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DALLAS: Travis Head and Andries Gous scored impressive half-centuries, setting the stage for a dominant bowling display that led the Washington Freedom to a commanding 98-run triumph over MI New York to secure their spot in the playoffs of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 on Tuesday.

MI New York invited Washington Freedom to bat first at Grand Prairie Stadium and gained an early advantage with the wicket of Steve Smith (8) with 32 runs on the board.

However, Head and Gous helped Washington Freedom recover with a partnership of 73 runs for the third wicket, propelling the total to 105 in 12th over.

Romario Shepherd provided the breakthrough, sending the dangerous Head back to the pavilion. The Australian batter scored 54 runs from 33 balls with nine boundaries and two sixes.

Gous continued to play an anchor role from the other end while Rachin Ravindra played a blistering 31-run cameo off only 14 balls before falling in the last over.

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Meanwhile, Gous also fell on the last ball of the innings after scoring 59 runs from 48 balls, laced with three boundaries and four sixes.

MI New York’s Rashid Khan and Kieron Pollard claimed two wickets each while Shepherd bagged one wicket.

Chasing a massive 183, MI New York batters failed to put up a fight as they lost six wickets in 6.4 overs with meagre 25 runs on the board.

Shepherd (25) and Trent Boult (16), the only two batters who reached double-figures, knitted a 33-run stand for the seventh wicket but could not pose much threat as Washington Freedom wrapped up the innings at 88 in 13.3 overs.

Jasdeep Singh led the bowling attack with a figures of 3-14, while Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson and Glenn Maxwell picked two wickets each.

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DALLAS: Captain Faf du Plessis played a blistering 61-run knock, followed by Marcus Stoinis’s all-round exploits, which helped Texas Super Kings to edge past MI New York in a high-scoring Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 clash here at Grand Prairie Stadium on Sunday.

While batting first, Du Plessis led from the front, giving his side a fiery start with a 38-ball knock during his opening partnership with Devon Conway.

Nosthush Kenjige claimed the prized scalp of Du Plessis in the ninth over with 85 runs on the board. The Super Kings’ skipper top-scored with 61 runs, laced with four sixes and four boundaries.

Meanwhile, Conway scored 40 off 28 with three fours and one six before he fell prey to Ehsan Adil, leaving the home side with 121-2 in 13.1 overs.

Aaron Hardie played a 17-ball cameo scoring 22, while Stoinis scored an unbeaten 24 off 18 to take the team’s total to 176-6 in their allocated 20 overs.

Trent Boult led the bowling for MI New York with two wickets, while Rashid Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, and Ehsan Adil took one wicket each.

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In response, MI New York had a disastrous start to their campaign as they slipped to 52-5 in 11.2 overs courtesy of Stoinis and Zia-ul-Haq’s fiery bowling.

However, Monank Patel, who was playing an anchor’s role, was joined by Rashid Khan and together they raised 97 runs from 48 balls, attempting to force a comeback.

Both batters attacked Texas Super Kings’ bowlers, especially Naveen-ul-Haq, who gave eight runs in his first two overs but his other two overs went for 38 runs.

However, the required run-rate was too much to achieve as the equation came down to 32 needed off last over. Stoinis dismissed both batters in the last over, helping his side register a 15-run victory.

Patel top-scored with 61 off 45, while Rashid Khan scored a 23-ball 50, which featured four boundaries and five sixes.

Stoinis returned with bowling figures of 4-50, while Zia-ul-Haq claimed 2-15.

Earlier in the day, in another MLC 2024 match, Washington Freedom further solidified their position at the top of the table with a dominant eight-wicket victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders.

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MORRISVILLE: Washington Freedom kicked off their Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 campaign with a victory over defending champions MI New York in a rain-hit clash here on Saturday.

Washington Freedom were five runs ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) par score in 7.4 overs before rain interrupted the game while chasing 155. The heavy rain did not allow any more play, therefore, they won by five runs.

MI New York drew first blood as Ehsan Adil dismissed Travis Head (1) in the maiden second over. Steve Smith was joined by Andries Gous and attacked Adil in the next over, scoring 14 runs.

Smith then struck Anrich Nortje for 21 runs with two boundaries and two sixes to push the team’s total to 43-1 in six overs.

Gous played a supporting role to Smith until the rain stopped the play with the scoreboard reading 55-1 in 7.4 overs.

Smith scored an unbeaten 46 off 28 with the help of four boundaries and three sixes, while Gous scored 5 runs from 11 balls.

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The persistent rain did not allow the game to be resumed, resulting in Washing Freedom’s victory in their first match in the MLC 2024.

Freedoms’ captain Steve Smith invited MI New York to bat first after winning the toss and the decision proved right as the batting side was reduced to 28-2 in five overs.

Ruben Clinton scored a cautious 28 off 22 before Glenn Maxwell ended his brief stay on the crease.

Nicholas Pooran top-scored for MI New York with a 30-ball 44, which featured five boundaries and one six. He fell prey to Lockie Ferguson in the 16th over with 104 runs on the board.

Rashid Khan played a 15-ball cameo, scoring 31 runs while Anrich Nortje scored 14 off nine, but they both fell in the last over by Saurabh Netravalkar.

MI New York managed to score 154-9 in their allocated 20 overs, with Nosthush Kenjige (5) and Ehsan Adil (1) staying unbeaten.

Netravalkar and Justin Dill topped the wicket-takers chart with three wickets each.

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