TSK vs WAF Match Preview

On Sunday afternoon, the Texas Super Kings take on the Washington Freedom in Match 5 of the 2023 Major League Cricket competition. The Super Kings began their season with a 69-run victory over the Los Angeles Knight Riders on Thursday. On Friday, the Washington Freedom were defeated by the Seattle Orcas by 5 wickets. Texas Super Kings took the lead early in the first game and demonstrated their superiority in both innings. They will be confident of claiming their second victory in this game. Washington Freedom fell short in their first match, but there were some positives to take away from the performance. This will be another difficult match against a strong Texas team.

TSK vs WAF Match Details

Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom – 5th Match

Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium – Dallas

Date & Time: 17th July 2023 at 02:30 AM IST 

Live Streaming: JioCinema App

TSK vs WAF Venue Stats

TSK vs WAF Pitch Report

Batters have had the upper hand on this surface so far in the tournament. Any first innings score will need to produce at least 185 runs to be competitive.

TSK vs WAF Weather Report

The forecast is for sunny conditions from start to finish. The temperature will be between 32 to 35 degrees across the contest.

TSK vs WAF Last Five Matches

TSK vs WAF Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

TSK vs WAF Probable Playing XIs:

Texas Super Kings Probable Playing XIs

Devon Conway (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Lahiru Milantha, David Miller, Milind Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Calvin Savage, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammad Mohsin, Rusty Theron

Washington Freedom Probable Playing XIs

Matthew Short, Andries Gous (wk), Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques (c), Obus Pienaar, Marco Jansen, Akeal Hosein, Dane Piedt, Anrich Nortje, Saurabh Netravalkar

Topmost Picks for TSK vs WAF Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Texas Super Kings

• Devon Conway- the 32 year old left-handed opener hit seven fours and one six in his innings of the opening match. He has been in brilliant form across all formats over the last four years.
• Mohammad Mohsin- the 27 year old leg-spinner produced an excellent bowling performance with the wickets of Sunil Narine, Corne Dry, Adam Zampa and Lockie Ferguson in the opening fixture.

Top Picks – Washington Freedom

• Glenn Phillips- the New Zealand hard hitting batter struck three fours and one six for Freedom on Friday. He is known as a T20 specialist batter.
• Akeal Hosein- the left-handed batter and left-arm spinner contributed with both bat and ball in the opening fixture. He hit 33 not out and took 1-20 with the ball.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for TSK vs WAF Dream11 Team:

Devon Conway, Faf du Plessis(C), Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques, David Miller, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Marco Jansen(VC), Anrich Nortje, Gerald Coetzee, Akeal Hosein

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for TSK vs WAF Dream11 Team:

Devon Conway(C), Andries Gous, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques(VC), David Miller, Dwayne Bravo, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Mohammad Mohsin, Akeal Hosein

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Faf du Plessis, Devon Conway

Vice-captain – Marco Jansen, Moises Henriques

Wicketkeeper – Devon Conway

TSK vs WAF Probable Winners:

Both the Super Kings and the Freedoms have had contrasting starts to the tournament. The Washington Freedoms were competitive but paid the price for a poor batting performance, whereas the Texas Super Kings dominated throughout. Overall, we believe the Texas Super Kings will prevail. Considering the team combination, Texas Super Kings are expected to win this match.