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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - Seattle Orcas won the toss and choose to bat first
Washington Freedom beat Seattle Orcas by 5 wickets
Washington Freedom have a second attempt to get off the mark when they take on Seattle Orcas.
We are backing Washington Freedom to win!
Tournament: | Major League Cricket, 2025 |
Format: | t20 |
Venue: | Oakland Coliseum, United States, United States |
Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
Weather: | 17.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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It has been an exciting, entertaining and high performance start to the 2025 Major League Cricket season with wins for the San Francisco Unicorns and the Texas Super Kings ahead of Saturday's clash between the Unicorns and the Los Angeles Knight Riders.
In this preview, we look ahead to the second of Saturday's double-header which sees Seattle Orcas host Washington Freedom at Oakland.
This promises to be an epic contest between two sides who are yet to pick up a victory in this year's competition.
Seattle Orcas will be desperate to get their campaign underway with a victory after a miserable time in the 2024 competition which included a five wicket loss against Washington.
As for Washington, their season didn't get off to the best start on Thursday and they will be desperate to bounce back immediately.
156/4 in 14.2 10.89
152/7 in 20.0 7.6
142/6 in 20.0 7.1
143/6 in 19.1 7.46
142/6 in 20.0 7.1
165/7 in 20.0 8.25
269/5 in 20.0 13.45
146/10 in 13.1 11.09
207/5 in 20.0 10.35
111/10 in 16.0 6.94
145/10 in 19.0 7.63
149/3 in 15.3 9.61
177/4 in 13.4 12.95
174/3 in 15.3 11.23
164/10 in 19.5 8.27
206/5 in 20.0 10.3
Although Seattle Orcas struggled in the 2024 edition of the MLC, they have put together an impressive squad for this year's tournament and they will fancy their chances of beginning with a win on Saturday night in Oakland.
Batting wise, they have plenty of depth in their line-up with Zimbabwe international all-rounder Sikandar Raza, one of the most competent lower order batters in franchise cricket, due to come in at number seven.
Further up the order, David Warner will set the tone with the power hitters of Kyle Mayers, captain Heinrich Klaasen and Shimron Hetmyer all ready to bludgeon the opposition bowlers.
Obed McCoy, the tall and fast left-arm bowler will cause problems, as will the spin of Raza and the left-arm wrist spin of Waqar Salamkheil.
Aaron Jones, David Warner, Steven Taylor, Kyle Mayers, Heinrich Klaasen (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sikandar Raza, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Harmeet Singh, Waqar Salamkheil, Obed McCoy
Kyle Mayers, Obed McCoy, David Warner, Cameron Gannon, Heinrich Klaasen, Sikandar Raza, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Waqar Salamkheil, Aaron Jones, Steven Taylor
Although Washington Freedom were beaten by San Francisco Unicorns in their opening match, it was the the batting talent of Finn Allen at the top of the order who was key and the difference between the sides.
There were some strong performances from Freedom players and if they perform to a similar level in this match oon Saturday then they could well have a win to their name by Sunday!
With the ball, Jack Edwards comes into the game after taking two wickets in the opener and Ben Sears is a strong pace bowler at this level.
With the bat, Freedom have real power across their line up with Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Phillips all capable of winning a game through an innings of their own!
Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell (c), Glenn Phillips, Andries Gous (wk), Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Ian Holland, Ben Sears, Saurabh Netravalkar
Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Andries Gous, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ian Holland, Ben Sears, Mukhtar Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Glenn Phillips
It won't be overly hot in Oakland for this game but there is no chance of any rain interrupting the contest. Cloudy conditions throughout with a top temperature of 17 degrees.
After Finn Allen produced one of the great T20 innings in Oakland on Thursday, we can expect another good batting wicket. Whoever bats first will be targeting a total of 230+.
Both of the first two games of the 2025 Major League Cricket season were won by the team batting first so we predict that both sides will want to bat first ahead of this game.
Seattle Orcas are likely to be a lot more competitive this season but we expect them to be in a contest in this game. Washington Freedom have the players to win any game and we are backing them to come out on top in this fixture.
We are backing Washington Freedom to win!
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