Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom, Final, Major League Cricket 2026 - Player HighlightsLAKR vs WAF, Final, Major League Cricket 2026 - Player Highlights

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, out Bowled!! What a ball! Shadley van Schalkwyk has absolutely nailed the yorker under pressure to send Pienaar packing. Great thinking, knows Pienaar is going to step across the stumps, keeps it straight and bowls him behind his legs. This is still not over. Obus Pienaar b Shadley van Schalkwyk 53(24) [4s-3 6s-5]

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, SIX, pops it over the extra cover boundary, gets it down to 8 needed off 5! Full and wide, Pienaar steps across the stumps, gets under it and carves it away. Fifty for him off just 23! It's his first T20 fifty and what a time to do it

Ali Khan to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, another slower short ball, it's very slow and takes a loooong time to arrive. Pienaar gently knocks it into the on-side and is happy with one to keep strike

Ali Khan to Obus Pienaar, no run, slower short ball wide of off, Pienaar is already in position for a premeditated scoop, has to adjust because the ball isn't there for it. Tries a reverse-scoop at the last minute but is beaten. It's not a wide according to the ump

Ali Khan to Obus Pienaar, FOUR, Ali Khan is going the distance and Pienaar has reinvigorated Freedom! Their fans have found their voice again! Low full toss on the pads, flicked hard, gets it right off the middle and beats deep midwicket

Ali Khan to Obus Pienaar, no run, slower short ball outside off, it dips on the way to Pienaar and he's beaten on the under-edge after making room to cut

Ali Khan to Obus Pienaar, SIX, sliced in the air and clears third man! Pienaar playing a blinder. Don't think this was intended though. Full and angling away, he swings hard, gets it off the outside half and goes over the leaping fielder. The Freedom dug out is charged up. There's a lot of belief in there now. Knight Riders get into a mini conference. What's the plan now? Looks like Ali Khan is switching to over the wicket

Ali Khan to Obus Pienaar, FOUR, belted down the ground! Slower ball angling away, it's on a length and Pienaar hammers it over mid-off who is in the ring

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, good yorker to finish, Pienaar can't do much other than squeeze it to long-off

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, wide, very wide outside off, Pienaar misses and it's called wide

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, no run, full and wide, Pienaar steps across to sweep but misses. Oh it has hit the keeper on the inner thigh. Could've easily gone through his legs as he couldn't get a hand

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, SIX, consecutive sixes! Again steps across, Shadley tries going even wider in response but Pienaar still manages to reach it. He adjusts and smokes it down the ground. The equation looking a lot better for the Freedom than it was a couple of minutes ago

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, SIX, this is why he's turning the single down. Wants to take Shadley to the cleaners. Walks across the stumps, anticipating the wide yorker, gets low and sweeps it into the stands over square leg

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Obus Pienaar, no run, nails the yorker outside off, Pienaar squeezes it out to sweeper cover and turns down the single. His partner was halfway down

Russell to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, low full toss, Pienaar doesn't get hold of it as he drives to long-on

Russell to Obus Pienaar, 2 runs, low full toss on the pads, he flicks it through midwicket and wants two. Milantha was hesitant but Pienaar just went for it and almost compelled his partner to set off. If the throw was at the bowler's end, Milantha would've been in trouble

Russell to Obus Pienaar, no run, in the blockhole outside off, squeezed back to Russell

Russell to Obus Pienaar, 2 runs, gives the charge, reaches out to a wide one and slices it off the toe-end over backward point

Russell to Obus Pienaar, FOUR, doesn't quite nail the yorker, it's full around off and Pienaar makes some room to carve it over extra cover

Jason Holder to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, short and wide, slapped hard to sweeper cover

Jason Holder to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, low full toss wide of off, Pienaar reaches out and slices it to sweeper cover

Jason Holder to Obus Pienaar, SIX, much needed for Freedom! Full and wide, Pienaar reaches out and creams it over extra cover. Sails away over the ropes!

Russell to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, tries a premeditated scoop but gets an edge onto pad. Another quiet over!

Russell to Obus Pienaar, no run, low full toss, driven straight back to Russell who is off balance and going down in followthrough. Does well to stop it while falling to the floor

Russell to Obus Pienaar, 1 run, very full outside off, he looks to drive hard and drags it off a thick inside edge onto pad