Welsh Fire meet Southern Brave at Sophia Gardens in the 19th match of The Hundred Men’s 2026, with an evening start on Monday 3 August. The two sides have already met this season, when Welsh Fire, led by Phil Salt, opened their campaign with a six-wicket win over Brave in Southampton.
Since then Welsh Fire have won two of their next three matches and suffered one defeat, which leaves them second in the standings. Their possible XI includes Salt, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Rachin Ravindra and Jordan Cox, along with Marco Jansen, Chris Woakes, Lockie Ferguson and Sam Cook.
Southern Brave, captained by Chris Jordan, have had a mixed tournament, winning two and losing three of five games to sit fourth. They arrive with confidence after a five-wicket win over London Spirit in their last outing.
The surface should offer early movement before becoming a good place to bat, and the forecast is dry, so a full game is expected. Teams that preserve wickets for the final 30 balls should be best placed. Welsh Fire are the form side, but we narrowly favour Southern Brave.
