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Victory here for Texas Super Kings over Washington Freedom would see them leapfrog San Francisco Unicorns in the race for a top two finish and a place in the first qualifier.
DATE & TIME: Friday 19th July 2024 – USA ET – 8:30pm / USA PT – 5:30pm / West Indies – 7:30pm / Saturday 20th 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: Bright sunshine until that sets, leaving clear skies but still very hot conditions with temperatures only dropping into the late 20s.
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TEXAS SUPER KINGS FORM: FIVE POINTS FROM THEIR LAST THREE GAMES REPRESENTS IMPRESSIVE RETURN
After a slow start, Texas Super Kings have really hit their straps recently and playing at home gives them an added edge. Their last game in Dallas saw them get the better of MI New York by 15 runs and another victory here would move them into second-place.
LAST THREE: WAW
WASHINGTON FREEDOM FORM: THREE STRAIGHT WINS CEMENT WASHINGTON’S PLACE AT THE TOP
The form team of Major League Cricket this year, Washington Freedom are coming off the back of three wins in a row and with three points separating them from the Super Kings, even falling to defeat in this one wouldn’t knock them off of top spot.
LAST THREE: WWW
TEXAS SUPER KINGS BETTING ANALYSIS
Texas Super Kings will no doubt be hoping that captain Faf du Plessis once again gets them off to a fast start at the top of the order. The experienced South African has racked up 209 runs in just four innings so far at an average of over 50 and fast strike-rate of 164.56. Such form cannot be ignored by bettors and a stake on him to finish as TSK’s top batter here looks a smart play.
Another high-scoring Texas player from a batting perspective has been Devon Conway, whose 164 runs accumulated so far as also been at an average of over 50. Therefore, value can be found in backing Conway to score over 24.5 match runs via the ‘Batter Match Runs’ market.
WASHINGTON FREEDOM BETTING ANALYSIS
Washington Freedom boasts the most potent bowler in Major League Cricket this year in the form of Saurabh Netravalkar. The USA international boasts 12 wickets across four games, although he did not feature most recently vs MI New Year. When taking this into account, bettors shouldn’t invest in Netravalkar until the teams have been released. Should the left-arm pacer be playing, then consider backing him to pick up 2+ wickets.
The Australian opening pairing of Travis Head and Steve Smith strike fear into any opponents. If one doesn’t fire, then the likelihood is that his partner will, as Head did last time out, scoring 54 against MINY. Back the pair to put on over 24.5 runs for the first wicket and also consider placing stakes on both Head and Smith to each accrue over 30+ runs.
TEXAS SUPER KINGS VS WASHINGTON FREEDOM EXPERT PREDICTION
Although Texas Super Kings have the home advantage, Washington Freedom have shown all the signs of a runaway cricket train recently, shining with bat and ball. Stopping them will be an extremely difficult feat when taking into account the quality at their disposal and the momentum within their line-up.
The toss could prove to be important but of the two teams, Washington look the more adept at being able to handle either setting or chasing a target and with that in mind, backing them to win appears the shrewd move to make.
TEXAS SUPER KINGS VS WASHINGTON FREEDOM TOP TIP: WASHINGTON FREEDOM TO WIN