Welsh Fire v London Spirit predictions and cricket betting tips

Free cricket tips, best bets and analysis for Welsh Fire v London Spirit in The Hundred on Wednesday.

Where to watch

Women's Hundred
Sky Sports Cricket, Main Event & Mix, 3pm Wednesday

Men's Hundred
Sky Sports Cricket, Main Event & Mix, 6.30pm Wednesday

Best bets

London Spirit Men
1pt 4-5 Betfred, Hills

Tammy Beaumont top London Spirit Women runscorer
1pt 9-4 Hills

Match preview

Nothing but pride is at stake in the final men's game of The Hundred league stage but London Spirit can haul themselves off the bottom of the table with a win over Welsh Fire at Sophia Gardens.

Hopes were high for the Fire after they won their first two matches but since Jonny Bairstow departed on England duty they have suffered five straight defeats.

Bairstow is still their leading six-hitter in the tournament, despite playing only two of their seven matches, and the Cardiff-based franchise's plans were also disrupted by the withdrawals of fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi, Liam Plunkett and Jake Ball.

London Spirit lost their first four completed matches but broke their duck with a six-run win over Manchester Originals and should have made it back-to-back victories against Oval Invincibles last time out.

They let the Invincibles off the hook, having had them at 14-3 chasing 147, but they face a far less intimidating batting line-up in their final game.

These two franchises have also struggled in the women's competition, although London Spirit have won two of their last three matches and England opener Tammy Beaumont has shown her class recently.

Beaumont has scored 34, 42, nought and 42 in her last four innings and her six Twenty20 international knocks this year include 63 against New Zealand and 59 against India.

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