In Lauderhill, the Washington Freedom defeated MI New York by a commanding six wickets to finish in the top two in their league. For his game-changing 3 for 29 that held MINY to 112/8 in a rain-shortened 18-overs-a-side match. Glenn Maxwell was named Player of the Match.
MINY lost Monank Patel and skipper Nicholas Pooran within the first three overs after being put in to bat after a delayed start. The middle order swiftly fell apart, but opener Kunwarjeet Singh kept the innings together with a solid 33. After taking out Tajinder Dhillon and Sharad Lumba off consecutive deliveries, Glenn Maxwell started the decline. Glenn Phillips then contributed two more wickets, including one from a well-set Kunwarjeet. Even though MINY played all 18 overs, they were unable to bounce back from the slip and crawled to 112/8.
Mitchell Owen was lost early by Washington in response. But Andries Gous (46 off 34) made sure that things got off to a steady start. The pressure was then reduced in the middle overs. When Mark Chapman took on the bowlers with a quick 27 off 18 that contained two sixes. There was a momentary hitch when Chapman and Maxwell fell quickly after each other. But Gous remained composed and, with three overs remaining, he and Glenn Phillips completed the task.
Brief Scores:
MI New York 112/8 in 18 overs (Kunwarjeet Singh 33; Glenn Maxwell 3-29) lost to Washington Freedom 113/4 in 15 overs (Andries Gous 46*; Tristan Luus 2-39) by 8 wickets
