Birmingham Phoenix vs Northern Superchargers Prediction: Ben Duckett will be key for Birmingham

Birmingham Phoenix and Northern Superchargers are going head to head in the Match 19 of The Hundred Men at Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground, Birmingham, United Kingdom on 6th August 2024. Ben Duckett will be key for Birmingham to give them a good start. Who will win this game of cricket?

The Birmingham Phoenix lost the encounter with Southern Brave by 32 runs at the Edgbaston, falling short of chasing the target of 170 and posting 137-9. There was a magnificent 92 off 53 balls from Ben Duckett, but all went in vain. Duckett currently is the top scorer for Birmingham, who has scored 113 runs in 2 innings at an average of 56.50 and a strike rate of 161.42, followed by Jacob Bethell, who has 111 runs in his 2 innings at 37, with a strike rate of 138.

The main reason behind Birmingham's average performance has been the underperformance of key batters in Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, and Dan Mousley. Their contributions will be the key if Birmingham is to stand a chance of making it to the next stage. On the bowling front, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, and Sean Abbott have stood tall, but the team lacks a good spinner who can make those middle-over breakthroughs.

Aneurin Donald (wk), Ben Duckett, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali (c), Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Louis Kimber, Benny Howell, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, Tim Southee

The Northern Superchargers lost their first game but since then have responded well, coming back for three on the trot and hence going into the second half with momentum. It is Nicholas Pooran who has taken charge of the team and has been batting commendably, scoring 146 runs in 4 innings at an average of 48.66 and a strike rate of 143. Harry Brook will be another player to watch against tomorrow as he played an important knock of 58 runs in the last game against Manchester Originals that made all the difference for his side in their 14-run win. Matthew Short is also in good form with a strike rate of 150 this season. So he is expected to make a quick start to the match. Matthew Potts has been their best bowler so far in the tournament, returning 5 wickets at an economy of 7.72. Their spin bowling department has also been impressive through Adil Rashid and Mitchell Santner—both of whom will be effective during the middle overs by squeezing them tight.

Matthew Short, Graham Clark, Nicholas Pooran, Harry Brook, Adam Hose, Oliver Robinson, Mitchell Santner, Jordan Clark, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Dillon Pennington

This is an tough game to call because both teams contain quality batting lineups. Although, in terms of bowling, Birmingham seems to have the edge, the Northern Superchargers are much more varied. In addition, their batsmen are going well, and if they get on top, will dominate this game. So, our tip is that Northern Superchargers will win this game. Our prediction for this read is that Northern Superchargers will win.