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London Spirit will face Oval Invincibles in the first match of The Hundred 2025 on Tuesday, August 5, at Lord's. Both teams have played a total of eight games so far. The Invincibles have won a total of six out of these eight matches, while the Spirit has won just a single game. The Invincibles have won the last five matches against the Spirit.
The Invincibles are the defending champions and won the last season of the tournament after defeating Southern Brave in the final. They posted 147 runs for the loss of nine wickets on the board. In reply, the Brave could score only 130 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Saqib Mahmood took three wickets for 17 runs in four overs and won the Player of the Match award.
The Spirit didn’t have a decent outing last season and managed just a single win in eight matches. The team has appointed Kane Williamson as the captain of the side and also picked former Australian batter David Warner in the draft. Four English players, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, and Liam Dawson, who featured in the Test series against India, are also a part of the squad.
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Match Information
The Hundred Mens, 5 Aug 2025, Tue, 11:00 PM IST, Lord's, London
Broadcast
Sony Sports TEN Network
Live Stream
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Weather Report
Clear
39% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
London Spirit (Men)
David Warner, Kane Williamson (C), KK Jennings, SR Dickson, WL Madsen, AJ Turner, RJ Gleeson, Daniel Worrall, L Wood, Jafer Chohan, Ryan Higgins
Bench : JL Smith, Ollie Pope, LA Dawson, J Overton
Oval Invincibles (Men)
Sam Billings (C), Miles Hammond, WG Jacks, SM Curran, Jordan Cox, TK Curran, Rashid Khan, S Mahmood, JP Behrendorff, Zafar Gohar, NA Sowter
Bench : Tawanda Muyeye, D Ferreira, J Clark, AAP Atkinson, GLS Scrimshaw
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
53%
Pace Bowling
47%
Spin Bowling
50%
Batting Pitch
Average Score
50%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Will Jacks OVI | BAT
Jacks made 504 runs in 10 games in the T20 Blast at an average of 50.40 and a strike rate of 164.70. With the ball, he took seven wickets at an average of 22.57, an economy of 8.03, and a strike rate of 16.85.
Sam Curran OVI | ALL
Sam is the leading wicket-taker for Surrey in the T20 Blast and has taken 21 wickets in 13 outings at an average of 16.42, an economy of 8.05, and a strike rate of 12.23.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team
Nathan Sowter
OVI | BOWL
Sowter has picked five wickets in his last five games and can be left out of fantasy teams.
Wayne Madsen
LNS | BAT
In the seven outings in the T20 Blast 2025, Madesn managed just 112 runs and can be avoided in fantasy teams.
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