Chicago Kingsmen vs Baltimore Royals, MiLC 2026, Today Match Prediction

CHK vs BAR Match Prediction & Analysis

Baltimore Royals will take on against the Chicago Kingsmen on Sunday, 25th October, 2026 for the final of Minor League Cricket (MiLC) 2026. The venue for this match is at Kingsmen Stadium, Texas and the scheduled start time is 20:30 IST. 

The Baltimore Royals are coming off a dominant victory over the Dallas XForia Giants, while the Chicago Kingsmen enter the contest with one more try to take the trophy home. They had a runner-up finish in the 2025 edition. Both teams would eye a maiden title glory. 

H2H Record: Chicago Kingsmen defeated Baltimore Royals in the only meeting at MiLC. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chicago Kingsmen Preview

Chicago Kingsmen have been one of the strongest sides in MiLC 2026, carrying their impressive form into the Super 8 stage. In their most recent confirmed Super 8 result, they defeated Morrisville Raptors by 10 runs after posting 165/6 in 20 overs. 

Chicago started their Super 8 campaign with a commanding 64-run victory over Los Angeles Lashings, scoring 248/4 before restricting their opponents to 184/4. Tajinder Singh Dhillon led the batting effort with a magnificent hundred. 

Their second victory against Morrisville further strengthened their position heading into the championship decider. Tajinder Singh Dhillon has been Chicago’s leading run-scorer in the 2026 regular season, accumulating 388 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 147.53. 

Saad Ali has also scored 359 runs at a strike rate of 139.15.  Aryan Satheesh has taken five wickets at an average of 9.60. Ali Sheikh has also emerged as a crucial all-rounder during the Super 8s, combining his explosive batting with important wickets. 

Chicago Kingsmen Predicted Playing XI:

Syed Saad Ali, Arya Kannantha, Milind Kumar, Tajinder Singh Dhillon, Ali Sheikh, Hassan Khan, Hammad Azam, Ghulam Mudassar, Ahmad Butt, Hrrit Hinge, Aryan Satheesh

Baltimore Royals Preview

Baltimore Royals head into the contest on the back of a dominant nine-wicket victory over Dallas Xforia Giants. After restricting Dallas to 135/7, with Sarbjeet Ladda claiming outstanding figures of 4/17, Baltimore chased down the target in just 12.3 overs. Prannav Chettipalayam and Jaskaran Malhotra scored half-centuries. Asif Mehmood smashed 24 off just five balls, including four sixes. 

Baltimore started their Super 8 campaign with a 40-run victory over Manhattan Yorkers, posting 219/4 before restricting their opponents to 179/9. They followed that performance with a six-wicket victory over San Ramon Grizzlies, chasing 117 in just 12.3 overs.

Prannav Chettipalayam could be a player to watch out for. He scored 134 runs in regular-season at a strike rate of 156.00. Sharad Lumba has also made a valuable contribution, highlighted by his 73 against Manhattan. With the ball, Sarbjeet Ladda has been instrumental in Baltimore’s Super 8 success, taking four wickets for 17 runs against Dallas in his latest outing. Asif Mehmood has also made important contributions with both bat and ball. 

Baltimore Royals Predicted Playing XI:

Prannav Chettipalayam, Jaskaran Malhotra, Sharad Lumba, Agni Chopra, Rishi Dhawan, Tanush Apte, Asif Mehmood, Sarbjeet Ladda, Mohammad Mohsin, Aaryan Batra, Anshul Bist

Weather Conditions

The weather at Texas  on 25th October is expected to be sunny with a high of 26°C and a low of 17°C, along with a 10% chance of rain and north winds at 6 kph. 

CHK vs BAR Pitch Report

The surface at Kingsmen Arena has generally offered a balanced contest, with batters able to score freely and pacers likely to find some assistance from the pitch. Across the last four T20 matches at the venue, teams batting first have averaged 155 runs, compared with 152 for sides batting second, indicating little difference between the two innings.

A total in the range of 145–165 could prove competitive, although batters will need to capitalise on scoring opportunities while negotiating the early threat from pacers. Results have been evenly split, with teams batting first and chasing each winning twice in the last four matches. With no clear advantage for either approach, the toss-winning captain may base the decision on the conditions and the team’s strengths.

Score prediction: 

If Chicago Kingsmen bat first - 170-180 runs 

If Baltimore Royals bat first - 150-160 runs 

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing sides won two out of the last matches on this ground. The average second innings score is 152. 70% of matches are won by chasing teams during the MiLC. The numbers are not suggesting batting first on this pitch. Both teams have had earlier success while bowling first and they will look to bowl first in this fixture as well. 

Toss Prediction: Baltimore Royals to win the coin toss.