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London Spirit host Southern Brave in the next match of the men's Hundred 2023.
The game is due to start at 6.30pm BST on Tuesday, August 8.
London Spirit's home ground is Lord's.
London Spirit are yet to register a victory in this year's Hundred after suffering a narrow defeat to Oval Invincibles in their opening fixture of the campaign and then having their match against Manchester Originals abandoned after just one innings due to heavy rain.
Spirit have shown glimpses of their quality but failed to capitalise upon it, putting on an impressive batting performance early on in the innings against the Invincibles and bowling nice and tight to get within touching distance of victory against their London rivals. However, against the Originals they were far too expensive and took just five wickets for 138 (80 balls), relying on 38-year-old Ravi Bopara to bail them out.
It's been a mixed start to the Hundred for Southern Brave. They fell narrowly short at Trent Bridge last Tuesday but picked up their first victory of the campaign against Welsh Fire after the heroics of Chris Jordan. However, they failed to carry that form into Sunday's fixture against the Superchargers, where they were hammered by 60 runs.
All in all, it's fair to say Brave have been fortunate so far in this competition to have picked up a victory, relying more on individual brilliance instead of the team performance.
The rain in Manchester ruined a return to The Hundred for England opener Zak Crawley. He will provide more stability and quality to an already strong top order that contains a plethora of explosive batters such as Adam Rossington, Lawrence, Mathew Wade, and even Daryl Mitchell. Despite failing to pick up any wickets at the weekend, Nathan Ellis will always be the dangerman with the ball for Spirit.
On the other hand, the Brave aren't without short on destructive batterof their own, but they will be relying heavily on the likes of James Vince, Leus du Plooy, and Tim David to build a good innings and hit a defendable score after losing lower order powder keg Jordan to injury. It will be up to the likes of Craig Overton, Tymal Mills, and Rehan Ahmed to step up and take those big wickets.
Zak Crawley is available for Spirit [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]
There are still tickets remaining for this match, though availability is described as limited.
Tickets can be found by visiting The Hundred's website.
Showers could disrupt play throughout the afternoon.
London Spirit: Mark Wood, Nathan Ellis, Liam Dawson, Dan Lawrence, Zak Crawley, Jordan Thompson, Mason Crane, Adam Rossington, Chris Wood, Ravi Bopara, Michael Pepper, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Matt Critchley, Matthew Wade, Daryl Mitchell, Dan Worrall
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer, Tim David (Mitchell Santner from August 20), Leus du Plooy, James Vince, Chris Jordan, Devon Conway, Tymal Mills, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Finn Allen, George Garton, James Fuller, Alex Davies, Joe Weatherley, Jafer Chohan, Matt Fisher
Crawley is available for selection following the Ashes but Mark Wood is still likely to miss the entirety of the competition due to the 50-over World Cup.
Jordan will be unavailable for around a week following a calf injury he picked up from the first game. Jofra Archer remains absent for the duration of the competition. David stays with the squad until August 20.
London Spirit: Adam Rossington, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Matthew Wade, Dan Lawrence, Daryl Mitchell, Matt Critchley, Liam Dawson, Jordan Thompson, Dan Worrall, Chris Wood, Nathan Ellis
Southern Brave: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, James Vince, Leus du Plooy, Tim David, Joe Weatherley, George Garton, James Fuller, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills
A cagey affair is predicted by Paddy Power with London Spirit avilable at evens and Brave at 8/11.
Southern Brave will miss Chris Jordan's explosive scoring [Shaun Botterill/Getty Images]
The strength of Spirit's top order and the loss of Jordan for the Brave means it's likely to be a victory for the home side.
Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 504).
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On radio, Test Match Special will have ball-by-ball commentary on 5Live Sports Extra.
The Cricketer will have post-match analysis and reaction.
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