Predicting MI New York playing XI vs Texas Super Kings

Former Major League Cricket winners, Mumbai Indians New York, face an uphill task as the season heads into the business end stages. MINY, who won the title in the first season in 2023, have managed to win just once so far and find themselves fourth in the table. LA Knight Riders and Seattle Orcas as the only teams beneath them in the table, with LAKR having two points while the Orcas have yet to win a game.

So far, nothing has gone right for Nicholas Pooran and his men this season, and despite winning just once, MINY are still in the hunt for a place in the playoffs. For this, the former MLC champions have to start winning games, and they also have to look over their shoulders as they have the likes of LAKR and Orcas watching with keen interest ahead of the final few games.

Here is the likely XI for MINY vs TSK

Top order- Quinton de Kock, Monank Patel

Veteran wicketkeeper and batter Quinton de Kock has been one of the few bright sparks with the bat for MINT this season. The left-handed batter has scored 210 runs from five games with an average of 42 and has also hit three fifties this season. Monank Patel, too, has been in good form and given MINY many good starts with the bat. The 32-year-old batter has scored 267 runs from five games with an average of 53 and a strike rate of 153, as well as conjured up three half-centuries.

Middle Order – Nicholas Pooran, Michael Bracewell, Kieron Pollard

MINY skipper Nicholas Pooran hasn’t managed to come up with his IPL 2025 form so far. Pooran, so far, has scored a mere 66 runs from five games and has been struggling with his form. MI will hope that their skipper can come back to form at a key stage in the season. Bracewell and Pollard have been the backbone of MINY’s batting order, and their power-hitting skills will be the key. The duo can also take key wickets, which can come in handy for the former champions.

Lower-order- Tajinder Dhillon, Heath Richards, Sunny Patel

Dhillon has scored just 20 runs from the five games so far this season, and the time is running out for the veteran star if he keeps his place in the side. Heath Richards has scored just five runs from three games and hasn’t picked a wicket yet. Sunny Patel, on the other hand, has scored 21 runs from six games so far and picked five wickets with the ball with an economy rate of over 9 runs.

Tail enders – Trent Boult, Naveen Ul Haq, N Kenjinge

Kiwi pace bowler Trent Boult has found going tough for MINY this season, having taken just four wickets so far. The left-arm seamer will want to get back to his best if MINY has to make it to the playoffs. Medium pace bowler Naveen ul Haq has played five games this season and taken eight wickets, and is one of the best bowlers for MINY. Kenjinge has years of experience and is one of the best spinners in the US Cricket circuit.

MINY vs TSK

Q Kock, M Patel, N Pooran, M Bracewell, K Pollard, T Singh, S Patel, H Richards, T Boult, N Haq, N Kenjinge

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