The Hundred Mens Competition 2023 Cricket Prediction | Match 9: Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire 

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire at a Glance

• This year, Welsh Fire had one of the strongest bowling attacks in the competition.
• Pace bowlers have taken 73 wickets at Kennington Oval in the men’s Hundred, while spinners have taken 43.
• Will Jacks is the hitter to watch for the Oval Invincibles.

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire Team Preview

Oval Invincibles

The Oval Invincibles has a team that is remarkably comparable to Surrey’s good T20 squad. As a result, they will be cheered on by a raucous home crowd in this game. 

We expect Oval Invincibles to field the same lineup that defeated London Spirit at Lord’s last week in their first home game of the season. Although James Neesham is currently playing in the Global T20 Canada, the Invincibles have a fully fit squad to choose from.   

Welsh Fire

Welsh Fire already appears to be a considerably more powerful squad than in the first two seasons of the league. They will come to The Oval with the genuine expectation of obtaining a result.

Jonny Bairstow is listed in the Welsh Fire team for the Hundred 2023 season, although we don’t expect him to play for a few more games while he recovers from the Men’s Ashes. Joe Clarke has two ducks in two games, but his spot is not in jeopardy.     

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire Playing Squads

Oval Invincibles Squads

Oval Invincibles

Sam Billings (c) (wk), Will Jacks, Heinrich Klaasen, Tom Curran, Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, Gus Atkinson, Jordan Cox, Zak Chappell, Jason Roy, Nathan Sowter

Welsh Fire Squads 

Welsh Fire

Tom Abell (c), Joe Clarke (wk), Stephen Eskinazi, David Willey, Roelof van der Merwe, Ben Green, Haris Rauf, Glenn Phillips, David Payne, Luke Wells, Shaheen Shah Afridi

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire Team Form in Last 5 Matches

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire outfield report

Kennington Oval

In this year’s Men’s Hundred, we have yet to witness a captain win the toss and elect to bat first. As a result, we forecast that both captains will prefer to bat first in this game.

The Oval is expecting a lot of rain in the morning and early afternoon. However, bright spells are forecast from mid-afternoon and throughout the evening. 

The Oval pitch is not as fast as it was in past years, but it still provides a surface on which hitters can rely on the bounce while playing their shots.  

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire Prediction

Winning the toss

• Oval Invincibles

Player of the Match

• Oval Invincibles – Will Jacks

Most sixes

• Oval Invincibles – Will Jacks
• Welsh Fire – Luke Wells

Most wickets

• Oval Invincibles – Sam Curran
• Welsh Fire – Shaheen Shah Afridi

Most runs

• Oval Invincibles – Will Jacks
• Welsh Fire – Luke Wells

Team Scores Batting First

• Oval Invincibles – 150+   
• Welsh Fire – 140+  

According to our prediction, Oval Invincibles will win this match.