This season, Welsh Fire’s Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf have been impressive.
Liam Livingstone is the batter who can turn Birmingham’s fortunes around.
The highest target chased in the men’s Hundred at Edgbaston is 173 by Birmingham Phoenix versus Oval Invincibles.
Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Team Preview
Birmingham Phoenix
Birmingham Phoenix will be trying against hope to secure their first victory of the season in this contest. They must contend with Welsh Fire’s formidable bowling attack, though.
Jacob Bethell and Chris Benjamin were pulled out of Birmingham Phoenix’s previous match, with captain Moeen Ali and England all-rounder Liam Livingstone returning. We expect Benjamin to return to the starting lineup later in the competition.
Welsh Fire
Welsh Fire has played in some extremely thrilling matches so far this year. They have one of the most incredible bowling attacks in the competition.
Welsh Fire has used the same starting lineup in all three of their encounters so far in The Hundred 2023. None of the players deserve to be dropped ahead of this match, as they all contributed in some capacity in one of the previous games. There have been no reported injuries.
Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Playing Squads
Birmingham Phoenix Squads
Birmingham Phoenix
Moeen Ali (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Will Smeed, Shadab Khan, Adam Milne, Benny Howell, Tom Helm, and Kane Richardson.
Welsh Fire Squads
Welsh Fire
Tom Abell (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Stephen Eskinazi, Glenn Phillips, Luke Wells, David Willey, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Ben Green, Roelof van der Merwe, David Payne, and Haris Rauf.
Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Team Form in Last 5 Matches
Both sides will be at ease either chasing or setting a total. With the humidity likely to climb, we forecast that if the captains win the toss, they will choose to field first.
The prediction for Thursday evening in Birmingham is for a pleasant evening with temperatures in the mid-20s. By the end of the game, the humidity will be extremely high.
We have yet to witness a ball bowled in the Men’s Hundred at Edgbaston this year due to the rain. We anticipate a fast pitch with a par score of 155+.