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With just one win on the board from five fixtures so far, Los Angeles Knight Riders are in real danger of missing the play-offs for a second consecutive season and desperately need a win over bottom-placed Seattle Orcas.
DATE & TIME: Wednesday 17th July 2024 - USA ET – 3:30pm / USA PT – 12:30pm / West Indies – 2:30pm / UK – 8:30pm / South Africa – 9:30pm / Thursday 18th July 2024 - Pakistan - 12:30am / India – 1:00am / Bangladesh – 1:30am / Australia – 5:30am
VENUE: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas, United States
WEATHER: Very hot conditions with sunny intervals and light winds as temperatures reach highs of 36c.
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SEATTLE ORCAS FORM: ONE WIN AND BAD NET-RUN-RATE SEES ORCAS ROCK BOTTOM
Seattle Orcas come into this match on the back of consecutive defeats, first against Washington Freedom by five wickets, before a 23-run loss at the hands of San Francisco Unicorns this past Monday leaves them floundering at the foot of the table.
LAST THREE: LLW
LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS FORM: LOOKING FOR REVENGE AFTER NINE-WICKET HAMMERING.
Following their washout against San Francisco Unicorns, Los Angeles Knight Riders did get out on the field the following day, but it proved to be a disappointing affair which saw them lose comprehensively to Washington Freedom by eight wickets.
LAST THREE: LAL
SEATTLE ORCAS BETTING ANALYSIS
When it comes to the Seattle Orcas bowling, Cameron Gannon’s right-arm fast medium pace has brought success with him having picked up seven wickets across four games. He’ll be very important here against a struggling LAKR top order, so consider backing him to pick up 2+ wickets via the ‘Bowler Milestones’ market.
The Orcas do possess one of just two players so far across this year’s tournament to have scored a century, that being Ryan Rickelton. The South African has accumulated 136 runs in three innings with his top score being 103 not out in a successful run chase. Against the same opposition, back Rickelton to be in the runs again with a stake on him finishing as Seattle’s top batter.
LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS BETTING ANALYSIS
Los Angeles Knight Riders will have to improve substantially compared to what they showed the last two these two teams collided, although Jason Roy showed a glimpse of his quality with 69 from 52 balls. They’ll need Roy to fire again on this occasion and bettors should at least explore backing Roy to gain 20+ runs this time around.
We spoke about Cameron Gannon for Seattle, but Spencer Johnson has also been in excellent form for the Knight Riders. Like Gannon, Johnson has seven wickets to his name so far and his breakneck speed can prove so effective in T20 cricket. Back Johnson to record over 1.5 match wickets on this occasion.
SEATTLE ORCAS VS LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS EXPERT PREDICTION
The big worry for Los Angeles Knight Riders here is how their bowlers were put to the sword by Seattle Orcas earlier in the month and on what should be another good batting pitch, this doesn’t bode well for them in Texas. The Orcas though, like LAKR have not been in good form which can be seen as a leveller.
Expect a significantly closer contest this time round compared to the nine-wicket thrashing dealt out by Seattle to Los Angeles in their last encounter. But that experience and confidence that comes with playing a favoured opposition makes the Orcas worth backing to come out on top again.
SEATTLE ORCAS VS LOS ANGELES KNIGHT RIDERS TOP TIP: SEATTLE ORCAS TO WIN