Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 will have two fixtures on Monday, June 16 as Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAS) will meet Texas Super Kings (TEX) in the first game at the Oakland Coliseum in California. while San Francisco Unicorns (SF) will lock horns with MI New York (NY) at the same venue in the second game of the day,Faf du Plessis' Texas Super Kings started the tournament with a thrilling three-run win against MI New York, successfully defending a score of 185/6. Meanwhile, Sunil Narine-led LAS lost their opening encounter against San Francisco Unicorns by 32 runs as they were bowled out for 187 in pursuit of a 220-run target.Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran, who was appointed as the captain of MI New York ahead of the season, started his tenure with a defeat to Texas Super Kings. On the other hand, San Francisco Unicorns have registered wins in their first two games of the campaign. Before the aforementioned 32-run win against , the Corey Anderson-led side got the better of Washington Freedom, amassing 269/5 and dismissing the defending champions for 146.Match Details Match Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Texas Super Kings, Match 5, MLC 2025 Venue Oakland Coliseum, California Date & Time (IST) Monday, June 16, 2:30 AM Live Broadcast and Streaming Details Star Sports Network and JioHotstar (app & website) Match Details Match San Francisco Unicorns vs MI New York, Match 6, MLC 2025 Venue Oakland Coliseum, California Date & Time (IST) Monday, June 16, 6:30 AM Live Broadcast and Streaming Details Star Sports Network and JioHotstar (app & website)Oakland Coliseum Pitch ReportFour games have been played so far at the Oakland Coliseum in California. The average first-innings score is around 205. Three out of the four games have been won by teams batting first. Winning the toss and setting up a total isn't a bad ploy on this ground. However, teams should look to score above the 200-run mark to put the opposition under pressure.Head-to-Head recordMatches Played 2 Won by Los Angeles Knight Riders 1 Won by Texas Super Kings 1 Tied 00 No Result 00 First-ever Fixture 14 July 2023 Most-recent Fixture 6 July 2024 Matches Played 2 Won by San Francisco Unicorns 2 Won by MI New York 0 Tied 0 No Result 0 First-ever Fixture 15 July 2023 Most-recent Fixture 19 July 2024LAS vs TEX Predicted Playing 11sLos Angeles Knight Riders (LAS)Andre Fletcher, Alex Hales, Unmukt Chand (WK), Nitish Kumar, Matthew Tromp, Andre Russell, Saif Badar, Sunil Narine (C), Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Tanveer Sangha.Texas Super Kings (TEX)Devon Conway (WK), Faf du Plessis (C), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Daryl Mitchell, Milind Kumar, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Mohammad Mohsin, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad, Zia-ul-Haq.SF vs NY Predicted Playing 11sSan Francisco Unicorns (SF)Tim Seifert (WK), Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Cooper Connolly, Hassan Khan, Corey Anderson (C), Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Haris Rauf, Liam Plunkett.MI New York (NY)Agni Chopra, Quinton de Kock (WK), Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (C), Michael Bracewell, Kieron Pollard, Tajinder Dhillon, Sunny Patel, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ehsan Adil.Today's Match Prediction: Chasing team to win the matchScenario 1Los Angeles Knight Riders win the toss and opt to bowl firstPowerplay: 40-50TEX: 180-190Los Angeles Knight Riders win the matchScenario 2Texas Super Kings win the toss and opt to bowl firstPowerplay: 50-60LAS: 170-180Texas Super Kings win the matchToday's Match Prediction: San Francisco Unicorns to win the matchScenario 1San Francisco Unicorns win the toss and opt to bowl firstPowerplay: 50-60NY: 180-190San Francisco Unicorns win the matchScenario 2MI New York win the toss and opt to bowl firstPowerplay: 55-65SF: 200-210San Francisco Unicorns win the match
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