex Hales is one of the best batsmen in this format. He is still the right candidate as the captain of the side for the impact he creates with the bat.
Vice-Captain: Colin Munro
The left-hander may be inconsistent in this tournament but is an impact player. So he can be made the vice-captain of the side.
Dream11 Team
