Major League Cricket 2026, Match 18

Texas Super Kings v Los Angeles Knight Riders

Texas Super Kings 173/5 20 ov
Los Angeles Knight Riders 175/4 18.4 ov

Los Angeles Knight Riders won by 6 wickets

Venue
Knight Riders Cricket Ground, Pomona
Date
Fri, 3 July 2026
Toss
Los Angeles Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Rovman Powell

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Texas Super Kings 51% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

Texas Super Kings win

Los Angeles Knight Riders win

Texas Super Kings batLos Angeles Knight Riders chase 174

Turning point −20 to Los Angeles Knight Riders. 13.2, the chase: Wiaan Mulder to Rovman Powell, 6 runs, 104/3, needing 70. Texas Super Kings went from 53% to 33%.

Moved it most Rovman Powell +50.9 · Wiaan Mulder −36.7 · Sunil Narine +24.1 · Jason Holder −17.0

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Saiteja Mukkamallac R Powell b AD Russell805584145.5+0.7
Faf du Plessisc ADS Fletcher b SP Narine14811175.0+3.3
Rilee Rossouwc JN Hamilton b JO Holder230066.7−8.4
Shubham Ranjanec R Powell b JO Holder28301193.3−15.8
Donovan Ferreirac AD Russell b SP Narine250040.0−7.6
Wiaan Muldernot out29*1622181.3+7.3
D Forresternot out8*320266.7+7.4
Extras lb 3, w 710
Total 20 ov, 8.65 an over173/5

Did not bat CP Savage, Adam Milne, Amshi de Silva, AR Lamba

Fall of wickets 16-1 (du Plessis, 2.1), 34-2 (Rossouw, 4.2), 100-3 (Ranjane, 13.3), 103-4 (Ferreira, 14.3), 153-5 (Mukkamalla, 18.4)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Sunil Narine402225.501410+24.1
Jason Holder4048212.00620−17.1
C le Roux4041010.25820−10.9
Andre Russell4042110.501020−5.0
SC van Schalkwyk401704.25900+13.6

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The balls that decided it