New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers will face Dallas Giants in the third 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 Somerset Cavaliers won six out of eight games in the Eastern Division and finished in first place. Dallas Giants won five out of eight matches and were in second place in the Central Division.

New Jersey Somerset Cavaliers faced New Jersey Stallions in their last game and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain and the Stallions scored 123 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Vraj Tarak Desai was the pick of the bowlers and took three wickets for 19 runs for the Somerset Cavaliers. The Somerset Cavaliers managed just 64 runs for the loss of eight wickets and lost the match by 59 runs.

The Giants took on Chicago Kingsmen in their last outing and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The Kingsmen posted a total of 156 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Abhinav Choudhary was the most successful bowler for the Giants and picked three wickets for 21 runs in four overs. No batter managed to make a double-digit score for the Giants as the team made 122 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs and lost the match by 34 runs.

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The surface at the Grand Prairie Stadium is likely to remain balanced during the entirety of the match. The average first innings score in the last five games has been 142 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.

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