MLC 2025: Predicting Washington Freedom’s Playing XI for the clash against Texas Super Kings

Washington Freedom have made a great start to the Major League Cricket 2025 season. Glenn Maxwell’s team have been at the top of the game despite losing their first game of the season. The captain himself has shrugged off bad form with the bat and scored a brilliant ton in the match against the Los Angeles Knight Riders.

Maxwell and his side will know fully well that they cannot take the Texas Super Kings lightly. Their opponents, too, have played some amazing cricket throughout the season. Dallas is set to host and witness a great encounter between two sides with amazing players in what promises to be a great game of T20 cricket.

Here is the likely Washington XI vs TSK

Top order – Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra

Rachin Ravindra has a great chance to make a case for himself in front of the Super Kings management. The left-handed batter failed to do well in the IPL season, which went by, and a few good performances in MLC 2025 might not go unnoticed. Mitchell Owen is a powerhouse batter with the ability to score runs at a quick pace. The 24-year-old is also an able medium pace bowler with the knack of picking key wickets.

Middle Order – Andries Gous, Mark Chapman, Jack Edwards

Andries Gous has scored over 750 runs for the USA in the T20 format with a strike rate of 145, which shows what a talented batter he is. The 31-year-old hasn’t been at his best with the bat so far in this campaign. Mark Chapman and Jack Edwards are very capable run getters in the middle order, with Edwards in particular, who is also more than decent with the ball in hand.

Lower-order- Glenn Maxwell, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland

The lower middle order will see the versatile nature of Glenn Maxwell’s batting. The veteran Aussie star is a difficult batter to contain once he gets going and can put any bowling unit under pressure. Obus Pienaar and Ian Holland too will be key batters in the lower middle order as the duo can bat well and also do the job with the ball.

Tail enders – Mark Adair, Yasir Mohammad, Saurabh Netravalkar

Saurabh Netravalkar is a key bowler for Washington, and his wicket-taking ability will come to the fore once more. Netravalkar has been great with the new ball and has also done well in the death overs with his change of pace. Mark Adair and Yasir Mohammad will also aim to take key wickets with the ball for Washington when they come up against the Texas Super Kings.

WFXI vs TSK

M Owen, R Ravindra, A Gous, M Chapman, J Edwards, G Maxwell, O Pienaar, I Holland, M Adair, Y Mohammad, S Netravalkar.

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