In Match 26 of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, Washington Freedom produced a comprehensive 8-wicket win over the Seattle Orcas at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill. Washington opted to bowl first, and their bowlers proceeded to destroy the Orcas' batting, skittling them to only 82 runs in just 17.4 overs, which is also the third-lowest team tally in MLC history. Glenn Maxwell led the charge with a brilliant spell of 3/12, well supported by Saurabh Netravalkar (3/13) and Jack Edwards (3/19).

In the run chase, Mukhtar Ahmed’s explosive 36 off 21 balls and Rachin Ravindra’s steady 32* off 23 ensured Washington chased down the modest target in just 9.2 overs, finishing at 86/2. The win propelled Washington Freedom to the second spot on the points table with 14 points, level with leaders San Francisco Unicorns but behind on Net Run Rate. Seattle’s poor showing saw them remain fourth on the table with 6 points.

while in match 25, the San Francisco Unicorns edged out the Texas Super Kings by 1 run. The close win allowed SFU to stay on top of the standings and also improved their NRR, with SF and WAS winning, TEX down to third place with 12 points.

Updated MLC 2025 Points Table (After Match 26)

See Also: MLC 2025, Match 25: San Francisco Unicorns vs Texas Super Kings full match highlights

Top Performers—MLC 2025 So Far

Most Runs:

• Matthew Short (SF)—353 runs, SR 169.71
• Monank Patel (NY)—349 runs, SR 154.42
• Finn Allen (SF)—329 runs, SR 225.34
• Faf du Plessis (TEX)—318 runs, SR 175.69
• Shimron Hetmyer (SEA)—314 runs, SR 215.07

Most Wickets:

• Haris Rauf (SF)—17 wickets in 28.1 overs
• Xavier Bartlett (SF)—16 wickets in 32.1 overs
• Mitchell Owen (WAS)—14 wickets in 26.0 overs
• Jack Edwards (WAS)—12 wickets in 27.4 overs
• Noor Ahmad (TEX)—12 12 wickets in 34.0 overs