Birmingham Phoenix have not yet completed a match in The Hundred, with their clash against Northern Superchargers being called off on 3 August, while the Midlands side were also thwarted when it came to their clash against Trent Rockets two days later when no play was actually possible at Edgbaston.
Against the Superchargers, Birmingham were looking good with the bat and they had amassed 84 runs from their 62 balls, with Ben Duckett firmly in the groove after a successful Test Series with England in the Ashes. We might expect the same batter to perform well in this clash at Old Trafford and he’ll certainly be familiar with the wicket.
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We’re going to give Phoenix the slight edge based on the calibre of player that they have within their ranks, with Duckett joined by international Test team-mate Moeen Ali who captains this Birmingham side. Chris Woakes is also a key weapon and it’s possible that they are capable of winning the entire tournament.
Manchester are led into battle by Jos Buttler and have Josh Tongue among the bowling attack, although they were beaten by Welsh Fire in their opening game. That ended up being a clash which was reduced to forty balls each, with the next clash against London Spirit washed out and we’ll give the edge to Birmingham here.
BETTING TIP: Birmingham Phoenix @ 1.90 with bet365
