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Welsh Fire host London Spirit in the next match of the men's Hundred 2023.
The game is due to start at 6pm BST on Sunday, August 20.
Welsh Fire's home ground is Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
Early optimism is wearing off at Welsh Fire, who began so well and showed necessary signs of life after the debacle of the last two years. But they have won just one of their last five, with a tie at Oval Invincibles chucked in for good measure.
If they don't make it to the knockout stages, they'll be left to rue defeats by four runs and two runs, respectively, against Trent Rockets and Southern Brave.
Spirit leapfrogged Mike Hussey's men on Friday night, turning over Northern Superchargers in front of a 25,000-strong crowd at Lord's. They were hit by consecutive washouts earlier in the tournament.
The key battle where Welsh Fire are concerned was centred around the Pakistani pairing of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Matt Henry, but they have returned home to be replaced by New Zealanders Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson. They are quality operators but come without the same theatre as a pairing who lit up the early phase of the competition.
Jonny Bairstow has three runs in two innings so far for Fire this year, and the England man is due a score, though Joe Clarke and Stephen Eskinazi have been consistent in their output. Ravi Bopara cleaned up with his knuckle-balls on Friday night; Adam Rossington has been Spirit's leading batter.
Welsh Fire take on London Spirit [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 Cardiff, with temperatures topping out at 21 degrees Celsius.
Welsh Fire: Jonny Bairstow, Tom Abell, David Willey, Shaheen Afridi (Lockie Ferguson from August 15), Joe Clarke, Glenn Phillips, Ben Green, Haris Rauf (Matt Henry from August 15), David Payne, Roelof van der Merwe, Jake Ball, Stephen Eskinazi, Dan Douthwaite, George Scrimshaw, Luke Wells, Chris Cooke
London Spirit: Mark Wood, Nathan Ellis (Tim Southee from August 21), 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
Ferguson and Henry come in for Afridi and Rauf, while this is the last game of Nathan Ellis' stint with Spirit before Tim Southee steps in for the final week of August.
Welsh Fire: Stephen Eskinazi, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Clarke, Luke Wells, Tom Abell, Glenn Phillips, David Willey, Roelof van der Merwe, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jake Ball
London Spirit: Adam Rossington, Zak Crawley, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Wade, Daryl Mitchell, Ravi Bopara, Matt Critchley, Jordan Thompson, Liam Dawson, Nathan Ellis, Dan Worrall
Coming soon.
London Spirit in action [Getty Images]
London Spirit, buoyed by the absence of Fire's Pakistani duo, to win again.
Sky Sports has live coverage of the match on their dedicated cricket channel (Sky 404, Virgin 514).
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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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