Socal Lashings (SOL) will take on San Diego Surf Riders (SDR) in Match 45 of Minor League Cricket 2023 on Saturday, 26 August 2023 at Woodley Cricket Field, Los Angeles. This will be the second encounter between the two teams in this tournament, after SOL won by 11 runs in Match 3 on August 5.
SOL aim to bounce back from three consecutive losses
SOL are currently placed fourth in the Western Conference standings with four wins and six losses from 10 matches. They have 16 points and a net run rate of -0.221. They started their campaign with a win over SDR, but then lost three matches in a row to Bay Area Zalmi, Silicon Valley Strikers and Lone Star Americans. They recovered with three consecutive wins over East Bay Blazers, Hollywood Master Blasters and Golden State Grizzlies, but then again suffered three defeats to Seattle Thunderbolts, Irving Mustangs and Austin Athletics.
SOL have a strong batting line-up with the likes of Rishi Dhawan, Sunny Sohal, Shiva Vashishat, Abhimanyu Rajp and Nisarg Patel. Dhawan is the leading run-scorer for SOL with 265 runs from 10 matches at an average of 29.44 and a strike rate of 151.14. He has scored two fifties and hit 23 fours and 13 sixes. Sohal is the second-highest run-getter for SOL with 240 runs from nine matches at an average of 30 and a strike rate of 133.33. He has also scored two fifties and hit 19 fours and 11 sixes.
SOL’s bowling attack is led by Ali Khan, who is one of the fastest bowlers in the USA. He has taken nine wickets from eight matches at an economy rate of 6.37. He has also bowled a maiden over and taken a four-wicket haul. Nisarg Patel is the second-highest wicket-taker for SOL with eight wickets from nine matches at an economy rate of 7.88.
SDR look to end their losing streak and avenge their previous defeat
SDR are languishing at the bottom of the Western Conference table with only one win and nine losses from 10 matches. They have four points and a net run rate of -1.403. They lost their opening match to SOL, then won their second match against East Bay Blazers by six wickets, but then went on to lose eight matches in a row to Silicon Valley Strikers, Lone Star Americans, Bay Area Zalmi, Hollywood Master Blasters, Golden State Grizzlies, Seattle Thunderbolts, Irving Mustangs and Austin Athletics.
SDR’s batting has been their main weakness, as they have failed to chase down targets or post competitive totals in most of their matches. Their highest score in this tournament is 156/8 against LSA, while their lowest score is 74 all out against BAZ. Karthik Gattepalli is the only batsman who has scored more than 200 runs for SDR in this tournament. He has made 211 runs from nine matches at an average of 26.37 and a strike rate of 119.43. He has scored one fifty and hit 16 fours and seven sixes.
SDR’s bowling has been slightly better than their batting, but still not enough to win them matches. Raj Vyas is the leading wicket-taker for SDR with nine wickets from eight matches at an economy rate of 8.25. He has taken one four-wicket haul and one three-wicket haul in this tournament. Adnesh Prabhakar is the second-highest wicket-taker for SDR with seven wickets from nine matches at an economy rate of 9.
Dream11 Prediction
Based on the current form and performance of both teams, SOL are the clear favorites to win this match against SDR. SOL have a stronger batting line-up and a more potent bowling attack than SDR, who have been struggling to find any rhythm or momentum in this tournament.
Here is our Dream11 team for SOL vs SDR match:
- Wicketkeeper: Karthik Gattepalli
- Batsmen: Sunny Sohal (captain), Shiva Vashishat, Abhimanyu Rajp
- All-rounders: Rishi Dhawan (vice-captain), Nisarg Patel, Raj Vyas
- Bowlers: Ali Khan, Adnesh
