Welsh Fire face MI London in Match 6 of The Hundred 2026 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, on Saturday 25 July 2026, starting at 18:00 BST (UTC+1). Sophia Gardens holds 15,643 and is The Hundred’s only venue outside England, giving Welsh Fire a genuine home advantage that goes beyond pitch conditions.

Welsh Fire represent the entire nation’s cricket ambitions in The Hundred. The 15,643-capacity ground creates an atmosphere of concentrated partisan support that no other team in the competition faces quite so completely from their home crowd. Jonny Bairstow anchors the batting with power hitting capable of setting or chasing demanding totals. Josh Tongue’s express pace and Tom Banton’s unorthodox top-order hitting complete a team that plays with freedom at home.

MI London, formerly the Oval Invincibles, now carry Mumbai Indians’ IPL investment into The Hundred. Sam Curran provides all-round ability across both phases of play; Will Jacks brings explosive batting from any position in the order. Jason Roy has a decade of white-ball experience at the highest level.

Sophia Gardens’ River Taff location means the ground can be affected by weather moving in from the Bristol Channel, and evening matches here have produced unexpected swing bowling conditions that visiting teams have struggled to anticipate. MI London will need to adapt quickly to whatever the Cardiff evening offers.

The 18:00 BST Saturday evening start makes this one of The Hundred’s most appealing primetime fixtures for UK viewers.

When is Welsh Fire vs MI London? The match starts at 18:00 BST (UTC+1) on 25 July 2026. Indian fans in Mumbai watch at 22:30 IST (UTC+5:30). Australian fans in Sydney tune in at 03:00 AEST (UTC+10) on 26 July. Viewers in New York catch it at 13:00 EDT (UTC-4). For real-time conversions, check Cardiff time and United Kingdom time.

Sophia Gardens sits on the banks of the River Taff in central Cardiff. The 2009 Ashes Test here, won by Australia, is the only Test ever played in Wales, and remains the ground’s defining historical moment. For The Hundred, the Welsh Fire faithful create an atmosphere that makes every visiting team feel they are playing on deep away territory.