Major League Cricket 2024 - Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight Riders - Cricket Match Predictions: July 17

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for Major League Cricket Match 15 between LA Knight Riders and Seattle Orcas, scheduled for July 17th at Church Street Park, Morrisville.

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Current Form Seattle Orcas:

Seattle Orcas are currently placed at the bottom most position on points table with 1 win and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Ryan Rickelton with 136 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Seattle Orcas in the Major League Cricket is Cameron Gannon with 7 scalps under his belt.

Seattle Orcas have lost their previous match against San Francisco Unicorns by a huge margin of 23 runs.

San Francisco Unicorns batted first and they posted a total of 165 for 7 in 20 overs. Finn Allen and Matthew Short got San Francisco Unicorns off to a flying start. They smashed 34 and 56 runs respectively and got San Francisco Unicorns in a great position in the match. However, the middle order failed to capitalise on the start they got and San Francisco Unicorns had to settle for an average total of 165 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Ryan Rickelton and Shehan Jayasuriya smashed 29 and 54 runs respectively and instilled hope for a successful chase. After their dismissals, Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen and Aaron Jones simply threw their wicket away and Seattle Orcas were eventually restricted to 142 for 6, losing the match by 23 runs.

Current Form LA Knight Riders:

LA Knight Riders are currently placed at the 4th position on points table with 1 win and 3 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for LA Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket is Jason Roy with 109 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for LA Knight Riders in the Major League Cricket is Spencer Johnson with 7 scalps under his belt.

LA Knight Riders have lost their previous match against Washington Freedom by 8 wickets.

LA Knight Riders batted first and they posted a total of 129 before being bowled out. The top order struggled a lot and they were 4 wickets down for 18 runs. All of their big players including Jason Roy, Shakib Al Hasan and Sunil Narine failed terribly with the bat. Saif Badar led a fightback by scoring 35 runs in 28 balls but he also got out at a wrong time as LA Knight Riders were then bowled out for a paltry 129.

During the chase, Travis Head and Steven Smith started off very well. They stitched a partnership of 79 runs for the first wicket to kill the game. Travis Head scored 54 runs, while Steven Smith stayed not out at 42 and steered his team home in the 16th over with 8 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

LA 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

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

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – Seattle Orcas

Who will win?- Seattle Orcas

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Shehan Jayasuriya (Seattle Orcas), Nitish Kumar (LA Knight Riders)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Imad Wasim (Seattle Orcas), Sunil Narine (LA Knight Riders)

Most Sixes – Heinrich Klaasen (Seattle Orcas), Nitish Kumar (LA Knight Riders)

Player of the Match- Heinrich Klaasen (Seattle Orcas)

Team Scores Batting first – Seattle Orcas 165+, LA Knight Riders 155+

Match Handicap: Seattle Orcas

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