In Match 8 of the 2025 Major League Cricket at Oakland Coliseum, Washington Freedom outplayed Los Angeles Knight Riders in every department to win by a huge margin of 113 runs.

Washington Freedom Crush LA Knight Riders by 113 Runs in MLC 2025

After winning the toss, Washington chose to bat and scored big total to win easily. Glenn Maxwell was in good form, hitting106 runs in just 49 balls. He smashed boundaries and sixes and set the for a team and big total to win the match easily. Mitchell Owen added a quick 32 off 11 balls, while Mark Chapman chipped in with 17 runs. Washington finished with a strong score of 208 for 5 in 20 overs.

Corne Dry and Tanveer Sangha picked up two wickets each for the Knight Riders, but they couldn’t stop the flow of runs. Chasing 209, Los Angeles Knight Riders struggled from the start. Only Saif Badar (32 off 31) and Jason Holder (23 off 16) showed some fight. The rest of the batting line-up fell apart quickly, and they were bowled out for just 95 runs in 16.3 overs.

Washington’s bowlers were brilliant Jack Edwards and Mitchell Owen took three wickets each, and Saurabh Netravalkar was outstanding with 2 for just 6 runs in 3.3 overs. It was a dominant all-round show by Washington Freedom, who walked away with a massive win.

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Twitter reactions after WF wins 8th match of  MLC 2025

IMAGINE HOW WORST CAPTAINCY OF LAKR, EVEN FINISHED #GLENNMAXWELL BASHED THEM ALL AROUND & SCORED A VINTAGE HUNDRED.

ALL THE 13 SIXES & 2 FOURS BY MAXWELL IN HIS 106*(49) KNOCK IN MLC.#RohitSharma𓃵#WAFvsLAKR#ENGvsIND#iranisraelwar #IsraeliranWarpic.twitter.com/Bk2AvPUXum

— Nitesh Prajapati (@itsmenitesh004) June 18, 2025

Maxwell score 105*
LAKR team Total score -95
Maxwell won by 10 runs 🤣🤣💥💥💥
Congratulations @WSHFreedom 🎉 pic.twitter.com/Lkhh1nTFC6

— 𝑵𝑲𝒖𝒎𝒂𝒓🦚 (@Kumaran4NTR) June 18, 2025

Don’t you all find something unusual in MLC? Two days, two similar style collapses while chasing. Players and Franchises aren’t even serious in their business coz they are getting enough from somewhere!#WFvsLKR #MLC #MLCT20

— Mr. Sikarwar (@MrSikarwaar) June 18, 2025

113 runs - @WSHFreedom has inflicted on @LA_KnightRiders the second heaviest defeat by runs in the history of @MLCricket.#MLC | #MLC2025 | #WFvLAKR | #LAKRvWF pic.twitter.com/96tJqRlEnY

— Hashim Malik (@hached) June 18, 2025

LAKR losing by 35 runs ✍🏻
The only good thing is we will get rid of Bravo in KKR.

— Soloman (@FirmBeliever5) June 18, 2025

LAKR going to be 0-3 after today.
Letting teams score WAY too much in the first innings with a mountain to chase.

— Asim Jackson (@asim_jackson) June 18, 2025

LAKR Have Narine, Powell, Russell & Holder. But They Got Bowled Out For 95. This Is What Happens When You Have Blind Sloggers In Your Team 🤡🥱 #MLC2025 !!

— Gaurang Mestry (@Gaurang321) June 18, 2025

Maxi
What a comeback
WHAT A COMEBACK
This is my Big show
This is what I was waiting for from you @Gmaxi_32 #MajorLeagueCricket #MLC2025 #MLC #WFvsLAKR #LAKRvsWF @WSHFreedom

— Inferno (@inferno_speaks) June 18, 2025

Good Morning 🌤🌤

Haven't seen the sun so early in a long time. Feels good 🌞🌞

💥Washington freedom have won the toss and have opted to bat first.

💥I am starting with WF in this match, because LAKR are coming into this match with 2 back to back losses.

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— ₹₹ $ÂRKÃR ₹₹ (@SarkaarStakes) June 18, 2025