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DALLAS: Shubham Ranjane’s composed 70 and Donovan Ferreira’s impactful all-round show helped Texas Super Kings return to winning ways with a 52-run win over Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 on Tuesday.

Opting to bowl first at Grand Prairie Stadium, LAKR made early inroads as Shadley van Schalkwyk ripped through Texas’ top order.

He struck twice in two balls to dismiss Saiteja Mukkamalla (9) and Marcus Stoinis (0), reducing the Super Kings to 33-3 inside four overs.

Smit Patel held firm at one end and stitched a 64-run stand with Ranjane to revive the innings.

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Patel contributed a steady 38 off 33 before Andre Russell broke the partnership. Ranjane, however, carried on and found a dynamic partner in Donovan Ferreira.

The duo added a brisk 82-run partnership for the fifth wicket, with Ferreira doing most of the damage, smashing 43 off just 21 balls, including four boundaries and three sixes.

Both batters were dismissed in the 19th over, with Ranjane falling after a well-compiled 70 off 45 deliveries (6 fours, 4 sixes), and Ferreira run out.

Texas Super Kings lost momentum in the death overs and fell short of the 200-mark, finishing at 196-8.

Van Schalkwyk and Russell picked up three wickets apiece, while Ali Khan chipped in with one.

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Chasing 197, LA Knight Riders faltered early as Akeal Hosein struck twice in his first over, removing Alex Hales (5) and Nitish Kumar (0) to leave the side reeling at 10-2.

Unmukt Chand (30) and Saif Badar (19) attempted to rebuild with a 45-run stand, but Marcus Stoinis broke the partnership, triggering a collapse.

Rovman Powell (21) and Jason Holder (26* off 15) tried to inject some life into the chase, but lacked support from the other end.

Texas bowlers maintained control throughout, with Hosein and Noor Ahmed bagging two wickets each. Zia-ul-Haq, Stoinis, and Ferreira took one apiece as LAKR were restricted to 144-7 in their 20 overs.

The convincing win lifted the Texas Super Kings to second place on the MLC 2025 points table, snapping a two-match losing streak.

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OAKLAND: Glenn Maxwell turned back the clock with a vintage T20 masterclass, hammering an unbeaten 106 off just 49 deliveries to lead Washington Freedom to a commanding 113-run win over Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 on Tuesday.

Playing at the Oakland Coliseum, Maxwell, captaining Washington, walked in under pressure at 68-4 and with the team teetering at 92-5 by the 12th over.

But what followed was a typical Maxwell masterclass as he tore apart the LA Knight Riders’ bowling attack with 13 towering sixes and two boundaries in a brutal exhibition of power-hitting.

The Aussie all-rounder, who took his time early on (9 off 12), launched into overdrive with a hat-trick of sixes off fellow countryman Tanveer Sangha.

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He followed that up with twin maximums off Corne Dry and then dispatched Sunil Narine thrice over the ropes to bring up a 29-ball fifty.

Glenn Maxwell didn’t hit a single four until after his 10th six, which came off Andre Russell in the penultimate over.

He brought up his eighth T20 ton in the final over with three more massive sixes off Jason Holder, powering Washington to 208-5. His 97-run blitz in a 116-run sixth-wicket stand with Obus Pienaar (14*) changed the complexion of the game.

In reply, LA Knight Riders crumbled under scoreboard pressure. Chasing 209, they were blown away for just 95 in 16.3 overs, their third straight defeat of the tournament.

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The collapse began early, with both openers dismissed for ducks and Unmukt Chand following soon after.

At 10-3, the writing was on the wall. Saif Badar (32 off 31) and Jason Holder (23 off 16) showed some resistance, but no one else got going against a disciplined Washington attack.

Jack Edwards and Mitchell Owen claimed three wickets apiece, while Saurabh Netravalkar finished with 2 for 6 in a miserly spell.

With this resounding win, Washington Freedom climbed to third on the MLC 2025 points table, while LA Knight Riders remain winless after three games, stuck at number five.

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DALLAS: Kieron Pollard’s unbeaten 33-run knock after the prized scalp of Andre Russell powered MI New York to a four-wicket victory over LA Knight Riders and qualify for the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 Playoffs.

Put into bat first, the Knight Riders’ batting unit unfolded on a modest total of 130 in 19.1 overs despite Russell’s courageous knock.

The Knight Riders had a shaky start to their innings as they lost Sunil Narine in the second over with just 17 runs on the board.

Jason Roy put up a notable fight despite losing another partner — Unmukt Chand (9). But his resistance lasted in the seventh over as Rashid Khan outfoxed him with a googly.

Roy struck three fours and a six on his way to a 23-ball 27.

The Knight Riders lost two more wickets in quick succession and consequently slipped to 78/5 in 12.3 overs.

Coming out to bat at No.7, Andre Russell launched a counterattack on MI New York bowlers with belligerent hitting but lamented support as he kept losing partners on the other hand.

His fireworks lasted on the first delivery of the final over when he fell victim to his compatriot Kieron Pollard.

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Russell remained the top-scorer for the Knight Riders with a 21-ball 35 which featured six fours and a six.

Rashid Khan was the pick of the bowlers for MI New York, returning brilliant figures of 3/22, followed by Nosthush Kenjige and Trent Boult, who bagged two each.

Despite chasing a modest total, MI New York had to make hard yards as they lost six wickets in the process.

However, Pollard’s quickfire knock powered the defending champions to victory with 18 balls to spare.

Pollard scored an unbeaten 33 off 12 deliveries, laced up with two fours and three sixes. He was involved in a match-defining 35-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Nicholas Pooran, who remained the top-scorer with an anchoring 35 off 28.

Besides the West Indian duo, South Africa’s batting prodigy Dewald Brewis made a notable contribution with a 19-ball 27 up the order.

For LA Knight Riders, Sunil Narine claimed two wickets while Ali Khan, Andre Russell, Spencer Johnson and Corné Dry made one scalp each.

Upon their qualification in the MLC 2024 playoffs, MI New York will take on Texas Super Kings in the Eliminator.

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