In Match 20 of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, the Seattle Orcas registered a stunning run chase to beat the Los Angeles Knight Riders by five wickets at Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas. Though the Knight Riders produced a solid batting performance, Seattle's ferocious chase, spearheaded by Aaron Jones and Shimron Hetmyer, turned out to be the game-changer.

Batting first, Los Angeles Knight Riders gave a good 202/4 in their 20 overs. Andre Russell scored a dominating 65 off 39 balls, ably supported by Rovman Powell (43 off 21) and Saif Badar (41 off 21), who added a late flourish. Seattle's bowling had little bite apart from Waqar Salamkheil, who took 2/29. In response, Orcas pursued the target in 19.5 overs, with Aaron Jones hammering 73 from 38 and Shimron Hetmyer blasting 64 off 26. Shayan Jahangir contributed a useful 43 from 31 to take them to 206/5. Jason Holder and Tanveer Sangha took two wickets each for L.A., but they secured their second win

Following this outcome, the Seattle Orcas register their second win of the season and move up to fourth place on the points table with 4 points, with LAS stuck at the bottom with 2 points. In match 19, Washington Freedom defeated San Francisco Unicorns by 12 runs, securing their spot in the playoffs.

Updated MLC 2025 Points Table (After Match 20)

See Also: MLC 2025, Match 19: Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns Full Match Highlights

Top Performers—MLC 2025 So Far

Most Runs:

• Finn Allen (SF)—305 runs, SR 236.43, Avg 50.83
• Mitchell Owen (WAS)—288 runs, SR 210.22, Avg 41.14
• Monank Patel (NY)—287 runs, SR 164.00, Avg 47.83
• Matthew Short (SF)—271 runs, SR 192.20, Avg 67.75
• Unmukt Chand (LAS)—243 runs, SR 125.91, Avg 40.50

Most Wickets:

• Haris Rauf (SF)—17 wickets, 28.0 overs
• Mitchell Owen (WAS)—14 wickets, 24.0 overs
• Xavier Bartlett (SF)—14 wickets, 28.1 overs
• Noor Ahmad (TEX)—10 wickets, 24.0 overs
• Ian Holland (WAS)—10 wickets, 24.0 overs