MLC 2026: Match 17, SEA vs NY Match Prediction – Who will win today’s MLC match between Seattle Orcas vs MI New York?

Seattle Orcas (SEA) take on MI New York (NY) in match No. 17 of the ongoing Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 at the Knight Riders Cricket Field, Pomona, on Friday, July 3.

Marcus Stoinis-led Seattle Orcas have played six matches so far this season, winning three and losing as many. They are placed at No. 2 on the points table. In their most recent clash, they defeated the Los Angeles Knight Riders by 20 runs.

Meanwhile, MI New York have only played four matches so far. The defending champions won two games and lost a couple. They are languishing at No. 5 in the standings. Nicholas Pooran's men will be coming into this clash on the back of a 41-run win against the Los Angeles Knight Riders.

The Knight Riders Cricket Field in Pomona hosted its first competitive cricket match on Wednesday. It was between the Los Angeles Knight Riders and Washington Freedom. The surface was quite sluggish and batters had to dig deep to score their runs. Steven Smith's men chased down a 109-run target in 17.1 overs with six wickets to spare. The conditions might not be too different on Thursday and the captain who wins the toss would want to bowl first to give the batting side the challenge to put up a par total.

Tim Seifert (WK), Shayan Jahangir, Matthew Breetzke, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis (C), Dasun Shanaka, Ali Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Jasdeep Singh, Ottneil Baartman.

Quinton de Kock (WK), Kunwarjeet Singh, Nicholas Pooran (C), Tajinder Dhillon, Corbin Bosch, Kieron Pollard, Romario Shepherd, Corey Anderson, Nosthush Kenjige, Rushil Ugarkar, Trent Boult.

Tim Seifert has amassed 266 runs across six matches in MLC 2026. He is averaging 44.33 and has a strike rate of 177.33. The wicketkeeper-batter will look to get his team off to a flying start, which will allow the middle-order batters to capitalise.

South African speedster Ottneil Baartman is second on the list of leading wicket-takers in the tournament. He has picked up 11 wickets in six matches at an average of 17.91 and an economy rate of 9.38. Baartman is going to be the bowler to watch out for on Friday.