Team Performances:

The Washington Freedom come into this match, with good form, having won four on the bounce. Their only loss, coming to the tournament leaders in San Francisco Unicorns.

Players have been in and out of their side, but the players that have come in, have contributed. With four batters having crossed the 100 run mark and three bowlers with more than 6 wickets, it has been a complete team performance.

Mitchell Owen has been their lead contributor, not only is he their highest run scorer (245) for this season, he is also their highest wicket taker (9) this season.

For the Los Angeles Knight Riders, it’s been yet another dismal season, following on from their first two seasons. Their players have not clicked as a group and the wins just haven’t come.

The one positive the Knight Riders can take away, is their leading batters are two local, Unmukt Chand and Saif Badar, which bodes well if and when the overseas find form.

Form Guide:

• Washington Freedom: LWWWW
• Los Angeles Knight Riders: LLLWL

Players to watch out for:

• Mitchell Owen – a candidate for Player of the Season, Owen has made 245 runs at 49 and struck at 204, and for good measure, he has taken nine wickets at 15.22, the leading wicket taker and run scorer for the Freedom.

• Glenn Maxwell – 185 runs in five games, averaging 61.66 and striking at 206, Maxi served a reminder of what he could do with his hundred and has chipped in with the ball, taking three wickets at 24.

• Jack Edwards – the Australian has gone off the boil a little with figures of 0/77 in his last two games, but he began the season with seven wickets in three games and the Freedom will want Edwards to find that groove once more.
• Unmukt Chand – the keeper batter is the leading run-scorer for the Knight Riders with 191 runs in five games, averaging a shade under 48 and he has chipped in with two fifties already.

Playing XIs:

• Washington Freedom (probable): Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (WK), Glenn Maxwell ©, Glenn Phillips, Jack Edwards, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Matthew Forde, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar.
• Los Angeles Knight Riders (probable): Unmukt Chand (WK), Alex Hales, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Jason Holder ©, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Sunil Narine, Ali Khan.

Pitch Conditions (Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas):

Average 1st Innings Score:

• 2023 – 167.41
• 2024 – 167.81
• 2025 – 200.14

Bowling Averages and Economy Rates:

• Fast Bowlers – Average – 28.51; Economy Rate – 8.84.
• Spin Bowlers – Average – 27.10; Economy Rate – 7.96.

Wickets Percentage based on Innings:

• Team Win Percentage when Batting First – 42.85%
• Team Win Percentage when Batting Second – 57.15%

Wickets Per Innings:

• First Innings – 6.67 wickets
• Second Innings – 5.63 wickets

Wickets per Phase:

• Powerplay (Overs 1–6): 1.52 wickets
• Middle Overs (Overs 7–15): 2.41 wickets
• Death Overs (Overs 16–20): 2.22 wickets

Fielding first is the way to go if you happen to win the toss at Dallas. With 57% of the games here won by the chasing side, but be prepared for chasing a large total, with the average first innings score this season at the venue having risen to 200.

The spinners have managed to pull it back a little in their favour, with a lower economy and a lower average, but overall, it is still a batter friendly pitch, with a shade over 12 wickets falling at best.

Match Predictions:

• Top Batters: Mitchell Owen, Unmukt Chand, Saif Badar and Andries Gous.
• Top Bowlers: Saurabh Netravalkar, Andre Russell and Mitchell Owen.
• Match Winner: Washington Freedom.