There are two matches in The Hundred on Saturday, and Richard Mann has a couple of bets in his staking plan.
Cricket betting tips: The Hundred
2pts James Vince top Southern Brave batsman at 3/1 (Sky Bet)
1pt Glenn Phillips top Welsh Fire batsman at 12/1 (BetVictor)
Can Phillips bring the Fire?
In Saturday’s evening game, Trent Rockets take on Welsh Fire in Nottingham, starting at 6.00pm, UK time.
Despite boasting a strong-looking XI on paper, the Fire are once again proving a bitter disappointment and they have only managed 103-8 and 94-7 with the bat in their last two matches.
Even with its rattling fast outfield, Trent Bridge might not offer much respite up against a good Rockets bowling attack led by Rashid Khan on a pitch that has offered plenty of assistance to the spinners.
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Something needs to change in the Fire camp, and I wonder if GLENN PHILLIPS will be moved up the order before it’s too late.
The Kiwi has been held back in the middle order so far, a real waste of a brilliant short-format batsman who has two T20I hundreds batting at number four.
Phillips enjoyed strong returns against England in both white-ball formats last summer and his current form is there, having warmed up for this competition at the Lanka Premier League with some decent returns.
As I’ve said before, he’s the best player in this batting line-up and a couple of low scores in the middle order haven’t dented my faith.
12/1 is just too big to pass up.
Vince is Saturday's opening bet
Dan Mousley was the hero for Birmingham Phoenix when producing a superb death bowling display to down Trent Rockets on Wednesday, meaning the Phoenix have now won their last two.
They bid to keep the winning run going when hosting Southern Brave on Saturday, 2.30pm, UK time. The Brave, also 2-3 so far, are slight favourites at 4/5.
Mousley and Jacob Bethell – who has put together scores of 22, 43 and 46 not out so far – are two young players of real promise and help make up a dangerous Phoenix top six which also features Liam Livingstone.
The return of Ben Duckett now makes the top Phoenix batsman market a competitive field, and I’d much prefer a bet in the top Brave equivalent.
Opening the batting, JAMES VINCE is extremely solid and has looked really good in the first three matches, stroking 56, 19 and 20 to follow his strong form in the T20 Blast.
The real strength of this Brave batting line-up is its finishing prowess, with Laurie Evans and Kieron Pollard offering so much power at five and six, but all that works much better when Vince is holding things together at the top of the order.
Vince made a brilliant 166* on his last visit to Edgbaston in the County Championship in June, so there is lots to like about Sky Bet’s 3/1.
Posted at 1220 BST on 02/08/24
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