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    10.5 Munro departs! Slower bouncer wide outside the off-stump line and he moves forward to slap it flat just to the left of mid-off. Smith rushes to his left and dives at full stretch, getting both hands underneath the ball to grab a spectacular, airborne catch! 62/4
    2.2 Through the gates and rattles the furniture! Too full on the stumps and nips back. Fletcher clears his front leg to hoick this one over the midwicket region with the cross bat, gets beaten by the seam movement and is clean bowled by Dwarshuis. 15/1
    6.4 Owen gets Tromp! Sprayed outside the off stump on a fuller length, Tromp shimmies down the track and goes for a big heave. He gets plenty of elevation and the ball swirls in the air for what feels like an eternity before landing right in the safe hands of Steven Smith, who waited calmly near the long on rope. The third umpire checks to see if the boundary was in contact or not, but the Freedom skipper made absolutely no mistake there. Smith touched the rope with his right foot first to guess how much room he had to work with, then gobbled it up beautifully. 46/2
    9.3 Holland strikes! Back of the hand slower bouncer gets the better of Hamilton, who rushes into his shot too early. He throws his bat at it but ends up playing a nothing stroke, chipping it toward the midwicket area where Holland sprints to his right side on the followthrough to pouch it comfortably. 58/3
    16.2 Splices it to backward point and Dutchie takes a stunner! Fuller delivery offering width outside off and he throws the kitchen sink at it. It takes the outside edge and flies out of the circle to the left of the backward point. Holland tracks back, moves to his left, and commits to a fully stretched dive to hold onto a brilliant catch. He is absolutely pumped up, while Powell trudges back to the dugout shaking his head in disappointment. 101/9
    12.2 Holder has holed out at long off! Fuller length ball pace off outside the off stump line, uses his long levers to get underneath the line of the ball, miscues the massive slog stroke towards long off and finds the fielder there. 69/5
    12.5 Miscues it to deep square leg! A bronze duck for Dre Russ! It's a back of a length delivery that stays a touch low; he attempts the short-arm jab but gets it high on the sticker part of the bat. The ball clips toward square leg, where Nikhil charges forward to complete a comfortable catch. 69/6
    15.3 Drills it straight to Dwarshuis! A harmless half-volley outside off, and he thrashes it flat and hard toward the cover area. It finds Dwarshuis at short cover, who doesn't flinch at all and holds on to a sharp, sharp catch! 91/7
    15.4 Dragged on and Owen gets his third scalp! Short of a good length delivery that extra-bounces off the pitch. He tries to get on top of the bounce and pat it down, but only manages an inside edge that drags the ball straight back onto the stumps. 91/8
    not out
    5
    6
    12
    1
    0
    83.33
    17.5 Nicked through to the keeper! Holland bowls the slower bouncer ball on the stumps line, Ali moves inside the line of the ball and steps out of the crease, moves his eyesight away while playing the swivel pull shot, gets a feather off the outside part of the bat and Gous does the rest behind the stumps. 108/10
    Extras
    8 (lb 2, nb 1, w 5)
    TOTAL
    108 all out (17.5 Overs, RR: 6.05)
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Andre Fletcher, 2.2 ov), 2-46 (Matthew Tromp, 6.4 ov), 3-58 (Jahmar Hamilton, 9.3 ov), 4-62 (Colin Munro, 10.5 ov), 5-69 (Jason Holder, 12.2 ov), 6-69 (Andre Russell, 12.5 ov), 7-91 (Sunil Narine, 15.3 ov), 8-91 (Shadley van Schalkwyk, 15.4 ov), 9-101 (Rovman Powell, 16.2 ov), 10-108 (Ali Khan, 17.5 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SN Netravalkar401634161100
    J Edwards3034011.3382311
    BJ Dwarshuis301224101000
    MJ Owen401934.75131030
    IG Holland3.502526.52103010
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    0.3 Narine draws first blood! Good length delivery, quicker through the air and drifting in. Owen backs away to knock it into the cover area but gets squared up and misses the length entirely, allowing the ball to crash straight into the furniture as the Knight Riders celebrate. An absolute peach of a delivery from the spin wizard. 6/1
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    90.9
    2.6 Cleaned him up with a beaut! Flighted a good length delivery on the stumps, a touch quicker and turning in. Gous leans forward to defend off the front foot, but the ball sneaks right through the gate to break the stumps. Sunil Narine, normally a customer of silent celebration, actually sprints away with a smile on his face; a rare sight indeed! 14/2
    11.6 Edged and through to the keeper! A tad fuller outside the sixth stump channel with some extra bounce off the pitch, he commits to a front foot straight drive. Chapman looks behind the stumps right away after hitting the ball, knowing he's in trouble as it kisses the outside edge of his bat, allowing Hamilton to complete a comfortable catch. 76/3
    15.6 Chopped on! Sprays it wide outside off and kept low, Nikhil plays it square away from the body and only manages to drag it onto the stumps with the inside part of the bat. 102/4
    not out
    6
    5
    6
    1
    0
    120
    Extras
    3 (w 3)
    TOTAL
    110/4 (17.1 Overs, RR: 6.4)
    Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Mitchell Owen, 0.3 ov), 2-14 (Andries Gous, 2.6 ov), 3-76 (Mark Chapman, 11.6 ov), 4-102 (Nikhil Chaudhary, 15.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    SP Narine402526.25123010
    JO Holder401904.75111000
    SC van Schalkwyk2.1023110.6122100
    AD Russell302217.3362000
    Ali Khan402105.2592000

Match Details

Toss

Los Angeles Knight Riders , 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

1 July 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Washington Freedom 2, Los Angeles Knight Riders 0

Match Notes

Washington 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st6SPD SmithMJ Owen
2nd8SPD SmithAGS Gous
3rd62SPD SmithMS Chapman
4th26SPD SmithN Chaudhary
5th8SPD SmithBKEL Milantha