Welsh Fire face Trent Rockets in the 11th match of The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on Wednesday 29 July. The afternoon game begins at 3:00 pm local time.
Fire’s likely XI is led by Philip Salt, who is listed as both captain and wicketkeeper, and it holds plenty of star names: Joe Root, Matthew Short, Rachin Ravindra and Jordan Cox in the batting, with Marco Jansen, Chris Woakes, Lockie Ferguson and Sam Cook in the bowling group. Ben Kellaway and Asa Tribe complete the side.
Trent Rockets, captained by wicketkeeper Sam Billings, have a power-packed top order in Finn Allen and Tom Banton, with Tim David and David Willey to follow. Mitchell Santner, Craig Overton and Lewis Gregory give all-round depth, and Matt Henry, Mohammad Amir and Ben Sanderson carry the pace attack.
On a balanced pitch under a clear sky, the contest should come down to who makes better use of the new ball and handles the middle phase. We give Trent Rockets a narrow edge for their depth with both bat and ball.
