Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix Preview & Prediction | The Hundred Men 2025 | Group Stage

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Both Manchester Originals and Birmingham Phoenix are locked together on eight points and defeat for either here would see them unable to reach the next stage of the competition. 

Date & time:

Venue: Emirates Old Trafford. Manchester, England

Weather: Dry with sunny intervals and highs of 23c.

How to watch: UK – Every game is televised live on Sky Sports and can be streamed live on Sky Go. This match will also be televised on BBC Two and can be streamed on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer

Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix prediction

Not the easiest encounter to predict really as both Manchester Originals and Birmingham Phoenix have underwhelmed over the course of this year’s men’s Hundred. It would be no surprise if neither finished inside the top three come the conclusion of the group stage and whoever loses this match will be officially eliminated with a game still to play.

Both teams have some notoriously hard-hitting batters, but Jos Buttler in particular warrants a mention. His last match at Emirates Old Trafford saw him strike an unbeaten 64 off 45 balls including four maximums. Buttler has found his scoring touch recently, passing 45 in three of his last four innings for the Originals, so consider backing him to record a score of 30+ runs via the ‘Batter Milestones’ market.

Manchester Originals vs Birmingham Phoenix tip: Jos Buttler to score 30+ runs