LNS vs ML: MI London face London Spirit in Match 23 of The Hundred Men’s 2026 at Lord’s on August 6
MI London will meet London Spirit in Match 23 of The Hundred Men’s 2026 at Lord’s on August 6, with the game due to start at 11 PM IST. MI London enter the fixture as the current champions and come off a victory in their previous match.
MI London collected four important points with a win over Manchester Super Giants in their last outing; Finn Allen scored 62 off 31 and Nicholas Pooran made 54 off 28, while Rashid Khan returned figures of 5/11 as MI London won by 45 runs. That result has put MI London back in the race for the next round, though the team “need to keep winning to stay in the race.”
London Spirit have lost four of their last five matches and the article described their bowling as probably the worst-performing unit this season. In their previous game they conceded 241 runs against Sunrisers Leeds.
The two sides have met 11 times in the Hundred Men’s competition, with MI London winning eight matches, London Spirit two and one match called off. According to the source, the weather in London will be clear on Thursday evening with a temperature around 20°C and average humidity of 48%.
The pitch at Lord’s is described as a good bowling surface offering excellent bounce and pace, with seam movement early on with the new ball and a slope on one side of the wicket keeping bowlers interested. The track is characterised as seam-friendly, and the average score at the venue is cited at around 140-150.
London Spirit: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jonny Bairstow (WK), James Rew, Liam Livingstone (C), Dewald Brevis, James Coles, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Andrew Tye, Adam Milne, Adam Zampa.
MI London: Will Jacks, James Vince, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Sam Curran (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Ollie Pope, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Nathan Sowter, Richard Gleeson.
The fantasy/Dream11 suggestions listed Wicket-keepers: Nicholas Pooran, Lhuan-dre Pretorius; All-rounders: Jamie Overton, Will Jacks, David Willey, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran; Bowlers: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Richard Gleeson. Two captain/vice-captain option sets were provided: Captain First-Choice: Will Jacks || Captain Second-Choice: Rashid Khan Vice-Captain First-Choice: Nicholas Pooran || Vice-captain Second Choice: Dewald Brevis, and Captain First-Choice: Liam Livingstone || Captain Second-Choice: David Willey Vice-Captain First-Choice: Sam Curran || Vice-captain Second Choice: Richard Gleeson.
The source noted that London Spirit have been struggling with form and that only captain Liam Livingstone has shown form, while MI London are coming off a strong win; the preview backed MI London to win this game on Thursday. The LNS vs ML clash of the Hundred Men’s 2026 will take place on August 6 (Thursday) at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, with a scheduled start at 11 PM IST.