Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Major League Cricket 2023
The inaugural season of the Major League Cricket, a T20 competition of 19 matches, gets underway on Thursday July 13th. Texas Super Kings and Los Angeles Knight Riders are the competitors in Match 1 with 14 more fixtures to come in the group stage. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas at 19:30 local time.
Texas Super Kings have some excellent bowling options but it is their batting line up which looks the most dangerous. If they bat first, they are likely to produce a big score which will be hard to chase down.
Los Angeles Knight Riders have real strength in depth across their side in both the batting and bowling unit. They look like being one of the top sides in the tournament.
Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders T20 Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sports 18.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on the JioCinema App.
TSK vs LAKR Match Toss Prediction
As this is the first game of the competition, we predict that both teams will want to field first to get an idea of the pitch before batting themselves.
TSK vs LAKR Pitch Report
Reports suggest this will be a good batting wicket in Texas to begin the tournament. A par score is likely to be somewhere around 190.
Dallas Weather Report
No rain is forecast across the whole match on Thursday evening in Texas. The temperature is likely to be in the low 30s from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, Major League Cricket 2023
Texas Super Kings Team News & Playing 11
TSK Team News
The Super Kings have brought together a fine group of players with experience in some of the biggest T20 tournaments in the world for this tournament. South African, Faf du Plessis, will captain the team throughout this year’s competition.
TSK Key Players
- Faf du Plessis - The former South African captain hit eight half-centuries including 36 sixes during the 2023 IPL at the top of the order for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Devon Conway - The keeper-batter has had a fantastic few years in international cricket and had a brilliant 2023 IPL where he averaged 51.69.
- Dwayne Bravo - The experienced bowling all-rounder is second to only Yuzvendra Chahal in the all-time wicket takers list in the IPL. He will be very useful in this game with his wide range of variations.
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Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing 11
Faf du Plessis (c), Devon Conway (wk), Rusty Theron, David Miller, Cameron Stevenson, Gerald Coetzee, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Dwayne Bravo, Cody Chetty, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams
Los Angeles Knight Riders Team News & Playing 11
LAKR Team News
Ahead of a new tournament there are always unknowns in terms of how players will respond to certain captains but Sunil Narine is a very experienced T20 player and will have the respect of his team-mates. Lockie Ferguson comes into this match without any current injuries.
LAKR Key Players
- Jason Roy - The England international opener goes hard at the ball from the start of his innings. He will enjoy the pace and bounce in this wicket.
- Rilee Rossouw - The South African international is a regular face on the T20 circuit. His form has not been brilliant over the last 6 months but he has the ability to win a game on his own with the bat.
- Lockie Ferguson - The New Zealand pace bowler can cause problems to the best batters in the world. He should get some assistance from this pitch in Texas.
Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11
Jason Roy, Martin Guptill, Rilee Rossouw, Gajanand Singh, Sunil Narine (c), Ali Khan, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Lockie Ferguson, Ali Sheikh, Adam Zampa, Nitish Kumar
Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Betting Odds
The bookies are expecting a tight contest to begin the tournament. Texas Super Kings are narrow favourites at 1.80 with Los Angeles Knight Riders at 1.95.
Who will win Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders T20 Match?
With some brilliant international players on both sides, it is likely to be the top players for each team who will decide the game. We think that Texas Super Kings have the edge ahead of this match.
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🏆 Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Prediction
There has been plenty of international excitement ahead of the launch of the Major League Cricket tournament and these two teams are packed with top players which should mean an exciting content in Texas on Thursday evening. We are predicting that Texas Super Kings’ batters will be the key players and are backing the Super Kings to win.
Jul 14, 2023
06:00 IST / 0:30 GMT
Grand Prairie Stadium - Dallas, United States
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