Birmingham Phoenix vs Manchester Originals Tips - Originals to come out on top

Manchester holds a 1-0 advantage over Birmingham in their only other encounter.

Their most recent encounter was in 2021 where the Originals would go on to win the match by 6 wickets in Manchester.

Birmingham Phoenix have started the season well and are currently in third position after winning four of their previous six matches this season.

They claimed a 3 wicket win against Welsh Fire and then a 4 run win at home to Trent Rockets. These were preceded by a 32 run home loss against Northern Superchargers.

Their last match was an away win against Oval Invincibles by 10 runs. Liam Livingston top scored with 45 runs whilst captain Moeen Ali scored a rapid 42 runs to set up the win.

Birmingham Phoenix have not identified any fresh injury concerns for the match and have no suspensions.

Manchester Originals started off terribly with three losses in a row and have followed it up with three wins in a row as they find themselves in fourth place on the table.

Manchester Originals lost by 8 wickets to Trent Rockets at home and then won by at home against Welsh Fire by 47 runs. They followed this up with 68 run win at Southern Brave.

Their most recent match was an away win at Northern Superchargers where they won by 23 runs.  A blistering opening partnership of 102 runs off 42 runs by Phil Salt and Laurie Evans set the foundation for the win.

Manchester Originals are expected to field the same team with no injury concerns or suspensions to be concerned with.