The Hundred Men 2025: Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire – Preview, Squads, Stats & Streaming Details

Cricket and innovation meet once again in The Hundred 2025, and one of the most anticipated fixtures is set — Southern Brave vs Welsh Fire. Fans are eager to watch this clash unfold, and the best part? You can catch the live stream on tapmad, making sure you don’t miss a ball of the action.

This head-to-head at The Rose Bowl, Southampton, is going to shoot off as two teams will be seeking to build momentum, express their skills, and provide the drama of The Hundred.

Match Details

• Fixture: Southern Brave Men vs Welsh Fire Men
   
• Date: Thursday, 28th August 2025
   
• Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
   
• Start Time: 06:30 PM BST

Current Form Guide

Southern Brave Men

The Brave will be hoping to recover after a mixed season. They also have five players who have scored more than 100 runs, but failed to sustain form. Although they are not in the knockout race and yet, they have their pride and momentum on their side.

Male Welsh Fire

Welsh Fire is not much different than the Brave as they have not had the smoothest of seasons. They have had only two wins, and Jonny Bairstow is their leading batter. The bowling unit has been more incisive compared to the batting, and they are an efficient team to reckon with, regardless of whether a playoff appearance is at stake or not.

Key Players to Watch

Southern Brave

• Hilton Cartwright – However, the 111 runs in his five games at a strike-rate of 163.2 have made him a match-winner.
   
• Jofra Archer – Jofra Archer - The English pacer is back into his rhythm and has 8 wickets this English summer so far, with the best figures of 1/28 in 6 matches played.
   
• James Coles – Coles has provided 117 runs at an average of 29 with the bat and has taken 4 wickets with the ball- he is a budding star.

Welsh Fire

• Jonny Bairstow – Their leading scorer with 243 runs at an average of 40.5 and a strike rate of 164. Expect him to be the backbone once again.
   
• Ben Kellaway – The youngster has been a revelation with both ball and fielding, picking up 3 wickets at a brilliant economy of 4.8.
   
• Riley Meredith – The Australian speedster loves playing in the English conditions, and his searing pace is going to trouble the top of the order of the Brave team.

Head-to-Head Record (Last 5 Matches)

• Southern Brave: 4 wins
   
• Welsh Fire: 0 wins
   
• No Result: 1

The Southern Brave have won four of the last five games in this rivalry. Welsh Fire will obviously be keen on flipping this over.

Venue Insights – The Rose Bowl, Southampton

The Rose Bowl has historically favored chasing sides.

• Average First Innings Score (2022–2025): Dropped from 151.5 to 126.0.
   
• Bowling Impact: The fast bowlers take an average of 23.50 at an economy of 8.77, and spinners are less economical (7.82) but less penetrative.
   
• Win Rate: Teams batting second have a 66.7% win percentage here.

Expect captains to prefer bowling first if they win the toss.

Squads

Southern Brave Men:
James Vince (C), Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills, Chris Jordan, Jason Roy, Leus Du Plooy, Craig Overton, Laurie Evans (WK), Danny Briggs, James Coles, Michael Bracewell, Reece Topley, Jordan Thompson, Toby Albert, Hilton Cartwright.

Welsh Fire Men

Steven Smith, Jonny Bairstow (WK), Luke Wells, Tom Abell (C), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Saif Zaib, Paul Walter, Chris Green, David Payne, Josh Hull, Riley Meredith, Matt Henry, Mason Crane, Stephen Eskinazi, Ajeet Dale, Ben Kellaway.

Expert Predictions – Pre-Match Outlook

• Toss Winner: Welsh Fire
• Match Winner: Welsh Fire (The form of Bairstow at the top of the order could prove to be a deciding factor here)
• Top Batter James Coles (Southern Brave), Jonny Bairstow (Welsh Fire)
• Top bowler: Jofra Archer (Southern Brave), Riley Meredith (Welsh Fire)
• Most SIXES: Hilton Cartwright (Southern Brave), Jonny Bairstow (Welsh Fire)
• Man of the Match: Jonny Bairstow ( Welsh Fire)
• Projected Score with both Batting first: The two teams can make 130+ scores.

Final Word

The game of Southern Brave against Welsh Fire in The Hundred Men 2025 will be of great interest to fans, even though it may not be critical to the knockout stage. The game will have stars like Jofra Archer and Hilton Cartwright, Jonny Bairstow, and Riley Meredith, an action-packed game with bashing and drama.

You cannot afford to miss any action, and live streaming on tapmad gives you all the boundaries, wickets, and exciting finishes, as The Hundred 2025 keeps on thrilling through the inspiration of fabulous entertainment.