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This is a huge encounter for both teams with an in-form Birmingham Phoenix moving back into the top three with victory, whilst Trent Rockets need a win to stay in contention.
DATE & TIME: Monday August 12th 2024: USA ET – 1:30pm / USA PT – 10:30am / UK – 6:30pm / India – 11:00pm
VENUE: Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
WEATHER: Dry with bright sunshine and temperatures of 26c come the start of play
HOW TO WATCH THE HUNDRED: USA – Willow & DAZN / UK – Sky Sports & BBC / India – Fancode Click here for a list of broadcasters in other territories
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BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX MEN FORM: MOMENTUM BULDING FOLLOWING CONSECUTIVE WINS
Birmingham Phoenix deserve credit for not throwing in the towel for this year’s men’s Hundred despite their title hopes having already been ended and victory over London Spirit last time out was what they deserved. It was their first triumph of the 2024 competition and leaves eighth-placed Originals now only trailing the Spirit on net-run-rate.
TRENT ROCKETS MEN FORM: FOUR POINTS FROM FOUR A MUST NOW FOR ROCKETS
To stand any chance of finishing in the top three, Trent Rockets need to gain two points in this one, before beating Oval Invincibles in their last game later in the week. A damaging two wicket defeat at the hands of Southern Brave this past weekend has put the Rockets in this do-or-die scenario.
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX MEN BETTING ANALYSIS
The opening partnership of Ben Duckett and Moeen Ali continues to flourish, with the pair putting on 114 for the first wicket last time out against Welsh Fire, with both reaching half-centuries. This nicely backed up their unbroken stand of 86 vs the Superchargers last Tuesday, so when you add that up, Duckett and Moeen together had accumulated exactly 200 runs across two matches before one of them was finally dismissed. When taking into account the form of both players, backing Birmingham Phoenix to record the highest first-wicket partnership in this contest has to be favoured.
TRENT ROCKETS MEN BETTING ANALYSIS
Plenty of Trent Rockets batters got starts against the Brave, but no one went on and converted. That more than likely needs to change here if they are to stand a chance of winning. Perhaps the player in best position to do that is Tom Banton, who has enjoyed a good tournament. The opener top-scored for the Rockets last time out and has accumulated exactly 200 runs across the 2024 men’s Hundred as it stands. Therefore, bettors should look at backing Banton not only to score 20+ runs here, but also explore a stake on him as the Rockets’ top batter.
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX MEN VS TRENT ROCKETS MEN EXPERT PREDICTION
In what is a must-win game for both teams, we should be in for a tight battle, although the inconsistency of Trent Rockets, means they could either collapse, or put in their best performance of the tournament so far and we wouldn’t be surprised at either scenario. However, what we do know is that Birmingham Phoenix are hot and may just be peaking at the right time.
Not only were their last two wins impressive, the manner of both victories is what really stands out from a Phoenix perspective as they look to be putting things together across all avenues of their play. This warrants backing them with home advantage in their favour, to get the better of the Rockets.
BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX MEN VS TRENT ROCKETS MEN TOP TIP:BIRMINGHAM PHOENIX MEN TO WIN