WEF vs MNR Fantasy Prediction: Welsh Fire vs Manchester Originals – 31 July 2021 (Cardiff). Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Colin Munro, and Phil Salt are the best fantasy picks for this game.
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Welsh Fire will take on Manchester Originals in the league game of the Hundred Men’s Competition. The cricket’s all-new avatar is finally here.
Jonny Bairstow will miss this game for Welsh Fire, whereas Jos Buttler will miss for Manchester Originals. Banton, Duckett, and Phillips are the best batsmen of Welsh Fire, whereas Neesham is their star all-rounder. Clarke, Salt, and Munro will handle the batting for Manchester, whereas Steven Finn, Ferguson, and Parkinson will handle the bowling.
Pitch Report – The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the T20 domestic games played here is 155 runs. This pitch has a history of supporting the pacers.
Match Details :
Time:- 7.00 PM, Stadium: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff; Live on Fancode.
Probable XI for both sides:-
Welsh Fire – Tom Banton, David Lloyd, Ben Duckett, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Ian Cockbain, Matthew Critchley, David Payne, Qais Ahmad, Jake Ball, Liam Plunkett.
Manchester Originals – Phil Salt, Joe Clarke, Colin Munro, Sam Hain, Tom Lammonby, Carlos Brathwaite, Calvin Harrison, Tom Hartley, Lockie Ferguson, Steven Finn, Matt Parkinson.
5 Must-Have Players in the Squad
Tom Banton, Glenn Phillips, Colin Munro, Phil Salt, and Carlos Brathwaite.
WEF vs MNR Team Wicket-Keeper
Phil Salt (Price 9.5) and Tom Banton (Price 9) will be the wicket-keepers of our squad. Salt scored 266 runs in the T20 Blast at an average of 38.00, whereas his S/R was 152.87. Banton scored 236 runs in the T20 Blast at an average of 39.33, whereas his S/R was 195.04. Both of them are destructive openers.
WEF vs MNR Team Batsmen
Glen Phillips (Price 9.5) and Ben Duckett (Price 9) will be our batsmen from Welsh Fire. Phillips scored 500 runs in the T20 Blast at an average of 55.55, whereas his S/R was 163.39. Duckett scored 367 runs in the T20 Blast at an average of 36.70, whereas his S/R was 159.56. Both of them are aggressive players.
Colin Munro (Price 9.5) and Joe Clarke (Price 8.5) will be our batsmen from Manchester Originals. Munro scored 285 runs in PSL 2021 at a strike-rate of 169.64, whereas Clarke scored 366 runs in the T20 Blast at 193.65. Both of them are explosive batsmen.
WEF vs MNR Team All-Rounders
Carlos Brathwaite (Price 9.5) will be our all-rounder from Manchester Originals. Brathwaite scalped 18 wickets in the T20 Blast, whereas he scored 183 runs at a strike-rate of 150.00. He has scalped a couple of wickets in the Hundred, whereas he has scored 41 runs with the bat.
Jimmy Neesham (Price 9) will be our all-rounder from Welsh Fire. Neesham scalped three wickets in the last game, whereas he has been hitting the ball well in batting. He will be a nice addition to this game.
WEF vs MNR Team Bowlers
Qais Ahmad (Price 9) will be our bowler from Welsh Fire. Qais is a T20 specialist, and he scalped four wickets in the first game. He is a wicket-taker.
Matt Parkinson (Price 9) and Steven Finn (Price 8.5) will be our bowlers from Manchester Originals. Parkinson scalped 13 wickets in the T20 Blast at an economy of 8.41, whereas Finn scalped 19 wickets at 8.96. Parkinson has scalped five wickets in the hundred, whereas Finn has scalped three.
You can take Jake Ball instead of Tom Banton or Joe Clarke
Match Prediction: Manchester Originals will be the favourites to win this game.
Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-
Colin Munro and Jimmy Neesham
Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-
Both the captain’s pick + Carlos Brathwaite and Glenn Phillips
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Fantasy Team Disclaimer
All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players.