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Andre Russell broke Travis Head’s bat© X (Twitter)
Washington Freedom beat Los Angeles Knight Riders by 8 wickets to register their 3rd successive triumph of the 2024 Major League Cricket (MLC) on Sunday. Deciding to bowl initially, Washington bundled out Los Angeles for 129 with Saurabh Netravalkar and Glenn Maxwell scalping 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Later on, Washington ferreted out the target in simply 16 overs as openers Travis Head (54) and Steve Smith (42 *) sewed a dazzling 79-run collaboration. Apart from the thumping chase, this match likewise witness a strange occurrence.
In the 2nd over of Washington’s chase, all-rounder Andre Russell broke Head’s bat with his intense short-pitched shipment. The ball smashed the upper-half of the bat as it went flying away towards the mid-wicket.
Russell broke Travis head’s bat with a Fierce bowl
Big league cricket #Russell #travishead #mlc #majorleaguecricket #Cricket #smith #head #funnyincident pic.twitter.com/0cFLoYDB1Y— जंबारू (@jambr123356) July 14, 2024
Head, who stood with the deal with of the bat in his hand, was left absolutely surprised. Australia opener’s response went viral on social networks.
Discussing the match, the Washington Freedom controlled the run chase from the beginning. Openers Head and Smith guaranteed an explosive powerplay, with Head clearing the ropes easily.
By the end of 6 overs, Washington Freedom were well ahead at 61/0. While Smith batted carefully, Head reached his half-century in simply 27 balls, consisting of 6 optimums. Shadley Van Schalkwyk broke the 79-run collaboration by dismissing Head in the ninth over.
Rachin Ravindra (11) then signed up with Steven Smith, who started to speed up, including 29 runs together. The rate and bounce of Spencer Johnson tricked Ravindra in the 13th over, leaving the rating at 109/2. Andries Gous (15) and Smith easily saw the group through the rest of the innings, completing at 130/2 in simply 16 overs.
Previously, Washington’s Saurabh Netravalkar (4/35) and Glen Maxwell (3/15) were extraordinary with the ball, making sure the Los Angeles Knight Riders were bundled out for 129.
Washington will now be squaring off versus MI New York for their next MLC match on Tuesday in Dallas while Los Angeles will be handling Seattle Orcas on Wednesday in Morrisville.
(With IANS Inputs)
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