Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit – July 23, 2021 Predictions: Why Woakes can fire Birmingham to an opening match win

Match: Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit
Date: July 23, 2021
Start Time: 5:30pm
Stadium: Edgbaston
Tournament: The Hundred – 2021 – 2nd Match
Format: 100-Ball

Birmingham Phoenix

Played: 1
Won: 1
Lost: 0
NRR: 0.5150
Last 5 results: W

London Spirit

Played: 1
Won: 0
Lost: 1
NRR: -0.5150
Last 5 results: L

Result

Birmingham Phoenix won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

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Birmingham Phoenix Stats

Our preview looks at the players that may make an impact and assess the 2 squads as there is no previous form to consider.
Birmingham Pheonix plays their home matches at Edgbaston. They are coached by Daniel Vettori, who is currently described as their interim coach. Vettori has been the coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL for 4 years. He is currently the spin coach for the Bangladesh national team.
Will Smeed is our player to watch for the Phoenix. At 19 he has impressed in T20 cricket so far with a 26 average from 15 matches. He made his debut in the T20 Blast last year and he has some talent.
Liam Livingstone is a great signing for the team, although he won’t play in the early games due to England commitments. He’s just smashed a career-best 103 in T20 cricket. He is also the second-highest run-scorer for Lancashire Lightning in the T20 Blast despite only playing 4 matches!
Captain Moeen Ali brings a wealth of experience with him, although again he will miss the opening matches.
Chris Woakes will be key to the team’s chances in the early matches. He is an excellent bowler at the T20 level as we have seen in the IPL. He is a master of the art of death bowling and that will come into play in Hundred cricket.

London Spirit Stats

London Spirit plays their home matches at Lords as you would expect. They are coached by Aussie spin legend Shane Warne. He has previously coached the Royals in the IPL. We see Warne’s role more as a mentoring role with a team of more experienced coaches around him.
England Captain, Eoin Morgan, will also captain London Spirit when he is available – he will not be available for this opening match.
They will have an experienced head on the pith with Ravi Bopara playing for them. At 36 he has played in every format of the game and at T20 level all around the world.
Zac Crawley is our player to watch in this team. He’s already experienced at test and one day level. He’s not known for being an explosive player but he is an excellent stroke player. If he can tweak his game to this shortened version then it could be the launch of his T20 career.
London Spirits overseas players come ins as Mohammad Nabi, Josh Inglis, and Mohammed Amir.
Mark Wood looks like a player who will have a good tournament. His style is suited to short-form cricket.

Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit Match Prediction

For our prediction we’ve looked at the squads and the players that are available. This is the first match for both teams in this format of the game so it is difficult to call how the matches will go. We have done our best for our prediction!

Predicted result: Birmingham Phoenix to win

We’re going for Birmingham as the home team. The squad looks slightly stronger and Chris Woakes will play a huge part for this team. His bowling in T20 cricket has been excellent and this will be a similar format.

Birmingham Phoenix vs London Spirit Stats

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