MO vs SB Match Prediction : 2nd Match, The Hundred Mens Competition 2025

The Southern Brave has built up a strong history in the Men’s Hundred. The franchise will be well worth keeping an eye on in 2025. The Manchester Originals can’t claim the same level of success after not qualifying for the knockouts.

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Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave Head-to-Head Record

The spoils have been shared at two wins per team in the past four matches between them. The Southern Brave won the 2024 clash by seven wickets. In 2021, the teams shared a no result.

Manchester Originals vs Southern Brave Live-streaming and Broadcast

The Manchester Originals will host the Southern Brave in the second match of this year’s men’s Hundred at Old Trafford. The match takes place on Wednesday, 6 August 2025. In India, fans can follow the match on the Sony Sports Network or the SonyLiv app.

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MO vs SB Team Previews

Manchester Originals

The Manchester Originals line-up features a collection of big white-ball names. Jos Buttler returns as captain and wicket keeper, supported at the top by explosive international opening partner Phil Salt. Rachin Ravindra and Heinrich Klaasen deepen the batting depth and bring international flavour to the lineup. Complementing the batting lineup is veteran all rounder Lewis Gregory.

The bowling arsenal brings together Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue, Scott Currie and wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad as the key overseas spin option. Currie was the only player to impress against the Brave in 2024. That only went as far as one for 19 in 15 balls though. The rest of the team didn’t produce anything else of substance.

Despite its marquee names, the Originals appear fragile under pressure. Salt, though capable of quickfire starts, has struggled to sustain consistency. Buttler’s captaincy hasn’t transformed the team into title contenders despite past finals appearances in 2022 and 2023, ending as runners up.

The bowling lacks genuine match winning strike power. Hartley and Currie are still developing in the T20 format. Noor Ahmad may conquer batting lineups this tournament, but the team could risk being over-reliant on the young spinner. The batting-heavy lineup may do well to put up scores but may not have full confidence in the bowlers to back up its efforts.

Manchester Originals Expected Playing 11

Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c)(wk), Matty Hurst, Rachin Ravindra, Heinrich Klaasen, Lewis Gregory, Tom Hartley, Josh Tongue, Tom Aspinwall, Scott Currie, Noor Ahmad

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Southern Brave

This is a complete T20 unit with all the necessary ingredients to challenge for the title in the knockout stages of the tournament. The batting lineup has a plethora of experience to work with. Their only weak link may be the inexperienced James Coles, but he will learn a lot from the players around him this year.

The opening partnership in the 2024 Men’s Hundred final was worth 58 runs. As a batting group, the top six batters have notched up more than 33000 T20 runs with a phenomenal 18 T20 centuries between them. James Vince was the winning captain of the opening edition of the tournament with the Southern Brave.

James Vince is blessed for choice with his bowling options. The team is covered with pace and spin, together with left-arm and right-arm variations. England international bowlers Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan and Tymal Mills were all involved in the wickets column in last year’s final. Craig Overton and Chris Jordan also took two wickets each against the Manchester Originals in 2024.

The Southern Brave will have more than enough petrol in the tank to see off the Manchester Originals again.

Southern Brave Expected Playing 11

Faf du Plessis, James Vince (c), Leus du Plooy, James Coles, Laurie Evans (wk), Michael Bracewell, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Craig Overton, Reece Topley, Tymal Mills

MO vs SB Toss Prediction

Both captains will strongly consider bowling first. In all of the past three matches between the sides, the team batting second has come out on top.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

At Old Trafford, the pitch offers a mix of challenge and opportunity. Spinners come into play thanks to the surface’s natural grip and the large square boundaries. This is a venue where clever bowling can outfox big hitters.

With true bounce and a fast outfield, batters who pick their moments can still put on a dazzling run-scoring spectacle. The Manchester Originals could only muster 116 for six in their innings against the Southern Brave in 2024.

Rain is unlikely for the day at only a five percent chance. Temperatures will remain warm and humid throughout the match.

MO vs SB: Who Will Win?

The Southern Brave will start with the heavy favourites tag for this match. The team from the South could be merciless against a Manchester team that finished in second-last position for 2024.

Bet on Southern Brave to win.

MO vs SB win percentage stands at 52% in favor of SB.

Todays Match Prediction: Southern Brave to Win.