• Brave have lost four of their last five games in The Hundred but the exception was a four-run away win against Fire

• Welsh Fire are bottom of the table going into their final match of the season

• Recommended bet: Riley Meredith - top Welsh Fire top wicket-taker

It has been a disappointing season in The Hundred for both Southern Brave and Welsh Fire, who are aiming to finish the campaign with a victory at the Rose Bowl.

Hopes were high for the Fire after the signing of legendary Australia batter Steve Smith, but they have lost five of their seven matches and are bottom of the table.

The Brave won their first two matches of the 2025 season before a run of four defeats in five games ended their hopes of making the play-offs.

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Team news

Southern Brave will assess the fitness of all-rounder Chris Jordan, who has been struggling with a groin injury, while left-arm fast bowler Tymal Mills is hoping for a recall.

Welsh Fire have been without injured England bowler Chris Woakes for the entire season.

They still have a strong pace department featuring New Zealand international Matt Henry, Australia's Riley Meredith and left-armers David Payne and Josh Hull.

The stats

Southern Brave have won all four of their completed matches against Welsh Fire in The Hundred and the Fire have lost five of their seven matches in 2025.

Brave opener James Vince has not hit a six in any of his seven innings this season, while Hilton Cartwright has taken seven catches in seven matches for the Brave in 2025.

No team has struck fewer sixes in The Hundred this season than the Brave's 31.

Welsh Fire opener Stephen Eskinazi has scored 42 and 53 in his last two innings.

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Prediction

Oval Invincibles, Trent Rockets and Northern Superchargers have secured the play-off places in The Hundred, so there is only pride to play for at the Rose Bowl on Thursday.

Hosts the Brave have been hampered by a lack of consistency with the bat and they needed a stunning bowling performance to seal a four-run win over the Fire last week.

A blistering innings of 51 not out off 19 balls from Australian Hilton Cartwright dragged the Brave to a modest total of 129-8.

The Fire cruised to 45-1 off just 21 balls in the run-chase before a shocking batting collapse and they are bottom of the standings with one match remaining.

The Cardiff franchise, who finished seventh, eighth, fourth and sixth in the first four seasons of the 100-ball competition, will be desperate to avoid the wooden spoon.

They require a victory at the Rose Bowl to haul themselves off the foot of the table and Australia fast bowler Riley Meredith could play a key role for the visitors.

He sat out the home defeat to the Brave, but has taken 10 wickets in five matches, including 4-9 from 17 deliveries in the win over Manchester Originals.

Earlier in the summer Meredith starred for Somerset in the T20 Blast, claiming 27 scalps in 13 appearances and he should trouble a struggling Brave batting unit on Thursday.

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