Welsh Fire vs Trent Rockets predictions: Banton can shine against former team

Tom Banton has scored 195 runs in six games at an average of 32.50
Trent Rockets have won four of their six matches in this year’s competition
Recommended bet: Tom Banton - Over 20.5 Runs
Trent Rockets can move towards the brink of qualification for the final stages of the Hundred, if they beat the Welsh Fire in Cardiff on Sunday.
After collecting 16 points from their opening six games, Andy Flower’s men remain on course to lift the trophy for a second time, following their success in 2022.
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Glamorgan all-rounder Ben Kellaway made an impressive debut for the Fire in Thursday’s win over the Birmingham Phoenix.
The 21-year-old picked up two wickets with his 15 balls and is expected to keep his place in the Welsh Fire line-up.
The Rockets threw away the chance to collect a fifth tournament victory on Thursday, eventually losing to the Oval Invincibles.
Having made 171-7 in their 100 balls, the Rockets had the Invincibles 70-2 after 60 balls but, despite losing, they are expected to stick with the same side on Sunday.
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The stats
The Welsh Fire would have been eliminated if they had lost to the Phoenix, but an unbeaten 47 from Steve Smith helped them to an eight-wicket victory.
Despite a frustrating campaign to date for the Fire, Jonny Bairstow is the third highest runscorer in the competition - with 235 runs from six innings.
No fewer than 113 of the Rockets’ 171 runs in the defeat to the Invincibles came from the top three in the order.
Rockets duo Tom Banton and Joe Root have scored 334 runs between them in this year’s competition.
Welsh Fire have lost eight or more wickets in four of their six matches during this year’s Hundred tournament.
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Prediction
Tom Banton has played with no fewer than three different teams since the inaugural Hundred competition in 2021.
The England white-ball international started with the Fire and spent two years with the Welsh outfit, giving him a good knowledge of the pitch at the Sophia Gardens.
Banton has struck 195 runs in six innings for the Rockets this year, at an average of 32.5 and with a strike rate of 135.42.
The Somerset man also sits in the top 15 of the best batters in the history of the Hundred, with 730 runs and a highest score of 81.
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