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Washington Freedom vs MI New York, MLC, Today Match Prediction
WAF vs MINY Win Probability
Toss Winner - MI New York won the toss and choose to bowl first
Washington Freedom beat MI New York by 30 runs
Can Washington Freedom take revenge on last season’s Final against MI New York?
- MI New York’s Monank Patel was the leading run-scorer of the last season with 478 runs at a strike rate of 142.
- Mitchell Owen scored 313 runs for Washington Freedom in the last season at a strike rate of 194.
- Washington Freedom has 4 wins and 1 loss in the last 5 games against MI New York.
We predict that Washington Freedom will beat MI New York.
| Tournament: | Major League Cricket, 2026 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Grand Prairie Stadium, Grand Prairie, United States |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 33.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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WAF vs MINY Match Prediction & Analysis
The fifth game of the Major League Cricket 2026 will be the most-awaited game of the tournament, where last season’s finalists will lock horns against each other. Washington Freedom will face the defending champions, MI New York, at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, on 21st June from 6 AM IST.
Washington Freedom were the finalists of the last season. They finished the group stage as the table toppers with 8 wins in 10 games. Steve Smith will be taking the captaincy from Glenn Maxwell this season. He has 1325 runs in 36 innings at an average of 45 and a strike rate of 155 since the start of MLC. Marco Jansen is back in the squad after missing the 2025 season. He has 18 wickets in 14 games played for Washington Freedom.
MI New York is once again the favorite of the tournament. Last season, they pulled a miracle after winning just 3 games in the group stage. They then beat San Francisco Unicorns in the Eliminator by 2 wickets, followed by Texas Super Kings in the Challenger by 7 wickets. In the finals, they defended 180 runs against the Washington Freedom. Monank Patel finished the season with 478 runs for MI New York.
Before the finals, MI New York was 4 games without a win against the Washington Freedom. Rushil Ugarkar held his nerves in the final over by giving just 6 runs and picking up a wicket. MI New York not only dethroned the Washington Freedom from the MLC but also won their second title.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
WAF
L
L
W
W
L
WAF
219/5 in 17.4 12.4
216/10 in 20.0 10.8
113/4 in 15.0 7.53
112/8 in 18.0 6.22
MINY
W
W
W
L
W
MINY
131/10 in 19.1 6.83
132/8 in 19.3 6.77
113/4 in 15.0 7.53
112/8 in 18.0 6.22
142/9 in 20.0 7.1
136/4 in 20.0 6.8
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 5 Matches
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113/4 in 15.0
112/8 in 18.0
TEAMS PREVIEW
Washington Freedom Preview
Washington Freedom will face Seattle Orcas first on 20th June before their game against MI New York. After winning the 2024 title, they were favorites in the last season. They even proved their stature by topping the points table in group stages with 8 wins in 10 games. Mitchell Owen will open the innings with Rachin Ravindra. Owen was their leading run-scorer in the last season with 313 runs at a strike rate of 194 - the highest among the batters. He can be the batter to watch out for.
Rachin Ravindra scored 70 in the finals against MI New York to finish his season with 263 runs at a strike rate of 172. Andries Gous will come in at number three. Gous scored 219 runs in the last season at a strike rate of 140. Skipper Steve Smith will come in the middle with Glenn Maxwell, Jack Edwards, and Mark Chapman. Smith played 9 games for WSF in the 2024 season to score 336 runs at a strike rate of 149. In the last two season, Glenn Maxwell has scored 405 runs in 15 innings at a strike rate of 170. He has also picked up 10 wickets in each of the two seasons.
Chapman scored 89 runs in 3 games played in the last season, whereas Edwards had 157 runs in 7 innings. Owen and Edwards will lead the bowling attack with Saurabh Netravalkar, Maxwell, Lockie Ferguson, and Ian Holland. Both Owen and Edwards had picked 14 wickets each in the last season. But the duo had only 4 wickets in 3 games played against MINY in the last season. Holland finished MLC 2025 with 11 wickets.
Ben Dwarshuis, Marco Jansen, and Nikhil Chaudhary have been added to the squad.
Key Players: Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Steve Smith.
Washington Freedom Predicted Playing XI:
Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous, Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Lockie Ferguson, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar.
Washington Freedom Key Players From Previous Game Of Major League Cricket, 2026
Washington Freedom Actual Playing XI:
Andries Gous, Jack Edwards, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mitchell Owen, Obus Pienaar, Glenn Maxwell, Mark Chapman, Steven Smith, Marco Jansen, Asif Mehmood
MI New York Preview
The defending champions will start their campaign with this game. Monank Patel will open the innings with Quinton de Kock. Patel finished the last season as the leading run scorer ( 478 runs). Quinton de Kock scored 77 off 46 in the finals. He played just 3 games in this IPL, scoring 132 runs with a century. He can be the batter to watch out for. Tajinder Singh will come in at number three. Singh scored 162 runs in the last season.
Nicholas Pooran will come in the middle with Kieron Pollard and Michael Bracewell. Pooran has had a horrendous IPL this year. He scored just 234 runs in 14 games. But in MLC, he has 928 runs in 28 games at a strike rate of 144. He has hit 2 centuries and 5 half-centuries in these innings. Pollard roared back in the last season with 317 runs at a strike rate of 175, hitting 22 sixes.
Trent Boult will lead the bowling attack with Kenjige, Pollard, Rohan Ugarkar, and Bracewell. Boult picked up 15 wickets in the last season. Ugarkar played a crucial role in MI’s victory in the last season by giving just 6 runs in the last over. He had 11 wickets in the last season. Pollard and Kenjige had 7 wickets each in the last season.
Key Players: Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Monank Patel.
MI New York Predicted Playing XI:
Nicholas Pooran, Trent Boult, Monank Patel, Quinton de Kock, Tajinder Singh, Kieron Pollard, Michael Bracewell, Rohan Ugarkar, Kenjige, Tristan Luus, Kunwarjeet Singh.
MI New York Actual Playing XI:
Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Nicholas Pooran, Tajinder Singh, Monank Patel, Nosthush Kenjige, Rushil Ugarkar, Corey Anderson, Romario Shepherd, Corbin Bosch
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The weather in Dallas is expected to be sunny and clean on match day, with temperatures ranging from 5 to 18 degrees Celsius. Winds will blow from the southeast at 6-10 km/h. The rain is expected to play a spoilsport on day 2. It is a bowling-friendly pitch.
WAF vs MINY Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
BalancedBatting Conditions
Moderate ScoringPace Bowling
Two PacedSpin Bowling
Average Turn
The match will be played at the Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas on 21st June from 6 AM IST. The average first innings score is 144, 4 more than the second innings in this season.
Toss: To Bowl
Dallas has always seen successful chases. Four games played here in the last season have been won while chasing. The team winning the toss should bowl first.
WAF vs MINY
Winning Prediction
WF has one of the most destructive batting lineups. Washington Freedom has an average above 150. Freedom has 4 wins in the last 5 games played against MINY. They will try hard to take revenge in the finals. The Glenn Maxwell and Smith combo might create havoc in MINY’s camp.
We predict that Washington Freedom will beat MI New York.
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