MINY vs LAKR Preview | LA Knight Riders aim to exact revenge against MI New York

Nicholas Pooran’s MI New York will take on the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the upcoming 27th clash of the ongoing Major League Cricket 2025 (MLC 2025). Lauderhill’s Central Broward Regional Park Turf Stadium will host this game on Saturday, July 5, 2025. MINY are coming off a big 8-wicket win against the same opponent, LAKR, in the last game, after facing four consecutive defeats in their last five games.

On the other hand, the Los Angeles Knight Riders have been through a struggling run of form in the tournament, with only one and seven defeats in the eight matches of their campaign. They have faced four straight defeats in the last four games after registering their only win in the tournament.

Form Guide

MINY:  L L L L W

LAKR:  W L L L L

MINY vs LAKR Head-to-Head in T20S

MINY and LAKR have faced each other on three occasions in the three-year-long history of MLC 2025. MINY have won all three games, with the most recent one in the current season, in which MI New York emerged victorious by a big margin of 8 wickets. So, LAKR will be aiming to register their first win against MINY in the head-to-head competition.

MINY 65-35 LAKR

Pitch and Weather

The pitch of the Central Broward Regional Park Turf Stadium will favour the bowlers, especially in the first half of the game. The average score here has been 142 runs, alongside the average first-innings score being the same. However, the batting might be a quite easier task to execute in the second innings under the lights owing to the dew factor.

The weather will be light rainy during the game time, with the minimum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature of 32 degrees Celsius. However, the rain is hardly expected to interrupt the game.  

Team News

MI New York might go ahead with their winning combination from the last game against LAKR. Besides that, their batting attack, including the likes of Monank Patel and skipper Nicholas Pooran, is expected to look unchanged in this game. The core bowling attack of MINY will include the veteran pacer Trent Boult, alongside Ehsan Adil and George Linde.

Speaking of the changes, LAKR are expected to make some changes in their top order of the batting lineup, alongside making a change or two in their core bowling attack.  

MINY Probable XI: Quinton de Kock (WK), Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (C), Kieron Pollard, Tajinder Singh, Michael Bracewell, George Linde, Nostush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar, and Ehsan Adil.

LAKR Probable XI: Unmukt Chand (WK), Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, Saif Badar, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder (C), Matthew Tromp, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, and Sunil Narine.      

Broadcasting Platforms

MLC 2025’s 27th game between MI New York and LA Knight Riders will be streamed on the JioHotstar app and Website in India.