OI vs WF Match Prediction : 16th Match, The Hundred Mens Competition 2025

The Oval Invincibles looks to build on its proud history against the Welsh Fire. The home team should rebound well in front of the home crowd in England. The Welsh Fire lost its opening two games.

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Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire Head-to-Head Record

The Invincibles and the Fire played out to a tie in 2023. The Oval Invincibles have never lost a match against the Welsh Fire, with three wins from 2021 to 2024.

Oval Invincibles vs Welsh Fire Live-streaming and Broadcast

Oval Invincibles and Welsh Fire are scheduled to face each other in the 2025 Men’s Hundred on Saturday, 16 August 2025, at Kennington Oval, London. Indian supporters won’t want to miss any of the excitement. The match will be available on the Sony Sports Network, the Sony Liv app and the FanCode app.

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OI vs WF Team Previews

Oval Invincibles

Oval Invincibles looks built to take the Men’s Hundred by storm this year. Will Jacks is the tone-setter as a six-hitting metronome who turns powerplays into panic. Pair him with the fearless flair of Tawanda Muyeye and you’ve got instant acceleration in the opening partnership.

Jordan Cox brings versatility through the middle in the form of busy singles, late ramps and elite boundary fielding. Sam Curran gives the order real bite as a left-hand disruptor who can launch from ball one or finish with ice in his veins.

That goes for his batting and bowling alike. With Sam Billings captaining and keeping, the batting spine is both inventive and experienced. Add Donovan Ferreira’s pure ball-striking and the Curran brothers’ game smarts and the team has everything it needs for all scenarios. Ferreira was brutal with 63 runs off 29 balls against the Phoenix. Cox helped him out with 44 runs.

Rashid Khan is the spin-bowling trump card with mystery, drift and ruthless control in the squeeze. Nathan Sowter offers a second leg-spin appearance, ideal for matchups and spin-twin pressure through the middle. He grabbed two wickets in the head-to-head of 2024.

Up top, Saqib Mahmood’s pace and wobble seam hunt early edges with the new ball. He sent three batters to the changing rooms in his last bowling performance. Jason Behrendorff’s left-arm angles and heavy length complement Mahmood perfectly.

Tom Curran stitches everything together with death-bowling skills, cutters and calm over his 20 balls.

Oval Invincibles Expected Playing 11

Will Jacks, Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Sam Billings (c/wk), Donovan Ferreira, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Nathan Sowter, Saqib Mahmood, Jason Behrendorff

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Welsh Fire

Welsh Fire looks more like patchwork than a powerhouse. Steve Smith’s class is undoubted, but in the Men’s Hundred’s quickfire nature, he may be lost at times compared to the longer formats. Jonny Bairstow brings muscle yet has blown hot-and-cold since injuries.

Luke Wells is more county glue than turbocharged rocket fire. Tom Abell captains with calm, though his anchor style risks dragging the tempo down to less than what the short format requires. Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s form in white-ball cricket has sometimes been inconsistent at best.

Although the second-highest score of the day, Kohler-Cadmore made 22 runs off 33 balls against the Invincibles in 2024 with a worrying strike rate of 67. Saif Zaib is talented but still searching for a defined role at this level. The team relying on him plus Chris Green for middle-overs impetus feels optimistic. No batter could score more than 26 runs against the Manchester Originals. Jonny Bairstow had to go for a duck.

With the ball, it’s “if conditions suit.” David Payne is skilful with swing but loses sting when there’s no cloud cover or movement on offer. Riley Meredith offers pace without consistent control. Josh Hull is another fiery, tall pacer, but still very raw to English cricket.

Green’s off-spin is tidy rather than terrifying. Paul Walter’s changeups help, but he is one of many bowlers lacking that clear role definition. The bowling concerns may be down to how they manage the powerplay. If they can’t gain early control, they could be chasing their tails.

David Payne, Riley Meredith and Chris Green stood out for the ten wickets against Manchester coming between them. Outside of the trio, the rest of the bowling lineup felt toothless, going wicketless and 1.60 or more runs per ball.

Welsh Fire Expected Playing 11

Steve Smith, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Luke Wells, Tom Abell (c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saif Zaib, Chris Green, Paul Walter, David Payne, Riley Meredith, Josh Hull

OI vs WF Toss Prediction

Neither captain may hesitate to get onto the field first with ball in hand. The Invincibles has only won by chasing this year, while only losing when batting first.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

At The Oval in London, the script leans towards a high-scoring flash with batters relishing the deck. Bowlers will need to bring their best to stem the flow. Their best chance will be inside the powerplay with the new ball.

Given the conditions and historical data, expect a chase-driven thriller where the team pacing its innings smartly could steal the show. In the previous head-to-head between the Invincibles and Fire, the first-innings total racked up to 138 for six in 100 balls.

The weather should set this contest up for some exciting action with conditions being clear and warm. There is only a two percent chance of rain for the time of the match.

OI vs WF: Who Will Win?

The Welsh Fire needs to get through a rebuilding phase for the team and franchise after being rocked by early losses in 2025. The Invincibles went in the opposite direction with early wins in the tournament. Despite losing to the Phoenix in the dying moments of that game, the men in turquoise should have the strength to overcome their next obstacle.

Bet on Oval Invincibles to win.

OI vs WF win percentage stands at 62% in favor of OI.

Todays Match Prediction: Oval Invincibles to Win.