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Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom Major League Cricket Final Predictions - Big-scoring Freedom to end Knight Riders’ winning run

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 17 Jul 2026

Simon Lewis 17 Jul 2026

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The Knight Riders powered into the final with some brilliant batting and bowling.
The Freedom have three batters in the top seven run-scorers in the season.
The Freedom have won four of their last five matches against the Knight Riders.

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Andries Gous has scored 96, 132 & 73 in his last 3 matches (Getty Images).

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom Predictions

The Knight Riders have some devastating big-hitting batters, but the Freedom have been scoring heavily all season and come into the final on the back of another big score. They have racked up three of the top four innings totals this season, while the Knight Riders have not posted over 196 this season.

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom Predictions
Head-to-Head
Los Angeles Knight Riders Form
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Team news

Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Colin Munro has scored 55*, 52, 62 & 51 in 5 knocks.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Matthew Tromp has scores of 44, 50, 49 & 58* in 5 innings.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Andre Russell has taken 3/34, 3/42 & 2/38 in 4 matches.
Washington Freedom’s Andries Gous has scored 96, 132 & 73 in his last 3 matches.
Washington Freedom’s Steven Smith has scores of 46, 110* & 43 in his last 4 innings.
Washington Freedom’s Ben Dwarshuis has taken 2/37, 2/29, 2/42 & 2/44 in 5 matches.

Head-to-Head

Washington Freedom have won four and lost one of their last five Major League Cricket matches against Los Angeles Knight Riders. The Freedom had won four matches on the bounce, including their first group match against the Knight Riders this season, before the Knight Riders won their second meeting this season by 18 runs.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Form

The Knight Riders have rallied late to secure a playoff spot, winning their last four matches on the bounce to make it into the final after beating the Unicorns by seven runs in the Qualifier.

Colin Munro (51 off 44) and Andre Russell (62* off 50) added 96 for the second wicket against the Unicorns, but they were battling to score quickly at 130/3 in the 17th over. Rovman Powell blasted his side into a winning position by smoking six sixes in scoring a sensational 50* off just 15 balls to boost the Knight Riders to 187/3 off their 20 overs.

Sunil Narine (2/28) rocked the Unicorns by taking two wickets off the first three balls of the innings. The Unicorns recovered well but Shadley van Schalkwyk (2/43) struck late to help restrict the Unicorns to 180/4 off their 20 overs to secure the place in the final.

Washington Freedom Form

After falling to the Knight Riders by 18 runs on 9 July, the Freedom won four matches in six days to crack their spot in the final.

The Freedom’s top order was on fire again, smashing the Unicorns for 238/6 off their 20 overs. Andries Gous scored big again, hitting 12 boundaries in his 40-ball 73. He was well supported by Mitchell Owen (42 off 19, with five sixes), Steven Smith (43 off 20) and Rachin Ravindra (28 off 14).

The Unicorns hit out boldly but were always behind the curve as they ended on 231/6 off their 20 overs. Ben Dwarshuis (2/44) was again the Freedom’s star with the ball.

Team news

Both teams are enjoying a great run of form and are unlikely to fiddle with their lineups for the final.

Los Angeles Knight Riders (possible XI): Colin Munro, Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, Matthew Tromp, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder (c), Saif Badar, Sunil Narine, Jahmar Hamilton, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Carmi le Roux.

Washington Freedom (possible XI): Mitchell Owen, Steven Smith (c), Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous, Glenn Maxwell, Nikhil Chaudhary, Ben Dwarshuis, Obus Pienaar, Ian Holland, Asif Mehmood, Saurabh Netravalkar.

Verdict

Los Angeles Knight Riders v Washington Freedom

Washington Freedom are tipped to win at odds of 1.76, with Colin Munro, Andre Russell, Andries Gous and Ben Dwarshuis backed to star with bat and ball.

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