Leus du Plooy has been Brave’s top scorer in two of their five matches
Du Plooy has 141 runs in five innings, 54 more runs than his nearest colleague
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Welsh Fire host Southern Brave on Wednesday, with the visitors aiming for a third win in a row.
The Fire sit bottom of the table after one win in four, and the Brave's batting ace Leus du Plooy could wreak havoc at Sophia Gardens.
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Team news
The Fire were handed a thrashing by the seemingly accurately well-named Oval Invincibles last time out, conceding 226 runs from their 100 balls before being bowled out for 143 in reply.
There was encouragement in the 28-ball 50 from Jonny Bairstow and a quick-fire 31 from Tom Kohler-Cadmore, and no changes to the batting line-up are expected.
After a chastening experience in the field, the bowling unit may get a shake-up with the likes of Mason Crane, Josh Hull and in particular Riley Meredith all options to change things up if required.
The Brave's last match was also a defeat to the Invincibles, with the batters failing to get going.
However, with experience in their line-up, no changes are expected from last season's runners-up.
The stats
Despite sitting bottom of the table, the Welsh Fire boast one of the tournament's top batters in Jonny Bairstow.
The former England star has scored 178 runs in four innings, sitting fourth in the top run scorer table, 33 runs behind Liam Livingstone but having had one fewer knock than the three men above him.
Of bowlers who have taken six wickets or more this tournament, only Josh Tongue and Saqib Mahmood have a better strike rate than Welsh Fire's Riley Meredith.
The Australian quick has played three matches and taken seven wickets in just 57 balls, conceding 68 runs in the process.
He was sorely missed in the heavy defeat to the Invincibles and will be key if the Fire are to take anything from the clash against the Brave.
Opener Leus du Plooy leads the way with the bat for the Brave this season and sits 10th in the tournament ranks with 141 runs from five innings.
Tymal Mills once again leads the way for the Brave in the wicket-taking stakes.
The tournament's all-time wicket taker has eight to his name this season and has looked a constant threat.
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Prediction
After back-to-back wins to start the tournament, the Brave have lost three on the spin and know a win against the tournament's bottom club, Welsh Fire, is a must if they wish to keep their chances of a top-three finish alive.
The Brave have an experienced squad and have the quality needed to bounce back and see off the Fire in this clash.
Du Plooy has been the Brave's form batter this season and the South African can once again outscore his teammates as he looks to set the standard from the top of the order.
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