Northern Superchargers vs Manchester Originals Prediction: Manchester Originals openers are not in best form

Northern Superchargers and Manchester Originals are going head to head in Match 16 of The Hundred Men at Headingley, Leeds, Headingley, United Kingdom on 4th August 2024. Manchester Originals openers are not in the best form. Who will win this game of cricket?

Harry Brook and his side will come into this game high on confidence following their victories in back-to-back contests. His team did a great job in the previous game against Oval Invincibles, as they won by 19 runs and improved one place to fourth in the points table. Brook will, therefore, do everything possible to enhance his position in the standings by making good use of the Manchester Originals' poor run lately. Missing the last game, Graham Clark will look for a strong start with Matthew Short. After his match-winning innings, Nicholas Pooran will look to get more runs with Brook and Adam Hose in the middle overs. Ollie Robinson and Mitchell Santner will look to add finishing touches in the lower middle order. Dillon Pennington and Jordan Clark are going to focus on getting wickets early, considering how the Originals' batsmen have been having a woeful run lately. Matthew Potts and Adil Rashid will have to continue their good work in the middle overs, while Short and Santner are going to play very pivotal support roles for the team to get things right.

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

This is a defining moment in Philip Salt's team's campaign, as they have lost all three games and are out of form. In the last game, they were particularly uninspiring at bat when they could only muster up 116 runs and ended up losing by 7 wickets. They will draw inspiration from their good record against Northern Superchargers in the last two seasons and hope to revive their campaign.

One of the main concerns for this team will be their batting, more so getting Philip Salt and Max Holden off to a good start with an opening partnership, as it has failed on many occasions. Wayne Madsen has been in great form and needs to stitch partnerships with Sikandar Raza and Paul Walter. Jamie Overton and Usama Mir play important roles in adding those quick runs at the end of the innings.

The new ball attack of the team needs to come good; Fazalhaq Farooqi and Josh Hull need to produce a better performance in the next game. Usama Mir and Sikandar Raza would have gained enough confidence from their good spells in the last game and will look to carry on that good work. Scott Currie and Tom Hartley will be playing a big role in being controlled and accurate with the ball.

Philip Salt (c & wk), Max Holden, Wayne Madsen, Paul Walter, Jamie Overton, Sikandar Raza, Usama Mir, Tom Hartley, Scott Currie, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Josh Hull

Manchester Originals are running into a do-or-die situation in this vital game. Defeat in this match will kill their hopes of qualifying for the Elimination round. While the team expects a better show from its batters, who have underperformed in the earlier games, the Northern Superchargers enjoy the home advantage with a winning streak of two wins in succession. Hence, this will likely go in favour of Northern Superchargers winning the game.