MLC 2023 - Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings Dream11 Qualifier Match Prediction, Top Picks, Playing 11, Captain, Vice Captain, Player Stats, Pitch Report & Weather Update
Seattle Orcas vs Texas Super Kings, Qualifier 1- Major League Cricket | |
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Date | July 28, 2023 |
Time | 6:00 AM IST, 12:30 PM GMT, 7:00 PM Local Time |
Venue | Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
Seattle Orcas enjoyed a magnificent run in the league stage and won four of the five matches. The team comprehensively won all games, steam-rolling the opposition with an excellent display of cricket. Their only loss came against Los Angeles Knight Riders when they failed to defend 170. Apart from that, there was hardly any blip.
Meanwhile, Texas Super Kings also played well, winning three and losing two games. The Super Kings defeated San Francisco Knight Riders by 3 wickets in the last game. The team also picked up wins over Los Angeles Knight Riders and MI New York. The team's two defeats came against Seattle Orcas and Washington Freedom.
The pitch has been good for cricket. It is overall a very good batting surface, but the new ball has moved a bit while spinners have got the ball to grip and turn.
The temperature will range between 38 and 28 degrees. There is no prediction for rain in the
Quinton de Kock (wk), Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, Shubham Ranjane, Dasun Shanaka (c), Imad Wasim, Dwaine Pretorius, Andrew Tye, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon
Quinton de Kock, Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, Dasun Shanaka, Imad Wasim, Shubham Ranjane, Wayne Parnell, Harmeet Singh, Andrew Tye, Cameron Gannon
Both teams fetched wins in their last game and most of the players are in good form. Given the importance of the game, teams should retain the playing 11.
The teams met once in the MLC earlier this season and Seattle Orcas won the game by 8 wickets.
Matches Played | SEO | TSK | NR | Tie | |
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Overall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wicketkeeper | Quniton de Kock, Devon Conway, Heinrich Klaasen (C) |
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Batters | Faf du Plessis (VC), David Miller |
All-rounders | Imad Wasim, Daniel Sams, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Pretorius |
Bowlers | Andrew Tye, Cameron Gannon |
Heinrich Klaasen has been in ruthless form in MLC and scored a magnificent century in the last game against MI New York to help the team chase 195. Overall, he has scored 231 runs in 5 matches and is leading the charts for most runs.
Devon Conway has not had a great season but he has played a couple of good knocks for the team, scoring 159 runs in 5 games. Conway was part of the winning CSK team in IPL 2023 and the experience of playing high-pressure games will help.
Faf du Plessis is a big-match player and even though he has had a poor tournament, he can make up for the lack of runs in the playoffs. Faf has a track record of performing well in important games.
Quinton de Kock has been below par in the season, however, he too is a big match player and can turn the tables anytime soon. In crunch games, players are De Kock are worth gold as they bring a huge amount of experience.
Cameron Gannon will be the key bowler for Seattle Orcas. Gannon has enjoyed a brilliant season so far, picking 10 wickets in five matches.
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