London Spirit v Birmingham Phoenix — Match 28, The Hundred Men’s 2026 at Lord’s
London Spirit and Birmingham Phoenix meet in Match 28 of The Hundred Men’s 2026 at Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London on Sunday, August 9, with the contest scheduled to start at 10:30 PM IST. Both sides have been eliminated after six matches apiece and have recorded one victory each, leaving them with two fixtures still to play.
Birmingham Phoenix won the opening game of the tournament but failed to cross the line in their subsequent five matches; London Spirit arrive on the back of three straight defeats. The two sides have faced each other five times previously, with Birmingham Phoenix winning all five meetings. Forecasts for Sunday show partly cloudy conditions, a temperature around 29°C and average humidity of 32 percent. Lord’s Cricket Stadium has offered assistance to bowlers this season, with early swing and movement and the ground’s slope aiding pace bowlers.
Projected London Spirit XI: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Dewald Brevis, James Coles, Joseph Moores, David Willey, Jamie Overton, Mason Crane, Matthew Fisher, Adam Milne. The Spirit are at home and the source notes that home conditions can work well for them; the preview concludes: "we back London Spirit will win this game."
Projected Birmingham Phoenix XI: Mitchell Owen, Will Smeed, Joe Clarke (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Sean Dickson, Donovan Ferreira (c), Jordan Thompson, Scott Currie, Tom Helm, Chris Wood, Usman Tariq. Birmingham have struggled to build on their opening victory and will seek a positive result against a Spirit side aiming to recover form.
Dream11 and fantasy recommendations supplied include wicket-keepers Joe Clarke and Lhuan-dre Pretorius; all-rounders David Willey, Liam Livingstone, Mitch Owen, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed and James Coles; and bowlers Scott Currie and Usman Tariq. The preview lists Captain First-Choice: Joe Clarke and Captain Second-Choice: Will Smeed, with Vice-Captain First-Choice: Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Vice-captain Second Choice: James Coles. An alternative recommendation set repeats wicket-keepers Joe Clarke and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, all-rounders David Willey, Liam Livingstone, Mitch Owen, Jamie Overton, Rehan Ahmed and James Coles, and bowlers Adam Milne and Usman Tariq, with Captain First-Choice: Liam Livingstone, Captain Second-Choice: Mitch Owen, Vice-Captain First-Choice: Rehan Ahmed and Vice-captain Second Choice: Jamie Overton.
A win on Sunday would not materially alter the tournament table for either side, but both teams still have two matches remaining and will aim to finish the campaign with a pair of victories.