Major League Cricket 2024 - Match 8, Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom - Cricket Match Predictions: July 11

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions for the Major League Cricket Match 8- Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom, which will be played on the 11th of July at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas.

LIVE SCORES - Match 8 - Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom (Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas)

Current Form Seattle Orcas:

Seattle Orcas are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Ryan Rickelton with 103 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Zaman Khan with 3 scalps under his belt.

Seattle Orcas have won their previous match against LA Knight Riders by 9 wickets.

LA Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 168 for 5 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine, Unmukt Chand and Shakib Al Hasan got out cheaply. Jason Roy and David Miller played with a lot of heart and smashed 69 and 44 runs respectively to help LA Knight Riders get to a competitive total of 168 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Nauman Anwar got out cheaply. After his dismissal, Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock then played with a lot of courage and intent. Rickelton scored a century and made 103 runs off 66 balls while De Kock scored 51 runs to win the match for Seattle Orcas with 9 wickets in hand.

Current Form Washington Freedom:

Washington Freedom are currently placed at the 2nd position on points table with 1 win and 1 loss to their credit.

The top run scorer for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Steven Smith with 72 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket is Saurabh Netravalkar with 5 scalps under his belt.

The previous match of Washington Freedom against Texas Super Kings was washed off due to rain.

However, in their previous outing, Washington Freedom lost 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:

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

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), Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom), Zaman Khan (Seattle Orcas)

Most Sixes – Travis Head (Washington Freedom), Quinton de Kock (Seattle Orcas)

Player of the Match- Travis Head (Washington Freedom)

Team Scores Batting first – Washington Freedom 155+, Seattle Orcas 145+

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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