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Match Details
Date : July 28, 2023
Time : 6:00 AM IST
Venue : Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie
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Preview
The Qualifier 1 of the Major League Cricket (MLC) will be played between the top two teams of the competition, Seattle Orcas and Texas Super Kings at the Grand Prairie Stadium. These sides have competed against each other once in the tournament, where SEO were able to defeat TSK by a comprehensive margin of eight wickets, chasing down the target with 24 balls remaining in Church Street Park, Morrisville. Now that the all-important playoff match is going to be held at Grand Prairie Stadium, we can expect a much closer contest when these two teams play on July 27.
Also Read: MLC 2023 Live Scores
Pitch Report
The return of the MLC to the Grand Prairie Stadium for the playoffs and final is expected to help the batters immensely, owing to the freshness in the pitches. The first innings score at this venue during this T20 league was in the range of 170-180, which could be the case when Seattle takes on Texas in the Dallas Metropolitan Area.
Team Analysis
Seattle Orcas
Seattle Orcas' top order has been in exemplary form right through the MLC 2023, against all comers in the last couple of weeks. The likes of Quinton De Kock, Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, and the centurion of the last victory, Heinrich Klaasen have taken up the mantle with the bat. In the bowling department, the captain Wayne Parnell, Imad Wasim, and Cameron Gannon have been consistently among the wickets for SEO too.
SportsTiger Playing XI of SEO
Quinton De Kock (wk), Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, Shubham Ranjane, Dasun Shanaka, Imad Wasim, Cameron Gannon, Wayne Parnell (c), Harmeet Singh, Andrew Tye
Texas Super Kings
Even when the captain of the Texas Super Kings, Faf Du Plessis, isn’t in the best of form during the MLC, his non-striking partner at the top of the order Devon Conway has held the team together with the bat. He has gotten some much-needed support from players like Milind Kumar, David Miller, and Daniel Sams, who have played a big part in Texas reaching the playoffs in the top two positions. With the ball in hand, TSK has been comparatively better in their performances, with Gerald Coetzee, Mitchell Santner, and Daniel Sams, picking up key wickets at the right times.
SportsTiger Playing XI of TSK
Faf Du Plessis (c), Devon Conway (wk), Cody Chetty, Milind Kumar, David Miller, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, Calvin Savage, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammad Mohsin, Rusty Theron
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Texas Super Kings versus Seattle Orcas in Qualifier 1 promises to be a mouthwatering contest in the MLC 2023. As far as the result goes, Seattle are in better form than Texas, which would give them an upper hand in the upcoming contest.
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