Texas Super Kings vs Washington Freedom, MLC, Today Match Prediction

TSK vs WAF Match Prediction & Analysis

The bottom two teams will lock horns at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas as they hunt for the top 4 positions. 4 of the 6 teams in the Major League Cricket 2026 are tied with 8 points each. Washington Freedom are 5th with 8 points while Texas Super Kings are at the bottom with 6 points.

The last time Washington Freedom and Texas Super Kings clashed, the former secured a 1-wicket win in a close-fought game in Oakland. With 4 to win off the last ball, Nikhil Chaudhary hit a six off Akeil Hossein to seal victory for the Freedom.

Texas Super Kings have lost two games in a row since then. The batting returns have declined, and skipper Faf du Plessis will expect a stronger response in this match. Rilee Rossouw, Wiaan Mulder, and Donovan Ferreira are the key players in this batting lineup.

For Washington Freedom, Steven Smith is the key batter, but needs Mitchell Owen and Andries Gous to also come good in the top 3 to lead WAF to a competitive score. After successfully chasing down 127 and 109 in previous outings, Freedom failed to chase 193 in their last game.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

TSK

L L L W W

SOR

121/9 in 20.0 6.05

MLC

Seattle Orcas won by 9 runs 06 Jul 2026

TSK

112/9 in 20.0 5.6

LAKR

175/4 in 18.4 9.37

MLC

Los Angeles Knight Riders won by 6 wkts 04 Jul 2026

TSK

173/5 in 20.0 8.65

WAF

187/9 in 20.0 9.35

MLC

Washington Freedom beat Texas Super Kings by 1 wickets 28 Jun 2026

TSK

185/4 in 20.0 9.25

MINY

127/9 in 20.0 6.35

MLC

Texas Super Kings beat MI New York by 6 wickets 27 Jun 2026

TSK

132/4 in 19.0 6.95

SFU

139/10 in 17.4 7.87

MLC

Texas Super Kings beat San Francisco Unicorns by 22 runs 25 Jun 2026

TSK

161/8 in 20.0 8.05

WAF

L W W L W

WAF

174/8 in 20.0 8.7

MLC

Los Angeles Knight Riders beat Washington Freedom by 18 runs

10 Jul 2026

LAKR

192/8 in 20.0 9.6

WAF

129/5 in 18.1 7.1

MLC

Washington Freedom beat San Francisco Unicorns by 5 wickets 05 Jul 2026

SFU

126/10 in 19.3 6.46

LAKR

108/10 in 17.5 6.06

MLC

Washington Freedom won by 6 wickets 02 Jul 2026

WAF

110/4 in 17.1 6.41

SFU

193/2 in 15.1 12.73

MLC

San Francisco Unicorns beat Washington Freedom by 8 wickets 29 Jun 2026

WAF

190/4 in 20.0 9.5

WAF

187/9 in 20.0 9.35

MLC

Washington Freedom beat Texas Super Kings by 1 wickets 28 Jun 2026

TSK

185/4 in 20.0 9.25

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Texas Super Kings Preview

Texas Super Kings suffered a 9-run defeat in their last match while chasing a small target of 122 runs. It was a good chance for the Super Kings to stage a comeback after their previous defeats.

While skipper Faf du Plessis couldn’t stay longer at the crease after a promising start, Texas lost wickets at regular intervals and were 3 down for 35 runs in the powerplay. Rilee Rossouw is an experienced batter at number 3, and will be expected to find his rhythm and stage a comeback in this match.

Super Kings pack a strong punch with the bat, with the likes of Faf and Rossouw in the top 3 and Wiaan Mulder and Donovan Ferreira in the lower middle order. The lower-order batters are known for their big hitting and are crucial in delivering a strong finish.

Shubham Ranjane was promoted to number 4, replacing Milind Kumar in the last two games. However, the batting all-rounder scored 40 and 28 at strike rates of 90 and 93 respectively. This is a major issue for the Kings coming into this match.

Adam Milne will be the one to watch for in the bowling attack. Wiaan Mulder, Amshi de Silva, and Donnovan Ferreira are other wicket-taking options in the bowling department.

Interesting Stats

Before the recent loss, Mulder scored unbeaten scores of 29 off 16 and 40 off 20 in the previous two matches.

Milne picked up 2 for 10 while Silva was the top bowler with 3 for 15 in the last match.

Rossouw has scored single-digit scores in two of the last 3 outings.

Texas Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Saiteja Mukkamalla (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Rilee Rossouw, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Wiaan Mulder, Dian Forrester, Calvin Savage, Adam Milne, Amshi de Silva, Abhimanyu Lamba

Texas Super Kings Actual Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis, Adam Milne, Akeal Hosein, Calvin Savage, Shubham Ranjane, Donovan Ferreira, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Abhimanyu Lamba, Amshi de Silva, Rilee Rossouw, Dian Forrester

Washington Freedom Preview

Washington Freedom have been quite inconsistent in the season so far. They lost 3 of their first 5 matches in Major League Cricket 2026. They seemed to be on a roll with two consecutive wins, but that streak was short-lived as they suffered an 18-run defeat in the last match.

They conceded 192 runs bowling first in the last match at the same venue in Dallas against LA Knight Riders. Saurabh Netravalkar has been quite successful against LAKR this season, picking up 6 wickets against the particular opponent.

WAF have some pretty strong bowlers in the side with Jack Edwards, Ben Dwarshius and Mitchell Owen. Edwards and Dwarshius will be key players in this match, expected to deliver game-changing breakthroughs for the side.

In the batting department, all eyes will be on skipper Steve Smith and Mitchell Owen in the top order. In their victory over San Francisco Unicorns, Smith scored 56 off 49 balls at number 4. But in the last game was out for 8 off 17 balls while opening the innings alongside Owen.

After two decent outings, Mark Chapman was out of the XI, replaced by Rachin Ravindra, who failed to get going in the last game. Andries Gous is a crucial figure at number 3, and Lahiru Milantha, Nikhil Chaudhary, and Ben Dwarshuis are the options for the match-finishing role in the batting order.

Interesting Stats

Washington Freedom have won only one of their 3 matches at this venue so far this year.

Saurabh Netravalkar has picked up 10 wickets this season, 7 of which came in the last 3 outings.

Mitchell Owen is the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament with 361 runs from 8 innings.

Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI:

Mitchell Owen, Steven Smith (c), Andries Gous (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Nikhil Chaudhary, Lahiru Milantha, Obus Pienaar, Jack Edwards, Ian Holland, Ben Dwarshuis, Saurabh Netravalkar

Washington Freedom Actual Playing XI:

Andries Gous, Rachin Ravindra, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Lahiru Milantha, Mitchell Owen, Obus Pienaar, Marco Jansen, Nikhil Chaudhary, Steven Smith, Ben Dwarshuis

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

It will be a clear, sunny day in Dallas, with a high of 36 degrees Celsius around match time. We don’t expect any weather interruptions during the game, and it should be a great day for T20 cricket at the Prairie Stadium, with no cloud cover and no chance of rain.

TSK vs WAF Pitch Report

It is a balanced wicket that has witnessed some pretty high-scoring games and also had matches where bowlers completely dominated the proceedings. In the first 5 matches played at the Prairie Stadium, teams crossed the 200-run mark in both innings on three occasions. However, in recent games, teams batting first have crossed the 170-run mark only twice in the last 5 outings. We reckon anything over 175-180 runs will be a match-winning score in this contest.

Toss: To Bowl

While teams bowling first have won 3 of the last 6 matches, not indicating any particular advantage to batting or bowling first, teams winning the toss have opted to bowl first in each of the last 5 consecutive matches played on this ground. Both teams have promising bowling attacks with quality, in-form players who can restrict the opposition to a par score in the first innings.