Welsh Fire Men are chasing a fourth win in five games under captain Phil Salt as they host Southern Brave Men in The Hundred on Monday.
The Brave are also on the charge, snapping a three-match losing streak with crucial victories over Birmingham Phoenix and London Spirit last week.
Welsh Fire Men v Southern Brave Men Tips Summary
Best Bet - Marcus Stoinis to hit most sixes for Southern Brave Men @ 5/1
Alternative Bet - Southern Brave Men opening partnership - Under 19.5 @ 5/6
Bet Builder - Welsh Fire to win, Joe Root over 21.5 runs & Lockie Ferguson 2+ wickets @ 5/1
Welsh Fire Men v Southern Brave Men Prediction
Best Bet: Marcus Stoinis to hit most sixes for Southern Brave Men @ 5/1
Southern Brave Men have struggled with the bat in this season's Hundred despite having big-hitting overseas stars Tristan Stubbs, David Miller and Marcus Stoinis in their side.
Australia all-rounder Stoinis has been excellent with the ball, picking up eight wickets in his last three games, and he can showcase his batting ability against Welsh Fire.
Stoinis batted in the top four in three of his four appearances, hitting two of the Brave's five sixes against the Phoenix in their last home fixture.
He looks a big price to hit the most maximums for his side in Cardiff, having cleared the ropes 12 times in eight innings for Trent Rockets last season.
Alternative Bet: Southern Brave Men opening partnership - Under 19.5 @ 5/6
Rockets opener Ben Duckett was full of praise for Welsh Fire's new-ball bowlers after last week's game in Cardiff.
Chris Woakes and Marco Jansen are top-class operators while Lockie Ferguson and Sam Cook could also cause problems for Southern Brave's top two.
Jamie Smith and Ben McKinney put on 67 in the Brave's high-scoring defeat to Sunrisers Leeds at Headingley on 25th July.
But their other four opening stands this season were five, five, seven and two and the visitors may well lose an early wicket at Sophia Gardens.
Welsh Fire Men vs Southern Brave Men Bet Builder Tip
- Welsh Fire to win
- Joe Root over 21.5 runs
- Lockie Ferguson 2+ wickets
Pays 5/1
The new-look Welsh Fire squad is packed with international experience and they should be backed to end Southern Brave's mini-resurgence.
Joe Root scored a classy unbeaten 58 in the Fire's weekend win at Edgbaston and England's newly appointed Test captain should make another significant contribution.
Fire fast bowler Lockie Ferguson took 2-20 from 20 balls against the Phoenix on Saturday and he claimed 4-27 against champions MI London in his first game of the season in Cardiff.
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Key Match Stats
- Welsh Fire have won three of their first four games under new captain Phil Salt
- Chris Woakes has taken only two wickets from 75 balls in The Hundred this summer
- Fire opener Salt has hit just five fours in four innings this season
- Southern Brave won eight of their 10 completed matches against Welsh Fire
- No Brave batter scored a half-century in their first five games this season
- Marcus Stoinis has taken nine wickets in four appearances for the Brave in 2026
Tactics, Form and Team News
Welsh Fire Men hope to have Australian opener Matthew Short back in the side after missing Saturday's game against Birmingham Phoenix due to a niggle.
Short's absence meant Joe Root was promoted to open at Edgbaston, with Tom Kohler-Cadmore coming into the middle order.
Predicted Welsh Fire lineup: 1 Phil Salt (c & wk), 2 Matthew Short, 3 Joe Root, 4 Rachin Ravindra, 5 Jordan Cox, 6 Asa Tribe, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Ben Kellaway, 9 Chris Woakes, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Sam Cook.
Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali made his debut for Southern Brave Men on Saturday after replacing Thomas Rew in the squad.
Young Somerset batter Rew suffered an ankle injury in the field during his first game of The Hundred season.
Predicted Southern Brave lineup: 1 Jamie Smith (wk), 2 Ben McKinney, 3 Moeen Ali, 4 Marcus Stoinis, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 David Miller, 7 Nikhil Chaudhary, 8 Chris Jordan (c), 9 Jofra Archer, 10 Adil Rashid, 11 Luke Wood.
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