Washington Freedom Vs Los Angeles Knight Riders Match 11 15 July 2024

11th T20 • Church Street Park • Morrisville

Los Angeles Knight Riders

129 (18.4)

Washington Freedom

130/2 (16)

WF won by 8 wickets

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Date & Time

15 Jul, 01:00 AM IST

Venue

Church Street Park, Morrisville

Match

11th T20,

Major League Cricket

Umpires

Gregory Brathwaite (West Indies), Jermaine Lindo (United States America), Wayne Knights (New Zeland, TV)

Referee

Simon Taufel (Australia)

Toss

Washington Freedom elected to bowl

Pitch Report

48 hours of rain, the sun is out and it feels sticky. The players will have to manage their hydration. There was a lot of live green grass earlier, but that is all gone. We've seen a lot of turn in the recent matches as well, it's been under covers for the last 48 hours - the pitch. Back of a length around the 7 yard line will be ideal. The wicket is not as hard as it was. All the captains have won the toss and bowled first, need to have the batsmen driving, bowl fuller and get them to drive. Looks a very good surface, batsmen will have their work cut out, reports Scott Styris.

1st Innings

146Avg Runs

8Avg Wkts

125.19Avg SR

2nd Innings

135Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

128.22Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

1- 0

LAKR

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Washington Freedom

Los Angeles Knight Riders

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Jason Roy

LAKR . BAT

97 Runs

3 Matches

Unmukt Chand

LAKR . WK

86 Runs

3 Matches

Steven Smith

WF . BAT

84 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Saurabh Netravalkar

WF . BOWL

8 Wkts

3 Matches

Spencer Johnson

LAKR . BOWL

6 Wkts

3 Matches

Lockie Ferguson

WF . BOWL

5 Wkts

3 Matches

Player of the Match Glenn Maxwell

3/15

Player of the Series Travis Head

LAKR

Info

Los Angeles Knight Riders

129/10 (18.4)

Batters

Jason Roy

120.00

b Ferguson

Sunil Narine

0.00

b Netravalkar

Unmukt Chand

25.00

c Ferguson b Netravalkar

Shakib Al Hasan

0.00

b Maxwell

Saif Badar

125.00

lbw b Ravindra

Nitish Kumar

78.57

c Smith b Maxwell

David Miller

20.00

c Holland b Ferguson

Andre Russell

166.67

c Ravindra b Maxwell

Shadley van Schalkwyk

75.00

Not out

Spencer Johnson

177.78

b Netravalkar

Ali Khan

110.00

c Maxwell b Netravalkar

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(18.4 Ov, RR: 6.91)

129/10

Bowlers

EXT

Marco Jansen

6.25

Saurabh Netravalkar

3.4

9.55

Glenn Maxwell

3.75

Lockie Ferguson

7.75

Rachin Ravindra

3.50

Ian Holland

11.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Sunil Narine

b Netravalkar

1-10

1.1

Unmukt Chand

c Ferguson b Netravalkar

2-12

1.6

Shakib Al Hasan

b Maxwell

3-13

2.3

Jason Roy

b Ferguson

4-18

4.2

Saif Badar

lbw b Ravindra

5-62

9.4

Nitish Kumar

c Smith b Maxwell

6-66

10.2

Andre Russell

c Ravindra b Maxwell

7-87

12.3

David Miller

c Holland b Ferguson

8-89

13.1

Spencer Johnson

b Netravalkar

9-107

15.3

Ali Khan

c Maxwell b Netravalkar

10-129

18.4

Washington Freedom

130/2 (16)

Batters

Travis Head

168.75

b van Schalkwyk

Steven Smith

116.67

Not out

Rachin Ravindra

68.75

c Badar b Johnson

Andries Gous

125.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(16 Ov, RR: 8.13)

130/2

Did not Bat

Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Ian Holland, Marco Jansen, Obus Pienaar, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Netravalkar

Bowlers

EXT

Spencer Johnson

8.25

Andre Russell

9.50

Shakib Al Hasan

9.67

Ali Khan

13.00

Sunil Narine

4.25

Shadley van Schalkwyk

8.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Travis Head

b van Schalkwyk

1-79

8.2

Rachin Ravindra

c Badar b Johnson

2-108

12.5

Match Info

Date & Time

15 Jul, 01:00 AM IST

Venue

Church Street Park, Morrisville

Match

11th T20,

Major League Cricket

Umpires

Gregory Brathwaite (West Indies), Jermaine Lindo (United States America), Wayne Knights (New Zeland, TV)

Referee

Simon Taufel (Australia)

Toss

Washington Freedom elected to bowl

4 1wd 1 0 1 W 0

Over 13

Runs: 7

0 0 1wd 1 4 1 0

Over 14

Runs: 7

0 1wd 0 4 1lb 1 0

Over 15

Runs: 7

1 1 1 4 0 1

Over 16

Runs: 8

All Overs

Player of the Match Glenn Maxwell

3/15

Player of the Series Travis Head

Commentary

Washington Freedom continue to be clinical and pick up yet another comprehensive win. They extend their lead at the top of the points table while also boosting their net run rate. Meanwhile, LAKR slip further. Their net run rate worsens due to this performance and they are now at the 5th spot. Below them are the Seattle Ocras, who have played two matches less. In their remaining two fixtures, they would need to put in special performances in order to have a chance at making it to the next round. But will they be able to pick themselves up after this demoralising loss? Well, only time will tell. And rest assured, we would be there to call the action. For now, it is time for the duo of Darpan Tikiya and Rajarshi Das to bid adieu! Keep following Sportskeeda for more sporting action.

Steve Smith [Washington Freedom Captain]: It was good. We were looking for a complete performance, it was close to it. We bowled well, put them under pressure. And I think it was a dominant chase. Maxwell was not supposed to bowl but then with the lefty coming in, I decided to slip him in. It was all gut feel. Travis Head takes the game on and takes the pressure off you. It is a nice partnership going with him.

Sunil Narine [Los Angeles Knight Riders Captain]: Wether you win the toss or lose the toss, you still have to bat well and put the score on the board. Also, we did not pick any wickets in the powerplay. We have got to back the players. They are here for a reason. They are still hungry. Hopefully we will comeback well in the next game. We need to work on getting early wickets.

Glenn Maxwell [3/15, Player of the Match]: Fortunate with the conditions. Also with how Saurabh has been going at the top. Slightly different conditions than the IPL. A little bit of spin, a little bit of uncertainty. I was looking to slip in a couple of tight overs. But I got a few wickets. Good that I wasn't just cannon fodder today.

Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match.

Andre Russell gets the "Power Hitter of the Match" award for hitting the longest six.

It is time for the post match presentation.

Travis Head, Washington Freedom: The pitch was on the slower side, more spin than the previous game. Nice to get a few away and get a win. Nice to play the full fixture, we've been fielding more than we're batting. Nice position to be in. With the spin, tried to set up, pick targets, nice to get a few out the middle. Good to feed off the crowd, looking forward for the rest of the tournament.

Washington Freedom win by 8 wickets.

Travis Head - 54 (32) | Saurabh Netravalkar 4/35 (3.4)
Saif Badar 35 (28) | Shadley van Schalkwyk 1/17 (2)

Washington Freedom continue their undefeated streak. It has been a clinical performance from the table toppers. They were better than their opponents in all three departments and not only add another 'W' to their tally, but also get a big boost in the NRR column having chased the target down with 4 overs to spare.

The victory was set up by the bowlers. Saurabh Netravalkar and Glenn Maxwell picked up early wickets and put the Knight Riders under pressure early. LAKR were tottering at 18/4 at one stage. The good work continued even when the support bowlers came on. Steve Smith rotated them around nicely and set attacking fields throughout.

LAKR not only seemed to lack the attacking instinct - which manifested in them sending Miller at 7 and Russell at 8 - but were also guilty of playing some bad shots. The target of 130 never seemed enough.

Whatever little hope that the Knight Riders seemed to carry on to the field in the second innings was soon thrashed by Travis Head. They bowled short at him and the southpaw did not hold back. He clubbed around half a dozen sixes on his way to a quick fifty. The two dropped catches did not help the Knight Riders either.

While, the result already seemed like a forgone conclusion by the time Head was dismissed, Smith's solid batting through the middle overs ensured that his team crossed the line without any further hiccups.

overs

130 /2 score

runs

Andries Gous *

15 (12)

Steven Smith

42 (36)

Shakib Al Hasan

0 /29

15.6 Shakib Al Hasan to Andries Gous, Washington Freedom meander to an 8-wicket win! On a length on middle and leg, Gous rocks back, punches this one towards long on and collects the winning run

15.5 Shakib Al Hasan to Andries Gous, on a length around off, punched back to the bowler

15.4 Shakib Al Hasan to Andries Gous, FOUR! Floated up just outside off, Gous lunges towards this, hits this down the ground against the spin and beats long on to his left with ease

15.3 Shakib Al Hasan to Steven Smith, length on middle, Smith nudges this towards the mid wicket region for a run

15.2 Shakib Al Hasan to Andries Gous, on a length around leg stump, Gous works this towards the deep mid wicket region for a run

Gous dropped his bat midway. He completed the run without the bat in his hand.

15.1 Shakib Al Hasan to Steven Smith, slow, length delivery outside off, cut fiercely to the right of the man at deep cover. Just a single

Shakib Al Hasan [2-0-21-0] is back to bowl.

Washington Freedom can now smell the finish line. They are only a couple of hits away. 8 runs to win off 30 balls.

overs

122 /2 score

1wd

1lb

runs

Andries Gous *

9 (8)

Steven Smith

40 (34)

Spencer Johnson

1 /33

14.6 Spencer Johnson to Andries Gous, on a good length around leg stump, Gous tucks this towards the man at short mid wicket