Surging Washington Freedom set sights on another final

Surging Washington Freedom Set Sights on Another Final

Washington Freedom are the outright favourites to reach their second successive MLC final, having lost just two matches in the competition so far. They have won 8 out of their last 9 games, with their only other loss coming against Texas Super Kings.

Recent Form

Freedom have consistently found different matchwinners throughout the tournament, with Mitchell Owen contributing with both bat and ball, and Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Maxwell chipping in as well.

Texas Super Kings

TSK have had a good campaign, led by Faf du Plessis's batting and Donovan Ferreira's stunning contributions at the death. Akeal Hosein's entry has helped their bowling department, and Adam Milne has shown he has enough in his arsenal.

Match Details

• When: July 8, 2025 at 7 PM local time (July 5:30 AM IST)
• Where: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas
• What to expect: High scores could be in the offing again, as these two sides met here the last time and Freedom chased down a target of 221.

Probable XIs

• Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell (c), Glenn Phillips, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Lockie Ferguson
• Texas Super Kings: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Zia-ul-Haq, Adam Milne