Washington Freedom will clash against MI New York in the Eliminator of the Major League Cricket 2026 campaign at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Thursday, July 16.
The Steven Smith-led Washington Freedom held the third position with six wins and four losses in ten games, accumulating 12 points. On the other hand, led by Nicholas Pooran, MI New York occupied the fourth position with five wins and as many losses in ten games, amassing 10 points.
Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Major League Cricket 2026, Eliminator, Details
Match: Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Major League Cricket 2026, Eliminator
Time & Date: 7:00 AM IST, Thursday, July 16
Venue: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Major League Cricket 2026, Eliminator, Pitch Report
With the average first innings score being 172 in the last eight games played at this venue, we can expect the batters to come out all guns blazing right from the initial overs. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first.
Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Major League Cricket 2026, Eliminator, Probable XIs
Washington Freedom
Steven Smith (c), Mitchell Owen, Andries Gous (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Lahiru Milantha, Nikhil Chaudhary, Marco Jansen, Ben Dwarshuis, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar
MI New York
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Monank Patel, Tajinder Dhillon, Nicholas Pooran (c), Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Romario Shepherd, Shakib Al Hasan, Trent Boult, Rushil Ugarkar, Faisal Khan Ahmadzai
Washington Freedom vs MI New York, Major League Cricket 2026, Eliminator, Winner Prediction
Match Winner: Washington Freedom
Both these sides took against each other twice in the league phase, with the Washington Freedom coming out on top in both games. We can expect a thrilling affair between these two. That said, we can expect Washington Freedom to bag a comfortable win in this fixture.
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