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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: Major League Cricket 2023 - Match 18 - Challenger Match - 29 July 2023

by CricDirect Friday 28 July 2023

Major League Cricket 2023 - Challenger Match - 29 July 2023

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Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Major League Cricket Challenger Match, which will be played on July 29th at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas.

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July 29- Match 18- Challenger Match- Texas Super Kings vs MI New York (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)

Texas Super Kings Form Guide:

Texas Super Kings have lost the Qualifier match against Seattle Orcas and they will have to beat MI New York in the Challenger in order to book a place for the Final.

The top run scorer for Texas Super Kings is Devon Conway with 183 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Texas Super Kings is Mohammad Mohsin with 8 scalps under his belt.

In the Qualifier Match, Texas Super Kings batted first and they were restricted to a small total of 126 for 9 in 20 overs. Faf du Plessis got out cheaply. Devon Conway played well and scored 24 runs in 19 balls. Apart from him, no other batter looked to be striking the ball well and as a result, they were restricted to an under par total of 126 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Seattle Orcas lost Nauman Anwar early on. After his dismissal, Quinton de Kock took the responsibility of taking Seattle Orcas over the line. He scored 88 not out in 50 balls to take Orcas home in the 15th over with 9 wickets in hand.

MI New York Form Guide:

MI New York have beaten Washington Freedom in the Eliminator match to qualify for the Challenger, where they will face Texas Super Kings.

The top run scorer for MI New York is Nicholas Pooran with 228 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for MI New York is Trent Boult with 15 scalps under his belt.

In the Eliminator match, MI New York batted first and they posted a total of 141 for 7 in 20 overs. The start was terrible as MI New York lost 2 wickets for just 24 runs, including the prized dismissal of Nicholas Pooran. Dewald Brevis batted out of his skin to unleash a brilliant knock of 57 runs in 41 balls to take MI New York to a respectable total of 141 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Washington Freedom lost Matthew Short early on. Andries Gous played well and scored 24 off 25 balls but he did not look to be at his fluent best. Marco Jansen tried his best to take Washington Freedom over the line with a knock of 28 runs in 18 balls but the target was way too far. Freedom were restricted to 125 for 9, losing the match by 16 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

MI New York: Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel, Sarbjeet Ladda, Shayan Jahangir, Kyle Phillip, Saideep Ganesh, Jasdeep Singh

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – MI New York

Who will win?- MI New York

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Nicholas Pooran (MI New York), David Miller (Texas Super Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Rashid Khan (MI New York), Mitchell Santner (Texas Super Kings)

Most Sixes – Nicholas Pooran (MI New York), David Miller (Texas Super Kings)

Player of the Match- Rashid Khan (MI New York)

Team Scores Batting first – Texas Super Kings 135+, MI New York 145+

Match Handicap: MI New York

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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.