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Oval Invincibles take on the Northern Superchargers in what will be the ninth game in the men's Hundred.
The game is scheduled to start at 3pm BST on Thursday, August 11.
The Kia Oval in London will host the first doubleheader of the tournament. Fans who have tickets will be able to watch the men's fixture, which will be followed in the evening by the women's match.
This one is tough to call, as both teams have an equal record so far in the tournament, recording one win and one defeat.
In their last game, Oval Invincibles eased past bottom of the table Welsh Fire. Will Jacks looked to be in fine form, scoring an excellent 81 runs off just 45 balls. The same couldn’t be said about Jason Roy who only managed to contribute ten runs to the Invincibles' total of 158. The England opener will be looking to ignite his Hundred campaign with a positive performance.
With the ball, Invincibles have reliability in the Curran brothers, who took three wickets between them. The mystery spin of Sunil Narine also looks to be a valuable weapon the Invincibles will look to use, who took figures of 3 for 21 off just 20 balls. His impressive run-per-ball economy of 1.05 helped the Invincibles get their season up and running by limiting the Welsh Fire to scoring only 119 from their 100 balls, winning comfortably by 39 runs.
On the other hand, Northern Superchargers got off to the perfect start by beating rivals Manchester Originals but ultimately fell short against title contenders Trent Rockets. Adam Lyth was dismissed with the very first ball of the match, which set the tone for a below par performance with the bat for the top and middle order. They were saved from complete embarrassment, however, by an impressive 83-run partnership between Roelof van der Merwe (30 off 24) and David Weise (50 off 27).
Their bowling attack showed a great deal of character in their first match, however they were made to look average against an in-form Dawid Malan who ultimately took the game away from them. Adil Rashid went for 29 runs in his 20 balls, only managing to pick up the one wicket. Despite their efforts with the bat, Weise and van der Merwe conceded just under two runs per ball and in this short format, every run counts. The Superchargers lost with Trent Rockets dominating most of the game and reaching the target with seven balls to spare.
Oval Invincibles beat Welsh Fire in their last outing (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Both Sam Billings and Will Jacks are away on England Lions duty, which means that Jason Roy is handed the captaincy for this game. There are no changes for the Northern Superchargers, who have Saif Zaib in their squad while Harry Brook is on Lions duty.
You feel like this is going to be a big match for Jason Roy. Captaining the side, out of form and in need of a big score, this is the perfect opportunity for the England opener to silence critics and demonstrate why he is one of the best white-ball cricketers in the world.
It also feels like a big game for Superchargers' premier bowlers Rashid and Matthew Potts who will know the capabilities of their England teammate. The tension is building and someone has got to strike first.
There are limited tickets available for this match.
Temperatures are likely to reach up to 31 degrees celsius in Surrey. The Met Office has announced an amber warning for extreme heat.
David Wiese hit fifty in Northern Superchargers' defeat by Trent Rockets (Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Oval Invincibles: Sunil Narine, Rilee Rossouw, Danny Briggs, Hilton Cartwright, Matt Milnes, Jack Leaning, Sam Billings, Rory Burns (released to Surrey for One-Day Cup), Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Jason Roy, Nathan Sowter, Reece Topley, Mohammad Hasnain, Pat Brown, (replaced Gus Atkinson, who replaced Saqib Mahmood), Jack Haynes
Northern Superchargers: Dwayne Bravo, Wayne Parnell (replacing Dwayne Bravo from August 22), Wahab Riaz, Harry Brook, Jordan Clark (replaced Brydon Carse), Faf du Plessis, Adam Lyth, Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, John Simpson, Ben Stokes (unavailable), David Willey, Adam Hose, Roelof van der Merwe, David Wiese, Ben Raine, Michael Pepper (replaced Luke Wright)
Oval Invincibles: Jason Roy, Jordan Cox, Rilee Rossouw, Hilton Cartwright, Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, Jack Leaning, Mohammad Hasnain, Tom Curran, Danny Briggs, Reece Topley
Northern Superchargers: Adam Lyth, Faf du Plessis, Michael Pepper, Adam Hose, David Wiese, John Simpson, Dwayne Bravo, Adil Rashid, Ben Raine, Callum Parkinson, Matthew Potts
The latest Oddschecker summary of The Hundred can be found by clicking here.
We're entering the third round of fixtures and both sides will be looking to fight their way into the top three. With Sam Billings and Will Jacks absent, the responsibility lies on Jason Roy to score the runs for the Invincibles, which mounts an extra layer of pressure on his already heavy shoulders. The Northern Superchargers have depth in their batting, as shown in their performance against Trent Rockets, whereas the Invincibles look rather thin on the ground. Superchargers to win.
Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
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BBC2 will also cover the match.
On radio, Test Match Special will have ball-by-ball commentary on 5Live Sports Extra
The Cricketer will have text commentary of the game as well as post-match analysis and reaction.
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