- BATSMENRB4s6sSR4.4 in the air, and taken! Owen has the last laugh, and Washington Freedom are on the board! Back of a length outside off, bowled with a slightly wobbled seam. Smit throws his hands at it and slices it. The ball flies towards short third, where Pienaar gets into a good position and takes it reverse-cupped in front of his chest, while diving to his right. Owen's rich wicket-taking form continues, although this one has come after being smashed for 16 off the previous three balls! 55/110.5 goes straight up, and Ravindra snares the chance! Owen sticks to that full and wide plan, and it finally pays dividends. du Plessis looks to go downtown, which is perhaps the riskier option as opposed to going inside-out. Cuts across his stroke too much and only gets the height he wants. Ravindra runs back from mid off, settles under the high ball and makes no mistake. Another high-quality knock by the TSK skipper, but this is a massive wicket with more than nine overs still left in the innings! 117/37.1 and Ravindra cleans Mukkamalla up with a corker! Tossed up beautifully on a length just outside leg. The ball drifts in, drops on the batter late and Mukkamalla is nowhere to the pitch of the ball. He then watches in disbelief as the ball spins sharply, past his inside edge and then into the top of middle stump. Dream delivery for a left-arm-spinner, and that has produced a much-needed wicket for Washington! 82/215.1 and Maxwell's decision works a charm for the second night running! Slanted in on a back of a length on middle and leg. Spins in a touch and that cramps Stoinis further. He gets plenty on it and hits it like a bullet towards Phillips, and once Phillips catches it, he cannot believe the power he had to deal with. Either way, that is a vital, vital wicket for Washington, and Stoinis shakes his head in disappointment as he walks off! 159/417.4 miscued a mile up, and Maxwell was never going to drop that! Hard length on middle and leg and this seems to bounce just a little more than the previous ball. Milind top-edges his swipe and the ball swirls towards the mid wicket region. Maxwell hares after it, settles under it and then makes a tricky catch look quite routine. TSK six down now! 184/616.3 acrobatics on the fence, and Mukhtar has pulled off a stunner! Very full outside off and Ferreira thinks this is in the slot to be tonked. Gets a good chunk of it as well but the fullness of the delivery means he cannot get under it fully. Arrows it flat towards Mukhtar at long off, who takes the catch first, only to realize he is stepping over the fence. Flicks the ball up into the air, keeps his eyes on it and then returns to the field of play to complete it. Superb awareness, and even better execution! 170/5Extras8 (w 8)TOTAL220/6 (20 Overs, RR: 11)Fall of wickets: 1-55 (Smit Patel, 4.4 ov), 2-82 (Saiteja Mukkamalla, 7.1 ov), 3-117 (Faf du Plessis, 10.5 ov), 4-159 (Marcus Stoinis, 15.1 ov), 5-170 (Donovan Ferreira, 16.3 ov), 6-184 (Milind Kumar, 17.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SN Netravalkar 4 0 40 0 10 8 3 2 2 0 MW Forde 2 0 23 0 11.5 4 2 1 2 0 J Edwards 2 0 34 0 17 1 4 2 1 0 MJ Owen 3 0 33 3 11 7 2 3 0 0 GJ Maxwell 4 0 35 2 8.75 4 3 1 1 0 R Ravindra 3 0 30 1 10 8 3 2 1 0 IG Holland 2 0 25 0 12.5 2 1 2 1 0
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- BATSMENRB4s6sSR14.1 holes out to long off, and Owen's party comes to an end! Third time lucky from a TSK point of view too. This is hung up wide outside off, asking Owen to access a different part of the field. He backs himself to clear the fence but because he has to reach out, he plonks it off the bottom of the bat. Milind takes it reverse-cupped with minimal fuss, and that is a big moment in the game! 157/24.3 straight to extra cover, and TSK have something to show for their early pressure! Dug into the track outside off and Ravindra rises with the bounce, trying to carve it over extra cover. Does not get the elevation he wants, though, and he picks out Savage on the edge of the ring. Not the greatest throw-the-ball-up-in-celebration by Savage, with the ball landing beyond the ropes, but TSK will not mind one bit! 38/118.3 Maxwell bites the dust, and this game turns again! Oh my! Full toss on the stumps and on most days, Maxwell would have found the ocean with this. But on this occasion, he cloths it and he cloths it terribly. Stoinis, placed at a very straight mid on in the ring, is there for exactly this sort of miscue and he gobbles up the chance. Maxwell is distraught as he walks off, and TSK might just have a sniff here! 208/3Extras11 (lb 1, nb 1, w 9)TOTAL223/3 (19.4 Overs, RR: 11.33)Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Rachin Ravindra, 4.3 ov), 2-157 (Mitchell Owen, 14.1 ov), 3-208 (Glenn Maxwell, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB N Burger 4 0 42 0 10.5 7 7 0 2 0 AF Milne 4 0 42 3 10.5 7 4 2 2 0 Noor Ahmad 4 0 44 0 11 8 2 4 1 0 MP Stoinis 3.4 0 39 0 10.63 5 2 2 3 1 D Ferreira 4 0 55 0 13.75 3 3 4 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Washington Freedom , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
22 June 2025 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Washington Freedom 2, Texas Super Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 1 wicket)
- Texas Super Kings: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (SK Patel 20, F du Plessis 30, Ex 1)
- Strategic Timeout: Texas Super Kings - 66/1 in 6.0 overs (F du Plessis 36, SR Mukkamalla 4)
- F du Plessis: 50 off 21 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Texas Super Kings: 100 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 4
- Texas Super Kings: 150 runs in 13.6 overs (84 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Texas Super Kings - 159/4 in 15.1 overs (Milind Kumar 22)
- Texas Super Kings: 200 runs in 18.4 overs (112 balls), Extras 8
- Innings Break: Texas Super Kings - 220/6 in 20.0 overs (CP Savage 15, SS Ranjane 26)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
- Washington Freedom: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Washington Freedom - 53/1 in 6.0 overs (MJ Owen 28, AGS Gous 11)
- MJ Owen: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (MJ Owen 29, AGS Gous 18, Ex 5)
- Washington Freedom: 100 runs in 10.1 overs (62 balls), Extras 6
- 2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 48 balls (MJ Owen 54, AGS Gous 42, Ex 6)
- Washington Freedom: 150 runs in 12.6 overs (79 balls), Extras 7
- AGS Gous: 50 off 27 balls (3 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Over 13.4: Review by Texas Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - VP Mallela, Batter - MJ Owen (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Washington Freedom - 165/2 in 15.0 overs (AGS Gous 56, GJ Maxwell 2)
- Washington Freedom: 200 runs in 17.3 overs (106 balls), Extras 9
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (AGS Gous 27, GJ Maxwell 20, Ex 3)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsOwen, Gous help Washington Freedom pull off record chase in MLC
Owen scored 89 and Gous 80 not out as Freedom chased down TSK's 220 for 6 with two balls remaining