On Friday evening, July 11 (05:30 IST on July 12), the Texas Super Kings vs MI New York (TEX vs NY) match will be played in the Challenger of the MLC 2025 at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie in Dallas.

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY - Detailed Match Preview

Match Type: Playoffs (Challenger)

Match No: 33

Match: Texas Super Kings vs MI New York (TEX vs NY)

Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie

Local Match Date (Day): July 11 (Friday)

Indian Match Date (Day): July 12 (Saturday) 

Official Toss Time (Indian Time): 18:30 local time (05:00 next day morning)

Official Match Start Time (Indian Time): 19:00 local time (05:30 next day morning)

See Also: MLC 2025, Challenger: Probable Playing XI for TEX vs NY

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY - Venue Stats

Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie in Dallas has hosted 14 games in the MLC 2025. Apart from one washout in the Qualifier, this MLC 2025 venue has experienced five comfortable defending results and eight successful chases. 

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY - Teams’ Status

Texas Super Kings: Played - 11; Won - 7; Lost - 3; No Result - 1 

• Won by 3 runs vs MI New York
• Won by 57 runs vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 93 runs vs Seattle Orcas
• Lost by 7 wickets vs San Francisco Unicorns
• Lost by 7 wickets vs Washington Freedom
• Won by 52 runs vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 39 runs vs MI New York
• Won by 43 runs vs Washington Freedom
• Lost by 1 run vs San Francisco Unicorns
• Won by 51 runs vs Seattle Orcas
• (Qualifier) No Result vs Washington Freedom

MI New York: Played - 11; Won - 4; Lost - 7 

• Lost by 3 runs vs Texas Super Kings
• Lost by 3 wickets vs San Francisco Unicorns
• Won by 7 wickets vs Seattle Orcas
• Lost by 2 wickets vs Washington Freedom
• Lost by 47 runs vs San Francisco Unicorns
• Lost by 3 wickets vs Seattle Orcas
• Lost by 39 runs vs Texas Super Kings
• Won by 8 wickets vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 6 runs vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Lost by 6 wickets vs Washington Freedom
• (Eliminator) Won by 2 wickets vs San Francisco Unicorns

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY - Head-to-Head

• It will be their third meeting in the MLC 2025. Texas Super Kings won both their league stage meetings this season by three runs and 39 runs, respectively. 

In the Challenger of the MLC 2025, Texas Super Kings vs MI New York (TEX vs NY) will be played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie will be played on Friday evening, July 11 (starting at 05:30 IST on July 12). 

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY Probable XIs

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Marcus Stoinis, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hossain, Zia Ul Haq Muhammad, Noor Ahmad, Adam Milne

MI New York Predicted Playing XI: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Tristan Luus, George Linde, Rushil Ugarkar

See Also: MLC 2025, Challenger: Probable Playing XI for TEX vs NY

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Faf du Plessis: Former South African cricketer Faf du Plessis is the leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025, having scored 409 runs in nine innings with an average of 51.12 and a strike rate of 175.53, including two centuries and two half-centuries. His scores in the last six innings were 100, 69, 12, 103*, 1, and 91 runs, respectively. 

Monank Patel: USA cricketer Monank Patel is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 401 runs in 11 innings, with an average of 36.45 and a strike rate of 145.81, including four half-centuries. His last four innings were 56, 13, 6, and 33 runs, respectively.

Adam Milne: New Zealand cricketer Adam Milne has taken 14 wickets in only five innings in the MLC 2025. In this tournament, he has recorded one five-wicket haul and two three-wicket hauls. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Kieron Pollard: Former Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard has scored 270 runs and also taken six wickets in the MLC 2025. With the bat, he has scored two half-centuries in this tournament, and his strike rate is 173.07. 

Trent Boult: New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult has taken 13 wickets in 10 games in the ongoing MLC season. In this tournament, he has recorded one four-fer and one three-wicket haul with the ball. In the Eliminator, he won the Player of the Match award for his two wickets and match-winning 22 not out. 

Marcus Stoinis: Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has scored 103 runs and taken eight wickets in nine matches in the MLC 2025. In the last four innings, he picked up at least one wicket. 

The MLC 2025 has entered its penultimate state as Texas Super Kings vs MI New York (TEX vs NY) will be played in the Challenger of the tournament. Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie will be played on Friday evening, July 11 (starting at 05:30 IST on July 12). 

The winner of the match will face the defending champions Washington Freedom in the Final of the tournament this Sunday, July 14 (Indian time, July 15). 

It will be their third meeting of this season. In both their league stage meetings, Texas Super Kings won by three runs and 39 runs, respectively. 

See Also: MLC 2025, TEX vs NY Challenger: Grand Prairie stadium stats and Head to Head

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY - Teams Forms

In the league stage of the MLC 2025, Texas Super Kings finished in the second place with 14 points after 10 matches with seven wins and three losses. Meanwhile, MI New York ended in the fourth position with six points after 10 games with three wins and seven losses. 

While Texas Super Kings advanced to the Qualifier, they had a washout game (with a toss) against the table-toppers Washington Freedom, who earned 16 points in the league stage with eight wins and two losses, and Freedom advanced to the Final of the tournament.

Meanwhile, MI New York have qualified for the Challenger after securing a two-wicket win in the final-over Eliminator thriller against San Franchisco Unicorns, where New York successfully chased the 132-run target in 19.3 overs after losing eight wickets. 

MLC 2025, Challenger: TEX vs NY Probable Playing XI

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Marcus Stoinis, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hossain, Zia Ul Haq Muhammad, Noor Ahmad, Adam Milne

MI New York Predicted Playing XI: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Tristan Luus, George Linde, Rushil Ugarkar

The Challenger match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 between Texas Super Kings (TEX) and MI New York (NY) will be held at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Dallas, at 5:30 AM IST on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Texas Super Kings, led by Faf du Plessis, enter the contest after their Qualifier 1 match against Washington Freedom was washed out due to rain, pushing them into the Challenger round, aiming to advance to the final. MI New York, captained by Nicholas Pooran, are coming into the clash with momentum, having secured a thrilling two-wicket win over the San Francisco Unicorns in the Eliminator and seeking to keep their title hopes alive. The winner progresses to the final, while the loser is eliminated.

This morning match will provide thrilling T20 cricket to a crazy crowd as the MLC plays its Dallas leg. With a collocated capacity of 7,000 and lights on, the ground is perfect for today's match. While TEX has a strong head-to-head advantage, NY will be keen to turn the tables. The turf pitch, offering tricky conditions with the ball holding up and coming slowly, will greatly favor bowling early on, with winning the toss and choosing to bowl first a smart move to limit the opposition before conditions ease later.

Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium Stats

The pitch at Grand Prairie Stadium is expected to be tougher for the bowlers. The teams have been able to cross the 200-run mark on a consistent basis, and it is expected to be the same in the upcoming game. The team winning the toss will look to bowl first at this venue, as tricky conditions early on make batting difficult before easing later.

• Total Matches: 41
  
• Matches Won Batting First: 48%
  
• Matches Won Batting Second: 53%
• Average 1st Innings Score: 178
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 158
• Highest Total: 246/4 by SF vs NY
• Lowest Total: 50/10 by LAS vs NY
• Highest Chase: 238/7 by SEA vs NY
• Lowest Defended: 181/6 by TEX vs LAS

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TEX vs NY: Head-to-Head Record

Texas Super Kings and MI New York have played against each other six times since the initiation of MLC, with TEX winning five and NY one, to make the game very close. These six matches have proved TEX's dominance over NY. This seventh meeting at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium is going to be tough and filled with likely surprises.

• Total Matches: 6
• TEX Wins: 5
• NY Wins: 1
• No Result: 0
  

Win %: Texas Super Kings – 83.33% (5/6), MI New York – 16.67% (1/6)