Washington Freedom (WF) continued his impressive performance Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 With a spectacular win by five wickets Mi New York (Mini) In the 29th match of the tournament. Chasing 188 at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Freedom recovered from the early setback thanks to a brilliant partnership between the two. Andries Gus And Rachin Ravindra Nine balls to spare before completing the chase.
Earlier, MI New York captain nicholas puran Played a sensational innings after his team suffered early setbacks, but Washington’s disciplined bowling effort in the death overs ensured the target remained within reach. The win helped Freedom reach second place in the MLC 2026 points table.
Andries Goos and Rachin Ravindra chase Washington Freedom’s spectacular goal
Washington Freedom faces bad start after defeat Michelle Owen And steven smith Within the first three overs. shakib al hassan Owen was already fired trent bolt Smith was removed, leaving Freedom struggling at 13/2. However, Ghaus and Ravindra made a brilliant partnership of 116 runs for the third wicket and completely turned the match in favor of Washington. Ravindra adopted an aggressive approach and scored 60 runs including five fours and two sixes in just 30 balls to put the pressure back on the MI New York bowlers.
At the other end, Gus hit the target to perfection. The wicketkeeper-batsman remained composed throughout his innings and scored 96 runs in 54 balls with the help of four fours and eight sky-high sixes. Although he fell just four runs short of his century, the remaining batsmen took Freedom to the brink of victory before completing the chase in 18.3 overs.
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Nicholas Pooran’s brilliant inning of 86 runs is not enough for MI New York
MI New York faces early setbacks after being asked to bat first quinton de kock And Monank Patel Got out inside the powerplay. After this Captain Puran made a brilliant counterattack Kunwarjit Singh To rebuild the innings. The pair put on a vital partnership of 90 runs for the third wicket, with Pooran completing his half-century in just 31 balls. The left-handed batsman ultimately scored a brilliant 86 off 44 balls, restricting MI New York to a total of 190.
However, Washington Freedom pulled things back brilliantly after Pooran was out early in the 16th over. MI New York could score only 37 runs in the last five overs and finished at 187/8. -Saurabh Netrawalkar And ben dwarshuis Was the standout bowler, returning similar figures of 2/29 to contain the opposition during the closing stages.
Since both teams are already assured of playoff qualification, Washington Freedom will be high on confidence from this comprehensive win as they enter the knockout stage, while MI New York will look to overcome their finishing problems before the end of the tournament.
Finally an excellent win for Washington Freedom after losing both openers cheaply#MLC2026 #WashingtonFreedom pic.twitter.com/CNGIEj851H
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 13 July 2026
