BIP vs WEF 14th Match Prediction

BIP vs WEF Team Previews

Birmingham Phoenix

The Phoenix side is going into this game with a massive 49-run loss against the team of Manchester Originals. When they were asked to chase down a score of 161 runs at Birmingham, the entire side was bowled out for a score of 111 runs in just 98 balls. None of their batsmen managed to stand out for the side except Liam Livingstone who hit 27 runs from 25 balls. Livingstone is a crucial batsman for the Birmingham side which lacks depth in their batting order. Livingstone has managed to score 200 runs in his last 7 games with an average of 33.33 and a strike rate of 139.

Livingstone has come back to the side from an injury layoff and it appears that he has gone straight to his scoring ways. Their opposition will be keen to see the back of him in this game. Birmingham will also need another batter to do well and that is Will Smeed. In his last ten games, this opening batsman has managed to accumulate 208 runs with an average of 23.11. These runs were scored at an excellent strike rate of 158.77. The Birmingham Phoenix bowling attack appears to be in much better shape now.

In their last game, Benny Howell picked up 3 wickets for 21 runs from 20 balls and Adam Milne picked up 2 wickets for 33 runs from 20 balls. These two bowlers were the standout performers for Phoenix in this match. They also have the services of Kane Richardson in this game who has collected a haul of 13 wickets from his last 9 games with a strike rate of 8.16. Another bowler that has done well is Tom Helm who has collected 15 wickets from 10 matches at a strike rate of 8.59. These are the dependable bowlers for Birmingham while going into this game.

Welsh Fire

In their last game, the team of Welsh Fire was well and truly on the way to a straightforward win against Oval Invincibles. They had restricted the Invincibles' progress to 100 runs for the loss of 6 wickets while chasing a total of 139 runs. But Tom Curran scored an unbeaten 38 from 18 balls that thwarted this charge and the game eventually ended in a tie. The opening batsman Joe Clarke managed to top score for the side with an unbeaten 69 runs from 46 balls. He has now collected 171 runs from his last 10 games.

But, none of their other batsmen could make much of an impression. Their batting is the area of concern during the season. Other than Clarke the only other batter that is doing a reasonable job for Welsh Fire is his opening partner Luke Wells. He managed to stand out scoring 93 runs from his 3 innings with a strike rate of close to 190. Some other batsmen that need to contribute heavily are Glen Phillips and Stevie Eskinazi. However, the Welsh Fire bowling attack is a good one.

The Welsh bowlers Haris Rauf and Shaheen Shah Afridi have made a great impact on the competition by picking up 5 and 3 wickets respectively. In the first 3 matches played by Fire, these bowlers appeared to be formidable. Some other useful bowlers that were a part of this line-up are David Payne and David Willey. They have picked up 2 and 3 scalps respectively. During the current season, you need to note that their economy rates were not too good. The Welsh team played their last game against Oval Invincibles and this match ended in a tie.