Owen, Gous blitz lifts Washington Freedom to fourth straight win

Washington Freedom Secure Fourth Straight Win

Washington Freedom continued their winning streak in MLC 2025, defeating Texas Super Kings by 7 wickets. Mitch Owen and Andries Gous starred with the bat, scoring 89 and 80* respectively, to chase down TSK's 220/6 with two balls to spare.

Innings Report

Texas Super Kings

Faf du Plessis' 31-ball 69 powered TSK to a formidable total. He and Smit Patel put on 55 inside five overs. Useful contributions throughout the innings were hindered by a slowdown in the middle overs, particularly against Glenn Maxwell.

Washington Freedom

Owen and Rachin Ravindra got the chase off to a flying start, hitting five boundaries in the first eight deliveries. Despite being dropped twice, Owen made the most of his reprieves, smashing consecutive sixes off Marcus Stoinis. Gous' blistering 80* included 24 runs off Donovan Ferreira in one over, shifting the momentum in Freedom's favor. Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Phillips contributed crucial runs at the death to seal the win.

Brief Scores

• Texas Super Kings: 220/6 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 69, Marcus Stoinis 32; Mitch Owen 3-33, Glenn Maxwell 2-35)
• Washington Freedom: 223/3 in 19.4 overs (Mitch Owen 89, Andries Gous 80*; Adam Milne 3-42)