Washington Freedom defeated Los Angeles Knight Riders in the 11th match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 by eight wickets on Sunday, July 14. They chased down the target of 130 runs in 16 overs. In the 12th match, Texas Super Kings scored 176 runs for the loss of six wickets while batting first. MI New York made 161 runs for the loss of seven wickets and lost the match by 15 runs.
Washington Freedom are in first place and have won three out of four matches. They have a Net Run Rate of +1.051. Texas Super Kings are still in second place and have won two out of five matches. They have a Net Run Rate of +1.093.
MI New York are still in third place and have won one out of four games. They have a Net Run Rate of +0.579. San Francisco Unicorns have moved to fourth place from fifth and have won one out of three games. They have a Net Run Rate of -0.631.
Los Angeles Knight Riders have slipped to fifth position from fourth and have a Net Run Rate of -0.842. They have won one out of five matches. Seattle Orcas are still in sixth position and have won one out of three games. They have a Net Run Rate of -1.007.
Texas Super Kings secure 15-run win over MI New York despite Rashid Khan's heroics in MLC 2024
Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to bowl against Los Angeles Knight Riders. The Knight Riders were bundled out for 129 runs in 18.4 overs. Saif Badar was the highest scorer as he made 35 runs off 28 deliveries. Saurabh Netravalkar was the pick of the bowlers and took four wickets for 35 runs in 3.4 overs.
Travis Head and Steven Smith added 79 runs for the first wicket for Washington, who reached the target of 130 runs in 16 overs and won by eight wickets.
MI New York elected to bowl against Texas Super Kings in the 12th match. The Super Kings posted a total of 176 runs for the loss of six wickets. Faf du Plessis scored 61 runs off 28 deliveries and was the highest scorer. Trent Boult took two wickets for 48 runs in four overs for MI New York.
Monank Patel and Rashid Khan scored a half-century each for MI New York. However, no other batter managed to cross the 20-run mark. MI New York finished with 161 runs for the loss of seven wickets and lost the match by 15 runs. Marcus Stoinis took four wickets for 50 runs in four overs.
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