Ian Holland's Four-Wicket Haul Sets Washington Freedom Up for Victory

🏏 Match Summary: Washington Freedom vs Seattle Orcas Result: Washington Freedom won by 6 wickets (with 39 balls to spare) Venue: [Not specified] Tournament: Major League Cricket 2025 🔥 Seattle Orcas Innings: 145/9 (20 overs) Powerplay Surge: 66/1 David Warner: 31 (17) – aggressive start in his MLC debut Kyle Mayers: 27 (15) – brutal hitting off Glenn Phillips in 5th over Collapse Triggered by Ian Holland: Ian Holland: 🎯 4/19 (4 overs) – career-best T20 figures Dismissed Klaasen, Jones, Harmeet Singh & Gannon All with deceptive slower balls and legcutters Middle & Death Overs Struggles: Heinrich Klaasen: 17 – failed to capitalize in return from international retirement Aaron Jones: Showed intent but fell to variation Sikandar Raza: 15 (26) – unable to accelerate Tight death overs from Jack Edwards and Saurabh Netravalkar 🎯 Washington Freedom Innings: 149/4 (13.3 overs) Rachin Ravindra: 🌟 44 (18) Elegant strokeplay – drove down the ground and off side with ease Led charge in powerplay with multiple sixes, including three off Gannon in the sixth over Mitchell Owen: 25 (11) – powerful cameo, took early momentum away from Orcas Glenn Maxwell: 🔥 38 (20 not out) Ended his IPL form slump (only 48 runs in last 6 innings before injury) Exploded in the 9th over: 6, 4, 4 off Salamkheil Stayed till the end to anchor the win Andries Gous: 16 – fell to Salamkheil just as field restrictions ended Mukhtar Ahmed: hit the winning boundary in the 14th over 🧠 Talking Points: Holland’s spell: Complete disruption of Orcas’ middle-order; textbook slower-ball execution Ravindra’s versatility: Classy and clinical at the top, continues his fine white-ball form Maxwell’s return to form: Big boost for Freedom after a tough IPL Orcas’ wasted start: 66/1 in powerplay to just 145/9 – lost 8 wickets for 79 Freedom’s dominance: Chase wrapped up in just 13.3 overs with 6 wickets in hand Washington Freedom 149 for 5 (Ravindra 44, Maxwell 38*, Salamkheil 2-27) beat Seattle Orcas 145 for 9 (Warner 31, Mayers 27, Holland 4-19, Edwards 2-24) by five wickets