The Hundred Men’s 2025: Top 3 players battles to watch out for in match 18

Birmingham Phoenix and London Spirit will clash in the 18th match of The Hundred Men’s 2025 on August 17, 2025, at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.

Birmingham Phoenix need to start winning again. After defeating Oval Invincibles to achieve their first victory of the season, Phoenix, under the leadership of Liam Livingstone, will have to maintain their momentum.

With two victories from four games, London Spirit are ranked fifth in the standings. Spirit have a significant victory over the Trent Rockets going into this match.

Here are the top 3 players’ battles to watch out for in match 18 of The Hundred Men’s 2025:

1. Jamie Smith vs Trent Boult

Jamie Smith was moved to the opening spot in the team’s recent match, and the gamble came off. He scored a quick 52 against Trent Rockets in an aggressive innings. Smith had shown streaks of this during the India Test series, and he has carried that form into The Hundred Men’s 2025 tournament. His strike rate of 157.89 is evidence that Spirit has decided to go a new route.

Meanwhile, the Phoenix have the best option to keep Smith quiet in Trent Boult. While Boult has not been able to take many wickets in the Hundred Men’s 2025 tournament so far, he has bowled some brilliant deliveries with near misses. His two wickets in three matches came in the single game, but he has experience and skills to keep the young Smith guessing.

2. Liam Livingstone vs Daniel Worrall

Liam Livingstone is the highest run-getter for Birmingham Phoenix with 120 runs at a strike rate of 157.89. Livingstone had recently pummelled Rashid Khan for three sixes and two fours in an over and showed that he was equally destructive against both spin and pace.

Daniel Worrall is the best bet for London Spirit to counter the threat of Livingstone. Worrall has five wickets thus far for Spirit at an economy of 9.16. Worrall is known to get movement off the pitch at a decent speed, and he can swing the ball into the right-handed Livingstone.

3. David Warner vs Adam Milne

David Warner and Adam Milne have faced off multiple times for Australia and New Zealand. But the Hundred Men’s 2025 tournament is a whole different ball game. Warner has been on fire with 156 runs, including two fifties and a highest score of 71 runs.

However, Warner is on the wrong side of 30 and retired from international cricket. Milne will have a chance to get Warner early if he manages to get some movement and swing in favorable conditions. Milne has made several batters dance to his tunes due to the speed and bounce he generates, and if he gets Warner to commit a mistake, he can give his team a huge advantage.

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