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2026-07-29By Gamezy Cricket Desk•6 min read
MI London vs London Spirit Dream11 Prediction, Match 12 of The Hundred 2026 — Fantasy Captain Picks, Playing XI and Kennington Oval Pitch Report
MI London take on London Spirit in Match 12 of The Hundred Men's 2026 at Kennington Oval on Wednesday 29 July, with a 6:30 PM BST / 11:00 PM IST start. CricTracker's fantasy slate names MI London's Will Jacks as captain and London Spirit's Liam Livingstone as vice-captain, while Kennington Oval's batting-friendly surface and a 152 average par score frame the team selection maths for fantasy players running Hundred contests on Gamezy.
MI London step into Match 12 of The Hundred Men's 2026 sitting third on the points table with two wins from their opening three games. London Spirit arrive at the opposite end of the standings — still searching for their first win of the tournament and propped up only by net-run-rate margins. The gap in form narrows the fantasy captaincy debate to a smaller set of names than usual, and the surface at Kennington Oval has read as a batting pitch through the first week of fixtures.
Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone and Nicholas Pooran are the three batters the Hundred fantasy field will most often push to the front of the captain queue. Jacks has 68 runs in three innings for MI London, Livingstone has 102 in two for London Spirit, and Pooran is averaging above 40 behind the stumps. The Hundred's five-ball set blocks and 100-ball innings format means every fantasy multiplier decision is sharper than in T20 — captains are worth 2x, vice-captains 1.5x, and a single missed read can flip a 500-point team.
Probable Playing XIs
MI London's probable XI lists Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ollie Pope, Sherfane Rutherford, James Vince, Sam Curran (C), Tom Curran, Will Jacks, Trent Boult, Richard Gleeson, Rashid Khan and Nathan Sowter. The Curran brothers anchor the seam unit, Rashid Khan handles spin containment through the middle overs, and Jacks is the floating match-up batter who can switch up the order depending on match-up.
London Spirit's probable XI lists Jonny Bairstow (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, James Rew, Dewald Brevis, Liam Livingstone (C), James Coles, Jamie Overton, David Willey, Adam Milne, Adam Zampa and Andrew Tye. Adam Zampa's leg-spin against MI London's right-hand heavy top order is the tactical conversation of the day — four of MI London's top six are right-handed, and Zampa has been Spirit's most consistent wicket-taker in the first three matches.
Fantasy captain and vice-captain picks
CricTracker's slate leads with Will Jacks as captain and Liam Livingstone as vice-captain. The case for Jacks is his ceiling — he has hit one match-defining fifty in the tournament and rotates strike against pace better than most in the Hundred field. The case for Livingstone is his strike rate and his match-up versus MI London's left-arm spin, with Rashid Khan likely to keep him company at the crease for at least one set.
For captaincy matrices on Gamezy, three differentials deserve a closer look. The first is Nicholas Pooran — he is the most expensive wicketkeeper in the slate and offers both a top-order batting slot and a stumping points tail. The second is Dewald Brevis — only two innings into his Hundred career, but his 360-degree game against spin gives him a high-ceiling vice-captain bracket. The third is Adam Zampa — if he takes 2+ wickets on a batting-friendly Oval surface, his captain multiplier points will outscore every batter in the lower half of the order.
Kennington Oval pitch report
Kennington Oval has read as a batting surface through the early Hundred fixtures. The ball has come onto the bat with consistent pace, the average score sits at 152 across the first week, and the historic 60% batting-pitch / 40% bowling-pitch split favours top-order run accumulation. The 55% pace / 45% spin bowling distribution gives a small edge to MI London's seam unit, but Rashid Khan's role as a wicket-taker through the middle overs remains intact.
Fantasy players tracking The Hundred on Gamezy should weight the team sheet towards batters in the top six, with two frontline bowlers who can take wickets rather than contain runs. A balanced XI of five batters, one wicketkeeper, two all-rounders and three bowlers has been the highest-scoring combination through the first three matchdays. The Hundred's 100-ball format means dot-ball percentage matters more than economy rate, so bowlers who attack the stumps carry a fantasy premium.
Weather, broadcast and timing
London is forecast clear at 29.9°C with 45% humidity for the evening start. Dew tends to settle in by the second innings of Hundred matches at the Oval, which slightly favours the chasing side and gives an edge to batters who can clear the inner ring against spin. The match is on Star Sports Network in India, with live streaming on JioHotstar.
The Hundred's 6:30 PM BST start translates to 11:00 PM IST for Indian fantasy players running contests on Gamezy. The toss is expected around 6:00 PM BST / 10:30 PM IST, and the impact player announcement comes shortly after. Most fantasy contests on the platform close their team-locking window within five minutes of the toss, so building a flexible XI in advance is the recommended approach.
Differential value picks for Hundred mega contests
Beyond the obvious captain bracket, three lower-owned names are worth a deeper look for mega contests on Gamezy. The first is Lhuan-dre Pretorius — South Africa's Under-19 captain has opened the batting for Spirit in both innings so far and offers points in the batting and the running-between-the-wickets categories that the Hundred scoring system rewards. The second is Nathan Sowter — MI London's second spinner has been used as a powerplay wicket-taker and his economy in the first 25 balls has been under 7.5, which is rare for a frontline spinner in the format.
The third differential is Jamie Overton. Overton has batted at seven for Spirit but his death-over bowling makes him a points accumulator regardless of batting position. In The Hundred, wickets in the final 30 balls carry the same multiplier as powerplay wickets, and Overton's pace at the death gives him a clear advantage over most frontline spinners. For head-to-head contests, Overton is a safer vice-captain than a top-order batter who might get out cheaply in the powerplay.
Fantasy team combination for MI London vs London Spirit
Based on the Kennington Oval pitch, the form cycle and the available talent, the highest-projected XI for Gamezy mega contests looks like this: Will Jacks (C), Liam Livingstone (VC), Nicholas Pooran, Dewald Brevis, Ollie Pope, Sam Curran, James Coles, Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa and Richard Gleeson. The XI covers both top-order batting depth and a five-pronged attack that gives the captain and vice-captain multipliers enough support to climb the standings.
For head-to-head contests on Gamezy, the same XI but with Pooran promoted to vice-captain and Jacks retained as captain is the highest-variance play. Pooran offers both a batting ceiling and a stumping-points tail that the Oval surface has rewarded in past Hundred seasons. Anyone running multi-entry contests should split 50% of entries with Livingstone as captain and 50% with Jacks, since the toss and impact player announcement will shape the final match-up.
Key match-up angles
Five match-ups will decide the fantasy points on Wednesday. First, Jacks against Adam Zampa's leg-spin — Zampa has dismissed Jacks twice in international cricket, and that head-to-head makes the MI London vice-captain choice more interesting. Second, Livingstone against Rashid Khan — Livingstone's range makes him hard to contain, but Rashid's wrong'un has historically given him trouble.
Third, Trent Boult against Jonny Bairstow in the powerplay — Boult's left-arm angle has historically troubled Bairstow, and a powerplay wicket for Boult can be worth 30-40 fantasy points in the Hundred scoring system. Fourth, Adam Milne against Nicholas Pooran — Milne's extra pace against Pooran's standing-deep stance will be the key battle in the middle overs. Fifth, David Willey at the death against Sam Curran — both are veteran finishers, and the bowler who wins this duel likely wins the match.
Fantasy points projection for Match 12
The Hundred's five-ball blocks make fantasy projections sharper than in T20. The current par score at Kennington Oval is 152, which projects to roughly 320-360 fantasy points per team in a balanced XI. A captain pick at 60-70 fantasy points is enough to win a Gamezy mega contest outright, so the captain multiplier decision carries more weight than the rest-of-XI decision.
The highest-projected fantasy XI on Gamezy for Match 12 projects to around 350 fantasy points before captaincy multipliers. With Will Jacks as captain (projected 65 fantasy points) and Liam Livingstone as vice-captain (projected 58), the total climbs to around 542 fantasy points — enough to clear the top 5% of mega contest entries. Anyone running 50+ entries on the same XI structure with split captaincy is well positioned to clear a top-10% finish.
What to watch for the rest of The Hundred 2026
Beyond Match 12, the Hundred fantasy slate shapes up with three high-impact fixtures over the weekend. Northern Superchargers host Trent Rockets at Headingley on Friday, Birmingham Phoenix face London Spirit at Edgbaston on Saturday, and Manchester Originals welcome Oval Invincibles at Old Trafford on Sunday. Each fixture carries its own pitch report, captaincy math and differential value picks, and fantasy players running multi-entry contests across the weekend should plan team structures accordingly.
For Gamezy players who use The Hundred as a secondary contest slate alongside the IPL and T20 Blast, the format's shorter innings and faster scoring rate make captaincy decisions the highest-leverage move of the day. The full Dream11 prediction for Match 12 between MI London and London Spirit, with live updates through the toss and impact player announcement, runs on the Gamezy fantasy winners desk as the match unfolds on Wednesday evening.
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