Today we take a look at the top parlay picks for match no. 10 of the MLC 2024 where Los Angeles Knight Riders will take on San Francisco Unicorns at Church Street Park, Morrisville on July 14.
The second season of Major League Cricket began on July 6th and has already provided some thrilling matches. The MLC 2024 features six teams competing in 25 matches, held at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas and Church Street Park in North Carolina.
In the group stage, each team will play seven matches, taking on three teams once and two teams twice. The top four teams will move on to the playoffs, with the top two competing in a Qualifier for a spot in the final. The third and fourth-placed teams will play an Eliminator, and the winner of that match will face the loser of the Qualifier for a place in the final.
The Los Angeles Knight Riders currently sit fourth on the table with two points from three games and a net run-rate of -0.542. They won their season opener against the Texas Super Kings but then lost consecutive games to the San Francisco Unicorns and Seattle Orcas. In their most recent game, Jason Roy scored 69 off 52 balls and David Miller added 44 off 22 to set a target of 168. However, the LAKR bowling attack couldn’t break the partnership of Ryan Rickelton and Quinton de Kock, leading to a nine-wicket win for Seattle.
The San Francisco Unicorns are positioned second last with two points from two games and a net run-rate of -0.631. They won their first game against LAKR by six wickets but faced a heavy defeat in the next match against the Texas Super Kings, losing by seven wickets. Batting first, Matthew Short scored 33 off 15 balls, but the rest of the lineup struggled, leading to a total of just 127. Hassan Khan took two wickets in the second innings, but the bowling unit couldn’t contain Texas, who chased down the target in 12.5 overs.
San Francisco Unicorns to win
San Francisco Unicorns to beat Los Angeles Knight Riders at odds of 2.06 (BetWinner)
Los Angeles Knight Riders and San Francisco Unicorns have faced each other twice in the MLC with San Francisco winning both games. However, LAKR are favourites heading into this game at odds of 1.76 on BetWinner.
Los Angeles have a decent batting line-up on paper, comprising the likes of Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, David Miller and Andre Russell. In the bowling attack, they have Spencer Johnson, Narine, Russell, Shakib Al Hasan and Ali Khan.
San Francisco Unicorns have some destructive batters such as Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short and Josh Inglis. Their bowling attack has Haris Rauf, Brody Couch, and Abrar Ahmed. You can back San Francisco Unicorns to win this match at odds of 2.06 on BetWinner.
Most match sixes – San Francisco Unicorns
San Francisco Unicorns to hit most sixes in the match at odds of 2.25 (22Bet)
Looking at the two squads in this game, both teams have good batting line-up that can be vulnerable on days. LAKR have Jason Roy, David Miller and Andre Russell in decent form.
San Francisco Unicorns seem to have more firepower and younger blood in the likes of Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short and Josh Inglis. San Francisco have struck 17 sixes in two innings in this tournament while Los Angeles have hit 18 sixes in three innings. Bet on San Francisco Unicorns to hit the most sixes at odds of 2.25 on 22Bet.
Finn Allen TO 25.5 performance points
Finn Allen to score over 25.5 performance points at odds of 1.83 (BetWinner)
Finn Allen is one of the most destructive batters in the world and can change the game single-handedly when on song. In the first game of this tournament, he smashed 63 off 37 deliveries against Los Angeles.
Allen has amassed over 3300 runs at an average of 29 while striking at 167. He has hit two hundreds and 22 fifties in this format. You can bet on Allen to score over 25.5 performance points at odds of 1.83 on BetWinner.
Matthew Short top San Francisco Unicorns batter
Matthew Short to be the top San Francisco Unicorns batter at odds of 4.00 (22Bet)
Matthew Short has been excellent in the tournament so far, smashing 91 runs at an average of 221. He struck 58 off 26 in the first game of the season and followed it up with 33 off 15 in the second.
Short has scored over 2400 runs at an average of 27 while striking at 145, including one century and 16 half centuries. You can back Short to be the top batter for San Francisco Unicorns at odds of 4.00 on 22Bet.
Spencer Johnson top Los Angeles Knight Riders bowler
Spencer Johnson to be the top Los Angeles Knight Riders bowler at odds of 3.60 (22Bet)
The left-arm pacer from down under has been pretty good for Los Angeles in this tournament, claiming six wickets from three innings at an economy of 6.83.
The tall promising pacer has risen to prominence with consistent performances over the last couple of years. He has taken 58 wickets in the shorter format at an economy of 7.57. You can bet on Johnson to be the best bowler for LAKR at odds of 3.60 on 22Bet.
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