Major League Cricket 2024- Match 6, Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas - Cricket Match Predictions: July 9
Cricket Predictions for the Major League Cricket Match 6- LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas, which will be played on the 9th of July at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium.
Match 6- LA Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas (Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium)
Current Form LA Knight Riders:
LA Knight Riders are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 win to their credit.
The top run scorer for LA Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket is Unmukt Chand with 68 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for LA Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket is Spencer Johnson with 5 scalps under his belt.
LA Knight Riders have lost their previous match of the Major League Cricket against San Francisco Unicorns by 6 wickets.
LA Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 165 for 6 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine and Unmukt Chand got out cheaply. Jason Roy carried the baton and scored 26 off 18 balls. Despite his effort, wickets kept falling at the other end and it was a real match changing effort from Andre Russell, who scored 40 runs off 25 balls to take LA Knight Riders to a competitive total of 165 in 20 overs of play.
During the chase, San Francisco Unicorns lost Jake Fraser McGurk early on in the innings. After his dismissal, Matthew Short took the responsibility of taking his team over the line. He smashed 58 runs off just 26 balls to help San Francisco Unicorns win the match with 6 wickets in hand.
Current Form Seattle Orcas:
Seattle Orcas are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Shubham Ranjane with 35 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Cameron Gannon with 2 scalps under his belt.
Seattle Orcas have lost their previous match against MI New York by 6 wickets.
Seattle Orcas batted first and they could post a modest total of 108 before being bowled out. The top order struggled and kept losing wickets in regular succession. Trent Boult picked up a couple of early wickets and put Seattle Orcas under a lot of pressure. With their key batters gone, Orcas went into more trouble after Rashid Khan removed their premier batter Heinrich Klaasen. Harmeet Singh hit a couple of boundaries but he too got out at a wrong time and Orcas were eventually bowled out for 108.
During the chase, MI New York also started off badly. They could barely score any runs in the Powerplay overs, while losing both their openers. After this phase, Nicholas Pooran took the responsibility of taking MI New York over the line. He smashed 62 runs in 37 balls, stayed not out and took MI New York home with 6 wickets in hand.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Seattle Orcas - Nandre Burger, Harmeet Singh, Obed McCoy, Nathan Ellis, Shubham Ranjane, Andrew Tye, Angelo Perera, Hayden Walsh, Nauman Anwar, Michael Bracewell, Dwaine Pretorius, Nisarg Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Cameron Gannon, Dasun Shanaka, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen, Shehan Jayasuriya, Wayne Parnell, Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Imad Wasim, Phani Simhardi
Los Angeles Knight Riders- Martin Guptill, Jaskaran Malhotra, Alex Carey, Spencer Johnson, Saif Badar, Ali Sheikh, Andre Russell, David Miller, Unmukt Chand, Bhaskar Yadram, Ali Khan, Rilee Rossouw, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sunil Narine, Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan, Gajanand Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Zampa, Nitish Kumar
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – LA Knight Riders
Who will win?- LA Knight Riders
Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Aaron Jones (Seattle Orcas), Nitish Kumar (LA Knight Riders)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Zaman Khan (Seattle Orcas), Sunil Narine (LA Knight Riders)
Most Sixes – Aaron Jones (Seattle Orcas), Nitish Kumar (LA Knight Riders)
Player of the Match- Sunil Narine (LA Knight Riders)
Team Scores Batting first – LA Knight Riders 165+, Seattle Orcas 150+
Match Handicap: LA Knight Riders
*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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