The Main Cricket League (MLC) 2023 continues to captivate cricket fanatics world wide, and the stage is now set for the extremely anticipated fifth match between the Texas Tremendous Kings (TSK) and the Washington Freedom (WAF). The thrilling contest will happen on the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas at 2:00 am IST (July 17), 08:30 am GMT and 03:30 pm native time.

Each groups come into this match after experiencing contrasting fortunes of their earlier encounters. The Washington Freedom suffered a 5-wicket defeat by the hands of the Seattle Orcas, whereas the Texas Tremendous Kings celebrated a convincing 69-run victory over the Los Angeles Knight Riders.

The Tremendous Kings shall be excessive on confidence after their spectacular win within the earlier match. Led by their skipper, the staff will look to proceed their successful momentum and showcase their batting prowess. Then again, the Washington shall be decided to bounce again from their defeat and regain their successful kind

Pitch report:

The taking part in floor at this venue initially favours the batters, providing them a bonus. Nevertheless, as the sport progresses, the pitch begins to help the bowlers, making the competition extra evenly balanced. The common rating at this venue is round 170 runs, which signifies {that a} difficult goal might be on the playing cards. Contemplating these components, the staff successful the toss is prone to go for batting first and goal to place a aggressive whole on the board.

Possible XIs:

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

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

Dream11 Prediction:

• Wicketkeeper: Devon Conway
• Batters: Faf du Plessis (c), David Miller, Glenn Phillips, Moises Henriques
• All-rounders: Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Marco Jansen (vc)
• Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Gerald Coetzee, Akeal Hosein

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

• TSK wins the toss and bats first
• Powerplay rating: 50-60
• TSK whole: 180-190

Case 2:

• WAF wins the toss and bats first
• Powerplay rating: 45-50
• WAF whole: 170-180

Group batting first to win the competition.