• Phil Salt has led Manchester Originals in both games so far with scores of 60 and 41

• Salt also top-scored with 58 in Manchester's sole win in 2024 when beating London Spirit

• Recommended bet: Phil Salt - Manchester Originals Top Run Scorer

Manchester Originals take on London Spirit at Old Trafford on Monday with pressure already mounting, as the Originals have lost their first two games in The Hundred to prop up the standings.

Having lost by one wicket in their opener before being thrashed by nine wickets on Saturday, there may already be fears of a repeat of last year's dismal campaign when the Manchester side ended seventh after registering just one win.

The team below them was Spirit who, despite fluffing their opening lines when dismissed for 80 against the Oval Invincibles in a six-wicket loss, have already matched their one-win tally of 2024 by beating Welsh Fire on Saturday.

A good omen for Manchester though is that their sole victory last season came against Spirit, who they beat by 12 runs at Lord's.

Phil Salt starred with the bat on that occasion, and the Originals captain has at least got his season off to a flyer on a personal level.

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Team news

The Originals' opening game could have gone either way but they have questions to answer after being hammered by nine wickets in their second.

Rachin Ravindra is still unavailable due to international duty so the top order as it is has to offer more support to captain Salt.

Farhan Ahmed made way for George Garton in their only change for their trip to the Oval but the bowling attack looked light against the onslaught from Will Jacks and Tawanda Muyeye and Josh Tongue's availability cannot come quick enough.

After being bowled out for 80 in their six-wicket defeat first up, Spirit rang the changes for their second match and are likely to stick with that XI, given that they registered an eight-run success.

Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton and Sean Dickson came in for Wayne Madsen, John Simpson and Ryan Higgins and the result was more convincing than the winning margin suggests.

Fire's Chris Green clubbed 32 off 21 balls in a 100-run partnership with Jonny Bairstow, who struck a blistering unbeaten 86, with the rest of the line-up not contributing a great deal.

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The stats

These two sides finished in the bottom two places last season with each winning just one of their eight games.

The Originals' one win in 2024 came against London Spirit in a 12-run success at Lord's.

Phil Salt has started his Hundred campaign with innings of 60 and 41 to top-score for Manchester in both matches.

England legend James Anderson has failed to take a wicket so far, while he has bowled 30 balls for the cost of 61 runs while being hit for nine fours and two sixes.

David Warner smashed an unbeaten 70 off 45 balls in the eight-run win over Welsh Fire on Saturday.

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Prediction

London Spirit have been installed as marginal favourites for the victory but their opening two performances have been like chalk and cheese and it is difficult to know which side will turn up.

While they look to at least have the edge, particularly from a bowling perspective, the Originals did win this match-up last season and have a man in form that they seemingly can depend on while they wait for the likes of Jos Buttler and Heinrich Klaasen to find their touch.

Phil Salt smashed 60 off 41 balls in the opening defeat to Southern Brave before striking 41 off 32 balls against the Invincibles — two innings that have seen him climb to the top of the competition's all-time runscoring charts, even if only temporarily.

The England opener also played a key role in the Originals' win over Spirit last season by clubbing 58 off 41 balls and he can emulate Bairstow's innings against London at the top of the order on Saturday.

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