The month of August kicks off with two Hundred double-header matches. Following the Women’s match, the last place London Spirit host the Welsh Fire at Lord’s. The Spirit hope to secure their first win of the season. Then the other winless squad this season, the Manchester Originals, visit the Southern Brave in Southampton. Keeping you up to date on all the action: here are the Men’s Hundred Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em picks for 8/1/2024.
Game Time Information
The men’s opening match between the 0-2 London Spirit and the 1-1 Welsh Fire starts at 10:00 AM EST, or 3:00 PM Local British Time. It follows the women’s match between the same squads in the day’s first of two double-header matches. This is the second home game for the Spirit. The previous match resulted in a loss by 3 wickets to the Birmingham Phoenix.
Next, the Southern Brave hosts the Manchester Originals in Southampton in their double-header. That match begins at 1:30 PM EST or 6:30 PM Local British Time. The home team holds a 1-1 record that bests the Originals who sit at 0-2. The Brave won their season opener against the Spirit but lost to the Northern Superchargers in Headingley. And Manchester needs a win now more than ever.
Double-Header Prediction Report
The 0-2 Spirit have yet to see a batter score a half-century this Hundred season. So far, every team they faced outperformed them at the bat. Hopefully, an exciting victory by the undefeated London Spirit Women gives the men’s team the push they need to snag a win in this August double-header. But it looks like the Welsh Fire takes this match, regardless.
The Southern Brave face the Manchester Originals in their double-header. The Brave had a strong opening, but Nicholas Pooran returned fresh from the United States Major League Cricket tournament to decimate them for 62 in their next match. The Manchester Originals are still looking to get something going. Expect the Brave to take this game, keeping Manchester winless.
Start ‘Em
Liam Dawson
- The reliable London Spirit team captain and top scorer knocked 38 runs behind Liam Dawson’s 45 in the team’s first game, then scored 36 runs behind Andre Russell’s 37 in game two.
David Willey
- The Welsh Fire bowler took three wickets in the Welsh opener and another two in their second match. He currently sits as the team’s best wicket-taker.
James Vince
- The Southern Brave captain scored the only half-century for the team so far this season with 56 runs in his first game. The opening batter also scored a respectable 19 runs in his second match.
Sikander Raza
- The all-rounder from Zimbabwe is the only consistent player on the Manchester Originals this season. Raza scored a third-best 13 runs in the opener. Then he scored 21 in the next game and took two wickets.
Sit ‘Em
Adam Rossington
- The London Spirit wicketkeeper and opening batter scored one run off two balls in his opener and one run in four balls during his second match. Keep him off this fantasy double-header.
Luke Wells
- Welsh Fire has a deep bowling lineup. Wells didn’t bowl in game one and was the only bowler in game two not to take a wicket. A late-order batter, Wells is expendable.
Rehan Ahmed
- Ahmed took no wickets for the Southern Brave in two games, and the late-order batter did not face the crease in the season opener.
Usama Mir
- The Manchester Originals late-order bowler scored two runs in two games, with a duck in the second, and took zero wickets in both matches.
Conclusion
Fantasy cricket fans have their hands full with two double-header matches. These Start ‘Em Sit ‘Em picks give the competitive edge to DFS players participating in both the Men’s Hundred and Women’s Hundred fantasy competitions. With The Hundred in full swing and India currently touring Sri Lanka, August will prove to be a month full of action.
