- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.2 Bustling in, back of a length or thereabouts, rises prodigiously off the track and Faf tries a one-handed shank into the leg-side but ends up getting a faint inside-edge to the keeper, review confirms a deflection and he has to go! 29/19.5 Batter remains unmoved and then starts walking off after a few seconds after the reality dawn upon him. A magical quick delivery on a length that skids and turns a little outside off, he tries to bunt it into the off-side and gets a feather edge to the keeper 77/211.3 Landed fuller and shaping away from off, going away from his hitting arc and he takes him on, tries to loft him over long-off and the was always cutting against him, not quite under it and has been taken at long-off; man in red-hot-form removed the equation 84/314.6 Attempted ramp gone awry as Jansen sheds his first! Short and was moving in from outside off, he shuffled across and couldn't connect it that well, taken by Aponso at short third without any fuss 110/4Extras6 (lb 3, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL185/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.25)Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Faf du Plessis, 4.2 ov), 2-77 (Saiteja Mukkamalla, 9.5 ov), 3-84 (Rilee Rossouw, 11.3 ov), 4-110 (Milind Kumar, 14.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB LH Ferguson 4 0 31 1 7.75 11 4 1 0 1 MA Aponso 2 0 13 0 6.5 2 1 0 0 0 M Jansen 4 0 35 1 8.75 7 1 3 0 0 Asif Mehmood 4 0 50 0 12.5 6 1 5 1 0 MJ Owen 2 0 24 0 12 1 1 2 0 0 N Chaudhary 4 0 29 2 7.25 9 2 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.3 Massive breakthrough! That is a huge moment in the game! Thumped hard into the surface, sticks in the surface, he goes for a labored pull and finds de Silva at deep midwicket who makes no mistake. WF will believe they can come back in the game and just need to pick wickets at regular intervals 120/37.5 What a screamer by Mukkamalla at deep square! Teasing shortish ball at middle and leg, attempts a swivel pull and the fielder covered a lot of distance in no time to take a lovely low diving catch! Top catch and Mulder loved it as well. They desperately needed a wicket, have drawn first blood 91/18.5 Faf du Plessis takes a stunning catch at point! good passage of play for TSK; they have got two quick wickets. Milne bowled it on a hard length just outside off, he cuts it like a knife cuts a potato and Faf, with razor sharp quick reflexes, holds onto it. Terrific! 98/212.2 Fired on a length and gets it to slide across off extravagantly, tries a late cut and edges it to the keeper! This is getting very interesting now and TSK are right back back into the game. Excellent bowling; gave it a lot of revs and the line was irksome 122/415.5 Finally gets his man and wins the battle! Runs hard and bowls it short, getting it to whizz back sharply and disturb the timber! Uproots the leg-stump and takes another key wicket. Another little twist in the tale to make the equation difficult 143/518.2 Back of a length or a touch fuller, swaying in at middle and he tries to mow it downtown, ends up getting a top-edge that has been gobbled up by Faf du Plessis at short cover; Pienaar gone, this has been the prevailing themselves of the innings, they have lost wickets in pair and that has hampered their progress 171/619.2 Floated on a fuller length at leg-stump, he takes the aerial route and miscues the skier big time! Went high up in the air and nestled in Lamba's hands at deep square region. Need to bring Chaudhry back on strike 180/719.3 Fired in on a length and drifting in with the angle, he pumps it leg-side and finds the man stationed at deep square! What a masterstroke by Faf du Plessis to hand Akeal the over. He has heaps of experience and doesn't flinch in these situations. Another batter trying for a glory shot perishes in the process and now they have only got three ball to get the job done! 180/819.4 Steps leg-side and attempts a full-blooded pull and loses his balance in the process, not sure if his feet was back into the crease before the bails were off and keeper appeals for a stumping. Lots of excitement out there. Well, there's nothing behind the line and guess what Akeal Hosein has picked up a hat trick! This is the stuff of legends! He was the replacement in the side today and look at the impact he is making! He has totally changed the complexion fo the game! What a last over it has turned out to be! 180/9Extras9 (lb 7, w 2)TOTAL187/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.35)Fall of wickets: 1-91 (Steven Smith, 7.5 ov), 2-98 (Mark Chapman, 8.5 ov), 3-120 (Mitchell Owen, 11.3 ov), 4-122 (Andries Gous, 12.2 ov), 5-143 (Mukhtar Ahmed, 15.5 ov), 6-171 (Obus Pienaar, 18.2 ov), 7-180 (Marco Jansen, 19.2 ov), 8-180 (Amila Aponso, 19.3 ov), 9-180 (Asif Mehmood, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AJ Hosein 4 0 36 4 9 11 4 2 1 0 AF Milne 4 0 31 2 7.75 12 1 3 0 0 A de Silva 4 0 38 0 9.5 7 0 3 1 0 AR Lamba 4 0 25 1 6.25 12 1 2 0 0 PWA Mulder 4 0 50 2 12.5 7 1 6 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Texas Super Kings , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days
27 June 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Washington Freedom 2, Texas Super Kings 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
- Over 4.2: Review by Texas Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - LS Reifer, Batter - F du Plessis (Struck down)
- Texas Super Kings: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Texas Super Kings - 77/2 in 9.5 overs (RR Rossouw 29)
- Texas Super Kings: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 4
- Texas Super Kings: 150 runs in 18.1 overs (110 balls), Extras 5
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (PWA Mulder 20, D Ferreira 29, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: Texas Super Kings - 185/4 in 20.0 overs (PWA Mulder 43, D Ferreira 44)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 0 wicket)
- Washington Freedom: 50 runs in 3.6 overs (24 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 24 balls (MJ Owen 38, SPD Smith 10, Ex 2)
- MJ Owen: 50 off 21 balls (3 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Washington Freedom: 100 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Washington Freedom - 112/2 in 10.0 overs (MJ Owen 73, AGS Gous 3)
- Over 11.6: Review by Texas Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Samuels, Batter - AGS Gous (Struck down)
- SR Mukkamalla kept wickets in place of AGS Gous from 12.1 overs.
- Over 15.4: Review by Washington Freedom (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Samuels, Batter - Mukhtar Ahmed (Upheld)
- Washington Freedom: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 8
- AJ Hosein took a hat-trick with the wickets of 7-180 (Jansen, 19.2 ov), 8-180 (Aponso, 19.3 ov), 9-180 (Asif Mehmood, 19.4 ov)
- Over 19.5: Review by Texas Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Samuels, Batter - LH Ferguson (Struck down)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsChaudhary's last-ball six wins it for Freedom after Hosein's hat-trick
Mitchell Owen set up Freedom's chase with 77 off 35 before the match hurtled towards a chaotic finish





