- 📍 Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, England
- 📅 Date: Wednesday 6th August
- 🕒 Time: 18:30 BST
The 2025 edition of The Hundred is under way, with Match 2 taking place at Old Trafford on Wednesday, with the Manchester Originals Men hosting the Southern Brave Men.
The Originals struggled in 2024, while the Southern Brave won the competition for the second time in their history.
The Originals will be captained by Phil Salt and are likely to have veteran former England seamer James Anderson in their ranks.
The Southern Brave have an explosive top order with Jason Roy set to open alongside the experienced and wily James Vince.
However, it’s in the bowling department that the Brave excels. They can call on names like Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Reece Topley and Tymal Mills.
How the Originals handle the Brave’s pace attack will be the key to deciding the winner of this match. And with Old Trafford having been batter friendly this season, Manchester will feel they have a chance.
However, batter-friendly conditions or not, it will still be a hard task for the Originals to stop the Brave’s top-quality pace attack.
Check out our 2025 The Hundred Betting Guide for more tournament insight.
Latest Match Odds
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Manchester Originals Men | 19/20 |
| Southern Brave Men | 5/6 |
💡 Betting Tips
✅ 1. Top Batter Tip: Toby Albert – Great Value at 11/1
If you’re looking for value in the top batter market, Toby Albert at 11/1 is a solid pick. The right-hander showed excellent form for Hampshire in this year’s Vitality Blast, and his confidence will be high heading into this match.
With the Originals’ attack lacking depth, Albert could cash in if he gets off to a good start and avoid facing Noor Ahmad in the middle overs.
✅ 2. Top Bowler Tip: Noor Ahmad – 10/3
Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad has become one of the most in-demand spinners on the T20 circuit. Available at 10/3 to be the top wicket-taker, he’s excellent value given the conditions at Old Trafford, which have not favoured seamers this season.
Ahmad’s ability to bowl in key middle overs and outsmart batters with flight and variation makes him a key threat.
✅ 3. Match Winner Tip: Southern Brave to Win – 5/6
The Originals have struggled to establish dominance at home, a trend that continued throughout last season.
The Southern Brave arrive with a well-balanced, experienced bowling unit capable of stifling opposition scoring. Backing the Brave to win makes sense from a tactical perspective with no form to go by yet in the 2025 edition.
🔮 Match Prediction: Southern Brave to Edge It
With a more settled lineup and a bowling attack, we are backing the Southern Brave to come out on top in this one.
Manchester have the ability, but we are yet to see if they can improve on last season’s performances, so we are sticking with the Brave to get their campaign off to a winning start.
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