London Spirits will welcome Trent Rockets at their home ground Lord’s on Thursday. We will be covering the whole match preview, latest updates and pitch report in this blog.
London Spirits has been struggling so far in the tournament with only claiming 1 win out of 3 matches. David Warner has scored runs in their previous two matches in which they won 1 match, rest of the batting order is not contributing. Major disappointment for them is their skipper Kane Williamson who’s been struggling so far. And it’s fair to say that he’s not a T20 batter at all.
On the other hand, Trent Rockets are high on momentum winning both of their matches. They are coming into this encounter by defeating Northern Superchargers at Trent Bridge on Sunday. Akeal Hossein won Man of the Match other night, the pace department is headed by spearhead Lockie Ferguson who’s been brilliant in this tournament so far. Tom Banton making runs at top and is also joined by Joe Root.
London Spirits11:
David Warner, Kane Williamson, Jamie Smith, Aston Turner, Sean Dickson, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Liam Dawson, Richard Glesson, Olly Stone, Jafer Chohan
Trent Rockets11:
Tom Banton, Joe Root, Rehan Ahmed, Max Holden, Tom Alsop, Stoinis, Adam Hose, David Willey, Akeal Hossein, Lockie Ferguson, Sam Cook
Pitch Report:
London Spirits lost their first game of the season against Oval Invincibles here in Lord’s. Don’t assume this match will be a run fest at all, bowlers will be in the game throughout the both innings. The wicket at lord’s may be skiddy pace bowlers like Lockie Ferguson could be crucial here.
Key Players Stats:
London Spirits:
1. David Warner is the leading Run-Scorer for Spirits this year with 150 runs in 3 innings, averaging 75 with the bat.
2. Aston Turner has been contributing here and there in all 3 matches so far.
Trent Rockets:
1. Tom Banton is the man with the bat for Rockets, he made 80 runs in 2 outings and played a very sensible knock of 37 runs against Superchargers in the previous match.
2. Lockie Ferguson is the leading wicket-taker for Rockets, he has taken 4 wickets in 2 matches with 3-fer in the first game of the season.
3. Rehan Ahmed giving complete All-Rounder value for the team. He has contributed 56 runs in 2 matches with the bat as well as 2 wickets with the ball.
Possible Outcome of the Match:
By the looks of it right now, Trent Rockets are looking far superior than London Spirits in all departments. I am assuming Rockets will beat Spirits here. If they could remove Warner early, this match would become cake walk for Rockets and they have some fine bowlers who can do so.
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