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MI London v Manchester Super Giants

Kennington Oval | 2 Aug 2026100-ball

Result: MI London won defending

Ground trends — Kennington Oval

  • Six-friendly: 14 sixes per match vs 11.3 globally
  • Chase advantage: 62% win rate chasing vs 38% batting first

In-play & trading angles

  • Defendable totalA first-innings score of 170+ is defended 71% of the time here. Once a side posts it, the fielding team is live in-play — the market often overrates the chase.
  • Chasing is favouredChasing sides win 63% here. The side bowling first holds value; the par score plays lower than it looks.
  • Chase edgeMI London chase better than Manchester Super Giants (68% vs 35.3% in the Hundred). If MI London are chasing, they hold value deeper than the scoreboard suggests.

Average runs in the last five 5-ball sets at Kennington Oval are 7.8, 9.8, 8.5, 10.4, 11.1 — about 47.6 runs in the closing quarter (26 Hundred matches). Runs lines below that, with batting in hand, are the overs angle.

Full ground stats

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Avg 1st innings149 (7.81 rpo)
Median 1st innings146
Chase success rate63%
Bat first win rate38%
Toss winner win rate54%
Avg powerplay (1st inns)37/1.3
Boundaries per match22.8 fours, 14 sixes
Highest chase / lowest defended201 / 125

Based on 26 Hundred matches at this ground.

Team trends

MI London

Overall31-15 · 67.4%
Recent form
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Batting first66.7% (21)
Chasing68% (25)
At this ground80% (20)

Manchester Super Giants

Overall19-28 · 40.4%
Recent form
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Batting first46.4% (28)
Chasing35.3% (17)
At this ground25% (4)

Head-to-head (last 6 Hundred meetings): MI London 5, Manchester Super Giants 1.

Teams

MI London

  • · Won 1 of 2 at Kennington Oval this season (2 matches at the ground)
  • · Recently failed to defend 164 v London Spirit; chased 129 v Southern Brave; fell short chasing 167 v Welsh Fire (last 3 matches)
  • · Averaging 147.5 with the bat (154 at home, 141 away) (4 matches in 2026)
  • · Conceding an average of 151 — 146.3 bowling first, 165 bowling second (4 matches in 2026)
  • · Won 7 of last 10 (10 matches)
  • · Strong overall record at Kennington Oval: 16-4 (20 matches)
  • · Leads the H2H vs Manchester Super Giants 5-1 (6 meetings)

Manchester Super Giants

  • · Recently failed to defend 137 v Trent Rockets; failed to defend 181 v Sunrisers Leeds; defended 187 v Birmingham Phoenix (last 3 matches)
  • · Averaging 160.8 with the bat (162 at home, 159.5 away) (4 matches in 2026)
  • · Conceding an average of 139.3 (4 matches in 2026)
  • · Trails the H2H vs MI London 1-5 (6 meetings)

Key matchups

J Buttler vs N Sowter5/10 · SR 50 · 1w

5 runs off 10 balls, 1 dismissal

From these two sides' historical Hundred meetings — a guide to duels that may recur.

Players

MI London

William George Jacksbat
  • · 133 runs in 4 innings in 2026 at an average of 33.25, striking at 140 (4 inns, 95 balls)
  • · Low score of 2, best of 65 (4 inns, 95 balls)
  • · 1 sixes per innings (4 total) (4 inns, 95 balls)
  • · Strikes at 191.9 against Manchester Super Giants in the Hundred, 38.4% above the league average, averaging 27.5 (86 balls faced)
James Michael Vincebat
  • · 109 runs in 4 innings in 2026 at an average of 27.25, striking at 139.7 (4 inns, 78 balls)
  • · Low score of 0, best of 66 (4 inns, 78 balls)
  • · 1.3 sixes per innings (5 total) (4 inns, 78 balls)
  • · Strikes at 150 against Manchester Super Giants in the Hundred, 8.1% above the league average, averaging 33.75 (90 balls faced)
Trent Alexander Boultbowl
  • · 5 wickets in 4 innings in 2026 at 5.3 runs per 5-ball set (4 inns, 79 balls)
  • · 1.25 wickets per innings (4 inns, 79 balls)
Rashid Khanbowl
  • · 2 wickets in 4 innings in 2026 at 6.9 runs per 5-ball set (4 inns, 75 balls)
  • · 0.5 wickets per innings (4 inns, 75 balls)

Manchester Super Giants

Joseph Charles Buttlerbat
  • · 224 runs in 4 innings in 2026 at an average of 112, striking at 171 (4 inns, 131 balls)
  • · Low score of 16, best of 90 (4 inns, 131 balls)
  • · 3.5 sixes per innings (14 total) (4 inns, 131 balls)
  • · Strikes at 79.2 against MI London in the Hundred, 42.9% below the league average, averaging 10.5 (53 balls faced)
Tim Louis Seifertbat
  • · 108 runs in 4 innings in 2026 at an average of 27, striking at 150 (4 inns, 72 balls)
  • · Low score of 1, best of 67 (4 inns, 72 balls)
  • · 1.3 sixes per innings (5 total) (4 inns, 72 balls)
Angus Alexander Patrick Atkinsonbowl
  • · 5 wickets in 4 innings in 2026 at 5.7 runs per 5-ball set (4 inns, 80 balls)
  • · 1.25 wickets per innings (4 inns, 80 balls)
Noor Ahmadbowl
  • · 2 wickets in 4 innings in 2026 at 7.9 runs per 5-ball set (4 inns, 78 balls)
  • · 0.5 wickets per innings (4 inns, 78 balls)

Stats are computed from ball-by-ball Hundred data only — never mixed with T20 — and show their sample sizes.