WATCH: Rachin Ravindra's consecutive sixes against San Francisco Unicorns in match number 1 of MLC 2025
Watch New Zealand's premier batter nail back-to-back sixes in the first game of the MLC 2025 edition against the San Francisco Unicorns.
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An absolute run feast ensued on the opening day of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 as bowlers on both sides disappeared to all parts. In the showdown that was immensely dominated by San Francisco Unicorns, Washington Freedom's Rachin Ravindra did manage to have some fun before the curtains came down. The premium Kiwi opener wreaked havoc during the early stages of the run chase to give Washington a flying start.
The 25-year-old joined the party during the fourth over of the run chase by targeting Bartlett. The Aussie quick was taken to the cleaners as Ravindra deposited him for four consecutive maximums. Subsequently, he took a single in the last ball of the over to retain strike and then went after Rauf immediately in the next over, dispatching him over midwicket for a scintillating six. Ravindra, along with Owen, outplayed the SFU bowling attack early doors on the back of their blistering strokeplay, and at one stage, victory seemed to be within sight.
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Ravindra's six-hitting carnage
Washington Freedom blasted their way through the powerplay on the back of a quickfire 80-run opening stand between Ravindra and Owen. Ravindra couldn't push on further despite a promising start and was dismissed by Liam Plunkett on 42 (17). His innings comprised five sixes and two fours. That breakthrough opened the floodgates, and Washington began witnessing a procession of wickets at an alarming rate.
WF failed to capitalize on the blazing start provided by Ravindra and Owen, and were unable to capitalize further and succumbed under intense scoreboard pressure. To keep up with the asking rate, the Washington Freedom batters attempted high-risk strokes far too often, leading to their eventual dismissals.
In the end, it all went downhill way too rapidly as the Washington Freedom were demolished for 146 inside the 14th over, giving San Francisco Unicorns, massive boost in their net run rate. Ravindra emerged as the leading run scorer for Washington in this game, followed by Owen and Edwards, who stitched notable scores of 39 (20) and 21 (7) respectively.
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