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DALLAS: Mitchell Owen’s brisk 60 and Mark Chapman’s unbeaten 45 knock guided Washington Freedom to a two-wicket win over MI New York in the MLC 2025 here at the Grand Prairie Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing a challenging 189-run target, Washington Freedom hit the winning runs on the second ball of the penultimate over with two wickets in hand. The victory marked their third consecutive win in the tournament.
Mitchell Owen and Rachin Ravindra provided Freedom a rollicking start, scoring 45 runs in just 2.5 overs. However, MI New York got a sigh of relief with Latters’ wicket as the left-handed batter departed for 10 runs.
Owen, meanwhile, paired with incoming Andries Gous and kept the impetus with brisk scoring. Gous, who scored 14 off 10 deliveries, departed on the final ball of the powerplay as the Washington Freedom scorecard read 74-2.
Soon after, Mitchell Owen, who was well set, followed him as MI New York reduced Washington Freedom to 91-3 in 7.2 overs. Owen’s brisk 60 off 26 balls was laced with five boundaries and five sixes.
However, Mark Chapman and Jack Edwards formed a match-defining 41-run stand on the fourth wicket. The duo batted calmly, bringing the score to 132 in 13.1 overs.
Edwards was removed after scoring 30 off 23 balls with four boundaries. Nonetheless, Chapman held firm despite late hiccups created by MI New York bowlers as Washington sealed a win in the end.
Despite losing three wickets for 20 runs in the last few overs, Chapman, who remained unbeaten, 45*, featuring three fours and a six, guided his team to an emphatic victory.
For MI New York, Naveen-ul-Haq, Trent Boult, and Sunny Patel bagged two wickets each.
Earlier, after being put into bat, MI New York posted 188 runs total for the loss of four wickets in their allocated 20 overs.
The openers, Monank Patel and Quinton de Kock, provided a solid opening start with a 70-run stand at the end of the powerplay. De Kock, who was the core aggressor, top-scored with 55 off 34 deliveries, hitting two sixes and seven fours.
Meanwhile, Michael Bracewell’s quick-fire 42* off 24 balls ensured that MI New York reached a strong total.
For Washington Freedom, Glenn Maxwell, Ian Holland Mithell Owen picked up a wicket each.
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