Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Across the last three head-to-head meetings, Speen Ghar Tigers lead 2 wins to 1. In the most recent meeting, ST beat MAK by 50 runs after posting 191/6 and holding MAK to 141/9. The game was defined by MAK being restricted to 141/9 in reply. The wider pattern still leans ST, but MAK have shown they can win tight finishes, taking one of the last three by 4 wickets with 1 ball remaining.

MAMis Ainak Knights 141/9

STSpeen Ghar Tigers 191/6

2025-07-28 · ST won by 50 runs

MAMis Ainak Knights 152/6

STSpeen Ghar Tigers 151/8

2025-07-19 · MAK won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

STSpeen Ghar Tigers 130/5

MAMis Ainak Knights 125/9

2024-08-22 · ST won by 5 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)

Mis Ainak Knights

MAK are 4th in the SCL regular season on 5 points with a 2W-2L record. Their last three games include two defeats followed by a 3-wicket win with 4 balls remaining, so results have swung between close margins. The most telling result is that latest chase win, where they got home with only 4 balls left.

MAMis Ainak Knights 181/7

BOBoost Defenders 178/7

2026-07-11 · MAK won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

MAMis Ainak Knights 173/10

BOBoost Defenders 191/3

2026-07-06 · BOD won by 18 runs

MAMis Ainak Knights 190/5

ASAmo Sharks 191/6

2026-07-04 · AS won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

Speen Ghar Tigers

ST are 2nd in the SCL regular season on 7 points with a 3W-1L record. Their last three matches show two big wins, then a setback where they lost by 8 wickets with 16 balls remaining. The clearest signal is that heavy loss, where Amo Sharks chased down the target with 16 balls to spare.

STSpeen Ghar Tigers 167/7

ASAmo Sharks 168/2

2026-07-11 · AS won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

STSpeen Ghar Tigers 227/7

ASAmo Sharks 201/10

2026-07-05 · ST won by 26 runs

STSpeen Ghar Tigers 219/6

BOBoost Defenders 160/8

2026-07-04 · ST won by 59 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models favour Speen Ghar Tigers, with the model average at ST 59% (range 52–65%). Bookmakers also side with ST, pricing ST at 55% (1.70) vs MAK at 45% (2.00). Key stats heavily favour ST 7-1 overall, driven by edges in points, recent winrate, head-to-head, and multiple bowling economy phases. The match likely turns on whether ST’s stronger recent results and overall metrics hold up against MAK’s ability to win tight chases.

Ismat Alam slams the brakes

Ismat Alam’s spell was the match’s hard stop: just as Mis Ainak Knights began to believe in a heist, he kept taking wickets and draining time from the chase. Speen Ghar Tigers’ 182/9 always looked a touch above par, but it still needed defending when Mohammad Nabi surged into the final quarter. Alam’s strikes in the closing overs ensured the Knights were bowled out for 165 in 19.4, sealing a 17-run Tigers win.

Powerplay burst builds cushion

The game was effectively won in the first six overs of Speen Ghar’s innings. They flew to 69/1 in the powerplay (RR 11.5), forcing Mis Ainak to chase the rate from ball one and exposing their top order. By contrast, the Knights stumbled to 41/4 in their own powerplay, a 28-run deficit that proved decisive even after a mid-innings recovery. That early gap meant Nabi had to attack throughout, and once wickets fell at the death, the equation quickly ran away.

Nabi fights, Alam finishes

Nabi’s 90 off 52 was a one-man chase, highlighted by a 67-run stand with Emal Shaheen that dragged Mis Ainak back from 41/4. But Speen Ghar had match-winning contributions at both ends: Mohammad Akram Zazai’s 46 off 26 gave the innings lift, Rashid Khan’s 37 off 23 kept it moving through the middle, and Alam’s 4/25 (3.4 overs) repeatedly broke the chase’s rhythm when it mattered most.

Form edges show up early

Pre-match, Speen Ghar’s recent results and stronger new-ball numbers suggested they could control the tone of the game, and that’s exactly how it played out. Their bowlers’ ability to keep runs in check up front contrasted sharply with Mis Ainak’s early batting wobble, which left too much to do. Even when Nabi’s counterpunch briefly flipped the pressure, Speen Ghar had enough runs in the bank from that powerplay surge to absorb the late wobble.