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Major League Cricket 2023, Eliminator | WAF vs MINY, Cricket Fantasy Tips and Predictions - Cricket Exchange Fantasy Teams

image-lklcy46hNicholas Pooran has been in great form for MI New York (Twitter)

Washington Freedom (WAF) and MI New York (MINY) square off against each other in the Eliminator clash of the inaugural season of the Major League Cricket (MLC). The encounter is slated to take place on Friday, July 28th, 2023 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas at 2.00 AM IST. Notably, Seattle Orcas (SEO) and Texas Super Kings (TSK) will meet each other in Qualifier 1 later on in the day at the very same venue. However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this fixture.

Washington has had a decent campaign so far as they have played five matches with three victories and two defeats. With six points and a net run rate of +0.097, they ended up in the third position after the completion of the league phase.

On the other hand, MI played five games with just two wins and three losses. With four points and a positive net run rate of 1.004, they finished below Washington in the fourth spot in the table. MI pipped San Francisco Unicorns courtesy of a better NRR to book the fourth position and qualify for the Playoffs.

WAF vs MINY, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)

Washington Freedom: L-W-W-W-L

MI New York: L-W-L-W-L


WAF vs MINY, Must Picks

Washington Freedom

Matthew Short

  • T20 Stats: 1526 runs in 70 innings
  • Recent Form: 171 runs in the last six innings (All T20s0
  • Venue Record: 82 runs in two innings (MLC 2023)

Moises Henriques

  • T20 Stats: 4903 runs in 235 innings and 116 wickets in 159 innings
  • Recent Form: 173 runs in the last seven innings (across formats) and five wickets in the last five innings
  • Venue Record: 45 runs and 2 wickets in two innings (MLC 2023)

MI New York

Nicholas Pooran

  • T20 Stats: 5394 runs in 254 innings
  • Recent Form: 268 runs in the last six innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: 97 runs in three innings (MLC 2023)


Tim David

  • T20 Stats: 3691 runs in 165 innings
  • Recent Form: 158 runs in the last six innings (All T20s)
  • Venue Record: 125 runs in three innings (MLC 2023)


WAF vs MINY, Risky Picks

Washington Freedom

Glenn Phillips

  • T20 Stats: 5440 runs in 194 innings
  • Recent Form: 103 runs in the last six innings (All T20s)
  • Venue Record: 26 runs in two innings


MI New York

Monank Patel

  • T20 Stats: 267 runs in 17 innings
  • Recent Form: 90 runs in the last six innings (all T20s)
  • Venue Record: 12 runs in three innings (MLC 2023)


WAF vs MINY, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices

Matthew Short (WAF)

Reasons

  • Matthew Short averages almost 24 with one hundred and seven fifties in T20s
  • The right-hander is the leading run-scorer for Washington in MLC 2023 with 144 runs at an average of 29


Moises Henriques (WAF)

Reasons

  • Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques averages almost 27 with the bat with 24 fifties to his name
  • The right-hander has struck the second-most runs for Washington so far after Short


Nicholas Pooran (MINY)

Reasons

  • Destructive left-hander batter Nicholas Pooran is averaging 25.08 with one century and 29 half-centuries in T20s
  • Pooran is the second highest run-scorer in MCL 2023 with 227 runs in five innings at an average of 56.75


WAF vs MINY, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Andries Gous, Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Matthew Short, Obus Pienaar, Tim David
All-rounders: Moises Henriques, Akeal Hosein, Rashid Khan
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Saurabh Netravalkar, Trent Boult

Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Vice-captain: Moises Henriques

WAF: 7 Players, MINY: 4 Players


WAF vs MINY, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests

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Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran, Monank Patel
Batters: Matthew Short, Glenn Phillips, Tim David
All-rounders: Moises Henriques, Kieron Pollard, Rashid Khan
Bowlers: Marco Jansen, Dane Piedt, Trent Boult

Captain: Matthew Short
Vice-captain: Glenn Phillips

WAF: 5 Players, MINY: 6 Players