Overview

• Maxwell’s unbeaten 106 off 49 balls featured 13 sixes and 2 fours as he lifted Washington Freedom from 92/5 to set a target of 208/5 at Oakland Coliseum.
• His eighth T20 century moves him level with David Warner, Aaron Finch, Rohit Sharma and Jos Buttler for joint-fourth most in the format.
• Washington’s bowlers, led by Jack Edwards and Mitchell Owen with three wickets each, bowled out Los Angeles Knight Riders for 95 in reply.
• The captain’s knock snapped through his IPL drought, where he managed just 48 runs in six innings before an injury ended his Punjab Kings campaign.
• Under Ricky Ponting’s coaching, Maxwell’s maiden Major League Cricket century underscores Washington Freedom’s bid to defend their title.