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The match number 23 of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 will be played between Texas Super Kings (TEX) and Washington Freedom (WAS). The match will be played at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida on July 3. The defending champions Washington Freedom are standing at the top two of the points table with six straight wins after losing their first game of the season. They are qualified for the playoffs and will be looking to win their remaining matches to finish at top two after the league stage.
On the other hand, Texas Super Kings have also showed great form in the ongoing season and already confirmed their spot in the points table with five wins in seven matches so far. Now, TSK will aim to finish at the top two of the points table by winning their remaining matches in the league stage. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the TSK versus WAF MLC 2025 23rd match.
TEX vs WAS Match Details
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Match Number |
23 |
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Teams |
Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom |
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Venue |
Central Broward Regional Park, Florida |
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Time |
4:30 AM (IST) |
TEX vs WAS Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Texas Super Kings and Washington Freedom have faced each other twice in the MLC history so far. Out of these matches, Washington come out victorious on both occasions while Texas are yet to defeat them in the MLC.
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TEX |
vs |
WAS |
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2 |
Matches Played |
2 |
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0 |
Won |
2 |
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220 |
Highest Score |
223 |
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0 |
No Result |
0 |
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164 |
Lowest Score |
206 |
TEX vs WAS Pitch Report
Like all other cricket grounds in America, you can also expect an high-scoring clash at Central Broward Regional Park in Florida. Out of the 19 T20 matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 11 times while the chasing side came out victorious on five occasions.
TEX vs WAS Probable Playing XIs
Texas Super Kings: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Nandre Burger, Zia-ul-Haq
Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (c), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amila Aponso
TEX vs WAS MLC 2025 Full squads
Texas Super Kings: Smit Patel (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Marcus Stoinis, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Calvin Savage, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Nandre Burger, Zia-ul-Haq, Adam Milne, Milind Kumar, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Mohammad Mohsin, Stephen Wiig, Joshua Tromp, Adam Khan
Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Maxwell (c), Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amila Aponso, Mark Adair, Justin Dill, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Lahiru Milantha, Matthew Forde, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Mohammad
TES vs WAS MLC 2025 Match 23: Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks
Faf du Plessis
Last 5 MLC innings
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Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
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291 |
72.75 |
103* |
Mitchell Owen
Last 5 MLC innings with bat
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Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
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224 |
44.8 |
89 |
Last 5 MLC innings with ball
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Wickets |
Best figures |
4-wicket haul |
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12 |
5/17 |
1 |
TEX vs WAS, MLC 2025 Match 23: Top Players to pick
Faf du Plessis: Texas Super Kings skipper Faf du Plessis has been leading from the front in the ongoing MLC season and second highest run scorer this year. The opening batter has amassed 317 runs from seven matches in MLC 2025 at an average of 52.83 and a strike rate of 179.09.
Mitchell Owen: Washington Freedom star pacer Mitchell Owen is currently third in the list of leading wicket takers of MLC 2025 and has been a constant performer this year. The right-arm pacer has scalped 14 wickets from seven matches in the ongoing MLC season. Apart from that, Owen has also been a handy batter for Washington this year as an opening batter amassing 288 runs from seven matches so far at an average of 41.14.
Glenn Maxwell: Washington Freedom skipper Glenn Maxwell has looked in great touch with the bat this season where he amassed 235 runs from seven matches at an average of 47 and a strike rate of 194.21 with one hundred. Apart from that, he also turned out to be handy bowler where he can take big scalps at crucial moments.
TEX vs WAS 2025 Match 23: Players to avoid
Saurabh Netravalkar: Washington Freedom pacer Saurabh Netravalkar hasn’t look aa great touch with the ball in the ongoing MLC season where he could only scalp three wickets in seven matches and conceded at an economy rate of 9.05.
TEX vs WAS Match 23 Fantasy Team 1 (Grand League)
Wicketkeepers: Smit Patel,
Batters: Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, Mukhtar Ahmed
All-Rounders: Mitchell Owen, Ian Holland, Donovan Ferreira, Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips
Bowlers: Akeal Hosein, Amila Aponso
TEX vs WAS Match 23 Fantasy Team 2 (Head to Head League)
Wicketkeepers: Andries Gous,
Batters: Glenn Maxwell, Faf Du Plessis, Saiteja Mukkamalla
All-Rounders: Mitchell Owens, Donovan Ferreira, Glenn Phillips, Ian Holland,
Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Amila Aponso
Disclaimer: The fantasy tips and facts expressed within this article are the author's personal opinions. They do not reflect the views of SportsTiger. It is not a reflection of the actual points you might earn. SportsTiger does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.
