Washington Freedom Secures A Spot In the 2024 Cognizant Major League Cricket Final

An emphatic 7-wicket win over the San Francisco Unicorns propels the Washington Freedom to victory

Washington Freedom secure win over San Francisco Unicorns to reach 2024 Cognizant Major League Cricket Final /

By Ian Omoro

Thanks to Travis Head and Glenn Maxwell's undefeated knocks, Rachin Ravindra assisted the Washington Freedom in bowling out the San Francisco Unicorns for 145 before making their target in 16 overs.

The Washington Freedom became the first team to make it to the Cognizant Major League Cricket 2024 finals with this victory. In order to secure a spot in the summit match, the San Francisco Unicorns will now take on the Texas Super Kings.

Pat Cummins got the San Francisco Unicorns off to a terrific start with the ball following a difficult batting inning. In the second over, he got rid of Steve Smith, and in the fourth over, he bowled a maiden. Carmi le Roux, though, was unable to provide the Washington Freedom with the required backing as Travis Head batted hard. Head ended the powerplay at 52/1 after scoring 31 runs in two overs from Le Roux and 13 more off Haris Rauf.

With Washington at 64/3, Andries Gous was bowled out cheaply by Hassan Khan in the seventh over, and Rachin Ravindra followed in the ninth over after scoring just 3 off 9.

In the tenth over, Head hit his fifth successive fifty in twenty-eight balls. He and Glenn Maxwell quickened the pace of the run chase, helping Washington reach 100 runs in the thirteenth over. After each of them consistently hit timely boundaries, the Washington Freedom was eventually over the boundary in 16 overs.

Player of the Match went to Travis Head for his outstanding performance. "Feels nice; I was stuck in the 50s for a bit, so happy to get a match-winning score today. I don't try to play deep enough; my job is just to get a fast start. A few wickets fell today, so I just tried to adjust. It has been a good wicket, and there was a bit of swing today, but when the ball swings, it gives you a chance to score. Ricky Ponting and Smith's support has been great; they have left me alone and let me do my thing," Travis said as he reflected on his innings.