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Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) will cross swords against MI New York (MINY) in the sixth match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2023 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. The clash between the two sides is scheduled to begin at 6:00 am IST (July 17), 12:30 am GMT (July 17) and 07:30 pm local time (July 16).
As far as previous matches of the two teams are concerned, both LAKR and MINY suffered setbacks in their last games. The Los Angeles-based side was defeated by Texas Super Kings (TSK) in their opening match of the MLC 2023, while MINY lost their first match to San Francisco Unicorns (SFU).
Speaking of the standout performers of LAKR and the New York-based team, no batter from Los Angeles could manage to impress in their match against TSK. However, Lockie Ferguson and Ali Khan picked two wickets each among bowlers. Meanwhile, Tim David (53) and Kieron Pollard (48) shined for MINY in a losing cause against SFU.
Both LAKR and MINY will search for their maiden win when they face other.
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
Team batting first to win the contest.
