Hundred Ball Men’s

Match 27: MO vs NOS

Preview

Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers will lock horns for the 27th match of the ongoing Hundred Ball Men’s 2023. The game is scheduled at the Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday, August 20. 

MO have won three games, lost two and one with no result, gaining 7 points in total and having occupied third place in the points table. They won their last match against Trent Rockets by a margin of 10 runs. While Philip Salt starred with the bat smashing 86 runs off just 32 balls, Josh Tongue and Paul Walter took three and two wickets respectively to restrict the run-chase.

NOS are in the fifth spot in the Hundred Ball Men’s 2023 points table with 2 wins, 3 losses and 1 with No result match, having 5 points under their belt. NOS lost their last game against London Spirits by a 13-run margin.  Harry Brook’s 44 off 24 and Ravi Bopara’s 4 wicket haul would bring some positives into their next game.

Both sides squared off in the 18th match of this season where Manchester Originals emerged as the winners by a massive 40-run margin (DLS method) in a rain-curtailed match. MO registered 182 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the first innings. Laurie Evans smashed 41 off 18 coming first down the order. English batter Jamie Overton raged on to play a massive 83-run knock-off in just 30 balls with a strike rate of 276.67 to power the innings to a big total. Reece Topley was the only impactful bowler from the other end picking up 3 wickets. NOS was restricted to 141 runs. Matthew Short scored the highest (37 off 18). The bowling side was led by Usama Mir who claimed a four-fer and Joshua Little took 2 wickets to clinch a fantastic victory. 

Match Details

Match: MO vs NOS, 27th Match, The Hundred Ball Men's 2023

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

Pitch Report

The pitch at Old Trafford in Manchester provides an equivalent balance to the batting and bowling department. The fast runners can expect some early swing with the new ball. As the match gradually goes deeper, the wicket becomes favours the batters. The ball intends to come nicely to the bat and once the batsman is set, they can take on the charge. The skipper winning the toss might choose to bowl first keeping all these aspects in mind.

MO vs NOS Squads 

MO: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Laurie Evans, Max Holden, Ashton Turner, Paul Walter, Jamie Overton, Usama Mir, Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue, Zaman Khan, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley, Richard Gleeson, Wayne Madsen, Ben Raine, Joshua Little\

NOS: Tom Banton (wk), Matthew Short, Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Adam Hose, Saif Zaib, David Wiese, Wayne Parnell (c), Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Brydon Carse, Callum Parkinson, Ben Stokes, Ollie Robinson, Bas de Leede

MO vs NOS Probable Playing XIs

MO: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Laurie Evans, Max Holden, Ashton Turner, Paul Walter, Jamie Overton, Usama Mir, Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue, Zaman Khan

NOS: Tom Banton (wk), Matthew Short, Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Adam Hose, Saif Zaib, David Wiese, Wayne Parnell (c), Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

Match Prediction

MO won the last game they both clashed on and also have a better squad strength with in-form players. Thus we predict Manchester Originals to overshadow Northern Superchargers and come out on top at the end of this match. 

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