The second (Oakland) leg of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 season is shaping up well. The MI New York (MINY) and the Texas Super Kings (TSK) will play the third match at the venue. MINY hasn’t played a game since June 21. Meanwhile, TSK has already won a game in Oakland.
MINY vs TSK: Match Details
- Match Number: 10
- Date: Friday, June 27
- Venue: Oakland Coliseum, California
- Toss Time: 2:30 AM IST
- Start Time: 3:00 AM IST
Oakland Coliseum Pitch Report
The Oakland Coliseum offers true bounce, a quick outfield, and an overall balanced surface for batters and bowlers. There will be some early movement for fast bowlers, and spin will play a role. The shorter square boundaries mean more cross-bat hits. We’ve seen two different matches in Oakland. The first one, where 161 were scored and defended. In the other one, 227 were scored and defended. Therefore, one can’t be too sure of the surface and what it might offer.
Predicted Playing XIs
MI New York: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (c), Tajinder Dhillon, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Romario Shepherd, Sunny Patel, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar
Texas Super Kings: Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Rilee Rossouw, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjane, Wiaan Mulder, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Abhimanyu Lamba, Amshi de Silva, Adam Milne, Hardus Viljoen
MINY vs TSK: Head-to-Head Record in MLC
| Matches Won | |
|---|---|
| MI New York | 2 |
| Texas Super Kings | 5 |
| No Result | 1 |
MINY vs TSK Match Prediction
On paper, TSK is the more rounded team. They’ve got three in-form batters – Donovon Ferreira, Faf du Plessis, and Saiteja Mukkamalla. Their bowling has started to fire as well. Adam Milne found form in the last match, and Abhimanyu Lamba picked up 2 wickets in his first game of the season. Amshi de Silva has claimed a wicket in every match.
Trent Boult, Nosthush Kenjige, and Corbin Bosch can perhaps match TSK’s bowling, but MINY’s batting looks a bit light. So far, Kieron Pollard has fired in one game and Nicholas Pooran in the other, with Bosch playing cameos. Others need to step up.
- Prediction: TSK to win
MLC 2026: Live streaming & broadcast details
The MINY vs TSK match and the entire MLC 2026 season will be available on the Star Sports network on television. For the online audience, live streaming will be available on the JioHotstar app and website.
