Washington Freedom will be eager to book a place in the top two of the Major League Cricket 2024 standings when they meet Texas Super Kings in a top-of-the-table clash at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Friday.
Our match against TSK on July 19 is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM CT (July 20, 6:00 AM IST). The MLC 2024 game will be available to watch via live streaming and broadcast.
The top two teams in the points table after the group stage will meet each other in the Qualifier, with the winning team getting a chance to directly advance to the final.
Currently, we are on top of the MLC 2024 points table with nine points from five games. A win will help us continue our unbeaten run this season along with guaranteeing a place in the top two of the standings.
We defeated MI New York by a mammoth 94 runs in our last game in Dallas on Tuesday, with Jasdeep Singh making a memorable debut for us in MLC with a three-wicket haul. Travis Head and Andries Gous also shone with half-centuries.
Though Saurabh Netravalkar did not feature in our last match, he continues to be on top of the bowling charts for MLC 2024. The left-arm pacer has 12 wickets from four matches at an average of 9.16 and a strike rate of 7.66. Lockie Ferguson and Glenn Maxwell also feature in the top five of the wicket-takers list with nine and six wickets, respectively.
Meanwhile, Travis Head, after scoring consecutive fifties in the last two matches, is on top of our run-getters list, with captain Steve Smith in second place. Head has accumulated 141 runs at an average of 35.25 and a strike rate of 163.95 to find a place in the top ten of the overall batting charts, along with Smith.
WF vs TSK form in MLC
We enter this game with four wins from the last five matches in MLC 2024, with our previous game against Texas Super Kings getting washed off due to rain.
Washington Freedom's last five matches
Opponent |
Venue |
Result |
Match Date |
Margin |
MINY |
Dallas |
Won |
July 16, 2024 |
94 runs |
LAKR |
Morrisville |
Won |
July 14, 2024 |
8 wickets |
SO |
Dallas |
Won |
July 11, 2024 |
5 wickets |
TSK |
Morrisville |
No Result |
July 8, 2024 |
- |
MINY |
Morrisville |
Won |
July 6, 2024 |
4 runs (DLS) |
WF vs TSK, MLC 2024: Players to watch out
Jasdeep Singh, who came into the side as a replacement for Netravalkar in our last match against MINY, made an instant impact with career-best T20 figures of 3/14 in three overs. He was a tricky customer, surprising batters with his pace and bounce.
Jasdeep bowled 13 dot balls in his spell, piling pressure on the MINY middle order, who succumbed to the rising scoring rate. Ferguson also chipped in with two crucial wickets to skittle MINY.
Meanwhile, Andries Gous scored his first fifty in MLC to anchor our batting and powered us to a dominant total of 182/5 batting first. Coming in to bat during the powerplay, Gous scored 59 off 48 balls before being dismissed on the last ball of the innings.
The fact that three of Gous’ four sixes came against leg spinner Rashid Khan speaks to his class and big-hitting ability. Travis Head displayed his attacking game yet again with a 33-ball 54 to give us a steady start and a solid foundation to go big in the death overs.
The Australian duo of Head and Smith were severe on the Texas Super Kings bowling attack chasing 204, in their last meeting on July 9. But unfortunately, rain played spoilsport as we were well-placed at 62/0 after just four overs.
Washington Freedom squad: Steven Smith (c), Akhilesh Reddy, Jack Edwards, Andries Gous, Travis Head, Lahiru Milantha, Mukhtar Ahmed, Justin Dill, Ian Holland, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Obus Pienaar, Rachin Ravindra, Amila Aponso, Lockie Ferguson, Akeal Hosein, Saurabh Netravalkar, Andrew Tye, Yasir Mohammad
Where to watch WF vs TSK MLC 2024 LIVE
LIVE telecast and streaming of the Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings match will be available on Monumental Sports Network and Willow by Cricbuzz in the USA. The match will start at 7:30 PM CT on July 19.
The WF vs TSK match will be streamed LIVE on the Jio Cinema App and website in India starting at 06:00 AM IST on July 20.