MI New York and Seatle Orcas. (Photo Source: Twitter)

MI New York (NY) take on Seattle Orcas (SEA) in match No. 9 of the ongoing at the Oakland Coliseum in California on Thursday, June 19.

Nicholas Pooran has not had a great start to his tenure as MI New York captain as the inaugural champions have lost their first two games so far in the tournament. They lost their opening fixture to Texas Super Kings by three runs. In their most recent fixture, MI New York suffered a three-wicket defeat against San Francisco Unicorns.

Meanwhile, Seattle Orcas have also lost their first two games of the season and are languishing at the bottom of the table, with a net run rate (NRR) of -3.890. NY's NRR (-0.423) is much better when compared to that of SEA. Seattle lost to defending champions Washington Freedom by five wickets in their first game of MLC 2025. In the following fixture, they were beaten by Texas by 93 runs.

Match Details

Match	MI New York vs Seattle Orcas, , MLC 2025
Venue	Oakland Coliseum, California
Date & Time (IST)	Thursday, June 19, 6:30 AM
Live Broadcast and Streaming Details	Star Sports Network and JioHotstar (app & website)

Oakland Coliseum Pitch Report

In the first eight games in MLC 2025, the average first-innings score is 170. The highest first-innings total is 269 and the lowest is 145. Six out of the eight games have been won by teams batting first. Instead of aiming to big from the outset, the team batting first should look to get themselves to a strong base and launch from thereon.

Head-to-Head record

Matches Played	3
Won by MI New York	2
Won by Seattle Orcas	1
Tied	00
No Result	00
First-ever Fixture	26 July 2024
Most-recent Fixture	6 July 2024

NY vs SEA Predicted Playing 11s

MI New York (NY)

Agni Chopra, Quinton de Kock (WK), Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (C), Michael Bracewell, Kieron Pollard, Tajinder Dhillon, Sunny Patel, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ehsan Adil.

Seattle Orcas (SEA)

David Warner, Kyle Mayers, Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, Heinrich Klaasen (C & WK), Sikandar Raza, Sujit Nayak, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Obed McCoy, Waqar Salamkheil.

Probable Best Batter of the Match - Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran. (Source -Getty Images)

Nicholas Pooran has aggregated only 11 runs in the first two games this season. However, the southpaw was in scintillating form in the recently-concluded Indian Premier League. The MI New York skipper has the potential to bounce back strongly. 

Probable Best Bowler of the Match - Obed McCoy
Obed McCoy. (Source -Getty Images)

Obed McCoy has picked up only two wickets in as many games this season. However, he has bowled economically. He has conceded runs at an economy rate of 6. McCoy would want to create pressure on the opposition batters and hope that his fellow bowlers can capitalise.

Today's : Team batting first to win the match

Scenario 1

• MI New York win the toss and opt to bowl first


• Powerplay: 50-60


• SEA: 170-190


• Seattle Orcas win the match

Scenario 2 

• Seattle Orcas win the toss and opt to bowl firs


• Powerplay: 45-55


• NY: 165-185


• MI New York win the match

Disclaimer: The prediction is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While making your prediction, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.