MI London and Trent Rockets meet at the Kennington Oval on Saturday 8 August in the 25th fixture of The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026. It is an afternoon start, and the forecast promises warm, dry conditions that should let the game finish without interruption.
The Rockets have a top order built around Finn Allen, Ben Duckett and Aneurin Donald, with Tim David and captain Sam Billings to follow. Mitchell Santner adds spin and lower-order batting, while Matt Henry, Craig Overton, Lewis Gregory and Mohammad Amir make up a varied pace unit. We have listed their likely XI above.
MI London’s wider squad contains James Vince, Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Nicholas Pooran, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult and Tom Curran, among others. The source line-up we received for them appeared to belong to another side, so we have left it out rather than guess. On paper, the depth of their group is why we lean towards them.
Expect the toss to matter only slightly. Bowling first looks attractive because of early movement and possible dew, and a total of 160 or more would be a strong platform.
