MLC 2025: Qualifier 1, WAS vs TEX Match Prediction - Who will win today's Match?

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The third edition of the Major League Cricket (MLC) has reached its final stages and we got the four teams who have made it to the playoffs of MLC 2025. The first contest of the MLC 2025 playoffs will be between Washington Freedom (WAS) and Texas Super Kings (TEX) as both the teams will lock horns in the first qualifier of the tournament at Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas on July 9.

The defending champions Washington Freedom (WAF) finished the league stage at the top of the points table with eight wins in 10 matches, while Texas Super Kings (TSK) also ended in top-two with seven wins to their name in 10 matches of the league. Now, both the teams will be looking to get another win and become the first side to enter the final this season. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the qualifier 1 of MLC 2025 between Washington Freedom and Texas Super Kings.

WAS vs TEX Match Details

WAS vs TEX Pitch Report

The surface of the Grand Prarie Cricket Stadium in Texas provides equal support for both the batters and the bowlers. We can expect a high scoring clash at this ground due to shorter boundaries. Out of 10 T20 matches played at this ground the team batting first won four times while the chasing side came out victorious on six occasions.

WAS VS TEX Weather Report

WAS vs TEX Head-to-Head Stats and Records

Washington Freedom and Texas Super Kings have locked horns five times in the history of the MLC so far. Out of these five matches Washington won four times while Texas have defeated them just once in the MLC.

WAS vs TEX Probable Playing XIs

Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Maxwell (c), Glenn Phillips, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar

Texas Super Kings: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Zia-ul-Haq, Adam Milne

WAS vs TEX MLC 2025 Full squad

Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Maxwell (c), Glenn Phillips, Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Lockie Ferguson, Amila Aponso, Justin Dill, Mark Adair, Lahiru Milantha, Matthew Forde, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Mohammad

Texas Super Kings: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Zia-ul-Haq, Adam Milne, Mohammad Mohsin, Milind Kumar, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Stephen Wiig, Joshua Tromp, Adam Khan, Ottneil Baartman

WAS vs TEX Predicted Top Batters

Faf du Plessis: Texas Super Kings skipper has been leading from the front as he is now the leading run scorer in the ongoing season of the Major League Cricket. The opening batter has amassed 409 runs from nine matches in MLC 2025 so far at an average of 51.12 and a strike rate of 175.53 with two hundred and two fifties.

WAS vs TEX Predicted Top Bowlers

Glenn Maxwell: Washington Freedom skipper Glenn Maxwell looked in great touch with his bat in the first half of MLC 2025 but also excelled with his spin bowing in the last few matches. He has taken nine wicket from 10 matches in MLC 2025 so far and registered a match-winning spell of 3/29 in the previous match against MI New York.

Today’s Cricket Match prediction

Toss Prediction: Texas Super Kings to win the toss

Scenario 1: Texas Super Kings opt to bowl first

1st innings prediction: Washington Freedom to post 210-220 runs

Match prediction: Washington Freedom to win

Scenario 2: Texas Super Kings opt to bat first

1st innings prediction: Texas Super Kings to post 175-185 runs

Match prediction: Washington Freedom to win