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Manchester Originals host Southern Brave in the men's Hundred 2023.
The game is due to start at 6.30pm BST on Wednesday, August 23.
Manchester Originals' home ground is Old Trafford in Manchester.
Manchester Originals are in pole position to qualify for the knockout rounds. A win, a tie or a rainoff here will guarantee their progress into the Eliminator, but even defeat would need to come in a considerable manner to prevent them going through. The Originals have a net run rate of +0.726 compared to Southern Brave's -0.022 and Welsh Fire's -0.182. They would qualify should Fire lost to Northern Superchargers on Tuesday (August 22).
Southern Brave need victory here to qualify, provided their net run rate ends up better than Fire's, should they beat Superchargers. If Fire lose to Superchargers on Tuesday, Brave would only require a win to go through.
Got that? Good.
With the bat, Originals' top-scorer is Jos Buttler (252 runs at 153 strike rate), while Jamie Overton has crashed 157 in the middle order at a flaggergasting strike rate of 194. For Brave, runs have been the struggle. After seven matches, only one batsman - Finn Allen (157 at a 127 strike rate) - has more than 110.
With the ball, Calvin Harrison was drafted into the Originals side for their most recent fixture, following Usama Mir's Pakistan callup, and returned figures of 5 for 11. Another spinner, Tom Hartley, has the most wickets this season for Manchester (7). Southern Brave have one of the tournament's leading wicket-takers in Tymal Mills (12 wickets, economy of 129). Of all the bowlers to have bowled at least 100 balls in this year's men's Hundred, no one has been more miserly than Rehan Ahmed (economy 106).
Take down the Manchester Originals' top-order batting threat quietly, and there is not too much in behind. The Buttler-Salt-Evans axis is a formidable unit.
Manchester Originals take on Southern Brave [Getty Images]
Tickets are on sale for this game, with availability listed as "limited".
Tickets can be found by visiting The Hundred's website.
A dry day in Manchester, albeit cloudy, with highs of 21 degrees Celsius.
Manchester Originals: Jos Buttler, Calvin Harrison, Phil Salt, Laurie Evans, Ashton Turner, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Richard Gleeson, Paul Walter, Josh Tongue, Josh Little (Zaman Khan between August 16 and knockout rounds), Wayne Madsen, Tom Lammonby, Mitchell Stanley, Max Holden, Ben Raine
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, Colin Ackermann, Joe Weatherley, Jafer Chohan, Matt Fisher
Still no Josh Little for Manchester Originals, so Zaman Khan fills in. Calvin Harrison has replaced Usama Mir. Tim David's stint with Southern Brave is done and his replacement, Mitchell Santner, is a very different kind of player.
Manchester Originals: Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Laurie Evans, Max Holden, Ashton Turner, Paul Walter, Jamie Overton, Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue, Zaman Khan, Calvin Harrison
Southern Brave: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, James Vince, Leus du Plooy, Colin Ackermann, Mitchell Santner, George Garton, Chris Jordan, Rehan Ahmed, Craig Overton, Tymal Mills
Coming soon.
Southern Brave are leading the way [Getty Images]
Manchester Originals victory.
Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 514).
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This game will also be carried live on BBC Two, as well as on the BBCiPlayer and on the BBC Sport website.
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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