SOR vs TSKS Qualifier Match Prediction

SOR vs TSKS Team Previews

Seattle Orcas

The Seattle Orcas side reached the Qualifier 1 stage of the competition after winning 4 out of their last 5 games. They registered a phenomenal victory when they chased down a big total. Even though the wickets kept falling at the other end, Heinrich Klaasen kept on attacking the bowlers. He led the side to a 2-wicket victory scoring an unbeaten 110 from 44 balls. Nauman Anwar hit a quickfire 51 from 30 balls. This was a significant contribution from the batter playing near the top of the order.

Some of the batters playing near the top order include Shehan Jayasuriya, Heinrich Klaasen, and Quinton de Kock. If the opposition succeeds in dislodging these batsmen cheaply, the other members of the Seattle batting order are unlikely to provide a comeback. Even though they have players such as Imad Wasim, Shubham Ranjane, Dwaine Pretorius, and Dasun Shanaka in their middle and lower middle order, none of them have appeared to be promising thus far. The Seattle bowling attack constitutes of some top-quality T20 bowlers.

These bowlers can play a vital role in the fortunes of Seattle Orcas. Seattle has already beaten this opposition once in the competition. Other significant bowlers for Seattle are Imad Wasim, Harmeet Singh, Wayne Parnell, and Andrew Tye. All these bowlers are capable of making a positive impact on the fortunes of the Seattle team. They are also the bowlers to watch out for. Some useful all-rounders are playing in the side such as Harmeet Singh, Imad Wasim, Chehan Jayasuriya, and Nisarg Patel.

Texas Super Kings

The Texas Super Kings team managed to reach the Qualifier 1 stage of the competition based on a better net run rate than Washington Freedom who ended up in 3rd position. However, the good news for the Texas outfit is that they succeeded in making a fast comeback after this big loss against Seattle Orcas. After their batting order had to endure a huge collapse against Seattle earlier when they ended up scoring just 127 runs in their first innings, Texas Super Kings successfully chased a score of 172 runs in their next encounter.

The fifty scored by Milind Kumar in the number 4 position was a massive relief and a terrific sign for the Texas Super Kings while playing in the Qualifier. Usually, Milind Kumar bats lower down the order and had not succeeded in making an impact in any of the matches. Kumar's partnerships with Daniel Sams and Devon Conway allowed the Super Kings to remain alive during their run chase. Daniel Sams also provided exactly what was expected of him as a big hitter viz. a clinical finish. But the batting problems for Texas are not yet finished.

The Super Kings' big players such as David Miller and Faf du Plessis have been struggling to deliver big-time in their last 3 innings in a row. But if these batters find form sometime during the game and can bat the way they normally do, Texas Super Kings will be far in front of Seattle Orcas in this game. Their bowlers are not in full flow either. Even though Rusty Theron has been economical consistently, he has not succeeded in proving regular breakthroughs. Some of the wicket-taking bowlers in the squad are Santner, Coetzee, and Sams.