Major T20 League 2023

Qualifier: SO vs TSK

Preview

Seattle will cross swords with Texas for the Qualifier match of the Major T20 League 2023. The game is scheduled for the 28th of July at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas at 6:00 AM IST. 

SO are sitting at the top of the points table with 4 wins and 1 loss from their five matches so far. The team collected an overall of 8 points in the qualification round. 

Heinrich Klaasen is the best batter for the squad with 231 runs at a strike rate of 206. He has hit 14 sixes and 20 fours in the group stage. He is followed by Nauman Anwar who has 180 runs under his belt at a strike rate of 128. 

The top bowler from the side is Cameron Gannon who has picked 10 wickets while bowling at an average of 13 and an economy rate of 6.86.

TSK are occupying second place on the Major T20 League standings with 3 wins and 2 losses from their five matches. With that, they finished the group stage with 6 points. 

The top batter for the side is Devon Conway who has contributed 159 runs with 3 sixes and 18 fours at a strike rate of 131. He has struck 3 sixes and 18 fours in the group stage. Dwayne Bravo has also smashed 136 runs at a strike rate of 154. 

Mohammad Mohsin has been the top wicket-taker for Texas and has taken 8 scalps while bowling at an economy rate of 8.40 and an at an average of 15. 

Match Details

Match: SO vs TSK, Qualifier (1 v 2), Major T20 League 2023

Date: Friday, July 28, 2023

Time: 6:00 AM (Jul 28)

Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas

Pitch Report

The Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, is a miniature ground with a quick outfield. The batters have performed well here as they can try out their strokes and cross the fence. The pacers get early help from the track, but this track proves to be a difficult venue for the spinners as the small dimensions of the stadium make it difficult for them to stop the batters from playing long shots. 

Hence, we expect a flat track and a high-scoring contest. Batsmen can play their strokes freely on this surface. There is little margin for error for the bowlers especially the spinners as the quality of batting for both sides is too good at this venue. The par score here will be 180 runs and the side batting first in this game will get the advantage of setting a huge target, hence pressurizing the opponents.

SO vs. TSK Squads

SO: Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell (c), Dasun Shanaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Angelo Perera, Phani Simhadri, Matthew Tromp, Andrew Tye, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Nisarg Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Imad Wasim, Hayden Walsh

TSK: Saiteja Mukkamalla, Cameron Stevenson, Rusty Theron, Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, David Miller, Daniel Sams, Gerald Coetzee, Faf du Plessis (c), Dwayne Bravo, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Mohammad Mohsin, Imran Tahir, Zia-ul-Haq

SO vs. TSK Probable Playing XIs

SO: Quinton de Kock (wk), Nauman Anwar, Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, Shubham Ranjane, Dasun Shanaka, Imad Wasim, Dwaine Pretorius, Andrew Tye, Harmeet Singh, Wayne Parnell (c)

TSK: Devon Conway (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Cody Chetty, David Miller, Milind Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, Calvin Savage, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammad Mohsin, Rusty Theron

Match Prediction

Seattle outplayed Texas last time in the Group stage. But this time there are some major issues in the Seattle squad which could possibly end in an alternate result. There is just a single fault in the Texas squad and i.e. their bowling and some of their star batters who are currently out of form. Thus we still seem SO to have a little edge over TSK and hence pick them as the favourites to win this game. 

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