Major League Cricket 2024 Match 5: Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings - Cricket Match Predictions: July 8

Here are the Cricket Match Predictions for the Major League Cricket Match 5 - Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings, which will be played on July 8th, at the Church Street Park, Morrisville.

Match 5 - Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings (Church Street Park, Morrisville)


Current Form Texas Super Kings:

Texas Super Kings are currently placed at the 5th position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket is Devon Conway with 53 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Texas Super Kings in the Major League Cricket is Aaron Hardie with 2 scalps under his belt.

Texas Super Kings have lost their first match of the Major League Cricket against LA Knight Riders by 12 runs.

LA Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 162 for 7 in 20 overs. Jason Roy and Sunil Narine got out cheaply. After their dismissals, Unmukt Chand played a fine knock of 68 runs in 45 balls. He hit 6 fours and 3 huge sixes during his innings. Nitish Kumar also played a nice cameo of 26 runs in 17 balls to help LA Knight Riders get to 162 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Devon Conway and Faf du Plessis started off really well for Texas Super Kings. They stitched a partnership of 30 runs for the first wicket. A couple of wickets fell in quick succession in the middle order and Super Kings all of a sudden looked in deep waters. Devon Conway kept on batting well and made 53 runs off 39 balls but he barely got any support at the other end as Texas Super Kings were restricted to 150 for 8 in 20 overs, losing the match by 12 runs.

Current Form Washington Freedom:

Washington Freedom are currently placed at the 3rd position on points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Steven Smith with 46 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Saurabh Netravalkar with 3 scalps under his belt.

Washington Freedom have won their previous match against MI New York by 4 runs (DLS method).

MI New York batted first and they posted a total of 154 for 9 in 20 overs. The start wasn't encouraging but Nicholas Pooran made sure that he didn't throw his wicket away. Pooran made 44 runs off 30 balls and laid the foundation for a big total. After he got out, Rashid Khan took over the role of an enforcer. He scored 31 off 15 balls and took MI New York to 154 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Washington Freedom lost Travis Head quite early. After his dismissal, Steven Smith let loose and smashed Anrich Nortje for 22 runs in his first over. Then the rain arrived and Washington Freedom were ahead in the DLS calculation by 4 runs. The match couldn't restart again and Washington Freedom were declared winners by 4 runs (DLS method).

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) - Travis Head (Washington Freedom), Aaron Hardie (Texas Super Kings)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom), Gerald Coetzee (Texas Super Kings)

Most Sixes – Travis Head (Washington Freedom), Aaron Hardie (Texas Super Kings)

Player of the Match- Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom)

Team Scores Batting first – Washington Freedom 155+, Texas Super Kings 145+

Match Handicap: Washington Freedom


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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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