Washington Freedom collect third win on the bounce

Washington Freedom beat MI New York by two wickets to secure their third win in a row. Mitchell Owen scored 60 off 26 balls and Mark Chapman remained unbeaten on 45.

WF reached 74 for 2 at the end of the powerplay. Owen hit three sixes in a 22-run over from Rushil Ugarkar. After Owen's dismissal in the eighth over, the innings plateaued. Mark Chapman and Jack Edwards added 41 runs, but Edwards was run out by Michael Bracewell. Glenn Maxwell was then bowled by Trent Boult.

The death overs threatened to take the game away from WF. Naveen-ul-Haq conceded just two runs and took a wicket in the 17th over, followed by Trent Boult's brilliant over where he picked up a wicket and conceded only one run. Chapman collected 14 runs off Ugarkar in the 19th over, leaving only three runs to get in the final over.

Earlier, MI New York scored 70 in the powerplay. Quinton de Kock and Monank Patel powered the innings. Monank fell to Owen. Nicholas Pooran scored 33 at nearly a run-a-ball. De Kock made 55 but couldn't carry on. Michael Bracewell scored 42 off 24 balls, hitting five fours and a six to push the total to 188.

Brief Scores:

MI New York 188/4 (de Kock 55, Bracewell 42; Owen 1-29) lost to Washington Freedom 189/8 in 19.2 overs (Owen 60, Chapman 45; Naveen-ul-Haq 2-28) by two wickets