MLC Preview: Knight Riders Host Texas at Pomona as New Pitch Favors Bowlers

Overview

• Los Angeles Knight Riders face Texas Super Kings in Match 18 at Knight Riders Cricket Field in Pomona on Saturday, July 4, with Los Angeles struggling at two wins from five and Texas sitting fourth with three wins from six.
• Multiple outlets report the new Pomona surface has played sluggish and low-scoring in its early games, giving bowlers more help and prompting toss predictions that favor batting first in some reports.
• Predicted XIs published by previews place Sunil Narine, Jason Holder and Rovman Powell as key figures for Los Angeles and Faf du Plessis as Texas’s leading batter prospect for the fixture.
• Pre-match forecasts diverge: CricTracker favors the chasing side while The Sunday Guardian predicts a Texas win, and live broadcast access is listed on JioHotstar with Star/partner networks carrying coverage.
• Los Angeles then meet MI New York in Match 20 on Sunday, July 5, a fixture that carries extra weight for Knight Riders momentum because MI New York lead the head‑to‑head and sit higher in the table.