Los Angeles Knight Riders vs MI New York Preview & Prediction | 2024 Major League Cricket | League Stage
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Defeat here for MI New York would knock the reigning champions out of Major League Cricket this year, but victory by enough of a margin to swing the net-run-rate deficit their way would send them into the play-offs at Los Angeles Knight Riders’ expense.
DATE & TIME: Sunday 21st July 2024 - USA ET – 8:30pm / USA PT – 5:30pm / West Indies – 7:30pm / Monday 22nd July 2024 - UK – 1:30am / South Africa – 2:30am / Pakistan - 5:30am / India – 6:00am / Bangladesh – 6:30am / Australia – 10:30am
VENUE: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas, United States
WEATHER: Despite high temperatures, there is a chance of thundery showers across the scheduled hours of play.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – TBA / UK – TNT Sports / South Africa – ESPN / Pakistan – A Sports / India – Sony Sports / Bangladesh – TBA / Australia – TBA
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LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS FORM: ONE MORE WIN ENOUGH TO GUARANTEE ELIMINATOR SPOT.
This season has been an improvement from Los Angeles Knight Riders, but they still have one more hurdle to overcome if they are to avoid a second consecutive Major League Cricket season in which they miss the play-offs. It underlines further the importance of their victory last time out over Seattle Orcas.
LAST THREE: WLA
MI NEW YORK FORM: A REVERSAL OF FORTUNES ESSENTIAL TO SAVE THEIR SEASON.
Losing three games on the spin heading into this final group game has left MI New York on the outside looking in and even beating the Knight Riders here may not be enough for them to break into the top four. A significant net-run-rate swing is also required for them to overhaul Los Angeles.
LAST THREE: LLL
LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS BETTING ANALYSIS
Experience is key for Los Angeles Knight Riders in a contest of such magnitude, which could see bettors turn to all-rounder Andre Russell when it comes to investing in their players here. Russell offers value in multiple markets but with MINY forced to play aggressively with the bat in a bid to pile up quick runs, this may play to the strengths of the West Indian. His variations make backing him to accumulate 2+ wickets a shrewd play.
Jason Roy is a player that can so often get whatever team he plays for off to a good start and LAKR will hope for the same on this occasion. Roy struck 27 in a win over rock-bottom Seattle Orcas and even if he wasn’t to gain a really big score, even a cameo could be crucial. Therefore, consider backing Roy to put up over 23.5 match runs.
MI NEW YORK BETTING ANALYSIS
We’ve highlighted the big-hitting abilities of Dewald Brevis previously and the young South African didn’t let bettors down against San Francisco Unicorns last time out, striking 56 from 36 balls. Brevis cleared the boundary rope three times and stakes on him to not only score 20+ runs here, but also to hit over 0.5 match sixes has to be favoured in a must-win game.
Trent Boult’s potency with the ball will be crucial both in the powerplay and the death. Early wickets especially has to be seen as essential for MI New York as they look to overhaul their net-run-rate deficit and the left-arm point of difference that Boult provides is ideal on this front. Back the New Zealander to take over 1.5 match wickets here as he did in his last appearance.
LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS VS MI NEW YORK EXPERT PREDICTION
MI New York has no choice but to play fearlessly and aggressively, knowing that they not only need to win here, but win well to overturn the net-run-rate deficit between them and Los Angeles Knight Riders. This could go one of two ways, with either a fired-up and focused MINY blowing away their opponents, or reckless cricket ultimately costing them due to their hand being essentially forced.
But it’s important to note that LAKR don’t have prior success in this tournament and a bad start here could see doubts creep into the heads of their players. Whereas MINY have been there, done that and won the whole thing, so when it comes to the crunch win or bust games, they know how to get the job done. With that in mind, backing MI New York to win should be seriously considered, the question is whether it will be by enough of a margin to see them through to the play-offs.
LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS VS MI NEW YORK TOP TIP: MI NEW YORK TO WIN
