LAKR vs MINY Match Preview
Ensuring a balanced Dream11 team means choosing batters who can dismantle bowling line-ups and bowlers who can take key wickets. All-rounders will be crucial, making contributions in more than one way.
Unmukt Chand is a successful leader, having captained India Under-19's 2012 World Cup squad to winning an ICC trophy. He scored an unbeaten 111 for India Under-19 in the 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup Final.
With decent wheels behind him, Spencer Johnson could bowl at menacing pace. His left-arm angle could be difficult to face with the ball moving away. He has 60 wickets on his T20 CV.
Corne Dry has had a short T20 career so far, but has picked up 19 T20 wickets in 26 matches. He is also good value with the bat. In T20s his batting strike rate is 146.03.
Dewald Brevis may want to send more no-look sixes over the fence against the Los Angeles Knight Riders. His clean ball-striking has brought him 1430 runs in T20s. He has a T20 strike rate fractionally over 140.
Trent Boult will be steaming in with numbers to back him up in recent times. After five games in this year's MLC, the former Black Cap has got seven wickets.
Weather Report
The weather conditions for the day should be mostly cloudy, but hot and humid. There is a 20 percent chance of rain.
Pitch Report
The bowlers may find it difficult to grip the ball if there is dew present. The highest total in the second innings at Dallas this season is the Orcas 169 for one against the Los Angeles Knight Riders.
Notable stats
Unwanted records
The Los Angeles Knight Riders' 50 all out against MI New York in 2023 still remains the lowest ever team total in MLC history.
Team News
The Los Angeles Knight Riders may not want to make any changes after finding a playing 11 that can win games. MI New York may revert back to the team lineup that got them points in their first game. Steven Taylor and Anrich Nortje could be welcomed back.
LAKR vs MINY Probable 11
LAKR Playing 11
- Jason Roy
- Sunil Narine (C)
- Unmukt Chand (Wk)
- David Miller
- Nitish Kumar
- Saif Badar
- Andre Russell
- Corné Dry
- Spencer Johnson
- Ali Khan
- Waqar Salamkheil
MINY Playing 11
- Dewald Brevis
- Ruben Clinton
- Nicholas Pooran (Wk)
- Kieron Pollard (C)
- Monank Patel
- Romario Shepherd
- Rashid Khan
- Heath Richards
- Sunny Patel
- Nosthush Kenjige
- Trent Boult
Dream11 Prediction
Neither team will be overly confident. They have one win in their last ten games combined. Los Angeles Knight Riders, as the higher-ranked side, could win this game.
Top Picks
Unmukt Chand: The powerful top-order batter has yet to get a feature in American colours at international level. His 1786 T20 runs with three centuries in the format will certainly help his cause.
Spencer Johnson: The left-arm quick from the land down under will continue to rip through batting lineups. He has currently taken eight wickets in his five MLC games.
Dewald Brevis: This is his first experience of T20 cricket in the USA and will be much better for spending time on the American continent. Back home he has 385 runs in South Africa's SA20.
LAKR vs MINY Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: Unmukt Chand, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Jason Roy, David Miller , Nitish Kumar
All-rounders: Heath Richards, Sunil Narine (C), Andre Russell (VC)
Bowlers: Nosthush Kenjige , Sunny Patel, Ali Khan
