Overview

• Both games are at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday, with the women at 4:00 PM IST (11:00 AM UK) and the men at 7:30 PM IST (2:30 PM UK); broadcast is listed on Sony Sports Network/SonyLIV/FanCode in India and Sky Sports Cricket in the UK.
• Southern Brave Women sit top on 20 points with five consecutive wins under Georgia Adams, while Welsh Fire Women have lost four from four under Tammy Beaumont.
• Welsh Fire men have one win and four points from four matches to sit eighth, as Southern Brave men have two wins from five but enter after three defeats in their last three.
• Pitch reports flag a batting‑friendly surface for the men that encourages bowling first, whereas the women's preview notes early seam movement and dew that tends to aid chases.
• CricTracker tips Southern Brave Women to win and frames the men’s result as toss‑dependent with an advantage to the bowling side; Racing Post pricing makes Brave favourites in both (men 8‑11, women 8‑15).