After two washouts on consecutive days, the weather in Morrisville finally relented to allow a game of cricket to be played on Sunday as
Washington Freedom
consolidated their position as table toppers in the 2024 season of
Major League Cricket
(MLC) with a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Los Angeles Knight Riders.
The victory turned out to be a walk in the park for Washington, who are yet to be beaten in the tournament.
They reached their target of 130 with four overs to spare, thanks to the openning partnership of 79 runs between Travis Head (54) and Steven Smith (42).
The win, however, was set up by Washington bowlers led by
Saurabh Netravalkar
's 4 for 35 and 'Player of the Match'
Glenn Maxwell
's 3 for 15, who bowled out the Knight Riders for a below par 129.
"I was certainly pretty fortunate with the conditions and with Saurabh taking consistent wickets at the top," said Maxwell at the post-match presentation ceremony. "It's been amazing how we controlled the bowling innings by taking consistent wickets."
The win took Washington's points tally at the top of the table to seven points from three wins and a no-result in four matches.
The Knight Riders are in the bottom half of the table at fifth position, tied on three points with MI New York and San Francisco Unicorns but behind both on net run-rate. And while the Knight Riders have played five matches, New York and the Unicorns have played three apiece.
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