Major League Cricket 2025 - Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom - Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: 26th June

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 2025 edition of the Major League Cricket, 17th match - Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom, to be played on the 26th of June, 2025 at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas.

Match Details:

Date: Thursday, 26th June 2025.

Venue: Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas.

Match Time: 5:30 AM IST | 7:00 PM Local/CDT | 1:00 AM BST

Batting Stats T20

Current Form:

Los Angeles Knight Riders:

With just a win in five games, coming against the Seattle Orcas, who have lost five in give, the Knight Riders are enduring their third straight poor campaign at Major League Cricket. With major names like Narine, Russell and Hales failing to make a mark. It seems like the Knight Riders are destined to end at 5th.

Washington Freedom:

The Washington Freedom on the other hand are well placed at 3rd, with eight points in five games, tied with Texas who have eight points but have played six games. The Freedom only lost their first game against the Unicorns, but have found different players standing up each game ever since.

Players to Watch:

Los Angeles Knight Riders:

Unmukt Chand – the leading run-scorer for the Knight Riders, Chand has 191 runs in five games at an average of 47.75 and has been their only source of constant runs with two fifties.

Shadley van Schalkwyk – while van Schalkwyk has been more expensive than he would like, he has taken eight wickets in 18 overs at 23.87 and has been one of the better bowlers for the Knight Riders.

Andre Russell – the big Jamaican is averaging just 1.75 with bat in four innings, but it is his bowling that has remained handy for Los Angeles, with eight wickets at 22.37 so far.

Washington Freedom:

Mitchell Owen – the player of the season for the Freedom so far, Owen has contributed in all aspects of the game, with 245 runs at 49, striking at 204 while having picked up nine wickets at just 15.22 in 17 overs.

Glenn Maxwell – the captain of the Freedom has three wickets at 24 and has scored 185 runs at 61.66 while striking at 205.5 to further highlight the contributions of everyone in the team.

Andries Gous – the wicketkeeper batter from the USA has been another crucial player for the Freedom, having scored 124 runs at 31 while striking rapidly at 163.

Head-to-Head (Last 3 Matches):

Los Angeles Knight Riders - 0 wins

Washington Freedom - 2 wins

The Freedom have swept away with the Los Angeles Knight Riders historically, with two resounding victories, one by 8 wickets and 24 balls to spare in 2025 and one by 113 runs in the reverse fixture over a week ago.

Venue Stats - Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas (2022-2025):

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.

Wicket Takers T20

Squads:

Los Angeles Knight Riders:

Sunil Narine ©, Andre Fletcher (WK), Adithya Ganesh, Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Corne Dry, Karthik Gattepalli, Alex Hales, Jason Holder, Spencer Johnson, Nitish Kumar, Anrich Nortje, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Saif Badar, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Tromp and Shadley van Schalkwyk.

Washington Freedom:

Glenn Maxwell ©, Andries Gous (WK), Amila Aponso, Mark Chapman, Justin Dill, Jack Edwards, Lockie Ferguson, Ian Holland, Lahiru Milantha, Mukhtar Ahmed, Saurabh Netravalkar, Mitchell Owen, Abhishek Paradkar, Glenn Phillips, Obus Pienaar, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Steven Smith and Yasir Mohammad.

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? — Los Angeles

Who will win the match? — Washington

Top Batter (Runs Scored) — Unmukt Chand (Los Angeles), Mitchell Owen (Washington)

Top Bowler (Wickets Taken) — Andre Russell (Los Angeles), Mitchell Owen (Washington)

Most Sixes — Saif Badar (Los Angeles), Mitchell Owen (Washington)

Player of the Match — Mitchell Owen (Washington)

Team Scores Batting First — Los Angeles 150+, Washington 180+

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