Welsh Fire and Oval Invincibles will be up against each other in match number 4 of the Hundred men's competition on Sunday. Both the teams are coming on the back of a defeat in their respective first matches of the season but at least one of them looks set to get their first win on the board.
Both the teams did not have a good season in 2021. Oval Invincibles finished fourth last season with 9 points while Welsh Fire had their worst season finishing seventh with 6 points.
Before the teams lock horns, here is a prediction of what could happen in this fixture and who will eventually emerge as a winner.
1. Toss Prediction
Welsh Fire lost the toss in their first and only match in the season. Oval Invincibles, by contrast, won their only toss so far. So based on that stat, Oval Invincibles are predicted to win the toss.
2. Win Possibility
Oval Invincibles are predicted to win this match. Not only did they finish higher in the table than Welsh Fire in the last season, they are still higher in the table than Welsh Fire who are at the bottom of the table despite both teams losing their season opener. This is because Welsh Fire were completely outplayed and lost the match by a huge margin of 9 wickets and 31 balls remaining. Their net run rate is -3.833.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is Oval Invincibles. They have consistently proved themselves to be the better side than Welsh Fire and would want to proceed further in the competition this year.
4. Powerplay Score (25 balls)
While Welsh Fire made 21 in the powerplay in the first match, Oval Invincibles made 20. However both teams are better than that. Expect both teams to score over 25 runs in the first 25 balls of their innings in this match.
5. Average Score
The average first innings score in the competition in the first 3 matches has been 146.33. However, this will be the first match of the season in Cardiff.
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