Los Angeles Knight Riders are losing too many games this season and nothing has improved since last season. They lost four matches in the last season out of seven matches. This match will present the opportunity for them to win and give themselves an opportunity to qualify for the playoffs. They have the same points as MI New York however they have lower net-run-rate than MI. They lost the last match to the Texas Super Kings by 52 runs. They asked TSK to bat first and did well in the powerplay but couldn't continue the momentum and gave away too many runs in the death overs. Sadley van Schalkwyk and Andre Russell took three wickets. Unmukt Chand played well at the top while Jason Holder and Rovman Powell tried for a late comeback but failed.
Washington Freedom are doing well this season as well. They won the last edition and are the defending champions. Washington Freedom have won four matches out of five matches they have played in this season. In the last match against Texas Super Kings they did exceptionally well by chasing 220 runs in the last over. That was the most thrilling match of the season as at one point it was Texas Super Kings’ game but Andries Gous and Glenn Maxwell never stopped till their team won the match. Texas Super Kings scored 220 runs with Mitchell Owen and Glenn Maxwell did well in the bowling department. Mitchell Owen and Andries Gous played fine innings of 89 and 80 runs respectively to win the match for Washington Freedom.
Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas is a hitter-friendly venue where high-scoring games are observed consistently in the initial five matches. The pitch provides some assistance to fast bowlers at the beginning of the match, but as the innings advances, the surface begins to slow, allowing spinners to become effective during the middle overs.
The boundaries are moderately sized, allowing the batters ample opportunity to strike shots. The typical first innings total here is approximately 206, indicating that this pitch is designed for achieving high scores. This surface provides reliable speed and bounce, allowing batters to execute shots from any direction once settled in.
However, both day and night, the pitch becomes somewhat challenging as spinners demonstrate their skills. The team that wins the toss should choose to bat since it is more beneficial to establish scoreboard pressure initially. In general, the layout of Grand Prairie provides a balanced competition for both teams, but the team that bats effectively gains a slight advantage.
Washington Freedom has dominated the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the head-to-head as well. These two teams have played a total of three matches against each other which were completely dominated by Washington Freedom. Last season, Washington Freedom defeated Los Angeles Knight Riders by eight wickets. Freedom restricted Riders at 129-10, Glenn Maxwell picking up three wickets and Saurabh Netravalkar picking up 4 wickets. Openers Travis Head and Steven Smith chased down the target in just 16 overs.
Unmukt Chand(w), Alex Hales, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Jason Holder(c), Sunil Narine, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan
Injury Update: None
Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous(w), Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell(c), Glenn Phillips, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Matthew Forde, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar
Injury Updates: None
Keepers: Unmukt Chand, Andries Gous
Batters: Alex Hales, Glenn Maxwell
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Mitchell Owen, Sunil Narine, Jake Edwards, Rachin Ravindra, Jason Holder
Bowlers: Sadley Van Schalkwyk
Mitchell Owen
Andre Russell
Glenn Maxwell
Sunil Narine
Keepers: Unmukt Chand
Batters: Alex Hales, Glenn Maxwell, Sherfane Rutherford
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Mitchell Owen, Sunil Narine, Jake Edwards, Rachin Ravindra, Jason Holder
Bowlers: Sadley Van Schalkwyk
Alex Hales
Jake Edwards
Rachin Ravindra
Jason Holder
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