Check our Dream 11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing Team Picks for Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3 on July 7th
Washington Freedom will square off against MI New York in Sunday’s 3rd match of the Major League Cricket 2024 match. Washington Freedom was knocked out in the Eliminator in the inaugural season and with plenty of changes they will be eager to start the tournament on a good note under the new skipper Steven Smith. Meanwhile, defending champions, MI New York made an impressive start with a 6-wicket win over Seattle Orcas in the opening game.
Freedom fam, how are you feeling for our season opener? 💬👇#MLC2024 #WashingtonFreedom #WFvMINY pic.twitter.com/GGseEfnYqb
— Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 5, 2024
Match Details:
Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Match 3
Venue: Church Street Park, Morrisville
Date & Time: July 7th at 12:30 AM IST and July 6th at 3:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and JioCinema
What is the Pitch Report for WF vs MINY, Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3?
It’s a tough surface for the batters to survive that offers a lot of purchase for both seamers and spinners. One has to be really on top of their game to score runs at a faster rate. A total of 12 wickets fell in the game between MI New York and Seattle Orcas where a combined 219 runs were scored. A better surface is expected for the WF vs MINY contest.
Recent form:
Washington Freedom: Lost, Lost, Won, Won, Won
MI New York: Won, Won, Won, Won, Lost
WF vs MINY, Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3 Probable Winners:
MI New York are expected to win this match.
What is the Expected, Probable Playing XIs for WF vs MINY, Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3?
Washington Freedom
Travis Head, Andries Gous (wk), Steven Smith (c), Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Justin Dill, Marco Jansen, Ian Holland, Akeal Hosein, Saurabh Netravalkar, Lockie Ferguson
MI New York
Ruben Clinton, Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Shayan Jahangir, Tim David, Kieron Pollard (c), Steven Taylor, Rashid Khan, Ehsan Adil, Trent Boult, Anrich Nortje
Following the trend, the Travis Head style 📹🤌#WashingtonFreedom #MLC2024 #TravisHead pic.twitter.com/FNKHK3udMr
— Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 5, 2024
Injury Updates:
Currently, the players from both squads are doing well and fit. It will be added when there is an update.
What are the Fantasy Cricket Top Picks, Players for WF vs MINY, Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3?
Top Pick – Batter
Travis Head doesn’t allow the bowlers to settle as he will attack them from ball one. He scores plenty of runs in powerplay and is a must-pick for your fantasy teams. In the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2024, he finished as the 3rd leading run-scorer with 255 runs in 7 matches.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Glenn Maxwell had a decent T20 World Cup for his standards, scoring 132 runs at an average of 26.4 and picking up 3 wickets at an economy of 8.58.
Top Pick – Bowler
A lot of things can change in cricket but Trent Boult providing breakthroughs in the powerplay doesn’t change. He bagged a couple of wickets in his first 2 overs against Seattle Orcas and later finished with the figures of 3 for 25.
.@MLCricket, get 𝐑𝐑eady for Rachin Ravindra’s magic ✨#MLC2024 #WashingtonFreedom #RachinRavindra pic.twitter.com/vhgegS33p2
— Washington Freedom (@WSHFreedom) July 5, 2024
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Nicholas Pooran doesn’t care about which surface he is batting as he smoked an unbeaten 62* runs from 37 balls to be adjudged the Player of the Match against Seattle Orcas.
X-Factor:
Rashid Khan is the most intimidating bowler we can see in the world of cricket at the moment. He justified his big stature, picking up 3 wickets against Seattle Orcas at an economy of 5.5.
Making us go 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙡𝙮 on game day 1️⃣ itself… only Boulty! 💙#OneFamily #MINewYork #MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/lTC437qCBn
— MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 6, 2024
What are the Fantasy Suggested Teams for WF vs MINY, Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3?
1. Nicholas Pooran (vc), Andries Gous, Monank Patel, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Rashid Khan (c), Trent Boult, Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson
2. Nicholas Pooran, Andries Gous, Kieron Pollard, Travis Head (c), Tim David, Glenn Maxwell, Rashid Khan, Marco Jansen, Trent Boult (vc), Anrich Nortje, Saurabh Netravalkar
Relive the #MLC2024’s opening game day win with us, won’t you? 🥰💙#OneFamily #MINewYork #MajorLeagueCricket pic.twitter.com/GvlY4U6NNR
— MI New York (@MINYCricket) July 6, 2024
Pre-Match Analysis:
Washington Freedom’s inaugural season ended with a 16-run loss over MI New York in the Eliminator and they will be eager to avenge the loss when they kickstart their second season on Sunday. They made plenty of changes to their squad signing marquee players from Australia and New Zealand including the likes of Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Lockie Ferguson, Andrew Tye, Rachin Ravindra, Jack Edwards, and skipper Steven Smith. Marco Jansen and Akeal Hosein are the only two overseas players retained by the franchise for the second edition.
The retained domestic players are Andries Gous, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, and Saurabh Netravalkar. The franchise felt they couldn’t succeed last year due to their inconsistent batting which made them sign superstars from the Australian continent. Will they be able to go further this year we need to wait and watch.
MI New York off the mark in an exceptional manner with a 6-wicket win over Seattle Orcas in the opening game of the tournament opener on Saturday. World-class bowlers Trent Boult and Rashid Khan ripped off the opposition batters, picking up 3 wickets apiece, and in the end restricted them to a total of 108. The duo got much-needed support from Ehsan Adil, Anrich Nortje and Kieron Pollard who got the remaining 4 scalps.
They didn’t get a positive start to the run-chase, losing their openers for just 16 runs but Global T20 superstar Nicholas Pooran seemed like he was batting completely on a different surface and smashed 62* runs in just 37 balls to pull off a convincing win for the defending champions with 34 balls to spare. They make a formidable team with Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, and Romario Shepherd still waiting on the bench to make an impression.
