Maxwell’s Blazing Century Powers Freedom to Crushing Win Over LA Knight Riders

Glenn Maxwell delivered a T20 masterclass with a sensational unbeaten 106 off just 49 balls, guiding Washington Freedom to a dominant 113-run victory over Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket 2025. Coming in at a precarious 68 for 4, Maxwell unleashed a brutal assault featuring 13 sixes and two fours to notch his eighth T20 hundred and the seventh century in MLC history. His innings turned the tide decisively in Freedom’s favour, with support from Mark Chapman and Obus Pienaar as the team rocketed to 208 for 5, including 124 runs in the final ten overs. In reply, LAKR crumbled to 95 all out in just 16.5 overs, with their top three—Alex Hales, Sunil Narine, and Unmukt Chand—all falling for ducks in a rare and disastrous start. Mitchell Owen, who had earlier smashed 32 off 11 as an opener, then dismantled the middle order with a three-wicket haul, while Jack Edwards and Saurabh Netravalkar chipped in with key wickets. Saif Badar (32) and Jason Holder (23) offered brief resistance, but the collapse was too steep to recover from, as LAKR slumped to their third consecutive defeat. The result lifts Washington Freedom to third on the table with two wins from three games, while LAKR remain winless and just above the bottom only by net run rate.

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