MI London vs Trent Rockets Dream11 picks: captain, vice-captain and differential reads for The Hundred 2026 Match 25

Match 25 of The Hundred Men's 2026 brings MI London and Trent Rockets together at Kennington Oval on Friday evening, with first ball at 7:00 PM IST and both sides still firmly in the tournament race. Trent Rockets head in on a five-match winning streak that has carried them to the top of the table, while MI London sit second, four wins from six, and look to keep their net run rate advantage intact.

For fantasy squads, the meeting is unusually well-defined. The Oval has produced a clear pattern across 21 prior Men's Hundred games, the form tables are tight enough that the captain pick carries real weight, and both sides have named combinations stable enough to lock without waiting on toss. Here is how the desk reads the match for Dream11, GL contests, and the squad split between the two sides.

Standings and recent form

The table context shapes every fantasy choice for Match 25. Trent Rockets have won 5 of 6 and lead the standings with a net run rate of 0.893. MI London have won 4 of 6 and sit second with a net run rate of 0.448. The head-to-head across the last four meetings favours MI London 3-1, with no no-results in the run, which keeps this from being a one-sided script even though the form table points the other way.

Form over the last five games is the cleanest signal for captain selection. Trent Rockets' last-five form reads W, W, W, W, W, with no recent slip. MI London's last-five form runs W, W, L, W, L, so their batters have had to absorb one heavy defeat in that window. The form edge sits with Trent, but the head-to-head edge sits with MI London.

Where the form money sits: leading run-scorers

Ben Duckett tops the Trent Rockets charts with 262 runs from 6 matches. Will Jacks leads MI London with 213 runs from the same number of games. Both are in the top tier of Hundred run-scorers for the 2026 season, and both bat in positions that guarantee them balls. Duckett opens for Trent Rockets, while Jacks typically comes in early for MI London and rotates through powerplay and middle-overs batting blocks.

Finn Allen sits second on the Trent run charts with his usual boundary-heavy strike rate, Aneurin Donald has produced starts in the top three, and Sam Billings anchors the middle order with the captain's responsibility to keep tempo against spin. For MI London, James Vince and Nicholas Pooran give the side a strong left-right middle-overs combination, with Pooran the obvious finisher role and Vince the accumulator.

Sherfane Rutherford and Sam Curran fill the all-round slots for MI London. Tom Curran typically finishes the innings with the ball and adds late-order runs. Tim David is the equivalent finisher for Trent Rockets, sitting behind Billings and Santner in the order with a clear brief to clear the ropes in the closing blocks.

Wicket charts and the bowler picture

Richard Gleeson leads the MI London bowling with 10 wickets from 6 matches. The left-arm pacer has been the side's most reliable strike weapon and is expected to bowl a full allocation of five blocks in the Hundred's 100-ball format. Trent Boult provides the new-ball partner, and Rashid Khan handles the spin duties alongside Nathan Sowter. Tom Curran and Sam Curran share the pace-all-rounder quota.

Craig Overton leads the Trent Rockets bowling with 6 wickets from 6 matches. The seam attack is deeper than MI London's on paper: Mohammad Amir, Matt Henry, Calvin Harrison, Mitchell Santner and Lewis Gregory give the captain a richer mix of pace, left-arm spin and seam-bowling all-round options. For fantasy, that depth makes a 5 MIL plus 6 TRT split the most balanced squad construction.

Probable XIs

Kennington Oval pitch read and London weather

The Oval has hosted 21 prior Men's Hundred games, and the numbers are clear. 42% of wins have come batting first, 58% bowling first. Pacers have taken 62% of the wickets. The average first-innings score sits at 146, with a second-innings average of 127. That points to a slight chase advantage, modest run totals, and a meaningful role for new-ball bowlers on both sides.

London weather for the game is forecast at 21-22 degrees Celsius, 2% rain chance and 52% humidity. Conditions are dry, comfortable for batting, and the dew factor in evening Hundred games at The Oval is real. The captain who wins the toss and chases will be playing the historical script, even if a competitive total can defend under lights.

Captain and vice-captain picks

Ben Duckett is the recommended Dream11 captain. The opener has 262 runs from 6 matches at the top of a Trent Rockets batting order that has consistently delivered starts, and a chase-friendly Oval pitch lets him play his natural ball-striking game without needing to rebuild an innings. Nicholas Pooran, James Vince, Finn Allen, Sam Curran and Will Jacks round out the batting-heavy core of the suggested XI.

Will Jacks is the recommended vice-captain. His 213 runs from 6 matches, combined with his off-spin bowling allocation, give him points access through two formats. The differential GL captain swing is also Will Jacks at a lower ownership percentage, paired with a higher-owned Trent batter at vice-captain.

Mitchell Santner, Tom Curran, Craig Overton, Richard Gleeson and Mohammad Amir complete the bowling and all-rounder slots. Santner's left-arm spin is well suited to The Oval's middle-overs phase, and Amir's left-arm pace gives a different matchup to the right-arm-heavy MI London top order.

Suggested Dream11 squad for Match 25

How to read the differential picks

Captain ownership is the single most important number in any Hundred fantasy contest. A captain with 35% selection can win a contest, but only by clearing the ownership ceiling — the rest of the field gets the same points if that captain fires. A captain at 10-15% ownership who scores a fifty or takes three wickets moves a squad past 60-70% of the field in a single match.

Will Jacks is the differential GL captain read here. The MI London opener has 213 runs in 6 matches but sits at a lower GL ownership percentage than Duckett or Pooran, which means a fifty from him separates the squad from the field. Pair that with a popular Trent all-rounder at vice-captain to balance the ownership profile, and the squad covers both the differential swing and the safe-floor case.

Tim David is the second differential. He is a middle-order finisher with a clear brief to clear the ropes in the closing blocks, sits behind Billings and Santner, and tends to be picked at lower ownership than the top-order stars. If Trent Rockets bat second and the death overs come, a Tim David cameo is the kind of swing that ranks a fantasy squad up the leaderboard.

Squad split: 5 MIL plus 6 TRT

Trent Rockets' five-match winning streak, deeper bowling attack, and stronger overall form table all point to weighting the squad towards TRT. A 5 MIL plus 6 TRT split is the recommended construction, with the 5 MIL players chosen for confirmed roles: Jacks (opener), Vince (top order), Pooran (wicket-keeper finisher), Sam Curran (all-rounder), Richard Gleeson (lead wicket-taker).

The 6 TRT picks are Duckett (opener), Allen (top order), Billings (captain/wicket-keeper), David (finisher), Santner (spin all-rounder), Overton (lead seamer), and Amir (new-ball left-arm). If the user prefers a heavier MI weighting, the obvious swaps are Amir for Tom Curran, or Overton for Nathan Sowter, but that pushes against the form table.

Match prediction and what to watch

Trent Rockets are the desk pick to win Match 25. The five-match winning streak, the deeper bowling attack, and the cleaner Oval matchup all point that way. The historical head-to-head does favour MI London, but Trent's current form overrides the longer ledger at this stage of the tournament.

The most important contest-day variable is the toss. A chase-friendly Oval means the toss-winning captain is more likely to field first, which in turn pushes the in-form openers up the impact list. A second variable is dew. Evening Hundred games at The Oval typically see the ball get harder to grip in the second innings, which strengthens the chasing side and rewards power hitters in the closing blocks.

Watch for three things on the night. First, whether Trent Boult can break through the Trent Rockets top order inside the powerplay. Second, whether Rashid Khan's googlies can contain Duckett and Allen in the middle overs. Third, how Sam Billings rotates strike against Tom Curran's variations in the closing five-ball blocks.

Quick questions

Reporting basis: Cricket Winner, 8 August 2026, on The Hundred 2026 Match 25 between MI London and Trent Rockets at Kennington Oval. SG11 Fantasy has rewritten the account independently with form notes, captain reads and squad splits for fantasy users. For more Hundred 2026 reads and ongoing fantasy squad-building notes, the Fantasy Tips desk covers squad balance, differential ownership, captain reads and toss audits across the tournament.