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The final of the Major League League (MLC) 2025 will be played between Washington Freedom and MI New York. The match will be played at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on July 14. Both the teams have lifted the MLC once each and have a chance to get their hands on the title again in the third edition. MI New York won the inaugural season in 2023 and Washington Freedom triumphed in 2024. Now, both the teams are set to face each other again in the final of MLC 2025.
Washington Freedom finished at the top of the points table in the league and made it into the final for the second consecutive time. On the other hand, MI New York also made it to the top four with a couple of consecutive wins and went on to defeat San Francisco Unicorns and Texas Super Kings respectively and qualified for their second MLC final. Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the WAF vs MINY MLC 2025 Final match.
WAS vs NY Match Details
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Match Number |
Final |
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Teams |
Washington Freedom vs MI New York |
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Venue |
Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas |
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Time |
5:30 AM (IST) |
WAS vs NY Head-to-Head Stats & Records
Washington Freedom and MI New York have faced each other four times in the history of the MLC so far. Out of these matches, Washington won all four matches while New York are yet to defeat them in the MLC.
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Washington Freedom |
vs |
MI New York |
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4 |
Matches Played |
4 |
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4 |
Won |
0 |
|
189 |
Highest Score |
188 |
|
0 |
No Result |
0 |
|
55 |
Lowest Score |
88 |
WAS vs NY Pitch Report
The surface of the Grand Prarie Cricket Stadium in Dalla 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 12 T20 matches played at this ground the team batting first won four times while the chasing side came out victorious on eight occasions.
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final Probable Playing XI
Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Phillips, Glenn Maxwell (c), Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Ian Holland, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Netravalkar
MI New York: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Kunwarjeet Singh, Tajinder Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran (c), Michael Bracewell, Kieron Pollard, Tristan Luus, Trent Boult, Nosthush Kenjige, Rushil Ugarkar
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final Full Squads
Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Glenn Phillips, Glenn Maxwell (c), Mukhtar Ahmed, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Ian Holland, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Netravalkar, Amila Aponso, Justin Dill, Mark Adair, Lahiru Milantha, Matthew Forde, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Mohammad, Mark Chapma
WAS's Last Five Matches: Performance
| ABD | WIN | WIN | LOSS | WIN |
MI New York: Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock (wk), Kunwarjeet Singh, Tajinder Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran (c), Michael Bracewell, Kieron Pollard, Tristan Luus, Trent Boult, Nosthush Kenjige, Rushil Ugarkar, Sunny Patel, Fabian Allen, Ehsan Adil, Sharad Lumba, George Linde, Agni Chopra, Heath Richards, Delano Potgieter
NY's Last Five Matches: Performance
| WIN | WIN | LOSS | WIN | WIN |
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final: Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks
Monank Patel
Last 5 MLC innings
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Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
|
157 |
31.40 |
56 |
Nicholas Pooran
Last 5 MLC innings
|
Runs |
Average |
Highest Score |
|
157 |
52.33 |
62* |
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final: Top Players to pick
Nicholas Pooran: MI New York captain Nicholas Pooran has been leading from the front in the ongoing MLC season and performed consistently this year. He is second highest run scorer for MINY in MLC 2025 amassing 339 runs from 12 matches so far at an average of 37.66 and a strike rate of 135.60 hitting one hundred and two fifties.
Glenn Maxwell: Washington Freedom skipper Glenn Maxwell turned to be a star performer with both bat and ball in the ongoing MLC season, Apart from 237 runs with bat, Maxwell has scalped nine wickets with ball in 11 matches in MLC 2025 so far and could turn out to be a key performer with ball in the final against MINY.
Monank Patel: MI New York opener Monank Patel is currently the second highest run scorer in the ongoing MLC season and has a chance to top the list in the final. He has been a constant performer this year and played a crucial part for New York to get into the final. Monank has amassed 450 runs in 12 matches in MLC 2025 so far at an average of 37.50 and a strike rate of 143.31.
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final: Players to avoid
Andries Gous: Washington Freedom wicketkeeper batter Andries Gous hasn’t been able to make an impact in the second half of the tournament. He has amassed 216 runs from 11 matches in MLC 2025 so far.
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final Fantasy Team 1 (Grand League)
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran,
Batters: Monak Patel, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Maxwell
All-Rounders: Jack Edwards, Kieron Pollard, Mitchell Owen
Bowlers: Trent Boult, Ian Holland, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Netravalkar
WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Fantasy Team (Head-To-Head)
Wicketkeepers: Nicholas Pooran, Andries Gous
Batters: Glenn Maxwell, Monank Patel, Michael Bracewell
All-Rounders: Mitchell Owen, Jack Edwards, Glenn Phillips, Kieron Pollard
Bowlers: Saurabh Netravalkar, Trent Boult
Also Read: WAS vs NY MLC 2025 Final Match Prediction: Who Will win Today’s Match?
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