WAF vs LAKR Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, & Injury Updates for MLC 2023, Match 9

With three straight losses, Los Angeles Knight Riders have had the worst overall performance in this event.

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 19 Jul 2023, 15:17 IST

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Preview

On July 21, at Morrisville's Church Street Park, the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) and Washington Freedom (WAF) are set to face each other in the league's ninth game. With three straight losses, LAKR have had the worst overall performance in this event. The Washington Freedom have won one out of two games and are just ahead of their rival in the rankings.

LAKR will try to recover in order to claim a moral victory. They have put themselves in those positions, which severely backfired at the conclusion of each game. Despite their bowlers taking an average of 7 wickets per game, one or two expensive spells from bowlers have offset their effort. For instance, Andre Russell's economy rate in this tournament is above 10, and, with the exception of the most recent game, their openers have combined to score just 30 runs in two games. With Jason Roy on the field and in great form, this team will want to hold onto wickets to secure their first victory.

Washington Freedom squared off against Texas Super Kings in their most recent game, and they posted an average total on a flat track that has provided great assistance to the batters. A magnificent knock from Matthew Short, who added 50% of the runs to the team's total, was awarded the Player of the Match. The bowlers fearlessly struck at regular intervals to break the formidable Texas' line-up for 50 runs for five wickets. A twist in the tale as Dwayne Bravo's tremendous effort took this to a last-over thriller that favoured Washington by a margin of six runs.

Match Information

Washington Freedom vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, 9th Match

Major League Cricket, 20 Jul 2023, Thur, 3:00 AM IST ,Church Street Park, Morrisville

Broadcast

Sports 18

Live Stream

JioCinema

Weather Report

Church Street Park, Morrisville

Mist

15.3Ā°C

95% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Washington Freedom

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-
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W
L

Los Angeles Knight Riders

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-
L
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Andre Russell

LAKR - all

206 Runs

5Ā Matches

2

Matthew Short

WTF - all

152 Runs

6Ā Matches

3

Andries Gous

WTF - wk

142 Runs

6Ā Matches

4

Rilee Rossouw

LAKR - bat

133 Runs

5Ā Matches

125 Runs

6Ā Matches

122 Runs

6Ā Matches

1

Shadley van Schalkwyk

LAKR - bowl

200.00

1Ā Match

2

Andre Russell

LAKR - all

156.06

5Ā Matches

3

Rilee Rossouw

LAKR - bat

152.87

5Ā Matches

4

Jason Roy

LAKR - bat

150.00

3Ā Matches

5

Marco Jansen

WTF - all

148.89

6Ā Matches

6

Sunil Narine

LAKR - all

129.27

5Ā Matches

10 Wkts

6Ā Matches

2

Adam Zampa

LAKR - bowl

9 Wkts

5Ā Matches

3

Marco Jansen

WTF - all

7 Wkts

6Ā Matches

4

Akeal Hosein

WTF - bowl

7 Wkts

6Ā Matches

5

Ali Khan

LAKR - bowl

6 Wkts

5Ā Matches

5 Wkts

6Ā Matches

1

Justin Dill

WTF - all

6.25

1Ā Match

2

Sunil Narine

LAKR - all

6.40

5Ā Matches

3

Dane Piedt

WTF - bowl

6.69

5Ā Matches

7.28

6Ā Matches

5

Marco Jansen

WTF - all

7.32

6Ā Matches

6

Shadley van Schalkwyk

LAKR - bowl

7.33

1Ā Match

Probable Playing XI

Washington Freedom

DL Piedt, AJ Hosein, A Nortje, SN Netravalkar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Phillips, AGS Gous (wk), Moises Henriques (C), M Jansen, AJ Pienaar, MW Short

Bench : Saad Ali, JG Dill, Ben Dwarshuis, JR Philippe, SN Gowda, AF Milne, Akhilesh Reddy, Tanveer Sangha, W Hasaranga

Los Angeles Knight Riders

CA Dry, JJ Roy, RR Rossouw, UBT Chand, AD Russell, SP Narine (C), Nitish Kumar, A Zampa, Ali Khan, JS Malhotra (wk), SH Johnson

Bench : B Yadram, LH Ferguson, MJ Guptill, Saif Badar, SC van Schalkwyk, Ali Sheikh, G Singh

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface at Morrisville's Church Street Park is expected to be balanced and assist both batters and bowlers equally. The pacers might dominate, as recent games have seen their success in all phases of the game. The team winning the toss will look to bowl to understand more about the surface and its behaviour since this is the first game at this venue in this tournament.

65%

Pace Bowling

35%

Spin Bowling

50%

Batting Pitch

120

Average Score

50%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Akeal Hosein WTF | BOWL

The all-rounder has been instrumental in helping the team with his economical spells and valuable contributions in the lower order batting. He has so far scored 33 runs and picked three wickets in two games.

9
C

Adam Zampa LAKR | BOWL

On this pace-friendly track, Zampa's recent performance has been outstanding. Being a spinner, he recorded a remarkable strike rate of 11 while taking six wickets in the previous three games.

7.5

Jason Roy LAKR | BAT

His consistency has been tremendous in recent games. He has scored a total of 181 runs in his last five games, maintaining an impressive average of 36. His strike rate was over 200 in the most recent game.

8.5

Andre Russell LAKR | ALL

In his last three games, he has smashed 99 runs at a strike rate of 150. He made an unbeaten 42 off 26 deliveries in his last outing.

9

Anrich Nortje WTF | BOWL

He is capable of demolishing the opposition with his unrelenting raw pace. He has played in 107 games and still has an amazing strike rate of 16.4. In his last five games, he has taken five wickets, but when you factor in the pitch equations, his abilities are considerably more impressive.

7

Marco Jansen WTF | ALL

His dual qualities will help you gain more fantasy points. This left-arm pacer might be giving his team early breakthroughs given the pitch's behaviour. He has taken seven wickets in the last five games, and he can bat in the end-overs.

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9

Obus Pienaar

WTF | ALL

This batter has not crossed the 20-run mark in any of his last five games, and his batting position is another reason to add him to this section. So far, he has scored 28 runs in two games in this tournament.

8.5

Jaskaran Malhotra

LAKR | WK

He has had multiple opportunities to repair the innings as a middle-order batter, but he was able to score 7 (8) and 5 (10) in the most recent games. There are many other valuable players who can contribute to your fantasy team.

Last Updated On - Jul 19 2023 3:17 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

WTF

6 : 5

LAKR

Credits Left
8.5/100

Head To Head
Andries Gous

9

Rilee Rossouw

7.5

Jason Roy

7.5

Glenn Phillips

8

Moises Henriques

9

Sunil Narine

8.5

Andre Russell
VC

8.5

Marco Jansen

7

Adam Zampa

9

Akeal Hosein
C

8.5

Anrich Nortje

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

WTF

5 : 6

LAKR

Credits Left
9/100

Mega League
Andries Gous

9

Nitish Kumar

9.5

Rilee Rossouw

7.5

Unmukt Chand

8

Jason Roy

7.5

Glenn Phillips

8

Sunil Narine

8.5

Matthew Short
VC

6.5

Adam Zampa
C

9

Akeal Hosein

8.5

Anrich Nortje

9

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