Orcas Look to Continue Upward Curve as Knight Riders Seek Turnaround

The Los Angeles Knight Riders and Seattle Orcas are set to face off in a crucial clash at the bottom of the Major League Cricket (MLC) table. The Orcas, who had been struggling with five straight defeats, finally broke their losing streak and registered their first points of the season with a thrilling win against MI New York.

The win was anchored by Shimron Hetmyer's unbeaten 97, which helped the Orcas chase down a record 238 and complete the highest successful run chase in MLC history. The Orcas' bowling, however, remains a concern, with Cameron Gannon and Sikandar Raza being expensive.

The Knight Riders, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the table with just one win in the season so far. They come into this game on the back of two consecutive defeats and will be desperate to repeat their earlier win against the Orcas to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Match Details

• When: June 28, 07:00 PM LOCAL, 5:30 AM IST (Jun 29)
• Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
• What to expect: Another flat pitch for the batters and another night of problem-solving for the bowlers.

Probable XIs

• Los Angeles Knight Riders: Unmukt Chand(w), Andre Fletcher, Saif Badar, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Jason Holder(c), Matthew Tromp/Sunil Narine, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Tanveer Sangha
• Seattle Orcas: Shayan Jahangir(w), Josh Brown, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen, Sikandar Raza(c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sujit Nayak, Gerald Coetzee, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Cameron Gannon