Akeal Hosein's last-over hat-trick brought us all to the edge of our seats! What a slow-burning game it was, one that kept getting tenser and tenser until it became too close for comfort for both teams and it stayed alive right till the very end. Mitchell Owen was batting in a different league, producing some outstanding hits and manufacturing some exquisite shots while Steve Smith supported him ably. They then lost quick wickets before Nikhil Chaudhary steadied the ship and remained there till the end to get the job done. Earlier, Donovan Ferreira's quickfire 44, Wiaan Mulder's 43 and some handy contributions from Saiteja Mukkamalla and Rilee Rossouw gave Super Kings a respectable total. Washington Freedom break their losing hoodoo and must be buoyed by this morale-boosting win. They surely needed this victory and getting it against a formidable side will give them a real shot in the arm. Hope you enjoyed this cracking game of cricket as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. For now, it's goodbye from me, Rvel Zahid, on behalf of our team at Cricinfo

Faf du Plessis, Texas Super Kings Captain: Yeah, great game of cricket. I think it's always just nice to be a part of something that's a thriller right to the end. Obviously, it hurts a bit because you're on the losing side. But credit both ways. Credit to the way they came out and batted, the way they put pressure back on us. Mitch's innings was unbelievable. We gave him a chance in a tight game like that, and that goes a long way. And just the way we responded to come back; most teams would not get it close. So credit to the boys for fighting till the end. Yeah, right through the last five or six overs, weighing on my mind was wickets. With the ball reversing, I felt the seamers could really get wickets and try and push it as deep as possible for that last over. Six runs; I know he'll feel disappointed not winning the game because he got us to a position where we perhaps would have won it. But the way he kept us in it in that last over was a tremendous effort. Yeah, I was surprised. I thought the wicket would get a bit lower towards the end, and it had done that throughout the competition so far. But like I said, their batting was really good. If you take away Mitch Owen compared to the rest of the batting lineup, he was definitely the danger man. So that chance, for me, is probably where we'd look back. Take those 30 runs off a 190 chase, and all of a sudden it looks a lot different.

Nagraj Todur : "Nikhil Chaudhary!! You are beauty..Won tough match!!"

Darshil: "Hat-trick for Akeal!!"

Nagraj Todur : "Nikhil Chaudhary is player to watch for Aussie!! Good allrounder prospects when Maxi is about to retire from T20 format for Aussie!!"