Bottom-half London Spirit host third-placed MI London at Lord’s on Thursday, August 6, at 6:30 PM local (11:00 PM IST), with both sides coming off contrasting results.
Spirit fell to a 37-run defeat against Sunrisers Leeds despite David Willey’s remarkable 83, a performance that couldn’t quite overhaul a mammoth 241 for 2.
MI London, by contrast, cruised to a 45-run win over Manchester Super Giants behind another strong showing from Will Jacks, the competition’s leading run-scorer for this franchise this season.
Match Details
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | London Spirit vs MI London, 23rd Match |
| Series | The Hundred Men’s Competition 2026 |
| Date | Thursday, 6 August 2026 |
| Time | 6:30 PM BST local / 5:30 PM GMT / 11:00 PM IST |
| Venue | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. London Spirit’s home ground. |
| Format | 100-ball innings per side, five sets of 20 balls, no bowler allowed more than two sets. |
| Captains | Liam Livingstone (London Spirit), Sam Curran (MI London) |
| Form | LNS: 1 win, 4 losses, seventh in the table. Lost their last match to Sunrisers Leeds by 37 runs despite David Willey’s brilliant 83. Livingstone is the side’s top run-scorer this season with 157. ML: 3 wins, 2 losses, third in the table. Beat Manchester Super Giants by 45 runs last time out, with Will Jacks (195 runs this season) again among the runs. |
| H2H | These sides have already met once this season, with MI London coming out on top in that earlier fixture, giving them the psychological edge heading into this rematch. |
Dream11 Team for LNS vs ML, 23rd Match
Top Picks for LNS vs ML, 23rd Match
| Player | Team | Role | Key Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | ML | Captain / AR | Captain pick. Competition’s leading run-scorer for MI London this season with 195 runs. At 2x. |
| Nicholas Pooran | ML | VC / WK | Vice-Captain pick. Destructive top-order presence, wicketkeeping upside. At 1.5x. |
| David Willey | LNS | All-Rounder | Smashed 83 in the loss to Sunrisers Leeds, Spirit’s standout performer of the season. |
| Liam Livingstone | LNS | Captain / AR | London Spirit’s captain and leading run-scorer this season with 157. |
| Rashid Khan | ML | Bowler | World-class leg-spin, a constant wicket-taking threat for MI London. |
Pitch Report
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. London Spirit’s home ground. |
| Pitch Type | Fine seam movement for pacers with the new ball, with spinners finding something in the middle overs. The pitch generally opens up for batting in the death overs, and the north-south slope influences ball movement throughout. |
| Scoring | The average first-innings score in Men’s Hundred matches at Lord’s has historically sat around 130, though scoring has picked up significantly across the competition in recent matches. This is worth cross-checking against ESPNcricinfo Statsguru before publishing. |
| Pace vs Spin | New-ball pace from Trent Boult and Jamie Overton should find some early assistance, with Rashid Khan and Liam Livingstone’s spin options likely to play a bigger role once the shine is off, before the pitch opens up for batting at the death. |
| Toss Factor | With the pitch generally easing for batting later in the innings, expect the toss winner to weigh up whether to exploit the tricky new-ball period by bowling first. |
Weather Report
| Details | Information |
|---|---|
| Temperature | Around 23°C (73°F), a pleasant summer evening for the 6:30 PM start. |
| Sky | Clear throughout the day. |
| Rain Chance | Very low, roughly 5 percent. No weather interruptions expected. |
| Humidity | Moderate, with little expected impact on swing or player stamina. |
| Overall | Good batting and bowling conditions for a clash between two sides with contrasting recent results. |
LNS vs ML Toss Prediction
With the new ball offering something at Lord’s before the pitch eases for batting, expect the toss winner to consider bowling first to exploit the tricky opening period.
**If Liam Livingstone (London Spirit) wins, **expect him to bowl first at home, trusting Jamie Overton and David Willey to make early inroads before backing Bairstow and Pretorius to chase down a target.
**If Sam Curran (MI London) wins, **expect him to also bowl first, using Trent Boult and his own left-arm seam to apply early pressure before trusting Nicholas Pooran and Will Jacks to see off a chase.
Injury and Team News
London Spirit:
London Spirit sit seventh in the table after a 37-run loss to Sunrisers Leeds, a game in which David Willey’s remarkable 83 kept them in contention until late. Captain Liam Livingstone remains the side’s leading run-scorer this season, and he will hope to inspire a response alongside Bairstow and Brevis. No injury concerns have been reported for the squad ahead of this fixture.
**Key players: **Liam Livingstone (c, leading run-scorer this season), David Willey (83 in the last match, leading wicket-taker), Jonny Bairstow (experienced wicketkeeper-batter), Dewald Brevis (explosive South African top-order batter), Jamie Overton (pace-bowling all-rounder), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (explosive top-order option).
**Predicted London Spirit XI: **Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Jonny Bairstow (wk), James Rew, Liam Livingstone (c), Dewald Brevis, James Coles, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, Adam Zampa.
MI London:
MI London sit third in the table after a comfortable 45-run win over Manchester Super Giants, with Will Jacks continuing his excellent season as the franchise’s leading run-scorer. Captain Sam Curran has a settled, in-form squad, with Nicholas Pooran and Trent Boult both playing key roles in the recent win. No injury concerns have been reported for the squad ahead of this fixture.
**Key players: **Sam Curran (c, captain, contributed both bat and ball this season), Will Jacks (captain pick, leading run-scorer for the franchise), Nicholas Pooran (vice-captain pick, destructive top-order option), Richard Gleeson (leading wicket-taker for the franchise with 9 scalps), Trent Boult (left-arm new-ball pace), Rashid Khan (world-class leg-spin).
**Predicted MI London XI: **Jason Roy, James Vince, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sam Curran (c), Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford, Tom Curran, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Richard Gleeson, Nathan Sowter.
