Franchise cricket has entered the USA for the first time and the majority of the teams are owned by IPL franchises. The inaugural edition of the Major League Cricket will get started on July 14th (In India) and will run till July 31st (In India).
MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas, Texas Super Kings, Los Angeles Knight Riders, and Washington Freedom are the 6 teams that will be featured in this edition. It’s a round-robin format where the teams will play against each other once in the league phases with the top 4 teams progressing to the Playoffs. Grand Prairie Stadium and Church Street Park, Morrisville will host the entire tournament. Sides can field a maximum of 6 overseas players in their playing eleven. This League brings a good opportunity for USA Cricket to grow as it will be jointly hosting the next edition of the ICC T20 World Cup in 2024 along with West Indies.
Texas Super Kings and Los Angeles Knight Riders will play the 1st match of the tournament.
Match Details:
Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, Match 1
Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie
Date & Time: July 14th at 6:00 AM IST and July 13th at 7:30 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sports18 and Jio Cinema
What is the pitch report for TSK vs LAKR, Major League Cricket T20 2023, Match 1?
Grand Prairie Stadium which has hosted baseball and football matches in the past has been now converted into a complete cricketing facility and is all set to host its first major cricketing tournament. We can expect a balanced surface for the first game.
TSK vs LAKR, Major League Cricket T20 2023, Match 1 Probable Winners:
Texas Super Kings are expected to win this match.
What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for TSK vs LAKR, Major League Cricket T20 2023, Match 1?
Texas Super Kings
Faf du Plessis (c), Devon Conway, Sami Islam, David Miller, Saiteja Mukkamalla / Cody Chetty, Lahiru Milantha (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Gerald Coetzee, Rusty Theron, Mohammad Mohsin
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Martin Guptill, Unmukt Chand, Rilee Rossouw, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Gajanand Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Adam Zampa, Lockie Ferguson, Ali Khan, Corne Dry
Injury Updates:
The players are doing really well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for TSK vs LAKR, Major League Cricket T20 2023, Match 1?
Top Pick – Batter
Faf du Plessis is exploring franchise T20 cricket all over the world. South African batter will be celebrating his 39th birthday and will be keen to produce a memorable knock. In 343 T20s overall, he has amassed 9336 runs at an average of 32.3.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Sunil Narine had a good stint with Surrey in this year’s T20 Blast, picking up 20 wickets in 15 matches and scoring 203 runs. He is expected to extend his good form in this competition.
Top Pick – Bowler
Lockie Ferguson is super quick and has got deadly bouncers. The 32-year-old Kiwi pacer will spearhead the Los Angeles Knight Riders bowling unit. He has 147 wickets in his 131 T20s.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Devon Conway is still fresh off from the IPL 2023 where he finished as the top run-getter for Chennai Super Kings with 672 runs in 15 innings at an average of 51.69.
X-Factor:
David Miller can serve as a finisher for Texas Super Kings. He has impressive numbers in the shortest format where he has amassed 9627 runs in 446 T20s at an average of 35.92.
What are the fantasy suggested teams for TSK vs LAKR, Major League Cricket T20 2023, Match 1?
1. Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Rilee Rossouw (vc), David Miller, Faf du Plessis (c), Gajanand Singh, Sunil Narine, Mitchell Santner, Ali Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Gerald Coetzee
2. Devon Conway, Martin Guptill (c), Rilee Rossouw, Faf du Plessis, Unmukt Chand, Sami Islam, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine (vc), Andre Russell, Adam Zampa, Gerald Coetzee
Pre-Match Analysis:
Texas Super Kings will be captained by South African veteran batter Faf du Plessis. Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner and Dwayne Bravo who are all part of the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL will form the Texas Super Kings core. Former Indian batter Ambati Rayudu has withdrawn from his participation in this league and has been replaced by Imran Tahir in the squad. Aussie all-rounder Daniel Sams who is linked with Essex in the England T20 Blast is likely to join the squad next week. Hard-hitting David Miller and pacer Gerald Coetzee are the other overseas players in the mix. They have talented local players in their ranks with the likes of Saiteja Mukkamalla, Sami Islam, Mohammad Mohsin, and Cody Chetty.
West Indian all-rounder Sunil Narine will lead Los Angeles Knight Riders and Kolkata Knight Riders teammate Andre Russell will accompany him in the squad. Indian-born Unmukt Chand who flew to the USA to pursue cricketing opportunities will be the player to watch out for Los Angeles. Jason Roy who is currently with Surrey is expected to join Knight Riders’ 2nd game against MI New York on Monday. Martin Guptill, Rilee Rossouw, Adam Zampa, and Lockie Ferguson will make it to the playing eleven as overseas players. Keep an eye on Ali Khan who has been part of T20 franchises across the globe.
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