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MINY vs SO Fantasy Team Prediction for the 25th match of Major League Cricket 2026 brings an exciting contest as MI New York take on Seattle Orcas at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas. In this preview, you will find the full match details, recent form, probable playing XIs, pitch report, head-to-head record, and two fantasy team combinations—one for small leagues and one for grand leagues.
Both teams are on 8 points with four wins and four losses from eight matches, with only two league games remaining. San Francisco Unicorns have already pulled clear at the top, making this a must-win clash as the loser will find it very difficult to stay in the race for the top four. For Indian viewers, the match starts at 2.00 AM IST in the early hours of Saturday, July 11, which is a 3.30 PM afternoon start in Dallas on Friday. The game will be shown on Star Sports 2 and streamed on JioHotstar.
MINY vs SO Match Details
Match: MI New York vs Seattle Orcas, 25th Match, MLC 2026
Date: Friday, July 10 in Dallas (early hours of Saturday, July 11 in India)
Time: 2.00 AM IST | 3.30 PM local time
Venue: Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas
Broadcast in India: Star Sports 2, JioHotstar
Points table: Both teams on 8 points from 8 matches (4 wins, 4 losses each)
MLC 2026 Points Table Before This Match
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco Unicorns | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Seattle Orcas | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | MI New York | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Washington Freedom | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Texas Super Kings | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Seattle Orcas sit above MI New York on net run rate, +0.230 against minus 0.208. The table got even tighter on Thursday night when the Knight Riders beat Washington Freedom for the first time ever in MLC, which leaves four teams locked on 8 points fighting for three playoff spots behind the Unicorns. That is why this match matters so much. The winner moves to 10 points with one game left. The loser stays on 8 and needs help from other results.
MI New York: Two Batting Collapses In Four Days
The defending champions are in trouble, and the problem is the top order. San Francisco Unicorns have beaten them twice inside a week, and both games went the same way.
In the first defeat, MI New York were bowled out for 104 after falling to 65 for 7 in the 15th over. Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock, Tajinder Singh and Shakib Al Hasan all fell cheaply, Pooran and Pollard followed, and only Corey Anderson (27) and Corbin Bosch (21) took them past 100. The Unicorns chased it with five wickets in hand.
Three days later at Grand Prairie, it happened again. Ryan Rickelton started well with 35 off 21, but Matthew Short struck in three straight overs to remove de Kock, Monank and Rickelton, and from 56 for 3 the innings never recovered. Sunny Patel’s 32 off 23 took them to 143 for 9, and Lhuan dre Pretorius chased it down almost alone with an unbeaten 102 off 52 balls. San Francisco won by nine wickets with 26 balls to spare.
Pooran admitted after the game that the Unicorns “outplayed us not only today but in LA as well.” The bigger worry for MI New York is that Pooran himself has not scored runs, out cheaply in both defeats, and the middle order has not made up for it.
There are still positives. Before this slide they had won three in a row, including a five run defence against these same Orcas and a big innings from Kieron Pollard against the Knight Riders that briefly put them back on top of the table. The bowling, led by Trent Boult, Corbin Bosch and Romario Shepherd, has done its job most days. Shepherd was the only bowler who troubled Pretorius on Wednesday. The batting needs to improve, and fast.
Seattle Orcas: Shanaka’s Four In Four Changes Everything
Seattle Orcas have not won two matches in a row since mid June, but their last game had the best finish of the season. Defending 121 against Texas Super Kings, they went into the final over with 15 to defend. Dasun Shanaka gave away only five runs and took four wickets in four balls, the first double hat trick in MLC history, and Seattle won a match they had no business winning.
Ottneil Baartman set up that finish with figures of 3 for 9, and he has bowled well all season. He had 11 wickets in his first six matches at an economy under 10, and his tally has grown since. On a Dallas pitch that helps fast bowlers, he is the biggest threat in this match.
With the bat, Tim Seifert is their main man. The New Zealand keeper has 282 runs this season, the third highest in MLC 2026 behind only Pretorius and Mitchell Owen, and he scores them at a strike rate around 177. When Seifert gets a big powerplay, the Orcas usually win. Shayan Jahangir scored 62 against the Unicorns earlier in the season, and Matthew Breetzke and Shimron Hetmyer complete a strong top five, though they have not been consistent.
The concern is what happens when Seifert fails. In the five run loss to MI New York in Pomona, the Orcas managed only 127 for 9 chasing 133 on a slow pitch, and the middle order could not finish a game they should have won.
MINY vs SO Head To Head Record
MI New York lead the head to head 4 wins to 2 across their last six completed meetings. That includes the very first MLC final in 2023, which MI New York won to lift the title, and this season’s meeting in Pomona on July 3, where Romario Shepherd and Quinton de Kock helped defend 132 by five runs. The Orcas reached the last over needing a big hit and finished at 127 for 9.
Recent matches between these two have been close and low scoring, and MI New York have won most of them.
Grand Prairie Pitch Report: Fast Bowlers On Top, But Runs Are Coming
Pace bowlers have taken 73 percent of the wickets in the last ten matches at Grand Prairie, with spinners picking up just 27 percent. That suits both attacks, with Boult, Bosch and Shepherd on one side and Baartman, Gannon and Jasdeep Singh on the other.
Recent scores at the venue show runs are available. The Knight Riders put up 192 for 8 against Washington Freedom here, MI New York chased 159 against Texas with eight wickets in hand, and Pretorius made 102 off 52 on this ground two days ago. Pooran himself called it “a really, really good batting pitch” after Wednesday’s game, and said batting gets easier under lights. With a 3.30 PM start, the second innings will run into the evening, so the captain winning the toss will most likely bowl first. A first innings score of 165 to 175 should be a good total here.
Dallas Weather Report For MINY vs SO
No problems expected. The forecast for Friday afternoon in Dallas is mostly clear skies, around 31 degrees, humidity near 46 percent and just a 2 percent chance of rain. The July heat will make fielding tough in the afternoon session.
Where To Watch MINY vs SO: TV And Live Streaming Worldwide
India: Star Sports 2 (TV) and JioHotstar (streaming) from 2.00 AM IST on Saturday, July 11.
USA: Willow TV, the official MLC broadcaster in the United States, with the match starting at 3.30 PM Central Time on Friday.
UK: TNT Sports carries MLC 2026 matches, with an 8.30 PM BST start on Friday.
Australia and New Zealand: Prime Video streams the tournament, with the match starting early on Saturday morning local time.
MINY vs SO Probable Playing XIs
MI New York (probable): Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Monank Patel (wk), Nicholas Pooran (c), Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Sunny Patel, Romario Shepherd, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar
Shakib Al Hasan and Nosthush Kenjige are the spin options if MI New York want a change, though with fast bowlers doing so well at Grand Prairie, they will most likely keep the extra pacer.
Seattle Orcas (probable): Tim Seifert (wk), Shayan Jahangir, Matthew Breetzke, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis (c), Dasun Shanaka, Ali Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Jasdeep Singh, Ottneil Baartman
This is the XI that beat Texas and the one that came within five runs of MI New York in Pomona. Lungi Ngidi and Jason Behrendorff are the backup pace options if they want a change.
Key Player Battles
Tim Seifert vs Trent Boult: Boult with the new ball against the tournament’s third highest run scorer. Boult was expensive against Pretorius on Wednesday, and Seifert attacks left arm pace the same way. The first three overs of the Orcas innings could decide the match.
Nicholas Pooran vs Ottneil Baartman: Pooran needs runs badly, and Baartman’s cutters into the pitch are exactly the kind of bowling that has troubled the MI New York middle order in the two collapses.
Kieron Pollard vs Dasun Shanaka: Both teams trust these two in the last five overs. Pollard won MI New York the Knight Riders game, and Shanaka just took four in four. If the match is close at the end, one of these two will decide it.
MINY vs SO Fantasy Team (Small Leagues)
Wicketkeepers: Tim Seifert (C), Quinton de Kock
Batters: Nicholas Pooran (VC), Shimron Hetmyer, Ryan Rickelton
All Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Dasun Shanaka, Kieron Pollard
Bowlers: Ottneil Baartman, Trent Boult, Corbin Bosch
Seifert is the captain pick because of his numbers, 282 runs at a strike rate near 177, and no MI New York bowler has troubled him much this season. Pooran has been short of runs, but his record against the Orcas is too good to ignore. He was player of the match with an unbeaten 62 in the very first MLC game between these two sides, so he keeps the vice captain spot. Rickelton gets in ahead of Breetzke because he is the only MI New York batter who has batted well in the last two games. Baartman is the safest bowling pick given his wicket tally and how well fast bowlers have done at this ground.
MINY vs SO Fantasy Team (Grand Leagues)
For grand leagues, where you need picks the crowd does not have, this second MINY vs SO fantasy team leaves out both Seifert and Pooran, the two most owned players in this match.
Wicketkeeper: Monank Patel
Batters: Shayan Jahangir, Matthew Breetzke, Corey Anderson
All Rounders: Marcus Stoinis (C), Dasun Shanaka, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd (VC)
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Cameron Gannon, Harmeet Singh
Stoinis is a strong captain differential because as an all rounder he gets points with bat, ball and in the field, and his ownership drops in matches where Seifert and Pooran take all the attention. Shepherd is the vice captain pick because he was the only bowler who troubled Pretorius on this pitch two days ago and he scores useful lower order runs.
Jahangir made 62 earlier this season and opens with Seifert, so he benefits from the same powerplay. Anderson and Monank are cheap MI New York picks who free up budget, and Anderson has scores in both recent games.
Gannon and Harmeet round out the bowling since Grand Prairie gives something to the quicks all afternoon. This team carries risk, which is exactly the point in a grand league.
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MINY vs SO Match Prediction
The head to head record favours MI New York, but current form favours Seattle. The venue also points towards the Orcas. MI New York have lost two matches in a row at Grand Prairie with scores of 104 and 143, while Seattle’s attack of Baartman, Gannon and Shanaka suits these conditions well. If Seifert gets through the new ball overs from Boult, Seattle Orcas should win a close match and move a big step closer to the playoffs. But MI New York have Pooran, Pollard and the experience of two titles behind them, and champions are always dangerous in a must win game.
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Q. When is the MINY vs SO match in MLC 2026
A. The 25th match of MLC 2026 will be played on Friday, July 10 at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas, starting at 3.30 PM local time, which is 2.00 AM IST in the early hours of Saturday, July 11.
Q. Where can I watch MINY vs SO live in India?
A. The match will be shown on Star Sports 2 and streamed live on JioHotstar in India.
Q. Who will win MINY vs SO today?
A. Seattle Orcas start as slight favourites because of their bowling form and MI New York’s two straight batting failures at this ground, but MI New York lead the head to head 4 to 2 and cannot be ruled out.
Q. What is the head to head record between MI New York and Seattle Orcas?
A. MI New York have won 4 of the last 6 completed matches between the two teams, including the 2023 MLC final and this season’s meeting in Pomona by 5 runs.
Q. How does the Grand Prairie pitch play?
A. Fast bowlers have taken 73 percent of the wickets in the last ten matches here, but recent scores show runs are available, with 165 to 175 a good first innings total.
Q. Who should be captain in the MINY vs SO fantasy team?
A. Tim Seifert is the best captain choice for small leagues with 282 runs at a strike rate near 177 this season. For grand leagues, Marcus Stoinis is a strong differential captain since he earns points with both bat and ball.
Q. Why is this match important for the MLC 2026 playoffs?
A. Four teams are tied on 8 points behind San Francisco Unicorns with two league games left each. The winner of this match moves to 10 points, while the loser will need other results to go their way to reach the top four.