Team Performances:
Texas Super Kings are very well placed to qualify for the knockouts, so they would not be quite as concerned.
But they would love more batters to deliver early on, and not just Faf du Plessis. While their bowling has largely revolved around two bowlers.
Akeal Hosein coming in is a massive bonus, but the Super Kings would love it if bowlers besides Ahmad and Milne chipped in.
New York will be quite upset with their performance so far, just one win and close losses against multiple teams.
Their bowling has been crucial and it has underperformed in almost every game they have played, letting Bartlett score a 50 and failing to defend 239.
Form Guide:
- Texas Super Kings: WWLLW
- MI New York: LWLLL
Players to watch out for:
- Faf du Plessis – the captain of the Super Kings has scored 214 runs in six games, averaging 35 this season while striking at 173!
- Noor Ahmad – the leading wicket taker for the Super Kings, with 10 wickets in six games, Ahmad is continuing a fine run of form this year.
- Michael Bracewell – it has been a season of all-round contributions from the Kiwi, with 153 runs in six games and he has chipped in with four wickets to go.
- Nicholas Pooran – with his second MLC hundred in his last game, Pooran would love to find some more consistency to his game at the MLC.
Playing XIs:
Texas Super Kings (probable): Smit Patel (WK), Faf du Plessis ©, Saiteja Mukamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Nandre Burger, Zia-ul-Haq.
MI New York (probable): Quinton de Kock (WK), Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran ©, Tajinder Singh, Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Delano Potgieter, Sunny Patel, Trent Boult, Ehsan Adil, Rushil Ugarkar.
Pitch Conditions (Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas):
Average 1st Innings Score:
- 2023 – 167.41
- 2024 – 167.81
- 2025 – 202.00
Bowling Averages and Economy Rates:
- Fast Bowlers – Average – 29.66; Economy Rate – 9.04.
- Spin Bowlers – Average – 27.96; Economy Rate – 8.11.
Wickets Percentage based on Innings:
- Team Win Percentage when Batting First – 40.62%
- Team Win Percentage when Batting Second – 59.38%
Wickets Per Innings:
- First Innings – 6.41 wickets
- Second Innings – 5.73 wickets
Wickets per Phase:
- Powerplay (Overs 1–6): 1.58 wickets
- Middle Overs (Overs 7–15): 2.55 wickets
- Death Overs (Overs 16–20): 2.00 wickets
Being a batter has been rewarded at Grand Prairie this season, with the conditions here flatter than usual. The average score of 202 this season is a far cry from the 167 from the previous seasons.
Spin Bowling has some advantages at the venue, but overall, batting remains friendly and the pace bowlers have had the toughest time bowling here.
Match Predictions:
- Top Batters: Nicholas Pooran, Faf du Plessis and Donovan Ferreira.
- Top Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Trent Boult, Adam Milne and Akeal Hosein.
- Match Winner: Texas Super Kings.
