Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern Brave Prediction: Phoenix aiming for third consecutive win

Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave are going head to head in the Super Match 13 of The Hundred Men at Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground, Birmingham, United Kingdom on 3rd August 2024. Phoenix aiming for a third consecutive win in the tournament. Who will win this game of cricket?

Jacob Bethell and Dan Mousley played important roles in Birmingham Phoenix's victory over Trent Rockets in Match 9 on Wednesday. There were valuable contributions as well from the top order batting duo of Ben Duckett and Liam Livingstone. Though Birmingham Phoenix has a seasoned bowling attack, the addition of a left-arm bowler into this right-arm dominated arsenal might provide another dimension to their line-up. However, Birmingham Phoenix might have enough artillery in the form of Dan Mousley's 3/9 and Adam Milne's brilliant show to get another win in the next match.

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

The net run rate for the Southern Brave stands at 0.493 in the competition so far, an indication that they have been playing good cricket. After securing a convincing seven-wicket win with 22 balls to spare against Manchester Originals on Thursday in Southampton, they head into this weekend's action in the Midlands. The Brave will again bank on Craig Overton, the right-arm fast-medium bowling all-rounder who brings in experience and consistency. Fresh from being awarded Player of the Match in the previous outing for his performance - he got both openers - Overton is in good form, as are his fellow England players Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan, who both picked up two wickets. Batting Strategy As the Southern Brave did in the last game, they again will be looking to come out hard in terms of their batting.  

Alex Davies (wk), James Vince (c), Leus du Plooy, James Coles, Laurie Evans, Kieron Pollard, Chris Jordan, Craig Overton, Akeal Hosein, Danny Briggs, Tymal Mills  

This weekend at Edgbaston, there is likely to be a very good contest between two teams who go into the match with high confidence from winning their recent matches. Birmingham Phoenix will gain much-needed momentum from the narrow win in the last game, but we believe Southern Brave has a strong batting lineup and a well-rounded bowling attack to secure an outright win in this encounter. Thus, our prediction for this match will be that Southern Brave will win it.