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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Major League Cricket 2023 - All Matches - 16 July

by CricDirect Saturday 15 July 2023

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Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Major League Cricket 2023 matches which will be played on July 16th at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas.

Top Tournament Stats - Major League Cricket 2023

July 16- Seattle Orcas vs San Francisco Unicorns (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)

Seattle Orcas Form Guide:

Seattle Orcas are currently placed at the 3rd position on the points table with 1 win to their name.

The top run scorer for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Nauman Anwar with 48 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket is Harmeet Singh with 2 scalps under his belt.

Seattle Orcas have won their previous match against Washington Freedom by 5 wickets.

Washington Freedom batted first and they posted a total of 144 for 7 in 20 overs. Apart from Andries Gous, none of the top order batters looked threatening against the Orcas bowlers. Akeal Hosein in the lower order played an important knock of 33 runs in 22 balls to take Washington Freedom past the 140 run mark to finish at 144 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Seattle Orcas got off to a terrible start. They lost 3 wickets for just 43 runs and looked to be in some sort of trouble. Imad Wasim then took the responsibility of taking Orcas over the line without any hassles. He smashed 43 not out in 38 balls to take Orcas home in the last over with 5 wickets in hand.

San Francisco Unicorns Form Guide:

San Francisco Unicorns are placed at the 2nd position with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket is Corey Anderson with 91 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for San Francisco Unicorns in Major League Cricket is Liam Plunkett with 2 scalps under his belt.

San Francisco Unicorns have won their previous match against MI New York by 22 runs.

San Francisco Unicorns batted first and they posted a total of 215 for 5 in 20 overs. Unicorns lost 4 wickets for just 50 runs and looked to be in all sorts of trouble. Shadab Khan and Corey Anderson then took the responsibility of taking their team to a respectable total. They scored 61 and 91 runs respectively and got Unicorns past the 200 run mark to finish at 215 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, MI New York lost Steven Taylor and Monank Patel early on. Dewald Brevis played a nice knock of 32 in 25 balls to instill hope for a successful chase. Nicholas Pooran and Kieron Pollard followed it up with 40 and 48 runs respectively. Despite their efforts, MI New York fell short of the target by 22 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

San Francisco Unicorns: Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Lungi Ndigi, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Amila Aponso

Seattle Orcas: Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell, Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp, Nisarg Patel

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – San Francisco Unicorns

Who will win?- San Francisco Unicorns

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas), Marcus Stoinis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Wayne Parnell (Seattle Orcas), Liam Plunkett (San Francisco Unicorns)

Most Sixes – Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas), Marcus Stoinis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Player of the Match- Marcus Stoinis (San Francisco Unicorns)

Team Scores Batting first – San Francisco Unicorns 190+, Seattle Orcas 180+

Match Handicap: San Francisco Unicorns

July 16: Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)

Texas Super Kings Form Guide:

Texas Super Kings are placed at the top most position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Texas Super Kings in the competition is David Miller with 61 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Texas Super Kings in the competition is Mohammad Mohsin with 4 scalps under his belt.

Texas Super Kings have won their first match of the tournament against LA Knight Riders by 69 runs.

Texas Super Kings batted first and they posted a total of 181 for 6 in 20 overs. Devon Conway at the top of the order played exceptionally well and scored 55 off 37 balls. David Miller also flexed his muscles and smashed 61 off 42 balls to take Texas Super Kings past the 180 run mark to finish at 181 for 6 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, LA Knight Riders got off to a terrible beginning. They lost 4 wickets for 20 runs and looked to be in deep waters. Andre Russell ignited some hope for a successful chase with a knock of 55 runs in 34 balls but once he got out, the team collapsed and LA Knight Riders were bowled out for 112, losing the match by 69 runs.

Washington Freedom Form Guide:

Washington Freedom are currently placed at the 4th position on the points table with 1 loss to their name.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the competition is Akeal Hosein with 33 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Washington Freedom in the competition is Anrich Nortje with 1 scalp under his belt.

Washington Freedom have lost their previous match against Seattle Orcas by 5 wickets.

Washington Freedom batted first and they posted a total of 144 for 7 in 20 overs. Apart from Andries Gous, none of the top order batters looked threatening against the Orcas bowlers. Akeal Hosein in the lower order played an important knock of 33 runs in 22 balls to take Washington Freedom past the 140 run mark to finish at 144 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Seattle Orcas got off to a terrible start. They lost 3 wickets for just 43 runs and looked to be in some sort of trouble. Imad Wasim then took the responsibility of taking Orcas over the line without any hassles. He smashed 43 not out in 38 balls to take Orcas home in the last over with 5 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Texas Super Kings: Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee, Dwayne Bravo, Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Mohammad Mohsin

Washington Freedom: Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Moises Henriques, Josh Philippe, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum, Ben Dwarshuis, Usman Rafiq

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Texas Super Kings

Who will win?- Texas Super Kings

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Faf du Plessis (Texas Super Kings), Glenn Phillips (Washington Freedom)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mohammad Mohsin (Texas Super Kings), Anrich Nortje (Washington Freedom)

Most Sixes – Faf du Plessis (Texas Super Kings), Glenn Phillips (Washington Freedom)

Player of the Match- Faf du Plessis (Texas Super Kings)

Team Scores Batting first – Texas Super Kings 180+, Washington Freedom 150+

Match Handicap: Texas Super Kings

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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