Welsh Fire to meet London Spirit in Match 31 of The Hundred Men’s 2026 at Sophia Gardens on Aug 12
Welsh Fire will face London Spirit in Match 31 of The Hundred Men’s 2026 at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on August 12, with the game scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST. The fixture is the final group-stage game for both sides in the ongoing edition of the competition.
London Spirit have failed to qualify for the business end of the Hundred Men’s competition for the fifth time in six seasons and are placed second from the bottom of the ladder; this is their last match of the campaign and is a dead rubber for the Spirit. Welsh Fire’s progression depends on the result: they currently have 16 points and reaching 20 points “might be enough for the qualification,” but their net run rate of -1.001 means they not only need a win but also a substantial victory to improve that NRR.
The two teams have met five times, with London Spirit winning three of those encounters and Welsh Fire victorious twice.
The forecast for Cardiff on Wednesday is sunny and bright, with a maximum temperature of 31°C and an average humidity index of 42 percent. The Sophia Gardens wicket has tended to favour the bowling side: pacers can extract bounce and swing with the new ball while spinners have found spin and grip in the later stages; bowling first is considered ideal under these conditions and the last two games here have been chased.
Welsh Fire’s announced XI is: Philip Salt (c) (wk), Matthew Short, Joe Root, Rachin Ravindra, Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Marco Jansen, Jordan Clark, Chris Woakes, Lockie Ferguson, Sam Cook. London Spirit’s XI is: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), Dewald Brevis, David Willey, James Coles, Jamie Overton, Joseph Moores, Mason Crane, Henry Crocombe, Adam Milne.
Khel Now’s Dream11 recommendations list wicket-keepers as Phil Salt and Lhuan dre-Pretorius; all-rounders as Matt Short, Rachin Ravindra, David Willey, Liam Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton and James Coles; and bowlers as Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson and Sam Cook. The article gives two captain-vice captain option sets: "Captain First-Choice: Phil Salt || Captain Second-Choice: Dewald Brevis Vice-Captain First-Choice: Lhuan dre-Pretorius || Vice-captain Second Choice: David Willey" and an alternate set, "Captain First-Choice: Liam Livingstone || Captain Second-Choice: Jamie Overton Vice-Captain First-Choice: Matt Short || Vice-captain Second Choice: James Coles."
London Spirit have been poor on the field and don’t have many players in good form; hence, the Khel Now preview backs Welsh Fire to win this game. The WEF vs LNS clash of the Hundred Men’s 2026 takes place on August 12 (Wednesday) at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.
