Major League Cricket 2024 - Match 17, TSK vs WF - Cricket Match Predictions: July 19th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions for the Major League Cricket Match 17- Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom, which will be played on the 19th of July at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas.

LIVE SCORES - Match 17 - Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)

Current Form Texas Super Kings:

Texas Super Kings are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 2 wins and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket is Faf du Plessis with 209 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket is Marcus Stoinis with 6 scalps under his belt.

Texas Super Kings have won their previous match against MI New York by 15 runs.

Texas Super Kings batted first and they posted a total of 176 for 6 in 20 overs. Devon Conway and Faf du Plessis were simply superb at the top of the order. The scored 40 and 61 runs respectively. The middle order failed to capitalise on the start they got and Texas Super Kings had to settle for an average total of 176 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, MI New York lost 4 wickets for just 39 runs and looked in deep waters. Nicholas Pooran also perished within the powerplay overs to the bowling of Zia-ul-Haq. Monank Patel and Rashid Khan then led the fightback as they scored 61 and 50 runs respectively but the required rate was impossible to achieve. MI New York were eventually restricted to 161 for 7, as they lost the match by 15 runs.

Current Form Washington Freedom:

Washington Freedom are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 4 wins to their credit.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Travis Head with 141 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Saurabh Netravalkar with 12 scalps under his belt.

Washington Freedom have won their previous match against MI New York by a huge margin of 94 runs.

Washington Freedom batted first and they posted a total of 182 for 5 in 20 overs. Travis Head and Andries Gous took the game on and smashed 54 and 59 runs respectively to get Washington Freedom off to a flier. Rachin Ravindra in the lower middle order then smashed 31 runs in just 14 balls to take Washington Freedom to a massive total of 182 on a tough pitch to bat on.

During the chase, the key players of MI New York including Steven Taylor, Monank Patel and Nicholas Pooran got out cheaply. MI New York were 25 for 6 at one stage. They couldn't really recover from that phase on as Jasdeep Singh and Lockie Ferguson accounted for 3 and 2 wickets respectively. MI New York were eventually bowled out for 88, losing the match by 94 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Texas Super Kings

Rusty Theron, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Imran Tahir, Calvin Savage, Faf du Plessis, Marcus Stoinis, Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Milind Kumar, Zia Shahzad, Mohammad Mohsin, Matthew Tromp, Naveen-ul-Haq, Dwayne Bravo, Daniel Sams, Cody Chetty, Noor Ahmad,Sami Aslam, Mitchell Santner, Zia ul-Haq, Lahiru Milantha, Cameron Stevenson

Washington Freedom

Rachin Ravindra, Ian Holland, Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson, Justin Dill, Jack Edwards, Lahiru Milantha, Andries Gous, Amila Aponso, Steve Smith, Saurabh Netravalkar, Yasir Mohammed, Obus Pienaar, Glenn Maxwell, Akhilesh Bodugum, Marco Jansen, Mukhtar Ahmed, Andrew Tye, Travis Head

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Washington Freedom

Who will win?- Washington Freedom

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Andries Gous (Washington Freedom), Aaron Hardie (Texas Super Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Lockie Ferguson (Washington Freedom), Mohammad Mohsin (Texas Super Kings)

Most Sixes – Andries Gous (Washington Freedom), Aaron Hardie (Texas Super Kings)

Player of the Match - Andries Gous (Washington Freedom)

Team Scores Batting first – Washington Freedom 170+, Texas Super Kings 160+

Match Handicap - Washington Freedom

*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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