Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (TEX vs WAS) has been scheduled for the 23rd match of the MLC 2025. Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground (Lauderhill) will host it on Wednesday evening. 

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS - Detailed Match Preview

Match Type: League Stage

Match No: 23

Match: Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (TEX vs WAS)

Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill

Local Match Date (Day): July 2 (Wednesday)

Indian Match Date (Day): July 3 (Thursday) 

Official Toss Time (Indian Time): 18:30 local time (04:00 next day morning)

Official Match Start Time (Indian Time): 19:00 local time (04:30 next day morning)

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS - Venue Stats

It will be the second MLC 2025 fixture at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill. The first match of the season at this venue experienced a four-wicket win for Seattle Orcas against San Francisco Unicorns, where the winners successfully chased the 169-run target in 19.3 overs. 

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS - Teams’ Status

Texas Super Kings: Played - 7; Won - 5; Lost - 2 

• Won by 3 runs vs MI New York
• Won by 57 runs vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 93 runs vs Seattle Orcas
• Lost by 7 wickets vs San Francisco Unicorns
• Lost by 7 wickets vs Washington Freedom
• Won by 52 runs vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 39 runs vs MI New York

Washington Freedom: Played - 7; Won - 6; Lost - 1 

• Lost by 123 runs vs San Francisco Unicorns
• Won by 5 wickets vs Seattle Orcas
• Won by 113 runs vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 2 wickets vs MI New York
• Won by 7 wickets vs Texas Super Kings
• Won by 5 wickets vs Los Angeles Knight Riders
• Won by 12 runs vs San Francisco Unicorns

See Also: MLC 2025: Probable Playing XI for TEX vs WAS

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS - Head-to-Head

• In the MLC 2023, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom faced each other once, where Freedom won by six wickets in their league stage fixture.
• In the MLC 2024, Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom faced each other twice in the league stage. While their first meeting had no result, Freedom won their second meeting by 42 runs.
• It will be their second meeting in the MLC 2025. Freedom won their first clash of the season by seven wickets. 

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill will host the 23rd match of the MLC 2025, where the Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (TEX vs WAS) match will be played on Wednesday evening, July 2 (starting at 04:30 IST on July 3). 

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS Probable XIs

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Marcus Stoinis, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Nandre Burger, Akeal Hossain, Zia Ul Haq Muhammad, Noor Ahmad

Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (Captain), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Amila Aponso/Mark Adair

See Also: MLC 2025: Probable Playing XI for TEX vs WAS

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Faf du Plessis: Former South African captain Faf du Plessis is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025. He has scored 317 runs in seven innings with an average of 52.83 and a strike rate of 179.09, including two centuries and one half-century. In the last four innings, he scored 100, 69, 12, and 103*. 

Mitchell Owen: Mitchell Owen has scored 288 runs and taken 14 wickets in this tournament. While he has hit two half-centuries this season, he has a batting strike rate of 210.21. Meanwhile, with the ball in hand, he recorded a fifer in the last game before managing two more three-fers this season.

Glenn Maxwell: Australian star Glenn Maxwell has scored 235 runs in seven innings with an average of 47.00 and a strike rate of 194.21, including one century. He has also picked up three wickets in this tournament. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Ian Holland: Ian Holland has taken 10 wickets in seven matches this season by maintaining an economy rate of 7.26. He has recorded one four-fer in this tournament. 

Noor Ahmad: Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad has picked up 10 wickets in seven matches in this tournament, including one four-wicket haul and one three-wicket haul. However, he recorded wicketless bowling figures in three out of the last four matches. 

Jack Edwards: In this tournament, Jack Edwards has scored 119 runs and taken nine wickets. Apart from one three–wicket haul in this season, Edwards scored a crucial 42 runs in the last game. 

In the 23rd match of the MLC 2025, Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom (TEX vs WAS) has been scheduled for Wednesday evening, July 2 (starting at 04:30 IST on July 3), at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill.

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS - Teams Status

Both teams will play their eighth match of the season. The second-placed Washington Freedom, the defending champions, have 12 points after seven matches with six wins and one defeat. After starting this season with a defeat against San Francisco Unicorns, Freedom have won all their next six matches, including beating Unicorns in their second league stage meeting.

On the other hand, the third-placed Texas Super Kings have 10 points after seven matches with five wins and two losses. They have won their last two games after suffering two back-to-back defeats.

It will be their second meeting in the MLC 2025. Washington Freedom won their first meeting of the season by seven wickets with two balls remaining, as Freedom successfully chased down the 221-run target in the final over.  

Before the MLC 2025, they faced each other three times. Freedom won by six wickets in their MLC 2023 league stage meeting. In the MLC 2024, they met twice in the league stage, where the first one had no result; Freedom won the second one by 42 runs. 

Both teams are unlikely to make any significant changes in their respective playing XIs for this match. 

See Also: MLC 2025 – Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings: Players to watch out

MLC 2025, Match 23: TEX vs WAS Probable Playing XI

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Marcus Stoinis, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Nandre Burger, Akeal Hossain, Zia Ul Haq Muhammad, Noor Ahmad

Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (Captain), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Ian Holland, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Amila Aponso/Mark Adair

The 23rd match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 between Texas Super Kings (TEX) and Washington Freedom (WAS) will be held at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida, at 4:30 AM IST on Thursday, July 3, 2025. TEX, with captain Faf du Plessis and supported by experienced players like Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell, will try to secure their sixth victory after five wins out of seven matches in their season in 2025. They have already qualified for the playoffs with 10 points and stand third on the points table. WAS, captained by Glenn Maxwell and including stars Rachin Ravindra and Mitchell Owen, also looks to secure their seventh victory after six out of seven matches. Having 12 points and being placed second, they are also in the playoffs, and both teams are fighting for first place.

This morning's match will provide thrilling T20 cricket for a frenzied crowd in the MLC's Lauderhill leg. With a crowd capacity of 5,000 and additional berm space for an extra 15,000 patrons under lights, the venue is perfect for today’s match. WAS has a strong head-to-head rival record; however, TEX has other ideas. The turf pitch will favor batting early, but as the match progresses, the spinners will come into play.

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Cricket Stats

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in MLC 2025 provides early batting-friendly conditions, with the pitch favoring spinners as the match goes on. Famous for competitive scores, the ground favors impressive batting sides' starts. It has a 5,000-seat capacity with berms holding 15,000 extra, and floodlights provide for the game to go on without interruptions.

• Total Matches: 14
• Matches Won Batting First: 6
• Matches Won Batting Second: 8
• Average 1st Innings Score: 160
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 149
• Highest Total: 196/5 by USA vs CAN
• Lowest Total: 71/10 by NEP vs CAN
• Highest Chased: 172/6 by IND vs WI
• Lowest Defended: 142/7 by PAK vs SL

See Also: MLC 2025: Points Table, leading run scorers and wicket takers after SF vs SEA Match 22

TEX vs WAS: Head-to-Head Record

Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom have met each other three times since the start of MLC, with WAS having won all three and TEX unable to win any of these to ensure a very tight game. These encounters have established WAS's dominance over TEX. This fourth encounter at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium is going to be challenging and full of probable upsets.

• Total Matches: 3
  
• TEX Wins: 0
  
• WAS Wins: 3
  
• No Result: 0
  

Win %: Texas Super Kings – 0% (0/3), Washington Freedom – 100% (3/3)