BPH vs SRL Dream11 Prediction Today Match 24: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Match Preview, Dream11 Team Today, Playing XI & Pitch Report - The Hundred Men's 2026

Edgbaston is generally balanced but leans slightly toward batters, offering good pace, true bounce, and a quick outfield that rewards clean hitting. Fast bowlers can find real swing and seam movement with the new ball, this ground actually recorded the highest average early swing among Hundred venues in 2025, while cutters, slower balls, and hard lengths become more useful later in the innings. Recent Men’s Hundred matches here have ranged all the way from totals near 120 to successful chases above 180, so conditions can vary a fair bit depending on the day. A competitive first-innings score sits around 145-155 runs, with anything past 165 considered a strong total. Teams may prefer to bowl first if it’s cloudy, but batting first is an attractive option on a dry, firm surface.

BPH vs SRL Weather Report — Birmingham Conditions (August 7)

• Temperature: Around 10-22°C, mild for an August evening
• Rain Chances: Low, around 10 percent
• Humidity: Moderate
• Wind: Light

Conditions look mostly dry with only light cloud around, so there’s little reason to expect major interruptions or extended seam movement through the game.

BPH vs SRL Recent Form

👉 Insights Sourced From: ESPNcricinfo

BPH vs SRL Head-to-Head (Recent Meetings)

👉 Insights Sourced From: ESPNcricinfo

BPH vs SRL Probable Playing 11

Birmingham Phoenix: 

Will Smeed, Mitchell Owen, Joe Clarke (WK), Rehan Ahmed, Laurie Evans, Donovan Ferreira (C), Sean Dickson, Ben Dwarshuis, Chris Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq

Sunrisers Leeds: 

Mitchell Marsh, Ryan Rickelton (WK), Zak Crawley (C), Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence, Matthew Revis, Brydon Carse, Matthew Potts, Nathan Ellis, Reece Topley, Abrar Ahmed

Top Picks for BPH vs SRL Dream11 Prediction

Top Batting Picks

• Mitchell Marsh (SRL, ALL/BAT) — 290 runs this season at 58 average, strike rate 182.38, the leading run-scorer in the entire competition | The most in-form batter in this match by a distance, and a genuine game-winner with the bat.
• Joe Clarke (BP, WK-BAT) — 192 runs this season at 38.40 average, strike rate 150 | Phoenix’s most dependable batter even as the team around him has struggled.
• Harry Brook (SRL, BAT) — 154 runs this season at a strike rate over 190 | Explosive at the top of the order and the man who took Sunrisers past the record total in their last game.
• Ryan Rickelton (SRL, WK-BAT) — 169 runs this season at 42.25 average, including a Player of the Match 94* | A genuine top-order threat who’s been outstanding in Sunrisers’ recent wins.

Top Bowling Picks

• Brydon Carse (SRL, BOWL) — 5 wickets this season at an economy of 10.20 | A genuine wicket-taking option for Sunrisers with the new ball.
• Ben Dwarshuis (BP, BOWL) — 5 wickets this season at an economy of 7.52, the best figures among Phoenix bowlers | Phoenix’s most controlled option and someone who’s tough to get away.
• Nathan Ellis (SRL, BOWL) — 7 wickets this season at a strike rate of 14.28 | Consistently among the wickets and a genuine threat through the middle overs.
• Rehan Ahmed (BP, ALL/BOWL) — 5 wickets this season at a strike rate of 14.60 | Phoenix’s most dangerous wicket-taker and a genuine dual threat with the bat too.

BPH vs SRL B Dream11 Team Today

Captain & Vice-Captain Choices

• Captain: Mitchell Marsh 
• Vice-Captain: Rehan Ahmed

BPH vs SRL Toss Prediction

Bat first.

With dry conditions expected and only a small chance of rain, Edgbaston’s firmer surface should reward the side that sets a total rather than chases one tonight. Given how well both top orders have been batting recently, especially Sunrisers after their record 241, don’t be surprised if the toss winner looks to put runs on the board first.

BPH vs SRL Today Match Prediction

Prediction: Sunrisers Leeds to Win — 63%

This bph vs srl today match prediction favours Sunrisers Leeds, and it comes down mostly to form and depth. They’re coming off the highest total in Hundred history, Mitchell Marsh is the leading run-scorer in the whole competition, and their batting lineup looks settled and confident. Birmingham Phoenix have the individual quality to cause an upset, particularly with Joe Clarke capable of a big score and Rehan Ahmed a genuine threat with the ball, but four straight defeats is a difficult run to break, especially against a Sunrisers side playing with this much confidence. Back Sunrisers to continue their momentum, though a home crowd could give Phoenix the lift they badly need.