MOT vs EDR 9th Match - Round 1 Prediction

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Montreal Tigers

Montreal Tigers survived a Chris Gayle scare in their last match as they escaped a sure loss with a point to their name, thanks to relentless rain on Monday. After a win in their first match, their performance has primarily been listless, with both bat and ball. They were restricted for a dismal score in their second match and then went onto concede the highest score ever in the history of the tournament.

Bowling first in their previous match, their bowlers failed to exert any pressure whatsoever on Vancouver Knights and conceded a record 276 for 3 in 20 overs. Considering that their batting lineup hadn't been in fine form, that was an impossible-looking chase, but the rain arrived just on time to hand them a critical point out of it.

Even though it was Chris Gayle special which was on display on Sunday, their bowling was opposite of tight. Their bowlers were all over the place to all the Knights' batsmen, and the pressure let the flood gates open in death overs, and Gayle and Co. smashed plenty of runs in the last five overs. The likes of Narine, Naveed, and Abbott were all taken apart and thrashed to all parts of the ground.

Even in their second match, the game before the one against the Knights, their bowlers were clueless and failed to pick up even one wicket. With batting and bowling not clicking from the last few matches, the Tigers have a massive problem at their hands which they need to solve as soon as possible if they want to stay in the hunt for the playoffs.

Edmonton Royals

It's been surprising that despite having the likes of Faf du Plessis, Jimmy Neesham, Ben Cutting, and Mohammad Hafeez, the Royals have failed to pick up a point in the tournament thus far. They are languishing at the bottom of the ladder and are desperately looking for a win to stay in the competition.

Despite being at the bottom of the table, they have a positive that they have played only a couple of matches thus far wherein they lost to Toronto Nationals and Brampton Wolves. They have a terrific batting lineup, which however has failed to fire in the tournament thus far. It's high time for their star players to rise to the occasion and take them to a competitive total.

While their batting has looked like a shadow of what it is capable of, their bowling has done pretty well. Shadab Khan has been the pick of their bowlers, picking up five wickets in the two matches. With the presence of decent all-rounders at their disposal, they bat deep without compromising on varieties in their bowling attack. All in all, they are a pretty good side on paper but has taken a little extra time to get going. If their batsmen can perform to their potential going forward in the competition, they are sure to give a hard time to their opponents.