Will Jacks comes into The Hundred is the best shape of his career in white-ball cricket, having played a starring role in England's run to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup and been a key contributor in the recent T20 and ODI beating of India.

He has the opportunity to bat at the top of the order in The Hundred, he bats down at no. 7 typically for England, but would like to bat higher, this is a chance to show them how destructive he can be.

He covered this bet in six of nine appearances in 2025's competition.

With the make-up of Sunrisers' bowling attack, Nathan Ellis looks nailed-on to bowl at the death. This will, in turn, create opportunities for him to take wickets, with MI London likely to play riskier shots as they look to squeeze every last run out of their innings.

Ellis is one of Australia's leading white-ball seamers, has lots of experience of short form cricket in England and in franchise cricket in general, while he'll also pose a wicket-taking threat in the powerplay if thrown the ball by Zak Crawley.

The Hundred has been criticised over the years for not having enough big scores and close games. In looking to emulate the IPL, as they are in many ways, they will look to change that and prepare more batter-friendly surfaces, and that may become evident in the opening game on Tuesday.

MI London, formerly known as Oval Invincibles, have won the last three editions of the competition, with piling on the runs at the core of that; there are some survivors from that side who'll be involved in this one, and they're capable of hitting the 170-mark.

On the Sunrisers side, Ryan Rickelton and Mitch Marsh is potentially the best opening pair in the tournament, so if they can get them off to a flier, 170 isn't out of the question.

These odds suggest an implied probability of 6.7% that the bet lands, but I think it can give us a good run for our money under the lights in the capital.