Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Predictions - Livingstone to keep the runs flowing

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Liam Livingstone hit five sixes in his 20-ball 45* (S/R 225.00) against the London Spirit.
Jonny Bairstow has scored 42, 86*, 50 & 22 runs in his last five innings.
Can Birmingham Phoenix hand the Welsh Fire their fifth defeat of the season?

Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran. (credit: Philip Brown/Getty Images)

Birmingham Phoenix vs Welsh Fire Predictions

The Phoenix are pressing for a spot in the playoffs, while bottom-of-the-table the Welsh Fire have scored just one win all campaign. I’m calling this one for the Phoenix.

Birmingham Phoenix’s Liam Livingstone (211 runs, ave 70.33) is 2nd in The Hundred runs list.
Birmingham Phoenix’s Liam Livingstone has scored 39, 69*, 46 & 45* in his last 5 innings.
Birmingham Phoenix’s Joe Clarke has scored 29, 36, 27 & 54 in his last 5 innings.
Welsh Fire’s Jonny Bairstow (200, ave 50.00, S/R 175.43) is 4th in The Hundred runs list.
Welsh Fire’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore has scored 26, 31 & 25 in his last 3 innings.

Head-to-Head

Birmingham Phoenix have won three and lost one of their four matches against the Welsh Fire.

Birmingham Phoenix Form

The Phoenix bounced back from defeat to the Northern Superchargers to beat the London Spirit by four runs.

The Spirit struggled to reach 126/6 off 100 balls, with Trent Boult (2/20) the destroyer-in-chief for the Phoenix.

The Phoenix timed their chase perfectly, reaching 131/3 off just 63 balls. Joe Clarke (54 off 25 balls) and Liam Livingstone (45* off 20 balls) starred with the bat for the Phoenix in picking up their second win of the campaign.

Birmingham Phoenix Team News

There are no injury reports from the Birmingham Phoenix squad.

Welsh Fire Form

The Fire suffered their fourth defeat in five matches when they lost to the Southern Brave by four runs.

The Fire bowled superbly to limit the Southern Brave to 129/8 off their 100 balls. David Payne (2/25) and Matt Henry (2/5, econ 0.25) were the pick of the Fire bowlers.

The Fire crashed to 50/4 en route to a score of 125/8 off their 100 balls. Tom Kohler-Cadmore (25 off 28) top-scored in a disappointing performance by the Fire with the bat.

Welsh Fire Team News

The Fire need to a massive improvement if they hope to win their last three matches for an outside chance of hitting the playoffs.

Verdict

Birmingham Phoenix v Welsh Fire

I am backing Birmingham Phoenix to win. I am also backing Liam Livingstone to top score for Birmingham Phoenix.

Jonny Bairstow is a good bet to top score for the Welsh Fire.

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