Match Preview
In the fourth match of The Hundred, it will be Trent Rockets vs Birmingham Phoenix. Looking at their past performance, then it is seen that Birmingham Phoenix topped the points table last year with 6 victories and 2 losses from their 8 matches. Unfortunately, they lost the final of the tournament by 32 runs.
Trent Rockets, on the other hand, were 3rd in the points table with 5 victories and 3 losses. They, however, bowed out of the Eliminator of the tournament where they lost by 7 wickets.
Both teams will look to maintain their pitch-perfect records in tomorrow’s game as they lock horns. This time Lewis Gregory will be leading the Rockets while Moeen Ali is the skipper of Birmingham Phoenix. So, tomorrow will be an interesting game for sure.
Match Details
Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Match Format: T20I, Match 4, T20I Tournament
Date: 6th August 2022
Time: 7:00 PM IST
Streaming Platform: Fan Code
Pitch Report
Trent Bridge is a pretty balanced surface for both batters and bowlers. So, whoever wins the toss tomorrow will prefer batting first at this pitch. Pacers will hold advantage in the initial overs of the game tomorrow. In the middle overs, spinners will take charge of the attack. Above all, it is a batting-friendly surface. Thus, a high-scoring contest awaits us at Trent Bridge.
Team News & Injury Updates for TRT vs BPH Dream11 Match:
Birmingham Phoenix’s pacers Ollie Stones and Chris Woakes are set to miss the entire season this year due to injuries. Even Tom Abell will not be playing the first match against Trent Rockets while Adam Milne is also a doubtful starter.
Additionally, Rashid Khan is not available for the first match for the Trent Rockets as he is busy playing the Shpageeza Cricket League in Afghanistan.
Complete Squad for TRT vs BPH Dream11 Match:
Trent Rockets
Lewis Gregory (c), Matthew Carter, Ian Cockbain, Sam Cook, Marchant de Lange, Luke Fletcher, Alex Hales, Rashid Khan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Dawid Malan, Ben Mike, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney, Colin Munro, Samit Patel, Joe Root, Daniel Sams, Tabraiz Shamsi, Luke Wood
Birmingham Phoenix
Moeen Ali (c), Chris Benjamin, Henry Brookes, Brett D’Oliveira, Miles Hammond, Tom Helm, Benny Howell, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Adam Milne, Dan Mousley, Kane Richardson, Will Smead, Imran Tahir, Graeme van Buuren, Matthew Wade (wk)
Probable Playing XI for TRT vs BPH Dream11 Match:
Trent Rockets
The Rockets will look to better their last season’s performance and will put up a good show against the table toppers and runners-up Birmingham Phoenix.
Predicted Playing XI:
Lewis Gregory (c), Dawid Malan, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Alex Hales, Joe Root, Colin Munro, Rashid Khan, Luke Fletcher, Daniel Sams, Samuel Cook, Luke Wood
Birmingham Phoenix
Birmingham Phoenix would now look to eye the trophy this season as they did last season and would do everything to clinch their first title.
Predicted Playing XI:
Moeen Ali (c), Liam Livingstone, Matthew Wade (wk), Will Smeed, Tom Abell, Benny Howell, Miles Hammond, Adam Milne, Imran Tahir, Chris Woakes, Tom Helm
Top Picks for TRT vs BPH Dream11 Match:
Trent Rockets
Rashid Khan
The Afghanistan leggie is a popular favourite across all T20 franchise leagues in the current scenario. He always gets wickets during the crucial overs of a match and his bowling is always on point. He is therefore a very valuable asset for the Rockets in tomorrow’s match.
Joe Root
The former international player of England is a very good batsman but played only a single match last season. However, he will be available for the first four matches for the Rockets. He is a good captaincy option for tomorrow’s game.
Samit Patel
The veteran allrounder played good cricket in the last season of the tournament. He amassed 179 runs in his 9 matches last season and also took 8 wickets. He will be a key players for the Rockets.
Birmingham Phoenix
Liam Livingstone
Livingstone has been the Phoenix’s match-winner player from last season. He was quite excellent with the bat in the last season of The Hundred and he just needs a few balls to set himself on the crease. Livingstone will be one of the players to watch out for in tomorrow’s match.
Moeen Ali
The formidable allrounder is a key player in both international and T20 franchise cricket. Last season, he made 225 runs and claimed 4 wickets in just 7 matches. He is surely a valuable asset for the Phoenix as he’s their skipper also. Ali will also be taking part in all of the matches of the tournament this year.
Imran Tahir
The South African spinner is a good option in franchise cricket and has played in a variety of T20 leagues around the world. For the Phoenix, he took 10 wickets in his 9 games last year.
Players to avoid for TRT vs BPH Dream11 Match:
Trent Rockets
Lewis Gregory
The skipper has not been able to perform well in franchise cricket and last season was able to make only 107 runs while he claimed only 2 wickets. Plus, he only has a single fifty to his name in his last 10 matches this year.
Birmingham Phoenix
Henry Brookes
England’s pacer missed the entire season last year due to injury and has not been consistent in the few matches that he has played this year.
Our Playing XI for TRT vs BPH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Matthew Wade, Liam Livingstone (c), Alex Hales, Joe Root, Dawid Malan (vc), Will Smeed, Moeen Ali, Samit Patel, Rashid Khan, Imran Tahir, Kane Richardson
Probable Winner
The winner of tomorrow’s match can be Birmingham Phoenix because they had excellent track record last season.
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