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Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets - 20th Match of The Hundred'2021, at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Weather Forecast
Showers - 18°C
1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Total Matches - 125
Avg 1st Innings - 149
Avg 2nd Innings - 147
Highest total - 216/5 (Welsh Dragons vs Hampshire Royals - 31st August'2019)
(ii) Top Performers on this venue from the current squads - T20s
WEF
David Lloyd - 4th highest run scorer (740), Avg (26.43) - 33M/29I
Ian Cockbain - 34th highest run scorer (190), Avg (27.14) - 10M/9I
Ryan Higgins - 45th highest run scorer (142), Avg (35.50) - 6M/6I
Tom Banton - 67th highest run scorer (113), Avg (37.67) - 3M/3I
Ben Duckett - 82nd highest run scorer (94), Avg (31.33) - 3M/3I
Ryan Higgins - 45th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (25.50), SR (16.67) - 6M/6I
David Payne - 45th highest wicket taker (6), Avg (39), SR (29.67) - 9M/9I
Jimmy Neesham - 66th highest wicket taker (4), Avg (13.25), SR (10.50) - 3M/3I
Matt Milnes - 51st highest wicket taker (5), Avg (4.40), SR (4.4) - 1M/1I
TRR
Luke Wright - 14th highest run scorer (289), Avg (36.13) - 11M/9I
Dawid Malan - 21st highest run scorer (244), Avg (48.80) - 7M/7I
Alex Hales - 78th highest run scorer (97), Avg (48.50) - 3M/3I
Timm Van Der Gugten - 5th highest wicket taker (32), Avg (21.81), SR (15.47) - 27M/26I
Merchant De Lange - 11th highest wicket taker (15), Avg (29.80), SR (20.27) - 17M/16I
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Somerset vs Welsh Dragons - 17th July'2021
181/5 vs 107/10 (SOM won by 74 runs)
Pacers - 5w+4w=9w
Spinners - 0w+6w=6w
2) Sussex vs Welsh Dragons - 3rd July'2021
201/8 vs 168/10 (SUS won by 33 runs)
Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
3) Welsh Dragons vs Surrey - 30th June'2021
153/6 vs 152/9 (WEL won by 1 run)
Pacers - 4w+6w=10w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
4) Sri Lanka vs England - 25th June'2021
111/7 vs 108/5 (ENG won by 5 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
5) Welsh Dragons vs Middlesex Panthers - 19th June'2021
150/9 vs 129/9 (WEL won by 21 runs)
Pacers - 7w+7w=14w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w
6) Kent Spitfires vs Welsh Dragons - 17th June'2021
144/7 vs 104/10 (KEN won by 40 runs)
Pacers - 5w+8w=13w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
7) Essex Eagles vs Welsh Dragons - 13th June'2021
153/6 vs 156/3 (WEL won by 7 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
8) Gloucestershire Gladiators vs Welsh Dragons - 11th June'2021
179/6 vs 175/9 (GLO won by 4 runs)
Pacers - 5w+6w=11w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w
9) Welsh Dragons vs Gloucestershire Gladiators - 19th September'2020
188/4 vs 171/6 (WEL won by 17 runs)
Pacers - 2w+6w=8w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
10) Somerset vs Welsh Dragons - 17th September'2020
183/3 vs 117/10 (SOM won by 66 runs)
Pacers - 2w+8w=10w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 45w
2nd Innings - 56w
Spinners
1st Innings - 13w
2nd Innings - 21w
Overall
101w:34w (Pacers:Spinners)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Welsh Fire (WEF)
1. Qais Ahmed
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Liam Plunkett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
3. Jake Ball
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
4. Tom Banton
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 34(23), 15(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 64(34)
5. Joshua Cobb
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(16)&1w, 2(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Ian Cockbain
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 16(15), 1(1)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 12(11), 40(33), 15(15)
7. Matthew Critchley
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 30(17)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Leus Du Plooy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 43(22)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Ben Duckett
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 53(34), 32(21)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(7)
10. Ryan Higgins
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 22(16)*&2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 37(29)&0w, 37(27)&1w, 29(25)&0w
11. David Lloyd
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(28), 39(34), 57(37), 27(32), 35(21), 16(12), 40(17)&1w, 41(31), 0(1)&1w, 41(31)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(11), 40(29), 2(4), 28(15), 14(10), 1(6), 51(29), 11(11)
12. Jimmy Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1)&3w, 6(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. David Payne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 1w, 0w
14. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 44(32), 3(2)*, 12(17)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Matt Milnes
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Trent Rockets (TRR)
1. Lewis Gregory
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(12)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
2. Matthew Carter
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Samuel Cook
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Ben Cox
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Merchant De Lange
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 1w
6. Alex Hales
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 36(28)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(41)*
7. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
8. Dawid Malan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 78(44)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 45(43)*, 7(14), 4(5)
9. Tom Moores
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Steven Mullaney
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Samit Patel
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Luke Wright
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(53)
13. Luke Wood
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. D'Arcy Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Tim Van Der Gugten
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 18(11)*&3w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(10)&0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 1w
2. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) WELSH FIRE (WEF) SQUAD:
Unavailable - Johnny Bairstow, Ollie Pope
Probable XI
1) Joshua Cobb - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 12, 2, 35r 0w, 20r 0w, 11, 28r 2w, 62r 0w, 29r 0w, 9r 1w, 6r 0w
2) Tom Banton - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 2, 15, 19, 107*, 77, 5, 9, 1, 18, 38, 45, 51*
3) Ian Cockbain - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 72, 10, 34, 30*, 62*, 31, 7, 13, 16, 4
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David Lloyd/Leus Du Plooy
4) Ben Duckett - LHB, WK, Offbreak
Last 10 - 65, 32, 74*, 45, 69*, 39, 20, 7, 0, 35
5) Glenn Phillips - RHB, WK, Offbreak
Last 10 - 8, 12, 29, 48r 0w, 47r 2w, 16, 2r 1w, 13, 9r 0w, 57r 1w, 4, 94*, 94*
6) Matthew Critchley - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 30r 1w, 9r 0w, 33r 1w, 23r 0w, 36, 20r 2w, 27r 1w, 8r 0w, 1r 2w, 5r 0w
7) Jimmy Neesham - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 2w, 6r 1w, 20r 1w, 2r 0w, 10r 2w, 10r 0w, 0w, 1r 0w, 4r 2w, 30r 1w
8) Ryan Higgins - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 1w, 12r 1w, 25r 3w, 26r 0w, 43r 1w, 15r 0w, 3w, 2w, 0w
9) Qais Ahmed - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w
10) David Payne - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w
11) Matt Milnes - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 10r 1w, 1w, 0w, 14r 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w
BENCH
12) Liam Plunkett - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 26r 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w
13) David Lloyd - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 52, 11, 13, 38, 17r 1w, 51r 0w, 21r 0w, 41, 29r 0w, 44, 0r 1w
14) Leus Du Plooy - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 17, 43, 43, 47, 30, 1, 2, 1, 57, 11, 9, 58*
15) Jake Ball - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 18r 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 0w
Safe C/VC choices
Jimmy Neesham, Tom Banton
B) TRENT ROCKETS (TRR) SQUAD:
Unavailable - Joe Root
Probable XI
1) Alex Hales - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 38, 40*, 0, 35, 15, 31*, 34, 13, 101*, 0, 60*
2) D'Arcy Short - LHB, LWS
Last 10 - 0r 0w, 14, 51*, 69r 0w, 35r 1w, 30r 1w, 2r 2w, 17r 1w, 13r 0w, 37
3) Dawid Malan - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 51, 0, 62*, 31, 1, 1, 0, 0, 68*, 76
4) Steven Mullaney - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 43r 0w, 7r 3w, 39r 1w, 21, 42, 2, 6r 0w, 25r 1w, 19r 1w
5) Tom Moores - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 7*, 4, 0, 7, 9, 17, 48, 4, 1
6) Lewis Gregory - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3, 14r 1w, 1w, 10r 1w, 77r 0w, 40r 3w, 1w, 5w, 0r 0w, 4w
7) Samit Patel - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 31r 1w, 13r 0w, 0w, 34r 1w, 26r 0w, 1w, 41r 2w, 63r 1w, 10r 0w
8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 25r 3w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 5w
9) Luke Wood - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 4w, 2w, 1w, 63r 0w, 1w, 1w, 10r 0w, 33r 0w
10) Merchant De Lange - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 5w, 0w, 1w, 29r 0w, 7r 2w, 75r 3w, 20r 1w, 1w
11) Matthew Carter - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 15r 1w, 0w
BENCH
12) Luke Wright - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 39, 54, 0, 77, 8, 20*, 33, 75, 22
13) Ben Cox - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 12, 16, 1, 43, 30, 36, 11*, 17*, 61*, 3
14) Samuel Cook - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 2w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 4w, 18r 1w
15) Timm Van Der Gugten - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 0w
Safe C/VC choices
D'Arcy Short, Rashid Khan
Differential C/VC choices
WEF - Ryan Higgins, Glenn Phillips, Ben Duckett, Ian Cockbain/David Lloyd/Leus Du Plooy
TRR - Merchant De Lange, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan
My Fantasy Team (SL)
(Pre Toss)
Wk - Banton
Bat - Duckett, Short, Malan, Hales
AR - Patel, Neesham, Critchley/Gregory/Cobb/Du Plooy (Bat)
Bowl - Rashid, De Lange/Gugten, Qais/Wood/Payne