Can MI New York start their MLC campaign on a winning note against the San Francisco Unicorns?

San Francisco Unicorns

The inaugural season of Major League Cricket 2023 finally kicked off last night when the Los Angeles Knight Riders suffered a huge loss against the Texas Super Kings. This league is being known as the next American dream and a revolutionary step in developing cricket infrastructure in the United States.

On Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 2:00 a.m. IST, MI New York and the San Francisco Unicorns will square off in the second encounter of the competition. The Mumbai Indians franchise, which competes in the IPL, owns the MI New York franchise, while Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan hold the San Francisco Unicorns franchise.

If we talk about the MI New York franchise, Prior to the league’s start, Kieron Pollard was named the franchise’s captain. They have a nice mix of foreign bowlers and all-rounders on the team, but they will need to rely on local batters to contribute runs to the total.

Probable Playing 11 for MI New York 

  1. Steven Taylor
  2. Nosthush Kenjige
  3. Dewald Brevis
  4. Nicholas Pooran (wk)
  5. Kieron Pollard (c)
  6. Tim David
  7. Kyle Phillip
  8. Jasdeep Singh
  9. Saideep Ganesh
  10. Trent Boult
  11. Kagiso Rabada.

As far as the San Francisco unicorns are concerned, in this competition they will be captained by Australian legend Aaron Finch. The San Francisco Unicorns’ roster includes a lot of different players, including some notable and big names.

Probable Playing 11 for San Francisco Unicorns

  1. Aaron Finch (c)
  2. Tajinder Singh
  3. Matthew Wade
  4. Marcus Stoinis
  5. Chaitanya Bishnoi
  6. Smit Patel (wk)
  7. Shadab Khan
  8. Sanjay Krishnamurthi
  9. Lungi Ngidi
  10. Haris Rauf
  11. Carmi Le Roux

On paper, MI New York appears to be the more competent squad, and they also have experience. They have a strong bowling team, which will undoubtedly benefit them in both this game and this competition. Even though the San Francisco Unicorns have some well-known players on their team, it will be difficult for them to defeat MI New York.