LA Knight Riders seek second-half turnaround

LA Knight Riders Seek Second-Half Turnaround

LA Knight Riders will need a monumental effort to topple the unbeaten San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom in the MLC 2025 playoffs. The team has been struggling with their batting throughout the season and failed again in their last game.

The Task Ahead

To avoid losing to Washington Freedom for the second time, LAKR need a big lift. Their batting has been under the scanner, and they failed to make a comeback in their last game. The defending champions, Washington Freedom, are on a four-match winning streak and have a strong batting unit.

Probable XI for LA Knight Riders

• Unmukt Chand (w)
• Andre Fletcher
• Nitish Kumar
• Saif Badar
• Rovman Powell
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Andre Russell
• Jason Holder (c)
• Sunil Narine
• Shadley van Schalkwyk
• Ali Khan

Probable XI for Washington Freedom

• Mitchell Owen
• Rachin Ravindra
• Andries Gous (w)
• Jack Edwards
• Glenn Maxwell (c)
• Glenn Phillips
• Obus Pienaar
• Mukhtar Ahmed
• Matthew Forde
• Ian Holland
• Saurabh Netravalkar