The Hundred 2024: Eliminator, BPH vs SOB Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between BPH vs SOB?

MATCH: Birmingham Phoenix vs Southern Brave
DATE: August 17 Saturday
TIME: 10:30 pm IST
VENUE: Kennington Oval, London
TOURNAMENT: The Hundred Mens 2024

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Birmingham Phoenix (BPH) clash against Southern Brave (SOB) in the Eliminator in The Hundred 2024 on Saturday, August 17, at the Kennington Oval in London.

Birmingham finished second on the points table, with six wins and two losses from the eight matches in the round-robin phase of the tournament. They are in red-hot form, having won their last four games en route to the Eliminator.

Meanwhile, Southern Brave ended their group-stage campaign at No. 3 in the standings. They won five games and lost two out of their eight games. James Vince’s side’s last encounter against Welsh Fire ended in a no result.

Birmingham Phoenix and Southern Brave faced each other earlier at Edgbaston. Vince’s unbeaten 47-ball 90 helped Southern Brave post a daunting total of 169/2 after being invited to bat first. In Reply, Birmingham were restricted to 137/9 as Akeal Hosein and Chris Jordan starred with three-fors.

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Probable Playing XIs for BPH vs SOB, Eliminator

Birmingham Phoenix: 

Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Moeen Ali (c), Liam Livingstone, Dan Mousley, Jacob Bethell, Benny Howell, Sean Abbott, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Chris Wood

Southern Brave: 

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

Probable Best Batter: James Vince

James Vince is the leading run-getter in The Hundred 2024 by a distance. He has amassed 357 runs from eight matches at a staggering average of 59.50 and a healthy strike rate of 148.75. The right-handed batter has registered four half-centuries so far and will want to continue his splendid form in the do-or-die clash on Saturday.

Probable Best Bowler: Tim Southee

Tim Southee has bowled superbly in The Hundred 2024. When the conditions have been in favour of swing bowling, the New Zealand star has made the new ball talk. In eight games, he has accounted for 14 wickets at an average of 12.50 and a strike rate of 10.71. His economy rate is also an impressive 7. Earlier this week, he bagged a five-for against Trent Rockets. His spell with the new ball is going to be very crucial for Birmingham Phoenix.

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