The Hundred Men’s 2025: Predicting Welsh Fire XI for match 27

The Welsh Fire will clash with the Trent Rockets in match 27 of The Hundred Men’s 2025 tournament at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on August 24, 2025.

Welsh Fire are at the bottom of the Hundred Men’s 2025 points table with only one win in five games thus far. They have just four points from these games and lost their last game against Southern Brave. They need a string of wins to get back into the contention for knockouts, and Fire can start by winning against Rockets.

Here is the predicted Welsh Fire XI for match 27 of The Hundred Men’s 2025:

Top Order: Steve Smith, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Steve Eskinazi

Steve Smith had 78 runs in the ongoing Hundred Men’s 2025 tournament with a strike rate of 127.86. He is probably playing thus far, as Welsh Fire needs a stabilising effect at the top. Jonny Bairstow has 200 runs in five games at a strike rate of 175.43 and has given quick starts to the team. Steve Eskinazi is expected to come good, given that he has 3593 runs in 129 T20s with a strike rate of 139.10.

Middle Order: Tom Abell (C), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saif Zaib

Tom Abell is not having a good tournament with only 47 runs to his name this season. Tom Kohler-Cadmore has scored 96 runs at a strike rate of 123.07, and perhaps the poor strike rate of the top and middle order is the reason for Welsh Fire not having more wins this season. Saif Zaib has 56 runs in five games at a 119.29 strike rate.

Lower Order: Paul Walter, Chris Green

Paul Walter has a decent T20 record of 2446 runs and 116 wickets in 174 matches thus far. Chris Green has turned up for the Welsh team with 61 runs at a strike rate of 145.23 and six wickets to his name.

Bowlers: David Payne, Riley Meredith, Ajeet Singh Dale

David Payne has six wickets for Fire with a best of 3/14, while Ajeet Singh Dale has taken one wicket in two games thus far. Riley Meredith might replace Matt Henry in the XI, thanks to his impressive eight wickets at an economy of 7.15 with a best of 4/9.

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