It is a battle between second and third on Tuesday evening in the men's Hundred when Sunrisers Leeds cross the Pennines to take on local rivals Manchester Super Giants at Old Trafford.
The 2026 Hundred is heading towards a decisive final round of group fixtures, with the battle for the men's knockout places going down to the wire.
Trent Rockets have already secured their place in the latter stages after moving four points clear at the top with a sixth win in seven games, and victory over the Southern Brave on Monday would confirm their place in the final at Lord's.
Sunrisers Leeds are almost certain to reach the eliminators after their emphatic 71-run victory over Welsh Fire, but Manchester Super Giants still have plenty to play for when the sides meet.
Super Giants are one of three teams level on 16 points alongside MI London and Welsh Fire.
With those rivals not playing until Wednesday, the Super Giants have the chance to put pressure on both by securing a crucial victory first.
Their superior net run rate of 0.50 also gives them an advantage heading into the final round of matches.
Manchester Super Giants Men v Sunrisers Leeds Men Men Tips Summary
Best Bet - Mitchell Marsh to score 2+ sixes @ 11/10
Alternative Bet - Ryan Rickelton to score 30+ runs @ 5/4
Bet Builder - Gus Atkinson to take 1+ wicket, Sunrisers Leeds opening partnership - over 23.5 & Jos Buttler top Super Giants batter @ 10/1
Manchester Super Giants Men v Sunrisers Leeds Men Prediction
Best Bet: Mitchell Marsh to score 2+ sixes @ 11/10
Sunrisers star Mitchell Marsh is having a phenomenal tournament with the bat. The Australian is the competition's leading run scorer with 374 runs in seven innings, 84 more than his nearest rival.
Marsh is averaging over 53 and has hit 27 sixes across his innings, seven more than any other player.
On only one occasion has Marsh hit fewer than two sixes for the Sunrisers, when making his lowest total for his team, 34, in just his second Hundred knock of the summer.
Marsh has faced the Super Giants' bowling attack once already this summer, scoring 63 when batting at Headingley and smashing five sixes in the process. The opener is a man in form and two or more sixes are well within his capability at Old Trafford.
Alternative Bet: Ryan Rickelton to score 30+ runs @ 5/4
While Marsh has been grabbing all the headlines for the Sunrisers, teammate Ryan Rickelton has quietly been going about his business and racking up the runs in recent matches.
Marsh and Rickelton have formed an excellent opening partnership for the Sunrisers, and the South African has grown into his role.
After starting the tournament with scores of 24, 37, 13 and 0, the powerful left-hander has really kicked into gear as the tournament reaches crunch time and scored an unbeaten 94, 65 and 40 in his last three innings.
Manchester Super Giants Men v Sunrisers Leeds Men Bet Builder Tip
Gus Atkinson to take 1+ wicket
Sunrisers Leeds opening partnership - over 23.5
Jos Buttler top Manchester Super Giants batter
Pays 10/1
Gus Atkinson has been the standout bowler for the Super Giants, taking nine across his seven innings with a strike rate of 15. In a batter-dominated format of the game, his economy rate of 7.64 and average of 19.11 are outstanding.
Marsh and Rickelton have formed a formidable partnership at the top of the order. Their last three opening-wicket stands have been 148, 52 and 89, making the 23.5 line more than within their sights at Old Trafford.
Jos Buttler has led the way with the bat for the Super Giants, racking up 278 runs in seven innings. However, it is his form at Old Trafford that stands out, where he has scored over 70% of his season runs.
The England man has scored 196 of his runs in Manchester across three innings at an average of 98 thanks to finishing not out on 51 last time he played on home turf.
With Buttler looking so comfortable on his home ground, backing the Super Giants number three to top score for his side appeals.
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Key Match Stats
Sunrisers Leeds won the last meeting between the pair earlier this summer and have a 3-2 winning record over their last five meetings
Mitchell Marsh is Sunrisers Leeds' and the tournament's top scorer this season with 374 runs
Jos Buttler leads the way with the bat for Manchester Super Giants with 278 runs, 196 of them coming at Old Trafford
Gus Atkinson is the Super Giants' top wicket-taker this summer with nine in seven innings.
Sunrisers Leeds’ leading wicket-taker is Brydon Carse, who has 11 to his name
Manchester Super Giants have won two and lost one at Old Trafford this season
Tactics, Form & Team News
Manchester Super Giants put in a fine all-round team performance last time out against the Southern Brave and will likely be unchanged for this local derby.
Paul Walter was added to the starting line-up for the last two matches and, with scores of 37 and 64, plus taking a wicket in his first match, the allrounder has likely done enough to get another start for his side.
Expected Manchester Super Giants XI: Tim Seifert, Paul Walter, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Heinrich Klaasen, Leus do Plooy, Tom Moores, Michael Bracewell, Liam Dawson, Gus Atkinson, Noor Ahmad, Josh Tongue.
Like their hosts, the Sunrisers look to have found a settled line-up, and after three successive wins the visitors are likely to go in with minimal changes to their side.
The only real question mark over their team is in the bowling unit, where they are tinkering on a game-by-game basis to keep their bowlers fresh. Reece Topley was the one to miss last time out, with Tom Lawes taking his spot, and Lawes looks likely to remain in the side for this clash.
Expected Sunrisers Leeds XI: Mitchell Marsh, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Harry Brook, Zak Crawley (c), Dan Lawrence, Matthew Revis, Tom Lawes, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Nathan Ellis, Abrar Ahmed.
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