Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) will face MI New York (MINY) in the sixth match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 at Dallas’ Grand Prairie Stadium. The battle is set to begin at 6:00 a.m. IST (July 17), 12:30 a.m. GMT (July 17), and 07:30 p.m. local time (July 16).
In terms of prior matchups, both LAKR and MINY suffered defeats in their most recent games.The Los Angeles-based team was defeated by the Texas Super Kings (TSK) in their first match of the MLC 2023, while MINY was defeated by the San Francisco Unicorns (SFU).
When it comes to LAKR and the New York-based team’s best performers, no batter from Los Angeles was able to shine against TSK. Among the bowlers, Lockie Ferguson and Ali Khan each took two wickets. Meanwhile, Tim David (53) and Kierard Pollard (48) shone for MINY in a loss to SFU.
When they meet, both LAKR and MINY will be looking for their first win.
Pitch Report:
Initially, the playing surface at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas favours the batters, but the bowlers also gain significance as the game progresses. The average score achieved at this venue is 170, and the team that wins the toss will prefer to bat first.
Probable XI:
Los Angeles Knight Riders: Martin Guptill, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Nitish Kumar, Rilee Rossouw, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Lockie Ferguson, Corne Dry, Ali Khan, Adam Zampa
MI New York: Dewald Brevis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Hammad Azam, Steven Taylor, Tim David, Kieron Pollard (c), Monank Patel, Sarabjit Ladda, Ehsan Adil, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult
Dream11 Prediction:
- Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran (c)
- Batters: Dewald Brevis, Rilee Rossouw, Martin Guptill, Tim David, Kieron Pollard (vc)
- All-rounders: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
- Bowlers: Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Adam Zampa
Match Prediction:
Case 1:
- LAKR wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 40-50
- LAKR total: 170-180
Case 2:
- MINY wins the toss and bats first
- Powerplay score: 55-65
- MINY total: 190-200
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