Sunrisers Leeds, sixth in the table after a heartbreaking 5-run loss to Trent Rockets, host bottom-half London Spirit at Headingley on Tuesday, August 4, at 6:30 PM local (11:00 PM IST).
Leeds saw Mitchell Marsh (41) and Harry Brook (46) both fall just short of getting them home in that chase.
London Spirit arrive off their own loss, to Southern Brave, despite Jonny Bairstow’s 56 top-scoring in a losing effort. Both sides will be desperate to arrest their recent slide.
SUL vs LNS Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | Sunrisers Leeds vs London Spirit, 20th Match |
| Series | The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 |
| Date | Tuesday, 4 August 2026 |
| Time | 6:30 PM BST local / 5:30 PM GMT / 11:00 PM IST |
| Venue | Headingley, Leeds. Sunrisers Leeds’ home ground. |
| Format | 100-ball innings per side, five sets of 20 balls, no bowler allowed more than two sets. |
| Captains | Harry Brook (Sunrisers Leeds), Liam Livingstone (London Spirit) |
| Form | SUL: 2 wins, 2 losses, sixth in the table. Fell just 5 runs short chasing 147 against Trent Rockets last time out, despite contributions from Marsh (41), Crawley (26) and Brook (46). LNS: 1 win, 3 losses, seventh in the table. Lost to Southern Brave in their last match despite Jonny Bairstow’s 56, the highest score of the innings. |
| H2H | Both franchises carry newly rebuilt squads into 2026, so there is limited recent head-to-head history between these two identities specifically, though both sides are searching for more consistency after mixed starts to the season. |
Dream 11 Team for SUL vs LNS, 20th Match
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Top Picks for SUL vs LNS, 20th Match
| Player | Team | Role | Key Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Bairstow | LNS | Captain / WK | Captain pick. Top-scored with 56 in the loss to Southern Brave. At 2x. |
| Mitchell Marsh | SUL | VC / AR | Vice-Captain pick. Leeds’ leading run-scorer this season with 214 runs. At 1.5x. |
| Harry Brook | SUL | Batter | Sunrisers Leeds’ captain, 46 in the narrow loss to Trent Rockets. |
| Liam Livingstone | LNS | Captain / AR | London Spirit’s captain, genuine game-changer with bat and part-time spin. |
| Nathan Ellis | SUL | Bowler | Leeds’ leading wicket-taker this season with 5 scalps. |
Pitch Report
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Venue | Headingley, Leeds. Sunrisers Leeds’ home ground. |
| Pitch Type | Gives a fairly equal chance to both bat and ball, with nice bounce and good seam movement for the fast bowlers early on. The surface eases for batting later in the innings, making boundaries easier to find. |
| Scoring | Scoring at Headingley has been competitive rather than one-sided this season, with the last match here decided by just 5 runs. This is worth cross-checking against ESPNcricinfo Statsguru before publishing. |
| Pace vs Spin | Seamers should find some early assistance, with Nathan Ellis for Leeds and Jamie Overton and David Willey for Spirit likely to trouble the top order, while Abrar Ahmed and Liam Livingstone’s spin comes into play through the middle overs. |
| Toss Factor | With the surface generally easing for batting later in the innings, expect the toss winner to weigh up exploiting the tougher early conditions by bowling first. |
Weather Report
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Temperature | Around 25°C (77°F), a mild Leeds evening for the 6:30 PM start. |
| Sky | Mostly cloudy through the day. |
| Rain Chance | Moderate, around 25 percent. Worth keeping an eye on, though not high enough to expect a wash-out. |
| Humidity | Moderate, with some chance of helping the ball swing under cloud cover and lights. |
| Overall | Good conditions for a full contest, with a moderate rain risk worth monitoring closer to the toss. |
SUL vs LNS Toss Prediction
With the pitch generally easing for batting later in the innings and the last match here decided by a handful of runs, expect the toss winner to consider bowling first to exploit the tougher early conditions.
**If Harry Brook (Sunrisers Leeds) wins, **expect him to bowl first at home, trusting Nathan Ellis and the pace attack to make early inroads before backing Zak Crawley and Mitchell Marsh to chase down a target in familiar surroundings.
**If Liam Livingstone (London Spirit) wins, **expect him to also bowl first, using Jamie Overton and David Willey to apply early pressure before trusting Jonny Bairstow and Dewald Brevis to see off a chase.
Injury and Team News
Sunrisers Leeds:
Sunrisers Leeds will look to bounce back after falling just 5 runs short against Trent Rockets, a game in which Mitchell Marsh, Zak Crawley and Harry Brook all got starts without going on to finish it off. Captain Harry Brook leads a squad with genuine top-order depth, with Nathan Ellis continuing to lead the wicket-taking charts. No injury concerns have been reported for the squad ahead of this fixture.
**Key players: **Harry Brook (c, destructive top-order batter), Mitchell Marsh (vice-captain pick, leading run-scorer this season), Zak Crawley (consistent top-order option), Ryan Rickelton (explosive wicketkeeper-batter), Nathan Ellis (leading wicket-taker this season), Abrar Ahmed (wicket-taking leg-spin option).
**Predicted Sunrisers Leeds XI: **Mitchell Marsh, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Zak Crawley, Harry Brook (c), Dan Lawrence, Tom Alsop, Liam Patterson-White, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Nathan Ellis, Abrar Ahmed.
London Spirit:
London Spirit have lost 3 of their 4 matches so far, with Jonny Bairstow’s 56 the standout individual performance of a difficult campaign. Captain Liam Livingstone continues to lead the side’s run-scoring with 123 runs this season, and he will hope to inspire a response alongside Bairstow and Dewald Brevis. No injury concerns have been reported for the squad ahead of this fixture.
**Key players: **Liam Livingstone (c, leading run-scorer this season), Jonny Bairstow (captain pick, 56 in the last match), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (explosive top-order option), Dewald Brevis (explosive South African top-order batter), David Willey (leading wicket-taker this season), Jamie Overton (pace-bowling all-rounder), Adam Zampa (frontline leg-spin threat).
**Predicted London Spirit XI: **Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Liam Livingstone (c), James Rew, Dewald Brevis, James Coles, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Adam Milne, Adam Zampa, Andrew Tye.
