In Match 29 of the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) season, Washington Freedom played against MI New York at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill. The toss was won by MI New York, and they chose to bat first, but their innings never got the pace they required. Washington's bowling was tight and efficient, restricting New York to a modest total. The run chase was then clinically carried out by the Freedom batsmen, and they sealed a comfortable 6-wicket victory.

MI New York Innings

Batting first, MI New York could only muster 112/8 in 18 overs. Kunwarjeet Singh was the highest scorer with 33 off 30 balls, with Sunny Patel (16 off 16) and Heath Richards (16 off 18) chipping in with small contributions. Washington's bowlers, however, did not let any of these partnerships take hold. Skipper Glenn Maxwell was the best bowler with impressive figures of 3/29 in his 4 overs. He was ably supported by Glenn Phillips, who took 2 wickets in an over (2/4 in 1), and Jack Edwards contributed 1/14 off 3 overs.

Washington Freedom Innings

Pursuing a score of 113, Washington Freedom seemed to be in charge right from the beginning and dominated the aggregate in 15 overs, reaching 113/4. Wicketkeeper batter Andries Gous was a solid anchor man with an unbeaten 46 off 34 balls, and Mark Chapman added pace with 27 off 18. Glenn Phillips added 14 off 11 to guide the team home. MI New York bowlers couldn’t do much with such a low total, but Tristan Luus picked up 2/39 in 4 overs, while Nosthush Kenjige (1/19) and Fabian Allen (1/20) also contributed with a wicket each.

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Washington Freedom vs MI New York: Match Scorecard

MI New York – 112/8 (18 Overs)

Washington Freedom – 113/4 (15 Overs)

The Washington Freedom vs MI New York (WAS vs NY) match has been scheduled for the 29th game of the MLC 2025. Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill will host this fixture on Sunday afternoon. 

MLC 2025, Match 29: WAS vs NY Probable XIs

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, Lockie Ferguson

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, Rushil Ugarkar, George Linde, Ehsan Adil

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MLC 2025, Match 29: WAS vs NY Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Dream11 Captain choices

Mitchell Owen: Australian Mitchell Owen has scored 301 runs and also picked up 14 wickets in the ongoing MLC season. Apart from two half-centuries, Owen recorded one fifer and two more three-wicket hauls with the ball in hand this season. 

Monank Patel: USA cricketer Monank Patel is the second leading run-scorer in the MLC 2025 with 362 runs in nine innings with an average of 40.22 and a strike rate of 151.46, including four half-centuries. 

Nicholas Pooran: Former Caribbean star Nicholas Pooran has scored 274 runs in nine innings with an average of 39.14 and a strike rate of 134.31. He has recorded one century and one half-century in this tournament, while his scores in the last four innings were 108*, 8, 62*, and 30 runs, respectively.

Top 3 Dream11 Vice-captain choices

Kieron Pollard: Former Caribbean all-rounder Kieron Pollard has scored 265 runs and picked up five wickets in nine matches of the MLC 2025. He has recorded two half-centuries in this tournament, while his batting average and strike rate in this tournament are 44.16 and 176.66, respectively. His scores in this tournament are 32, 30, 26*, 9, 34*, 0, 70, 14*, and 50 runs. 

Glenn Maxwell: Australian star Glenn Maxwell has scored 235 runs and picked up six wickets in nine matches in the MLC 2025. Apart from one century in this tournament, his batting strike rate in this competition is 192.62. In the last game, he won the Player of the Match award for picking up three wickets. 

Trent Boult: New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult has taken 11 wickets in nine matches in the MLC 2025. He has recorded one four-wicket haul as Player of the Match and one more three-wicket haul in this tournament.

The 29th match of  Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 between Washington Freedom (WAS) and MI New York (NY) will take place at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, at 12:30 AM IST on Monday, July 7, 2025. WAS, under the leadership of Glenn Maxwell and  supported by experienced players like Mitchell Owen and Rachin Ravindra, will attempt to claim their eighth win following seven out of nine victories in their 2025 season, already through to the playoffs with 14 points and placed third on the points table, aiming to finish within the top two. NY, captained by Nicholas Pooran with stars Trent Boult and Quinton de Kock, will look for their fourth win after three out of nine matches, with 6 points and placed at fourth position in the points table, with a win securing their playoff qualification.

This early morning's match will provide thrilling T20 cricket to a wild bunch of fans during the MLC's Lauderhill tour. With a crowd limit of 5,000 and some berm space for an additional 15,000 fans under lights, the surface is well-suited for today's game. WAS has a favorable head-to-head record; however, NY is eager to turn the tables. The turf wicket will favor batting right in the initial stages, but as the day progresses, the spinners will take center stage.

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Stats

Central Broward Regional Park Stadium in MLC 2025 provides early batting-friendly conditions, with the ground tilting towards spinners as the game progresses.

• Total Matches: 20
• Matches Won Batting First: 9
• Matches Won Batting Second: 11
• Average 1st Innings Score: 160
• Average 2nd Innings Score: 149
• Highest Total: 196/5 by USA vs CAN
• Lowest Total: 44/4 by WAS vs TEX
• Highest Chased: 172/6 by IND vs WI
• Lowest Defended: 142/7 by PAK vs SL

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WAS vs NY: Head-to-Head Record

Washington Freedom and MI New York have met five times since the beginning of MLC, and WAS has won three and NY two, to make the game highly competitive. These five matches have been a close competition between WAS and NY. This sixth encounter at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium is going to be challenging and full of likely surprises.

• Total Matches: 5
• WAS Wins: 3
• NY Wins: 2
• No Result: 0

Win %: Washington Freedom – 60% (3/5), MI New York – 40% (2/5)