Padikkal smashes glorious ton in warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cric…

Devdutt Padikkal assured his spot in India’s playing XI for the opening Test with a stylish century on Day Two of the warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI, while seasoned Rishabh Pant (2) and his understudy Dhruv Jurel (1) failed to make the most of favourable batting conditions.

India finished its first innings at 357-6 in 90 overs. Padikkal’s artistic unbeaten 142 and a gritty 63 (retired out) by veteran Ravindra Jadeja were the highlights, while Manav Suthar (41) also impressed with the bat on his maiden overseas international assignment.

Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after his half-century on Saturday hiddenlangkawi.club

Padikkal hit 18 boundaries to show that he is ready to reclaim his rightful place now that first-choice No. 3 batter Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the series. With Yashasvi Jaiswal (0) falling off the second delivery, KL Rahul (40) and Padikkal added 96 for the second wicket.

While Rahul played himself in, the sinewy Padikkal was a treat to watch, opening with a couple of cover drives off fuller deliveries before unleashing some delectable cuts both in front of and behind point. Anything short from pacers or spinners was pulled with disdain. The famous ‘Nataraja Shot’ also came out of the closet against the pacers.

A pull shot off off-spinner Ramesh Mendis brought up his ton in just 121 balls before he was asked to retire. By then, he had added 72 with Jadeja, who again showed his value as a middle-order batter overseas.

The biggest disappointment of the day was certainly Pant, who once again played an indiscreet shot against off-spinner Mendis (2-77), trying to hit him over long-on against the turn. The leading edge flew to long-off. Towards the end, Padikkal once again came out to bat and added four more boundaries to his quota of 14.

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No of fours smashed by Devdutt Padikkal against SLC XI on Saturday

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Padikkal’s highest score, which came in his debut innings against England; the top-order batter has scored a total of 90 runs in two Tests

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The year Devdutt Padikkal played his last of two Tests

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No of 50-plus scores by Jadeja in his last 13 Test innings

TRE Vs SOU Match Prediction: The Hundred Men’s 2026 will be the sixth season of this unique tournament. Nowhere else in the world do we see a top-level cricket competition that deviates from the game’s standard formats. But here, rather than each team playing 10 or 20 overs, both innings last for just 100 deliveries.

The Trent Rockets are one of only three teams to have ever won The Hundred Men’s competition, having had a triumphant campaign in 2022. They have also made it to the playoffs on two further occasions. One of them was in 2025, when they reached the final, only to lose to the team now called MI London.

The Rockets lost their opening game of the season to the London Spirit. They bounced back with a win over the London Spirit in their next game, then made it two wins in a row with a victory over the Welsh Fire, before defeating the Manchester Super Giants in their fourth game.

In their fifth match, the Trent Rockets beat the Sunrisers Leeds, before a win over the Birmingham Phoenix in their sixth. They then beat MI London to make it three wins in a row. With six wins, one loss, 24 points, and the best net run rate in the league in seven games, the Rockets are on top of the points table.

On the other hand, the Southern Brave were the inaugural champions of The Hundred Men’s competition, winning the title all the way back in 2021. Since then, they have made it to the Eliminator once and finished as the runners-up in 2024. Last season, they barely missed out on a playoff spot, finishing fourth on the table.

The Brave lost to the Welsh Fire in their first game of the season. Then, in their second game, they were beaten by Sunrisers Leeds. A third loss in a row came against MI London. They then won their first game of the season, defeating the Birmingham Phoenix in their fourth.

The second half of their league season started with a win against the London Spirit, before a defeat against the Welsh Fire, and then a loss to the Manchester Super Giants. With two wins, four losses, eight points, and a bang average net run rate in six matches, the Phoenix are currently sixth on the points table.

TRE Vs SOU Match Prediction Date and Time:

• Date: Monday, August 10, 2026
• Time: 11:00 PM (IST); 06:30 PM (local time)
• Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

TRE Vs SOU Live Streaming: How To Watch

The Trent Rockets Vs Southern Brave Match 29 of the 2026 The Hundred Men’s 2026 will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network on TV in India. It will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website on mobiles, laptops, and other streaming devices.

TRE Vs SOU Team; Full Squads:

Trent Rockets Full Squads:

Sam Billings (C)(wk), Finn Allen, Ben Duckett, Ben Mayes, Tom Banton (wk), Aneurin Donald (wk), Louis Kimber (wk), Tim David, Dan Mousley, Craig Overton, Lewis Gregory, Ben Raine, Mitchell Santner, Danny Briggs, Calvin Harrison, Matt Henry, Mohammad Amir, Brad Currie, Ben Sanderson

Southern Brave Full Squads:

Chris Jordan (C), Tom Abell, David Miller, Ben McKinney, Jamie Smith (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Thomas Rew (wk), Michael Pepper (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Caleb Falconer, Saif Zaib, Nikhil Chaudhary, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Luke Wood, Manny Lumsden, Daniel Worrall

Trent Rockets Vs Southern Brave Prediction T20Is: Head-to-Head

• Matches Played: 06
• Trent Rockets Won: 03
• Southern Brave Won: 03
• No Result: 00
• First Played: July 24, 2021 (TRE result)
• Last Played: August 16, 2025 (TRE win)

TRE Vs SOU Toss Update

*To be updated after the toss*

TRE Vs SOU Team; Predicted XIs:

Trent Rockets Predicted XI:

Ben Duckett, Finn Allen, Aneurin Donald, Sam Billings (C)(wk), Tim David, Lewis Gregory, Mitchell Santner, Craig Overton, Calvin Harrison, Ben Sanderson, Matt Henry

Southern Brave Predicted XI:

Jamie Smith (wk), Michael Pepper, Marcus Stoinis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Nikhil Choudhary, Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan (C), Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

TRE Vs SOU Match 29 The Hundred Men’s 2026 Trent Bridge Pitch Report

Trent Bridge has usually provided a balanced pitch in limited overs cricket, where batters do score runs but bowlers, both pacers and spinners, remain in the game and take regular wickets. However, in recent times, the pitches here have become more batter-friendly, becoming one of the few batters’ havens in England. There is still usually some grass on the pitch here, allowing pacers to strike early, but as the track settles down, batters start to dominate. As for boundary dimensions, the square boundary is quite short, about 60m in length, while the straight boundary is about 70-72m away from the batter.

TRE Vs SOU Match 29 Weather Forecast

It will be a fine summer evening in Nottingham on matchday. The temperatures in the afternoon will peak in the mid 20s. While the skies will be partly cloudy, the chances of rain will be quite low. The winds will be moderate, and the humidity will be on the low side as well.

TRE Vs SOU Match 29 The Hundred Men’s 2026 Match Southern Brave Prediction: 3 Players To Watch Out For

The 3 players to watch out for in the TRE Vs SOU 2026 The Hundred Men’s 2026 Match 29 are:

• Trent Rockets batter Ben Duckett
• Southern Brave bowler Adil Rashid
• Trent Rockets batter Finn Allen

Trent Rockets Vs Southern Brave Prediction: Who Will Win Today’s Match 29?

For the TRE Vs SOU 2026 The Hundred Men’s 2026 Match 29 Prediction, Trent Rockets will defeat Southern Brave in Match 29 of The Hundred Men’s 2026.

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A potential two-year ban looms for former Pakistan cricketers who participated in an unauthorised Zambian league. The Pakistan Cricket Board has reacted strongly, emphasising that all players must obtain proper approvals before playing. Reports suggest that some cricketers encountered significant troubles regarding payments and accommodation during the tournament. This serious matter unfolds as the ICC intensifies its scrutiny on global franchise cricket activities.

Basant Kumar Meghwal won a silver in men’s high jump event with a personal best effort to take India’s medal tally to two at the World Athletics U20 Championships here.

The 19-year-old from Anupgarh, a border town in the Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan, sailed over 2.21m, his lifetime best, to clinch the silver medal on the fourth and penultimate day of the championships on Saturday.

Algeria’s Younes Ayachi won the gold while Great Britain’s Otis Poole took the bronze. All the three medallists could only clear 2.21m but failed all their three attempts to sail over 2.24m.

The positions were thus decided on countback based on the number of attempts to clear the previous height.

Ayachi cleared 2.21m in his first jump, while Meghwal and Poole did the same in their second and third attempts respectively.

Earlier, Ashish Yadav had won a silver in the men’s javelin throw event to open India’s medal account on the third day.

Aarav Dengla traces the journeys of chess players caught between their game and the politics of their countries. From Viktor Korchnoi’s defection from the Soviet Union to Alireza Firouzja’s break with Iran and Ian Nepomniachtchi playing under the FIDE flag after opposing Russia’s war, he explores how FIDE has stood between players and geopolitical upheavals, providing a neutral ground for those who could no longer compete under their national flags. For these stateless kings, the banner did not erase identity - it protected their freedom to play.