- Match: Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) vs San Francisco Unicorns (SFU)
- Date- 19th July 2023
- Match Format- T20
- Venue- Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas
- Time- 6:00 AM (IST)
- Weather Forecast- 38 Degrees Celsius, Partly Cloudy
Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns Prediction Preview:
Welcome to LAKR vs SFU Today Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts. In Match 8 of the ongoing Major League 2023, Los Angeles Knight Riders will be locking horns with San Francisco Unicorns.
Sunil Narine’s Los Angeles Knight Riders have lost both their opening games and remain rooted to the bottom of the table. They need to put up a better performance if they are to qualify for the playoffs on this competition.
On the other hand, San Francisco Unicorns are coming on the back of a loss against Seattle Orcas, after winning their first game.
They are presently in the 5th position in the points table, with 2 points under their belt.
Top Batters for LAKR vs SFU
- Shadab Khan (SFU)- scored 37 runs in the previous game
- Finn Allen (SFU)- scored 28 runs in the previous game
- Corey Anderson (SFU)- scored 91* runs in the 1st game
Top Bowlers LAKR vs SFU
- Liam Plunkett (SFU)- 4 wickets in the tournament
- Lockie Ferguson (LAKR)- 3 wickets in the tournament
- Ali Khan (LAKR)- 4 wickets in the tournament
LAKR vs SFU Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If LAKR bats first
- First Innings score prediction- LAKR is expected to score 140-150
- Result prediction- SFU will win the match by 8 wickets
Scenario 2- If SFU bats first
- Firs Innings score prediction- SFU is expected to score 190-200 runs
- Result prediction- SFU will win the match by 50-60 runs
LAKR vs SFU Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?
San Francisco Unicorns to win
We predict that San Francisco Unicorns will be winning this Major League Cricket 2023 game. Los Angeles Knight Riders have been quite hapless in the first 2 games and their batting performances have been nothing short of shoddy performances.
San Francisco have some exceptional players in the batting as well as in the bowling department.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury updates at the moment. We will update it if there are any.
LAKR vs SFU Probable Playing 11
Los Angeles Knight Riders Playing XI
Sunil Narine (c), Martin Guptill, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Nitish Kumar, Rilee Rossouw, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Corne Dry, Ali Khan, Adam Zampa
San Francisco Unicorns Playing XI
Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Finn Allen, Aaron Finch (captain), Corey Anderson, Marcus Stoinis, Tajinder Dhillon, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Shadab Khan, Carmi le Roux, Haris Rauf, Liam Plunkett
Squads
Los Angeles Knight Riders
Saif Badar, Unmukt Chand, Corne Dry, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Nitish Kumar, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Sunil Narine, Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy, Andre Russell, Ali Sheikh, Gajanand Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram, and Adam Zampa.
San Francisco Unicorns
Aaron Finch, David White, Mackenzie Harvey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Corey Anderson, Marcus Stoinis, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shadab Khan, Tajinder Singh, Finn Allen, Matthew Wade, Brody Couch, Carmi le Roux, Haris Rauf, Liam Plunkett, Lungi Ngidi, Qais Ahmad