Fantasy: Take a punt on Tim David and the speedsters

Fantasy

Venue :  Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie

Average first innings score in last three years:173

83% of the games have been won by team batting first

Pacers have picked 68.75% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 31.25% of the wickets.

*all data from last 3 years

Suggested teams

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Horses for courses

Top Run scorers at this venue

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Top wicket takers at this venue

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Grand League punts

> Having picked consecutive two-fers, Trent Boult is in fine nick. With figures of 2.5-0-10-2, he was instrumental in MINY bowling LAKR out for 50 on Sunday. With both TSK openers falling to left-arm pace against Washington, Boult could end up wreaking havoc if he gets it right. He could be a worthy captaincy gamble. 

> TSK's Gerald Coetzee could also be an interesting choice for captain / vice-captain. He, like Boult, is entering this clash on the back of two 2-fers. 

> For an outright choice of captain, look no further than Tim David, who is yet to be dismissed in this MLC and has smashed 101 runs off just 49 balls.

Probable XIs

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

MI New York: Dewald Brevis, Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Tim David, Hammad Azam, Shayan Jahangir, Ehsan Adil, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Nosthush Kenjige