Match Details
Date: July 17, 2023
Time : 2:00 AM IST
Venue : Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie
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Preview
The fifth match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) will be played between Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom at the Grand Prairie Stadium. The hosts TSK had a winning start to their league campaign when they defeated LAKR by a comprehensive margin of 69 runs, meanwhile their upcoming opponents, WAF lost their match in a last over thriller against SEO. With that, in the upcoming fixture between Texas and Washington, the home team will be looking forward to making it two wins out of two.
Pitch Report
The Grand Prairie Stadium has hosted three matches in the MLC 2023 wherein we have seen three vastly different scores from teams batting first. The average first innings score in the tournament stands at 180, which could be the expected total when the Super Kings take the field against the Freedom on July 17 (IST).
Team Analysis
Texas Super Kings:
After the early dismissal of their captain Faf du Plessis in the inaugural MLC match, Texas Super Kings batted exceptionally well. The experience of overseas pros Devon Conway and David Miller showed through, with both scoring enterprising fifties to help TSK post a commanding total on the board. The bowling department of Texas was clinical from start to finish as the trio of Calvin Savage, Rusty Theron, and Gerald Coetzee picked up early wickets before the wrist spinner Mohammad Mohsin wreaked havoc with a four-wicket haul against Los Angeles Knight Riders.
SportsTiger Playing XI of TSK
Devon Conway (wk) Faf du Plessis (c), Lahiru Milantha, David Miller, Milind Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Calvin Savage, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammad Mohsin, Rusty Theron
Washington Freedom:
The batting lineup of Washington Freedom struggled throughout their innings in their first match of the MLC against the Seattle Orcas. The top scorer for the team was Akeal Hosein, who put together 33 runs off 22 deliveries, but he batted at the number eight position. Talking about the bowling effort from WAF, the South African duo of Marco Jansen and Anrich Nortje were very impressive with the ball in hand, but they weren’t able to defend a below par total of 144.
SportsTiger Playing XI of WAF
Matthew Short, Andries Gous (wk), Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques (c), Obus Pienaar, Marco Jansen, Akeal Hosein, Dane Piedt, Anrich Nortje, Saurabh Netravalkar
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Texas boasts a better overall squad depth in comparison to Washington, and they showcased it with a stunning performance on the opening night of the MLC 2023. That’s why, the hosts will have a greater chance to achieve victory at the Grand Prairie Stadium against their upcoming opponents.
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