The Hundred 2025: WEF vs TRT Pitch Behaviour: Who Will Dominate in Cardiff?

WEF vs TRT Pitch Report: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England, is one of the eight venues in the Hundred tournament where matches are played. It is also the home ground of the WEF team. This ground is very advantageous for batsmen, although recently, fast bowlers have also performed well. 

Pitch & Scoring Patterns in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England

First Innings (Batting First)

This pitch favours batsmen. However, the extra bounce at the start assists the fast bowlers. Batsmen can also score runs quickly in the first innings because the pitch is fresh. The ball comes off the bat very well, so 150-160 runs can be scored in the first innings of this match.

Second Innings (Chasing)

This pitch has also favoured batsmen in the second innings. In the second innings, spinners also assist on this pitch, leading to scores between 140-150 runs. In the T20 format, however, the situation is quite different. In T20 matches, the team bowling first on this pitch has won 8 out of 11 games, and the team batting first after winning the toss has won 3 matches.

Welsh Fire Squad: Stephen Eskinazi, Steven Smith, Jonny Bairstow(w), Tom Abell(c), Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Ben Kellaway, Saif Zaib, Chris Green, David Payne, Ajeet Dale, Riley Meredith, Luke Wells, Matt Henry, Paul Walter, Mason Crane, Josh Hull

Trent Rockets Squad: Tom Banton, Joe Root, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Moores(w), Marcus Stoinis, David Willey(c), George Linde, Sam Hain, Max Holden, Sam James Cook, Ben Sanderson, Callum Parkinson, Dillon Pennington, Calvin Harrison, John Turner, Lockie Ferguson