Manchester Originals Men vs Trent Rockets Men Preview & Prediction | The Hundred 2024 | League Stage
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On the back of their thrashing at the hands of Welsh Fire most recently at Emirates Old Trafford, bottom-placed Manchester Originals already find themselves under significant pressure in the men’s Hundred with a dire-looking net-run-rate already ahead of Trent Rockets’ visit.
DATE & TIME: Monday July 29th 2024: USA ET – 1:35pm / USA PT – 10:35am / UK – 6:35pm / India – 11:05pm
VENUE: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England
WEATHER: Sunny intervals and light winds with hot temperatures of 24c come the start of play, although this should drop considerably as the game goes on.
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MANCHESTER ORIGINALS MEN FORM: LACK OF BUTTLER CRITICAL AS MANCHESTER STRUGGLE FOR RUNS
A clinical bowling performance that saw their left-arm pacers dominate ended with Manchester Originals restricting Manchester Originals to just 86/8 at Emirates Old Trafford, which the visitors chased down with eight wickets and a whopping 43 balls remaining.
TRENT ROCKETS MEN FORM: ROCKETS BLAST THEIR WAY INTO THE TOP THREE IMMEDIATELY
Trent Rockets sent a message on opening night of the men’s Hundred to anyone with ambitions of taking their title this year, as they battered Birmingham Phoenix. Bowling their opponents out for just 89, Sam Billing’s side ultimate won at a canter, also losing just two wickets.
MANCHESTER ORIGINALS MEN BETTING ANALYSIS
While Phil Salt might have been dismissed off his second ball last time out, that doesn’t change the fact that he remains a very dangerous customer. This form of cricket will always lead to risks being taken by batters and it would be no surprise if Salt bounced back strongly here at the first attempt. Therefore, a shrewd move would be backing him to finish this one as Manchester Originals’ top batter.
Paul Walter’s skiddy left-arm seam accounted for the big wicket of Jonny Bairstow against the Fire, although it was one of just two wickets taken overall by Manchester. Walter has always proven profitable in this competition with his ability to dramatically change his delivery pace and his huge height providing extra bounce. Explore backing Walter to gain 2+ wickets on this occasion.
TRENT ROCKETS MEN BETTING ANALYSIS
Trent Rockets racked up 185/5 from 100 balls last Friday night, underlining their batting credentials. In Tom Banton they have a player in excellent form at the top of the order, the Somerset star hitting 66 from 38 balls. Banton has been really good all season and warrants further backing on this occasion, specifically to accrue another 20+ runs via the ‘Batter Milestones’ market.
Captain Lewis Gregory always offers a wicket-taking option with the ball and gained two scalps at Headingley. His pace variations can always lead to opposition batters making mistakes and a stake on him to pick up over 1.5 match wickets for the second straight Hundred fixture is worth considering.
MANCHESTER ORIGINALS MEN VS TRENT ROCKETS MEN EXPERTPREDICTION
As was feared prior to this past Thursday, Manchester Originals’ batting looked woefully under-par without Jos Buttler and was ruthlessly exposed by Welsh Fire. Trent Rockets showed how much firepower they possess with the bat away at Northern Superchargers and should do so again on this occasion against a struggling Originals.
Whilst the hosts are likely to make it more of a contest on this occasion, the expectation is that Trent Rockets will end up getting the better of them again and go two from two in the 2024 men’s Hundred, mainly due to that superior batting unit.
MANCHESTER ORIGINALS MEN VS TRENT ROCKETS MEN TOP TIP: TRENT ROCKETS MEN TO WIN
