East Bay Blazers will be up against Morrisville Raptors in the second match of the Super Eight stage of the Minor League Cricket 2024 on Wednesday, October 2, at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas. The Bay Blazers finished as the winner of the Western Division with six wins in eight games. The Raptors finished in second place in the Southern Division with four wins to their name in eight games.

The Bay Blazers defeated the Golden State Grizzlies in their last outing by eight wickets after chasing down the target of 98 runs in 11 overs. Skipper Sanjay Krishnamurthi remained unbeaten on 54 runs off 29 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award. Vikash Mohan was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 19 runs in four overs.

The Raptors’ last two matches were abandoned due to rain. In their last completed match, the Raptors defeated Orlando Galaxy by four wickets. They chased down the target of 123 runs in 17.1 overs. Rohan Phadke had a great outing with both bat and ball for the team. He took three wickets and scored 31 runs off 24 deliveries.

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The surface at the Grand Prairie Stadium will likely offer the same amount of help to both batters and bowlers. The average first innings total in the last five T20 matches at this venue has been 142 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl here.

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