Preview:
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 fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the WAF versus TSK MLC 2025 Qualifier 1..
WAS vs TEX Match Details:
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Match Number |
Qualifier 1 |
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Teams |
Washington Freedom vs Texas Super Kings |
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Venue |
Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, Texas |
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Time |
5:30 AM (IST) |
WAS vs TEX Head-to-Head Stats & 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.
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Washington Freedom |
vs |
Texas Super Kings |
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5 |
Matches Played |
5 |
|
4 |
Won |
1 |
|
223 |
Highest Score |
220 |
|
0 |
No Result |
0 |
|
44 |
Lowest Score |
87 |
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 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 TNPL 2025 Qualifier 1: 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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276 |
69.00 |
103* |
Jack Edwards
Last 5 MLC innings
|
Wickets |
Best Figures |
4-wicket haul |
|
6 |
3/19 |
0 |
WAS vs TEX MLC 2025 Qualifier 1: Top Players to pick
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.
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.With bat, Maxwell has amassed 237 runs from 10 matches in the ongoing MLC season. With ball he has taken nine wickets 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.
Shubham Ranjane: Shubham Ranjene is second highest run scorer for Texas Super Kings this year and has been a constant performer in the ongoing MLC season. The middle-order has amassed 267 runs from nine matches in MLC 2025 so far at an average of 89 and a strike rate of 162.80 with two half-centuries.
WAS vs TEX MLC 2025 Qualifier 1: Players to avoid
Smit Patel: Texas Super Kings opening batter Smit Patel hasn’t been able make an impact with his bat in the ongoing MLC season so far. The right–handed wicketkeeper batsman has been able to score just 91 runs from six matches in MLC 2025 at an underwhelming average of 18.20.
WAS vs TEX Qualifier 1 Fantasy Team 1 (Grand League)
Wicketkeepers: Andries Gous
Batters: Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis (captain), Calvin Savage
All-Rounders: Jack Edwards, Shubham Ranjane (vice-captain), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Owen
Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Saurabh Netravalkar, Akeal Hosein
WAS vs TEX Qualifier 1 Fantasy Team 2 (Head-To-Head)
Wicketkeepers: Andies Gous
Batters: Glenn Maxwell (vice-captain), Faf du Plessis (captain), Mukhtar Ahmed
All-Rounders: Mitchel Owen, Glenn Phillips, Jack Edwards, Shubham Ranjane
Bowlers: Noor Ahmad, Saurabh Netravalkar, Akeal Hosein
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