Washington Freedom vs MI New York Predictions - Owen to guide Washington Freedom to 2nd MLC title
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- Mitchell Owen (313 runs) is 8th on the Major League Cricket runs list.
- Nicholas Pooran has scored 62*, 30 & 52* runs in his last five innings.
- Can Washington Freedom beat the defending champions to claim their second MLC title?
Mitchell Owen hits out against the Thunder.
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Washington Freedom vs MI New York Predictions
Defending champions Washington Freedom won eight of their 10 group matches, which is why I’m backing them to beat the 2023 MLC champs, MI New York, who won just three of their group matches.
- Washington Freedom’s Mitchell Owen has scored 25, 32, 60, 89 & 43 in his last 9 innings.
- Washington Freedom’s Glenn Phillips has scored 34, 33*, 58 in his last 5 completed innings.
- MI New York’s Nicholas Pooran (339 runs) is 5th in the Major League Cricket runs list.
- MI New York’s Monank Patel (450 runs, ave 37.50) is 2nd in the Major League Cricket runs list.
Head-to-Head
Washington Freedom have won all four of their previous matches against MI New York.
Washington Freedom Form
Washington Freedom bounced back from their loss to the Texas Super Kings by beating the Seattle Orcas and MI New York. Qualifier 1 against the Super Kings was rained out, sending the Freedom through to the final based on their position in the table.
The Freedom’s last match was their six-wicket win over MI New York. Glenn Maxwell took 3/29 as MI New York were restricted to 112/8 off their rain-reduced 18 overs.
The Freedom raced to 113/4 off just 15 overs. Andries Gous (46* off 34 balls) led the run chase to take the Freedom to their second consecutive MLC final.
Washington Freedom Team News
Washington Freedom are in good form and are unlikely to make any changes to their team.
MI New York Form
MI New York made it two wins in a row when they beat the Super Kings by seven wickets with an over to spare.
The Super Kings were struggling at 85/5 in the 13th over, but recovered to post 165 off their 20 overs. Tristan Luus (3/35) was the pick of the MI New York bowlers.
Monank Patel (49 off 39 balls) got the innings off to a good start, but it was the unbroken 89-run partnership between Nicholas Pooran (52* off 36 balls) and Kieron Pollard (47* off 22 balls) that took MI New York through to their second MLC final.
MI New York Team News
There are no injury reports from the MI New York squad.
Verdict
I am backing Washington Freedom to win. I am also backing Mitchell Owen to top score for Washington Freedom.
Nicholas Pooran is a good bet to top score for the MI New York.
Nicholas Pooran is a good bet to top score for the MI New York.
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