22/07Result
11th Match (D/N), Major League Cricket at Morrisville, Jul 22 2023
Washington won by 30 runs
Player of the Match
Saurabh Netravalkar
Saurabh NetravalkarWashington Freedom
22/07Result
11th Match (D/N), Major League Cricket at Morrisville, Jul 22 2023
Washington won by 30 runs
Player of the Match
Saurabh Netravalkar
Saurabh NetravalkarWashington Freedom

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6 for 9 for Netravalkar! He was the key protagonist of the win but don't forget Phillips' spellbinding catches that played a huge part in this convincing win for Washington Freedom. 134 wasn't a very daunting total on this tricky wicket but maybe just enough on this track that had plenty of assistance for the bowlers. It was a tremendous bowling performance from Freedom who were bowling gas and extracting bounce, nailing their lines and lengths. The day belongs to Netravalkar though who picked up wickets at will and created a lot of panic in his first spell, overshadowing Haris Rauf's spell but you got to question Unicorns approach in this chase who seemed too turgid and didn't pick the right balls to attack. They could have rotated the strike more to get closer to the target when the power-hitting wasn't working.

Netravalkar, Player of the Match: "Not sunk yet. Feeling very blessed to get this opportunity. The team has created a great environment and I am enjoying it. We fight till the end, I didn't think about hattrick and was trying to bowl my best balls, got support from the fielders, some brilliant catches by Glenn."

Finch: "I think our bowlers did quite well. It was a reasonable score on this wicket. It was always going to be a tough pitch with wicket deteriorating like that. I thought after we loss four wickets, we should have got a partnership but I wasn't able to put any pressure back on."

Henriques: Closer to worry (on the toss). I was happy I was able to bowl without much dew. Obviously it wasn't an easy wicket to bat on. If we look back as a batting group, we could have found 10 15 more runs, maybe we didn't adjust to the conditions as well as we should have. We could have taken smarter options and made it easier for our bowlers. If Sourabh didn't take six wickets, Philips is the man of the match for me. The catches he took to get rid of Wade and Finn, they were huge strikes at that moment and got us the much needed momentum. It just shows how important fielding is, his effort was done with bat but he was charging down in the field."

19.5
W
Netravalkar to Plunkett, OUT, On a short length, just shaping away from the batter, a lovely line, draws an edge that goes into the keeper's mitts. Sixth wicket for Netravalkar, what a performance!

LE Plunkett c †Gous b Netravalkar 5 (8b 0x4 0x6) SR: 62.50

19.4
1
Netravalkar to le Roux, 1 run, Good length around the line off, pulled away merrily in the air and Nortje drops it at midwicket region, swooping to his left, got his fingers to the ball but couldn't cling on
19.3
W
Netravalkar to Haris Rauf, OUT, Fourth catch for Phillips and a fifer for Netravalkar! Lovely ball, hitting the deck hard and getting it lift, Haris flexes his biceps and goes for the pull but finds the fielder at deep midwicket

Haris Rauf c Phillips b Netravalkar 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.2
W
Netravalkar to Bishnoi, OUT, The pick of the bowlers does it again! It's the fourth wicket for Netravalkar as this length ball was nibbling away outside off, he tries to play a paddle sweep and gets a faint edge through to the keeper. Arms aloft and he loves it!

C Bishnoi c †Gous b Netravalkar 16 (16b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

19.1
1
Netravalkar to Plunkett, 1 run, Arrows it on from round the wicket and lands it on a short length outside off, biffed out to extra cover and hurtles to the other end

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | SF: 101/7 (33 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.31, RRR: 33.00)

  • Chaitanya Bishnoi16 (15b)
  • Liam Plunkett4 (6b)
  • Anrich Nortje4-0-24-1
  • Moises Henriques3-0-9-0
18.6
0
Nortje to Bishnoi, no run, Good comeback from the bowler. On a shorter length and meandering away outside off, ball bobbles towards mid-off
18.5
6
Nortje to Bishnoi, SIX, Slammed a six! Now that's a proper wallop! A touch short and too straight, gets into a nice position and carts it away over square leg for a maximum.
18.4
0
Nortje to Bishnoi, no run, Swings for the grandstand but misses! Short, quick, fizzing through on tight off stump line
18.3
0
Nortje to Bishnoi, no run, Fraction short on off, tries to get underneath and pull that away but gets beaten slightly by the pace and defends it in front of square
18.2
1
Nortje to Plunkett, 1 run, Henriques drops it at short midwicket, it was hit imperiously and it's not easy catching those with floodlights on even though it's still quite dark
18.1
0
Nortje to Plunkett, no run, Arrows it in from over the wicket, bangs it on a short length and gets it to climb off the deck with a hint of nibble outside off, can't connect

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | SF: 94/7 (40 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 5.22, RRR: 20.00)

  • Chaitanya Bishnoi10 (11b)
  • Liam Plunkett3 (4b)
  • Moises Henriques3-0-9-0
  • Marco Jansen4-0-35-1
17.6
0
Henriques to Bishnoi, no run, Slower one into the pitch and nibbling away outside off, a cutter, tries to slug it to the leg side but only grabs fresh air
17.5
2
Henriques to Bishnoi, 2 runs, Bashes a back of a length delivery wide of off, clears his front leg and heaves it over cover, Phillips, who else?, gets in action, covers a lot of ground and pings a sharp throw, takes his fielding very seriously; a delight for any captain
17.4
1
Henriques to Plunkett, 1 run, Slower rising delivery, goes for the pull looking a bit ungainly, gets an edge and it goes flying away from the keeper to third man
17.3
0
Henriques to Plunkett, no run, Length ball with a hint of inward seam movement towards middle, whack a pull but not timed well and straight to the fielder at short midwicket
17.2
1
Henriques to Bishnoi, 1 run, Slower one dug into the pitch on a shorter length outside off, waits a touch and then powers it away to deep cover-point
17.1
1
Henriques to Plunkett, 1 run, Pulls his length back, floating outside off, drilled down to long-on

END OF OVER:
17 | 12 Runs 1 Wkt | SF: 89/7 (45 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.23, RRR: 15.00)

  • Liam Plunkett1 (1b)
  • Chaitanya Bishnoi7 (8b)
  • Marco Jansen4-0-35-1
  • Dane Piedt2-0-6-1
16.6
1
Jansen to Plunkett, 1 run, A touch short on middle, tucks it away to midwicket for a run
16.5
W
Jansen to Anderson, OUT, Takes the aerial route again and it's Phillips again! He has been exceptional in the field today, I think it's his third catch. Banged in short around middle, goes for the full-blooded pull, nearly got all of it, Phillips was sitting deep close to the rope at midwicket and hangs onto it brilliantly. He is over the moon, this match shows how important is fielding, he has lifted his team with some breathtaking catches.

CJ Anderson c Phillips b Jansen 34 (34b 4x4 1x6) SR: 100.00

16.4
6
Jansen to Anderson, SIX, Off-cutter around the line middle and off, full swing of the bat and it's hit delightfully for a six. That was soaring hight into the air, up and up and eventually coming down in the stands over square leg
16.3
4
Jansen to Anderson, FOUR, Shortish around the line off, goes for the pull, gets a thick outside edge that flies away behind square and goes to third man boundary

SF 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st18MS WadeFH Allen
2nd7MS WadeMP Stoinis
3rd0MS WadeShadab Khan
4th6MS WadeCJ Anderson
5th34AJ FinchCJ Anderson
6th1CJ AndersonTajinder Singh
7th22CJ AndersonC Bishnoi
8th14LE PlunkettC Bishnoi
9th0LE PlunkettHaris Rauf
10th1LE PlunkettC le Roux