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A heavyweight tussle awaits between Oval Invincibles and Southern Brave, the two standout sides in the men’s Hundred, having both already recorded eight points from five games played.
DATE & TIME: Thursday August 8th 2024: USA ET – 1:30pm / USA PT – 10:30am / UK – 6:30pm / India – 11:00pm
VENUE: The Kia Oval, London, England
WEATHER: Extremely cloudy but dry as it stands with a moderate breeze and temperatures of 20c 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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OVAL INVINCIBLES MEN FORM: MORE CURRAN CLASS HELPS INVINCIBLES EDGE PAST ORIGINALS
Oval Invincibles almost fell to a shock defeat at the hands of Manchester Originals whilst defending 164/8 after another Sam Curran half-century boosted their victory target again, but as champions so often do, the Invincibles dragged themselves back into things at the death and clung on for a 3-run-win.
SOUTHERN BRAVE MEN FORM: FOUR WINS IN FIVE FOR THE BRAVE AFTER WELSH FIRE TRIUMPH
Southern Brave are riding the crest of a wave with their best players in good form and four wins from five matches played so far is testament to their success. With one of the best bowling attacks in the competition and ace batter James Vince racking up the runs for fun, they continue to march towards a top three finish.
OVAL INVINCIBLES MEN BETTING ANALYSIS
Whether it’s with bat or ball, Sam Curran is spearheading the Oval Invincibles campaign so far. But it would be remiss to ignore the power of Will Jacks at the top of the order. His 41 from just 20 balls against Manchester Originals included three sixes and reminded everyone of his ability at the top of the order. On what is usually a good batting pitch at the Kia Oval, backing Jacks to score over 0.5 match sixes again may prove a smart move.
SOUTHERN BRAVE MEN BETTING ANALYSIS
It’s now eight wickets in his last three appearances for Tymal Mills, who has stepped up gear across the past few games after a slow start to the tournament. Southern Brave’s latest outing saw the left-arm pacer rack up four scalps away to Welsh Fire in a resounding Brave win. Mills’ dramatic changes of pace can always confuse batters and it’s well worth exploring backing Mills to record another 2+ wickets at the Kia Oval.
OVAL INVINCIBLES MEN VS SOUTHERN BRAVE MEN EXPERT PREDICTION
In a match that is really too close to call and could swing either way depending on both the toss and which side can immediately be on the money from a bowling perspective with a ball that has a tendency to move around early on, it makes sense to explore an individual bet, specifically targeting a player who has performed consistently across the men’s Hundred so far.
When it comes to consistency, no one can look beyond Sam Curran. Brutal with the bat, clinical with the ball, Curran has accumulated over 1.5 match wickets in each of Oval Invincibles’ last four games. On home territory against the Brave, back the Surrey star to do the same in this one.
OVAL INVINCIBLES MEN VS SOUTHERN BRAVE MEN TOP TIP: SAM CURRAN TO TAKE OVER 1.5 MATCH WICKETS