Washington Freedom
Seattle Orcas
The first season of Major League Cricket is all set to begin on the 14th of July, Friday and the first fixture will take place between Texas Super Kings and LA Knight Riders. We are here with our detailed analysis of the third fixture which will be between Seattle Orcas and Washington Freedom scheduled to take place on the 15th of July at Grand Prairie Stadium.
Seattle Orcas have chosen their team with good depth in batting. They have some well-experienced players in the squad who can give the team a solid start.
Washington Freedom has some renowned bowlers from T20 cricket. These players can do some major damage to the opposition on Saturday. The top bookmakers in India have odds for Major League Cricket on their platforms.
Washington FreedomSeattle OrcasSeattle Orcas have selected a wide range of players and they have made some smart choices. The team will be led by Wayne Parnell. Quinton de Kock, Dasun Shanaka, and Sikandar Raza will be responsible to score a huge number. Dasun Shanaka and Sikandar Raza in the middle order will be an interesting combination to watch. The major worry for the team is the bowling segment. They don’t have any experienced bowlers in the squad except skipper Wayne Parnell.
Skipper Wayne Parnell will have the availability of all the players and he is expected to choose the best playing XI.
Predicted Lineup: Quinton de Kock, Wayne Parnell (c), Dasun Shanaka, Sikandar Raza, Nauman Anwar, Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Cameron Gannon, Shubham Ranjane, Angelo Perera, Phani Simhadri
Washington Freedom have been very selective in choosing their squad and because of the same reason, they don’t have many renowned names in the team. The team will be dependent on the bowlers for a win. The trio, Anrich Nortje, Adam Milne, and Marco Jansen will be expected to give major troubles to the opposition. They also have Wanindu Hasaranga in the team but the player won’t be available because of international duty. Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques, and Josh Philippe will be responsible to score huge numbers for the team.
Wanindu Hasaranga will be replaced by Tanvir Sangha who carries a good experience of BBL.
Predicted Lineup: Josh Philippe, Andries Gous (wk), Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Phillips, Sujith Gowda, Moises Henriques (c), Marco Jansen, Obus Pienaar, Tanveer Sangha, Anrich Nortje, Saurabh Netravalkar
Both teams are evenly matched as Seattle Orcas carry a good depth in batting and Washington Freedom carries a good depth in the bowling department. However, the pitch of Grand Prairie Stadium has favoured the batters in the past and hence we predict a win for Seattle Orcas in the first match.
