Dallas’ Grand Prairie Stadium is ready to host the San Francisco Unicorns against Los Angeles Knight Riders, MLC 2024 match on July 8 starting at 6 am IST.
Dallas already hosted the Knight Riders’ first match against the Texas Super Kings, which LAKR won by 12 runs. The Knight Riders defended 162 and restricted the Super Kings to 150/8 in their 20 overs.
Dallas’ Grand Prairie Stadium will host 16 games including The knockout matches. The final will be played be played in Dallas on July 28. This year’s tournament It is played in a round-robin format. with Each team will play seven matches. The total number of matches has been increased from 19 to 25.
This is a six-team tournament hosted by an associate country such as the United States. The tournament has been granted List A status by the ICC and T20Is will count as official T20s for players. The MLC has become the second franchise competition run by an associate country to be granted List A status by the ICC, following the UAE’s ILT20 earlier this year.
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The top two teams will face each other in the Qualifier and the winner of that match will advance to the final. The third and fourth teams will play the Eliminator. The winner of the Qualifier and the loser of the Eliminator will play the Challenger and the winner of the match will advance to the final.
San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Weather and Kickoff Report from Dallas Stadium – MLC 2024, Match 4
Dallas Weather Report for the San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders
Dallas hosted the first match LAKR won against the Texas Super Kings. The weather was good and did not spoil the match. Recently in June, Dallas hosted T20 World Cup matches. Several matches in Dallas and New York were affected by rain.
The match will start at 19:30 local time. Temperatures will be around 23 degrees at night and a tropical storm is expected. Humidity will be around 81 percent and cloud cover will be almost 100 percent. There is almost an 80 percent chance of rain.
Analysis of the match between San Francisco Unicorns and Los Angeles Knight Riders
162 posted by LAKR batting first proved to be a winning score in the first game at this venue in MLC 2024. The Knight Riders won the match by 12 runs. A similar score in this match could also be a challenge for the chasing team given that chasing has been difficult in the US as we saw in the T20 World Cup.
Weather impact on San Francisco Unicorns vs Los Angeles Knight Riders, match 4 of the 2024 MLC
Rain is expected during this match. The chances of rain are up to 80 percent during local time in the evening. Some dark clouds are also expected.
Conclusion
So far, one match has been played in Dallas and two in Morrisville in MLC 2024. The previous match in Morrisville was decided using the DLS method and rain could also be a determining factor in this match.
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