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Washington Freedom Chase Down 214 With Last-Ball Single to Defeat LA Knight Riders in MLC 2025

Mitchell Owen’s 43-off-16 innings highlighted Freedom’s depth in a high-scoring contest

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Jason Holder nearly took a one-handed blinder to force a super over in LAKR vs Washington Freedom in the MLC, with Andre Russell reacting by falling to the floor in the background.
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Overview

  • LA Knight Riders set a challenging 213/4 total in 20 overs, anchored by Andre Fletcher’s 104 off 60 balls featuring seven fours and six sixes.
  • Fletcher and Unmukt Chand produced a 130-run opening stand, the Knight Riders’ highest-ever opening partnership in T20 play.
  • Glenn Maxwell and Andries Gous provided key middle-order support as the Freedom powered through early acceleration to keep pace in the chase.
  • Andre Russell’s final over yielded a boundary off Obus Pienaar’s bat before Glenn Phillips secured victory with a final-delivery single.
  • The Knight Riders suffered their fifth loss in six matches and remain near the bottom of the MLC 2025 standings.