Major League Cricket is getting a lot of traction these days as some of the best T20 performers are participating in the tournament. The third edition of this League recently concluded, but it is witnessing an impressive rise in its popularity. The 2025 season witnessed some intriguing contests between some of the best sides in the League. It also witnessed some of the best bowling performances from some of the best T20 bowlers in world cricket.

In this piece, we highlight about three bowlers who registered the best bowling figures by taking wickets during crucial moments of the game that changed the fate of a particular game. The bowlers mentioned in the list possessed different skills as far as their ability to adjust their length and variety as per different playing conditions and wickets, but they were the game changers for their respective sides. We discuss these bowlers in detail:

1.Mitchell Owen (5/17 - Washington Freedom vs San Francisco Unicorns- 29th of June 2025)

Mitchell Owen is among the upcoming talents in the Australian cricket set-up. The all-rounder impressed with his pace and clever seam movement. The 23-year-old caused problems for the batters with his slower ones.

He registered figures of 5/17 against San Francisco Unicorns on the 28th of June 2025, taking a crucial wicket of opener Matt Short. He claimed 14 wickets in the entire season. The right-arm medium pacer took crucial wickets when needed for Washington Freedom. His performance helped Washington Freedom win by 12 runs.

2.Adam Milne (5/23- Texas Super Kings vs Seattle Orcas-6th of July 2025)

The New Zealand pacer bowled brilliantly against Seattle Orcas on the 6th of July 2025, where his pace and bounce were too hot to handle for the Seattle Orcas batters. The 33-year-old pacer registered figures of 5/23 for Texas Super Kings against Seattle Orcas on the 6th of July 2025.

His length, combined with his late swing, troubled the Seattle Orcas batters. Texas Super Kings scored 188/5 in 20 overs batting first, and Milne's performance helped TSK win by 51 runs at the Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida. He claimed 14 wickets in the entire season. Milne took the crucial wicket of former Australian opener David Warner.

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3.Trent Boult (4/17- Mumbai Indians New York vs Los Angeles Knight Riders- 3rd July 2025)

The former New Zealand pacer showed excellent bowling performances under pressure, taking key wickets at regular intervals with his swing and pace. His ability to swing the ball both ways is amazing. 

Boult registered figures of 4/17 for the Mumbai Indians New York against the Los Angeles Knight Riders on the 3rd of July 2025 at Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida. Mumbai Indians won the match chasing a target of 155 by 8 wickets. He claimed crucial wickets of Unmukt Chand and Andre Russell. Boult showed his experience during pressure situations,Mitchell  claiming 15 wickets in the entire season..

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs San Francisco Unicorns (LAS vs SF) has been scheduled for the 30th match of the MLC 2025 at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill on Sunday evening. 

MLC 2025, Match 30: LAS vs SF Probable XIs

Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Andre Fletcher, Unmukt Chand (wk), Alex Hales, Saif Badar, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder (Captain), Matthew Tromp, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Corné Dry, Sunil Narine

San Francisco Unicorns Predicted Playing XI: Matthew Short (Captain), Finn Allen, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Hassan Khan, Romario Shephard, Haris Rauf, Xavier Bartlett, Brody Couch, Karima Gore

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MLC 2025, Match 30: LAS vs SF Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Matthew Short: Despite joining the tournament lately, Matthew Short is the third leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 353 runs in six innings with an average of 58.83 and a strike rate of 169.71, including five half-centuries. He also picked up three wickets during their first meeting against Seattle Orcas.

Unmukt Chand: India U19 WC winning captain and present USA cricketer Unmukt Chand has scored 302 runs in nine innings this tournament with an average of 37.75 and a strike rate of 124.79, including three half-centuries.  

Xavier Bartlett: Australian right-arm pacer Xavier Bartlett is the second leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 16 wickets in nine games. He has recorded two four-fers in this tournament. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Haris Rauf: Pakistan right-arm fast bowler Haris Rauf is the leading wicket-taker in the MLC 2025 with 17 wickets after eight matches. While he has recorded two four-wicket hauls in this competition, he managed to pick up at least one wicket in seven out of eight innings, while he bowled only one wicketless over in his last game. 

Finn Allen: New Zealand cricketer Finn Allen had a dream start in this tournament, as he has scored 329 runs in eight innings with an average of 41.12 and a strike rate of 225.34. He has hit one century and two half-centuries in this tournament, starting with the 151-run knock. However, in the last four games, he scored 4, 7, 23, and 1 runs, respectively. 

Andre Russell: Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell has scored 126 runs and taken 10 wickets in the MLC 2025. Apart from two three-wicket hauls, his last four innings were 30*, 65, 15, and 9, respectively.

MI New York vs Los Angeles Knight Riders (NY vs LAS) has been scheduled for the 27th match of the MLC 2025, which will be played on Saturday evening, July 5 (starting at 00:30 IST on July 6), at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill. 

See Also: MLC 2025: Probable Playing XI for NY vs LAS

MLC 2025, Match 27: NY vs LAS Probable XIs

MI New York Predicted Playing XI: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Nicholas Pooran (Captain), Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Tajinder Dhillon, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Naveen-ul-Haq, George Linde, Ehsan Adil

Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Andre Fletcher, Unmukt Chand (wk), Rovman Powell, Saif Badar, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder (Captain), Matthew Tromp, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Sunil Narine

MLC 2025, Match 27: NY vs LAS Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Unmukt Chand: Unmukt Chand has scored 243 runs in eight innings with an average of 34.71 and a strike rate of 125.25, including two half-centuries. 

Monank Patel: Monank Patel is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 343 runs in eight innings with an average of 43.62 and a strike rate of 154.42, including four half-centuries. His last five innings were 32, 60, 20, 6, and 56 runs.

Nicholas Pooran: With the help of one century and one half-century, Nicholas Pooran has scored 244 runs in eight innings with an average of 40.66 and a strike rate of 135.55. His last three innings were 108*, 8, and 62*. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Andre Russell: Andre Russell has scored 117 runs and also picked up 10 wickets in eight matches this season. In the last three innings, he scored 30*, 65*, and 15 runs. Also, he recorded two three-fers this MLC season. 

Trent Boult: The New Zealand left-arm pacer Trent Boult has taken 11 wickets in eight matches this MLC season. In the last match, he won the Player of the Match award by recording the bowling figures of 4-0-17-4. 

Kieron Pollard: Kieron Pollard has scored 215 runs and picked up four wickets in this MLC 2025 season. Apart from two two-wicket hauls, Pollard has scored one 70 runs and three more 30s. 

On Saturday evening (June 28), the Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Seattle Orcas (LAS vs SEA) match will be played at Grand Prairie Stadium (Grand Prairie) during the 20th match of the MLC 2025. 

MLC 2025, Match 20: LAS vs SEA Probable XIs

Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Andre Fletcher, Unmukt Chand (wk), Rovman Powell, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder (Captain), Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Tanveer Sangha

Seattle Orcas Predicted Playing XI: Shayan Jahangir (wk), Aaron Jones, David Warner, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen, Shimron Hetmyer, Sikandar Raza (Captain), Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Gerald Coetzee, Jasdeep Singh

See Also: MLC 2025: Probable Playing XI for LAS vs SEA

MLC 2025, Match 20: LAS vs SEA Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Unmukt Chand: Unmukt Chand has scored 232 runs in six innings with an average of 46.40 and a strike rate of 128.88, including two half-centuries. His scores in this tournament are 53, 22, 0, 86*, 30, and 41 runs, respectively. 

Shimron Hetmyer: Caribbean star Shimron Hetmyer has scored 167 runs in four innings in the MLC 2025 with an average of 55.66 and a strike rate of 216.88. His scores in this tournament are 21, 19, 30, and 97 not out. 

Kyle Mayers: Caribbean all-rounder Kyle Mayers has scored 166 runs and taken three wickets in the MLC 2025. Apart from 88 runs, he played two more important innings of 27 and 37 runs. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Shadley van Schalkwyk: Shadley van Schalkwyk has taken nine wickets and scored 53 runs in the MLC 2025. Apart from recording two three-wicket hauls, he also scored 27 runs in one match. 

Andre Russell: Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell has taken eight wickets in the MLC 2025, including two three-fers. Meanwhile, the out-of-form batter has scored only 37 runs in five innings of this tournament, including his last innings score of 30 not out. 

Andre Fletcher: Another Caribbean cricketer Andre Fletcher has played three matches in the MLC 2025, where the right-handed batter has scored 125 runs. In their last game, Fletcher scored 104 runs. 

On Thursday evening (June 26), the Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom (LAS vs WAS) match will be played in the 17th match of the MLC 2025 at Grand Prairie Stadium (Grand Prairie). 

MLC 2025, Match 17: LAS vs WAS Probable XIs

Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Alex Hales, Sunil Narine, Unmukt Chand (wk), Rovman Powell, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder (Captain), Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan

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

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

MLC 2025, Match 17: LAS vs WAS Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Mitchell Owen: Mitchell Owen is the third leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 245 runs in five innings with an average of 49.00 and a strike rate of 204.16, including two half-centuries. His scores in this tournament are 39, 25, 32, 60, and 89 runs. Also, he has taken nine wickets in this tournament, including two three-fers. 

Glenn Maxwell: Australian star Glenn Maxwell has scored 185 runs in five innings of this tournament, including a smashing century. In their previous meeting, Maxwell smashed the match-winning 106 not out. Also, the off-spinner has taken three wickets in the last two innings. 

Unmukt Chand: Unmukt Chand is the leading run-scorer for Los Angeles Knight Riders this season with 191 runs in five innings, including two half-centuries. His scores in this tournament are 53, 22, 0, 86*, and 30 runs, respectively.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Ian Holland: Ian Holland has taken seven wickets in five matches in the MLC 2025, including a four-fer. However, he picked up only two wickets in the last three games, including wicketless bowling figures in the last fixture.  

Shadley van Schalkwyk: Shadley van Schalkwyk has picked up eight wickets in five matches of the MLC 2025, including two three-wicket hauls. He has also scored 53 runs in four innings in this tournament, including his highest score of 27 runs. 

Rachin Ravindra: New Zealand cricketer Rachin Ravindra has scored 115 runs in five innings with a strike rate of 225.49. His scores in this tournament are 42, 44, 8, 10, and 11 runs, respectively. He has also taken one wicket this season. 

Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie will host the 15th match of the MLC 2025,  Texas Super Kings vs Los Angeles Knight Riders (TEX vs LAS), on Tuesday evening, June 24 (starting at 05:30 IST on June 25). 

MLC 2025, Match 15: TEX vs LAS Probable XIs

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (Captain), Daryl Mitchell, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Shubham Ranjane, Milind Kumar, Marcus Stoinis, Calvin Savage, Nandre Burger, Adam Milne, Noor Ahmad

Los Angeles Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Alex Hales, Sunil Narine, Unmukt Chand (wk), Rovman Powell, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Andre Russell, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jason Holder (Captain), Ali Khan, Tanveer Sangha

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

MLC 2025, Match 15: TEX vs LAS Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Unmukt Chand: With his two half-centuries, Unmukt Chand has scored 161 runs in four innings with an average of 53.66 and a strike rate of 134.16. His scores in this tournament are 53, 22, 0, and 86*. 

Adam Milne: New Zealand pacer Adam Milne has taken nine wickets in four matches, including two three-fers. 

Faf du Plessis: Former South African cricketer Faf du Plessis is enjoying Dallas very well with his last two innings scores of 100 and 69 runs. The right-handed batter has scored 202 runs in five innings with an average of 40.40 and a strike rate of 169.74. 

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Saif Badar: USA cricketer Saif Badar has scored 103 runs in four innings of this tournament with a strike rate of 143.05. His scores in this tournament are 17, 0, 32, and 54 runs, respectively. 

Noor Ahmad: Afghan left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad has picked up eight wickets in five matches. However, he failed to pick up wickets in the last two games. 

Saiteja Mukkamalla: With three 30s (31, 30, and 38), Saiteja Mukkamalla has scored 110 runs in five innings of this tournament with a strike rate of 135.80.   

Dwayne Bravo recently requested the USA Cricket Board to include Unmukt Chand in the USA national side. He stated that the former India Under-19 World Cup-winning captain shouldn't be victimised due to politics.

The 32-year-old left India for the USA in the hope of getting playing opportunities in the USA national team. Since moving to the USA, Unmukt Chand has so far not made his debut for the USA national team and has been overlooked by the selectors, which is surprising.

Unmukt Chand is currently playing for the Los Angeles Knight Riders team in the Major League Cricket (MLC). Currently, Bravo is the head coach of the Los Angeles team. He stated in his Instagram post: "This guy needs to be in the USA cricket team! Cricket is bigger than politics; let's do right for these players. Well done!."

Bravo commented on Unmukt Chand after the right-hander scored a brilliant 86 in 56 balls against Seattle Orcas on the 22nd of June during the MLC game. The right-hander has looked in decent form during the 2025 MLC season so far, scoring 161 runs in 4 innings with a strike rate of 134.16.

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Unmukt Chand on his exclusion from the USA national team during the 2024 T20 World Cup

The 32-year-old stated that he was surprised after not being included in the USA team for the T20 World Cup. The right-hander had stated (through Cricbuzz) in a press conference last year that he had worked hard for the last 3 years for the mega event. Unmukt Chand also played for Mumbai Indians in the 2015 IPL season helping the team win the trophy, scoring 300 runs in 15 games.

"That wasn't an ideal situation to be in. Because personally, for me, this was what I had dreamed of for the last three years. Obviously, it was a big shock. And it took me time to sort of come to terms with it. It's never easy as a player, having lost all these things back home in India, to having this one goal, which had kept me going for the last three years not happening. So it is difficult. I won't say which just happened. But it was difficult. I was not my best self for some time," Chand said.

Knight Riders Finally Taste Victory with Stylish Win Over Orcas

In Match 12 of MLC 2025 at Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas, the Los Angeles Knight Riders finally got their first win of the season, beating the Seattle Orcas by six wickets in a high-scoring game.

Seattle won the toss and chose to bat first. They got to 177/6 in 20 overs, thanks to a calm and steady 44 from Aaron Jones. David Warner also looked in good form with 38 off 28 balls, while Shayan Jahangir gave the innings a late push with 26 from just 15 balls. The Knight Riders bowled well, with Andre Russell, picking up 3 wickets for 30 runs. Shadley van Schalkwyk and Jason Holder took one wicket each and kept things tight during the middle overs.

In reply, the Knight Riders chased down the target with ease. Unmukt Chand played a match-winning innings of 86 from 58 balls. Saif Badar gave him good support, scoring a quick fire runs 54 runs in just 32 balls.

With only a few runs left, Sherfane Rutherford came in and finished things off quickly, hitting an unbeaten 20 from 9 balls to seal the win in just 18.2 overs. Seattle’s bowlers struggled to stop the flow of runs. Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, and Jasdeep Singh took one wicket each, but it wasn’t enough to defend the total.

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Twitter reactions after LAKR wins 12th match of  MLC 2025

#MLC2025 | Match 12 | Los Angeles won by 6 wickets. #LAKRvSEO #SEOvLAKR pic.twitter.com/vXe47d5Tj2

— CricCircle (@thecriccircle) June 23, 2025

Just 20 from Coetzee over

LAKR 92/2 after 11
All down to Raza's spell/remaining overs#MajorLeagueCricket #MLC2025 https://t.co/yOWjdLvsii

— Karthik Rao (@Cric_Karthikk) June 22, 2025

12 from Raza's over

LAKR need 74 from 8 overs

LAKR's game to lose now
Kyle Mayers into the attack

💯 Run partnership up now
LAKR need 68 from 47#MajorLeagueCricket #MLC2025 https://t.co/uxlKTCJICO

— Karthik Rao (@Cric_Karthikk) June 22, 2025

Team looking Positive…
1St win for #LAKR in this season MLC 💜🤞🏻 https://t.co/FBwBUt54xu

— Satya (@iamsatyaaaaaaa) June 22, 2025

Los Angeles Knight Riders won by 6 Wickets. Brilliant knock Unmukt Chand 86*(58)[Player of the Match]. Excellent spell Andre Russell 3/30 and Shadley van Schalkwyk 1/26. Superb Knock S Badar 54(32).@LA_KnightRiders #MLC2025 #SOvLAKR @UnmuktChand9 @Russell12A

— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan) June 23, 2025

In Match 12 of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) tournament, Seattle Orcas (SEA) faces Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAS) at Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas. Seattle won the toss and elected to bat first, but, despite a fighting total, the Knight Riders overhauled it easily to record their first victory of the tournament.

Seattle Orcas Innings

Seattle Orcas scored 177/6 in their 20 overs, having been led by Aaron Jones' mature 44 off 36. David Warner contributed a smooth 38 from 28, and Shayan Jahangir contributed a brisk 26 off 15 to take the score towards respectability. Andre Russell was the Knight Riders' best bowler, taking 3 wickets for 30 runs in his full allocation. He was backed by Shadley van Schalkwyk (1/26) and Jason Holder (1/34), who tightened the middle overs.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Innings

In pursuit of 178, the Knight Riders batted clinically. Unmukt Chand underpinned the innings with a magnificent 86 off 58 balls, as Saif Badar chipped in with 54 from 32 deliveries. Sherfane Rutherford guided LKR home with an unbeaten 20 off 9 as they reached the target in 18.2 overs at 178/4. Seattle's bowlers labored, with Sikandar Raza (1/27), Harmeet Singh (1/29), and Jasdeep Singh (1/29) picking up a wicket each.

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Seattle Orcas vs Los Angeles Knight Riders: Match Scorecard

Seattle Orcas – 177/6 (20 Overs)

Los Angeles Knight Riders – 178/4 (18.2 Overs)

Former India U19 World Cup skipper and current USA international Unmukt Chand produced a fine performance for the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAS) against the San Francisco Unicorns (SF) in the third game of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season. The game, played on Sunday, June 15, at the Oakland Coliseum in California, witnessed Chand producing a classy half-century while chasing an intimidating target set by SF.

Pursuing 220 LAS lost early as Alex Hales was sent back to the pavilion for a mere six runs. Unmukt Chand came in at no. three and stabilized the innings despite the loss of Andre Fletcher for 19. Chand put together a brisk 46-run stand with Nitish Kumar, who made 18 runs. Chand later put together 33 more runs with Matthew Tromp. Chand’s knock of 53 off 32 deliveries, featuring four boundaries and four sixes, kept LAS in the hunt.

However, despite a few late cameos, the Knight Riders fell short. Matthew Tromp scored 41 off 31, and skipper Sunil Narine struck a brisk 27 off 13 balls. But the lower and middle order were unable to carry it through, with Andre Russell dismissed for a two-ball duck. LAS were bowled out for 187 in 19.5 overs, losing the game by 32 runs. Xavier Bartlett and Haris Rauf dominated the Unicorns' attack, claiming four wickets each.

Allen-Fraser-McGurk Duo Lays the Foundation

Earlier in the match, SF were sent to bat and lost Tim Seifert early for a mere five. But Finn Allen and Jake Fraser-McGurk run riot over LAS bowlers with a blistering 121-run partnership off just 55 balls. Allen scored 52 off 27 balls, while Fraser-McGurk illuminated the stadium with a scorching 88 off 38 balls, striking two fours and a whopping 11 sixes.

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Unmukt Chand smashes a half century here in Oakland ☄️ pic.twitter.com/3EMfzVgfkC

— Cognizant Major League Cricket (@MLCricket) June 15, 2025

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Down the order, Cooper Connolly contributed 20 not out off 18, and Haris Rauf came in with 16* off 7 to take SF to a dominant 219/8. In the LAS bowling department, Shadley van Schalkwyk picked up three wickets. ed up three wickets.