Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom Predictions - Owen to drive Freedom's fifth win

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Last updated: 25 Jun 2025

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Simon Lewis 25 Jun 2025

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Mitchell Owen hit five sixes in his 52-ball 89 against the Super Kings.
Unmukt Chand (191 runs, ave 47.75) is seventh in the MLC runs list.
Can Washington Freedom make it five wins in a row?

Mitchell Owen hits a six for the Hurricanes. (credit: Steve Bell/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom Predictions

Washington Freedom are enjoying an incredible run of form, picking up four wins in a row. I can’t see them struggling to overpower the Knight Riders, who have lost four of their five games.

Washington Freedom’s Mitchell Owen has scored 39, 25, 32, 60 & 89 in his last 5 innings.
Washington Freedom’s Andries Gous scored 80 off 45 balls against the Super Kings.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Unmukt Chand has scored 53, 22, 86* & 30 in his last 5 innings.
Los Angeles Knight Riders’ Saif Badar has scored 32 & 54 in his last 3 innings.

Head-to-Head

Washington Freedom won both of their previous matches against the Knight Riders by huge margins. The last time the two sides met the Freedom won by 113 runs.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Form

After ending their three-match losing streak by beating the Orcas by six wickets, the Knight Riders suffered their fourth loss of the season by going down to the Super Kings by 52 runs.

The Super Kings piled on 196/8 off their 20 overs, despite a good bowling performance from Andre Russell (3/37) and Shadley van Schalkwyk (3/51).

Unmukt Chand (30) was the only Knight Riders batter to score above 26 as they battled their way to 144/7 off their 20 overs.

Los Angeles Knight Riders Team News

There is still time for the Knight Riders to hit the playoff places, but they need to start packing on the wins. Their bowlers have been hitting the mark, but they need their top-order to find some form with the bat.

Washington Freedom Form

Washington Freedom won their fourth match in a row when they beat the Super Kings by seven wickets.

The Super Kings batted well to score 220/6 off their 20 overs. Mitchell Owen (3/33) starred with the ball for the Freedom.

Mitchell Owen (89 off 52 balls) and Andries Gous (80* off 45 balls) added 119 for the second wicket to set up a seven-wicket win with two balls to spare.