Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Eliminator (3v4), Major League Cricket 2026 - HighlightsWAF vs MINY, Eliminator (3v4), Major League Cricket 2026 - Highlights

Rachin Ravindra to Trent Boult, FOUR, a boundary to end the innings. Shorter in length and Boult crouches to pull. Loses his balance and tumbles in the process but hits it into the gap through square leg. 16 runs off the over and MINY finish on 266

Rachin Ravindra to Trent Boult, SIX, even better from Trent Boult! 49mph, teasingly flighted up. It's full and wide of off. Boult is down on one leg to nail the slogsweep. Dispatched over deep midwicket and it's into the stands

Rachin Ravindra to Trent Boult, SIX, connects well on this occasion. Comes on the front foot, leans forward and swings hard to club this fullish ball over deep midwicket

Ben Dwarshuis to Rushil Ugarkar, out Caught by Glenn Maxwell!! Good catch from Maxwell. 113kph, slower ball on a length, Rushil Ugarkar chips it over wide-ish mid-on and Maxi runs in from long-on and puts in the forward-dive to catch it beautifully with both hands. Rushil Ugarkar c Glenn Maxwell b Ben Dwarshuis 0(5)

Ben Dwarshuis to Rushil Ugarkar, wide, errs with his line as he tries the slower ball. Too wide outside off

Rachin Ravindra to Kunwarjeet Singh, out Caught by Saurabh Netravalkar!! A drag down from Rachin Ravindra. Kunwarjeet Singh rightly shapes to pull it away. Doesn't get the placement right. Saurabh Netravalkar jumps at short fine leg and juggles as he goes reverse-cupped before eventually holding onto it. Wicket number four for Rachin Ravindra. Kunwarjeet Singh c Saurabh Netravalkar b Rachin Ravindra 3(6)

Rachin Ravindra to Trent Boult, FOUR, dropped! 56mph, in-drifter with a slip in place, Boult gets forward to play a whippy-sweep shot. Ben Dwarshuis dives forward as he looks to take a two-handed catch and puts it down. Allows the ball to go to the fence as well

Ben Dwarshuis to Kieron Pollard, out Caught by Obus Pienaar!! 80mph, seam-up delivery on a short of length outside off. Kieron Pollard has a waft at it and is a bit late on the shot. Splices it up in the air and Obus Pienaar comes in from cover to snaffle it. The ball actually bounced more than the batter expected. MINY lose their seventh wicket and 300 is no more on the cards. Kieron Pollard c Obus Pienaar b Ben Dwarshuis 64(25) [4s-1 6s-8]

Ben Dwarshuis to Kieron Pollard, FOUR, 73mph, a hit-me pad-lined ball and Pollard helps it on its way to fine leg with a flick

Rachin Ravindra to Romario Shepherd, out Caught&Bowled!! Sharp return catch! Two-ball duck for Romario Shepherd. 60mph, full and drifting in towards middle-leg, Shepherd makes room to drill. Smashes it straight back at the bowler and Ravindra manages to hold onto it as the ball hits the tummy. He's in some pain but he should be fine to resume. Romario Shepherd c and b Rachin Ravindra 0(2)

Rachin Ravindra to Shakib Al Hasan, out Caught by Mitchell Owen!! Second wicket for Rachin Ravindra. Shortish ball outside off and Shakib shapes to muscle the pull. More height than distance as it comes off the bottom part of the bat. Owen runs in from deep midwicket to complete the catch. Shakib Al Hasan c Mitchell Owen b Rachin Ravindra 4(5)

Saurabh Netravalkar to Kieron Pollard, SIX, low full toss on leg and Pollard whips it away over deep square leg for a 74m six

Saurabh Netravalkar to Kieron Pollard, SIX, 17-ball fifty for Kieron Pollard! He gets there in style. Overpitched ball outside off, the veteran gets under it and smokes it over long-on. Raises his bat does Pollard as his team-mates stand and applaud

Rachin Ravindra to Tajinder Dhillon, out Caught by Obus Pienaar!! Tajinder Dhillon holes out! It's a drag down from Rachin Ravindra. So the batter rightly goes on the back foot to heave it away. Doesn't get the timing right as it hits him high on the bat. Obus Pienaar comes in from deep square leg to take the catch. Tajinder Dhillon c Obus Pienaar b Rachin Ravindra 10(6) [4s-2]

Holland to Kieron Pollard, SIX, hat-trick of sixes! Holland persists with the short length and there's no real pace to trouble the batter. Another powerful pull shot and this time, the veteran deposits it over cow corner. 20 runs off the over

Holland to Kieron Pollard, SIX, short now, leg-cutter again, sits up nicely for Pollard who swivels and muscles the pull over deep square leg

Holland to Kieron Pollard, SIX, 68mph, full and wide of off, Pollard presses forward to dispatch this slower ball over deep extra cover

Nikhil Chaudhary to Tajinder Dhillon, FOUR, Tajinder Dhillon has come all guns blazing. Full toss followed by an overpitched delivery. The right-hander leans across to drill it through extra cover. Long-off can't cut it off

Nikhil Chaudhary to Tajinder Dhillon, FOUR, full toss and Tajinder Dhillon belts it into the gap between long-on and deep midwicket

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, out Caught by Glenn Maxwell!! End of a fantabulous knock and Nicholas Pooran walks off to a standing ovation. The length isn't quite full enough to be slogsweeping. But when you're striking the ball so well, you'd back yourself with any shot. Only manages to get a top-edge on this occasion and Maxwell takes a safe catch at long-on. WF can breathe slightly easier now. Or can they Nicholas Pooran c Glenn Maxwell b Nikhil Chaudhary 106(33) [4s-5 6s-13]

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, the sixes keep coming. Slot ball and Pooran swings through the line to smash it straight down the ground

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR, 31-ball hundred for Nicholas Pooran! It's the fastest in MLC history. He lets out a roar. Gets a hug from Kieron Pollard and then he raises his bat. Full and in the slot, thumped over the bowler's head. Long-on dives but to no avail. An incredible knock from the MINY in this knockout encounter

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, 60mph, floated up, full and wide of off. A big stride forward from Pooran who bends his back leg before smashing it over deep extra cover. Wonderful bat swing

Mitchell Owen to Kieron Pollard, SIX, wristy! 78mph leg-lined delivery and Pollard whips it away with aplomb to send it over deep midwicket. Another 16-run over

Mitchell Owen to Kieron Pollard, SIX, slower ball from round the wicket. Pollard spots it quickly, waits for this length ball, stays in his crease and thumps it downtown for an 83m six

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR, beats extra cover on this occasion. Full and wide of off, Pooran leans forward and batters it to the left of Holland at extra cover

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, 1 run, mishit and dropped! Fullish delivery outside off, Pooran throws the kitchen sink and ends up slicing it off the outer part of the bat. Holland backpedals from extra cover, tries to reverse-cup, juggles, loses his balance and fails to hold onto it. Oh dear! Nikhil is certainly unhappy with that effort

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR, 61mph, full and outside leg, Pooran gets down low to sweep it over backward square leg for a one-bounce four

Nikhil Chaudhary to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, Pooran welcomes Nikhil Chaudhary with a maximum. Floated up, full and wide of off. Pooran bends his back leg and swings hard. Slices the loft and clears long-off

Mitchell Owen to Kieron Pollard, SIX, Pollard goes after this short-pitched delivery with a pull shot and muscles it over deep square leg. There's a fielder there who can only watch it sail over his head

Mitchell Owen to Quinton de Kock, out Bowled!! Owen strikes first ball. Much-needed breakthrough for Washington Freedom. 75mph, off-speed short of length delivery from round the wicket. Quinton de Kock spots the length and shapes to heave through midwicket. He gets done in by the lack of bounce and is also early into shot. The ball scoots under the blade to hit the stumps. Owen chuckles while the South African walks off shaking his head. Quinton de Kock b Mitchell Owen 51(24) [4s-2 6s-6]

Glenn Maxwell to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, boom! 58mph, full delivery and Pooran stays leg-side to bludgeon it down the ground. The sightscreen has to bear the brunt of it. Maxwell smiles in disbelief

Glenn Maxwell to Quinton de Kock, 1 run, 92kph, tucks this length ball through midwicket and the single brings up Quinton de Kock's fifty

Asif Mehmood to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, low full toss and Quinton de Kock opens the face of the bat to nicely slice it into the gap between backward point and short third man

Asif Mehmood to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, hundred partnership! Short ball angling in from round the wicket, Pooran swivels to pull and gets a fat top-edge that flies over fine leg. Ninth six for Pooran

Asif Mehmood to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, Asif Mehmood greeted with a maximum! Short and wide outside off, Pooran slashes hard and the ball flies over deep backward point

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, 2 runs, full toss and Quinton de Kock opens the bat-face to drive it to the left of the diving backward point fielder. 100 up for MINY as the powerplay comes to an end

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, SIX, another maximum. Too full and too straight on this occasion, easy pickings for QdK who brings his bottom hand into play to whip it over cow corner

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, SIX, wow! These two are making batting look so easy. Off-pace ball on a length outside off. It's the off-cutter. Quinton de Kock picks it, waits by crouching low and carves it over deep extra cover

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, 14-ball fifty for Nicholas Pooran! WF look shocked. Slow, full and in the slot outside off, allows the batter to get under it. Pooran bludgeons it over straight long-off for a towering 103m six and raises his bat. 28 runs off the over

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, he doesn't need to come out of the crease to hit sixes. Fullish ball, Pooran is down on one leg to clobber it over cow corner

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, just over the leaping Maxwell at deep midwicket. Saurabh Netravalkar has his hands on head. Pooran steps out of the crease to heave this short of a good length ball. Hits it flat and luckily gets just enough elevation to clear the man in the deep who times his jump well

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR, MINY are dealing in boundaries. Short ball, followed by an overpitched delivery. Pooran shimmies down, bends his back leg and stylishly drives aerially through wide mid-off

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, harmless shortish ball. Nicholas Pooran spots it quickly, gets into a good position and muscles the pull over deep midwicket. Fifty partnership off just 18 deliveries

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, SIX, a long way up and it has the distance as well. Short of length ball, Quinton de Kock spots the length early and swings hard to pull. More of a top-edge but the ball sails over deep midwicket

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, wide, Dwarshuis tries to bowl the slower one and errs with his line - way outside off

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, FOUR, Quinton de Kock takes the aerial route again. Comes on the front foot and then opens the bat-face to elevate this length ball over extra cover

Ben Dwarshuis to Quinton de Kock, SIX, cracking shot. 82mph, full outside off, a big stride forward from Quinton de Kock, followed by a good bat swing to biff it over extra cover. The timing is spot-on

Glenn Maxwell to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR, 60mph, Maxwell pulls his length back. Pooran makes room by going deep in the crease and cuts fiercely through point

Glenn Maxwell to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, hat-trick of sixes! Full again from Maxwell, Pooran slightly moves leg-side to get under it and thumps it over long-on

Glenn Maxwell to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, back-to-back sixes! Full delivery, Pooran stays leg-side, clears his front leg and smashes it over deep extra cover

Glenn Maxwell to Nicholas Pooran, SIX, full and drifting in. It's right in the hitting arc and Pooran presses forward to loft it handsomely straight down the ground

Saurabh Netravalkar to Quinton de Kock, SIX, there's the trademark QdK shot. Short of a good length ball angling in towards leg and Quinton de Kock uses the bowler's angle to his advantage. Swivels across and swings hard to dispatch it over deep backward square leg

Saurabh Netravalkar to Monank Patel, out Monank Patel Run Out!! Direct hit and gone! WF get the early breakthrough. Length ball, Monank Patel push-drives to the right of short extra cover and the batters set off for a non-existent single. Holland slides to his right and releases the ball even though he's off-balance. Hits the bullseye and catches Monank short of his ground at the bowler's end. Excellent work! Monank Patel run out (Holland) 2(3)

Glenn Maxwell to Quinton de Kock, SIX, in the air, safe and six! Quinton de Kock gets down on one leg to play the sweep shot against this ball that isn't full enough. No half measures there from the left-hander and although he doesn't middle it, the ball has the wings to go all the way over backward square leg