National Cricket League T10 2025: Match 3, New York Lions CC vs Chicago CC Match Preview

New York Lions CC square off against Chicago CC (CHI) in match No. 3 of the ongoing National Cricket League T10 (NCL) T10 2025 at the University of Texas, Dallas, on Sunday, October 5.

Chicago are the defending champions, having emerged the triumphant side in the previous season of the marquee 10-over tournament. As a result, they will be entering the tournament with high hopes in the 2025 season as well. The Dilshan Munaweera-led side also has got enough firepower in its arsenal to beat down any opposition on their day.

On the other hand, New York Lions finished second from the bottom after the end of the league phase last season. They had two wins and three defeats to show for their efforts. Some solid additions have bolstered the side ahead of this season. They will want to get off to a glorious start on Sunday.

NYL vs CHI Match Details

Pitch Report

There could be some variable bounce on display at the University of Texas, making batting tough. Bowlers could be seen using the slower balls to good effect. The captain who wins the toss could opt to bat first and aim to put the opposition under scoreboard pressure.

NYL vs CHI Head-to-Head Record in T10s

NYL vs CHI Predicted Playing 11s

New York Lions CC:

Jaskaran Malhotra (WK), Emilio Gay, Rahkeem Cornwall, Ritwik Behera, Shimron Hetmyer, Dominique Rikhi, Wayne Parnell, Vatsal Vaghela, Patrick Brown, Ben Raine, Junaid Siddiqui.

Chicago CC:

Waqas Salim, Rajdeep Darbar, Dilshan Munaweera, Haseeb Azam, Wahab Riaz, Arjun Mahesh, Skanda Sharma, Taha Badar, Rahul Sharma, Naseer Jamali