The Hundred 2022, men's match preview: Southern Brave v Trent Rockets

Team news, key match-ups, TV and streaming information, weather forecast, odds, form rundown, start times, venue, squad lists and more

The Cricketer | 24/08/2022 at 21:44

What is the match?

Southern Brave host Trent Rockets at The Ageas Bowl in the latest game of the men’s 2022 Hundred competition.

When is it taking place?

The match is scheduled to commence at 6.30pm BST on Thursday, August 25.

Where is the match being played?

The first of a Thursday doubleheader, the Ageas Bowl is the venue, with the women’s fixture between the same teams concluding prior to the men’s match.

Who's got the form?

A battle between the top and second from bottom, it’s not been an easy tournament for Southern Brave as they look to finish their final home match with a victory. Journeying down from the north is table-toppers Trent Rockets, boasting a near perfect record with five wins from their six matches thus far. Both sides meet beneath the Hampshire floodlights on an evening that could seal Rockets’ fate as they hope to book their place in The Hundred Final. For Brave it’s all about pride - their campaign is all-but at an end yet, following Monday’s win, will take confidence in comprehensively defeating Welsh Fire.

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^{Stirling scored a mammoth 74 off 42 to secure a 9 wicket victory for Southern Brave in their last outing [Dan Mullan/Getty Images]}

What's the team news?

Southern Brave were weakened by the departure of Marcus Stoinis, whose spell on the south coast came to an end with Australia’s ODI series with Zimbabwe. Paul Stirling returned to Brave and struck an excellent 74 from 42 balls as he helped power his side to victory over Welsh Fire. For Trent Rockets they have few injury and squad concerns ahead of their late August excursion to the seaside, and will like to keep their lineup as healthy as possible as they place one eye on the final.

What's the key match-up?

It’s been Dawid Malan’s tournament as the adept batter leads the run scored column with a whopping 241 runs from 130 balls at an average of just over 40. That’s not too bad, and when combined with Alex Hales’ 205 it puts Trent Rockets in a golden light. A top order to fear, it’s reason for the Rockets’ explosive group stage. Rockets’ Samit Patel and Luke Wood both have both taken eight wickets apiece from their opening six games, and will hope to knock James Vince and Ross Whitely off their perches. Both have performed well, scoring 123 and 109 from the competition respectively, but they will have to be ready to outperform what has been a rather impotent bowling attack.

Can I get tickets?

There are no tickets available for this Hundred match.

What's the weather forecast?

A pleasant evening awaits with highs of 23 degrees Celsius expected around the time of the first delivery, with spots of sun soaking the many sated supporters.

What are the squads?

Southern Brave: Jofra Archer, Tim David, Alex Davies, George Garton, Chris Jordan (withdrawn due to injury, August 16), Jake Lintott, Sonny Baker (replaced Tymal Mills - injured, August 13), Beuran Hendricks (replaces Craig Overton while on international duty), Paul Stirling (replaces Marcus Stoinis while on international duty), James Vince, Ross Whiteley, Rehan Ahmed, Joe Weatherley, Dan Moriarty, Finn Allen, Micheal Hogan, James Fuller (replaced Quinton de Kock)

Trent Rockets: Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Colin Munro, Ian Cockbain, Luke Fletcher, Matt Carter, Sam Cook, Marchant de Lange, Lewis Gregory, Alex Hales, Tabriaiz Shamsi (replaces Rashid Khan while on international duty), Dawid Malan, Tom Moores, Steven Mullaney, Samit Patel, Joe Root, Luke Wood, Daniel Sams, Ben Mike

What are the possible starting XIs?

Southern Brave: Paul Stirling, Quinton de Kock, James Vince, Alex Davies, Tim David, Ross Whiteley, George Garton, James Fuller, Jake Lintott, Sonny Baker, Michael Hogan

Trent Rockets: Dawid Malan, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Tom Moores, Rashid Khan, Lewis Gregory, Daniel Sams, Samit Patel, Luke Wood, Sam Cook

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^{Sam Cook impressed with figures of 2 for 10 against London Spirit [David Rogers/Getty Images]}

What are the odds?

The latest Oddschecker summary of The Hundred can be found by clicking here.

Where can I watch the game?

Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 504).

Now TV offer daily access to Sky Sports for £11.99 or monthly access for £33.99.

On radio, Test Match Special will have ball-by-ball commentary on 5Live Sports Extra

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