Washington Freedom avenged the previous defeat from Sen Franciscons. (Photo-screenshot/x)
In the 19th match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025, the Punjab Kings player performed brilliantly and gave his team Washington Freedom (WSF) a brilliant win by 12 runs. This is the sixth consecutive win in this league of the team. Apart from this, WSF also avenged his previous defeat by defeating San Francisco Unicorn’s (SF). This is the first defeat of SF in this league. In this match, WSF’s Mitchell Owen bowled brilliantly and sent half the team of Sen Franciscons to the pavilion in only 18 balls. However, he flopped badly in batting and could not even open his account. Owen left the Pakistan Super League this year and came to play in the Indian Premier League.
Flop in batting, amazing in bowling
Washington Freedom all -rounder Michel Owen flopped badly in batting in this match and he could not even open his account. He returned to the pavilion on the very first ball of the match, but he made up with his bowling. He dismissed 5 players for only 17 runs in 3 overs and gave his team a brilliant win by 12 runs.
Mitchell Owen was included in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2025 by Punjab Kings in his team, but he got a chance to play only one match. He was included in the team in place of Glenn Maxwell. For this, Owen left the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 in the middle and joined the Punjab Kings team. In IPL 2025, Mitchell Owen could not do anything special, but in MLC 2025 he performed brilliantly for his team.
What was the condition of the match?
In the 19th match of MLC 2025, Washington Freedom, batting first, scored 169 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. From the team, Glenn Philips scored 58 runs off 39 balls with the help of 2 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from this, Jack Advaders scored 42 runs in 42 balls. Obas Pienar hit 30 runs in 12 balls. For Sen Franciscates, Xavier Bartlett took 4 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs.
Chasing a target of 170 runs, Sen Franciscates team could only manage 157 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. From the team, Matthew Short scored a brilliant 67 runs in 40 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 4 fours, but his innings proved to be ahead of Mitchell Owen’s bowling. Mitchell Owne took 5 wickets for 17 runs in 3 overs. Despite this defeat, the team of Sen Franciscons remains on the top of the points table. Washington Freedom is in second place.
