SEO vs WSF 9th MLC Match Highlights: Seattle Orcas beat Washington Freedom by 88 runs in the 9th match of Major League Cricket 2026 at the Oakland Coliseum on June 25. Washington Freedom won the toss and chose to field first, but Seattle Orcas posted 227 for 6, and the chase folded for 139 in 16.2 overs. The result moved Seattle Orcas to second place on the points table while Washington Freedom stayed sixth.
SEO vs WSF MLC 2026: Highlights Live Streaming & Broadcast Info
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Match Highlights
Washington Freedom won the toss at the Oakland Coliseum and elected to field first under lights, a conventional choice in a day-night fixture where chasing sides typically prefer batting with sight of a target. The decision asked Seattle Orcas to set the pace, and the Oakland surface offered little for the bowlers across the 20 overs, with both sides combining for 366 runs in the match.
Seattle’s powerplay was built on control rather than explosiveness. Tim Seifert and Shayan Jahangir added 59 runs without losing a wicket inside the mandatory overs, working the gaps against Amila Aponso and Saurabh Netravalkar, who returned combined figures of 0 for 63 from their six overs. That platform allowed Seattle to reach the six-over mark without any early alarm, a contrast to how the chase would later unfold.
The first real shift came in the seventh over, when Marco Jansen removed Jahangir for 22, caught by Obus Pienaar, ending the opening stand at 63. Tim Seifert followed soon after, holing out to Ian Holland off the bowler’s own delivery, and Seattle slipped to 63 for 2. It was a brief wobble rather than a collapse, but it forced Matthew Breetzke and Shimron Hetmyer to rebuild.
Breetzke and Hetmyer answered with a third-wicket partnership that took Seattle from 63 to 138, adding 75 runs through the middle overs against an attack that struggled for control once the new-ball swing disappeared. Breetzke’s 32 off 23 balls kept the scoreboard moving while Hetmyer began to find his timing, and the pair ensured Seattle never had to chase the rate between the 8th and 14th overs.
The most damaging stretch for Washington came immediately after Breetzke fell for 32 in the 14th over. Hetmyer, freed from rebuilding duty, found the ideal partner in Marcus Stoinis, and the pair added 51 runs in just 20 balls for the fourth wicket. Hetmyer reached his half-century off 24 deliveries during this stand, while Stoinis matched the aggression with 42 off 16 balls before being caught by Mark Chapman.
Seattle’s death overs were largely a continuation of Hetmyer’s innings rather than a new phase. He finished unbeaten on 79 off 33 balls, with two fours and nine sixes, anchoring the total even as Dasun Shanaka fell for a first-ball duck and Ali Sheikh added a quick 11 off four. Seattle closed on 227 for 6, a total built on an 11.35 run rate that owed more to the back half of the innings than the front.
Washington Freedom’s chase never found the kind of platform Seattle had enjoyed. Where Seattle lost no wickets in their first six overs, Washington lost five, managing only 42 runs in that span. Jasdeep Singh struck twice in quick succession, removing Glenn Maxwell for a first-ball duck and Jack Edwards for 4, while Mitchell Owen and Steven Smith had already fallen cheaply to Ottneil Baartman and Jasdeep Singh respectively.
With the required rate climbing well past the asking total by the midpoint, Washington’s middle order had little room to manoeuvre. Obus Pienaar’s quick-fire 10 off six balls offered brief resistance before Cameron Gannon had him caught at the boundary, and Marco Jansen’s patient 20 off 20 balls, while the highest score from the top order in the chase, never threatened to change the equation against a target that had already moved out of reach.
The match was effectively settled inside Jasdeep Singh’s four overs, which yielded figures of 5 for 24. His removal of Smith, Maxwell, Edwards and Jansen dismantled any sequence of partnerships Washington might have built, and meant Seattle’s other bowlers never had to defend a total under pressure.
Washington’s innings ended well short of its full quota, bowled out for 139 in 16.2 overs. A late stand between Ian Holland and Amila Aponso briefly lifted the scoring rate before Holland fell for 26, but Aponso’s unbeaten 31 off 13 balls came too late to alter the outcome, and Saurabh Netravalkar’s dismissal off Cameron Gannon completed an 88-run defeat.
Toss Winner
Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to field first under lights at the Oakland Coliseum.
Key Moment
The defining moment of the match was Washington Freedom’s powerplay collapse in the chase, losing five wickets for just 42 runs inside the first six overs, as Mitchell Owen, Steven Smith, Andries Gous, Glenn Maxwell and Jack Edwards were all dismissed before the innings had a chance to build any momentum against a target of 228.
Star Performer / MVP
Jasdeep Singh
Jasdeep Singh was named Player of the Match after taking 5 for 24 from his four overs, dismissing Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Jack Edwards and Marco Jansen to break the back of Washington Freedom’s batting order and turn a contest into a one-sided result.
Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom Match Summary
Team | Score |
Seattle Orcas | 227/6 (20 ov) |
Washington Freedom | 139 (16.2 ov) |
Result | Seattle Orcas won by 88 runs |
Player of the Match | Jasdeep Singh (SEO) |
Highest Run-Getter of the Series | Tim Seifert (224 runs) |
Highest Wicket-Taker of the Series | Jasdeep Singh (11 wickets) |
SEO vs WSF Playing XI
Seattle Orcas: Tim Seifert (wk), Shayan Jahangir, Matthew Breetzke, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis (c), Dasun Shanaka, Ali Sheikh, Harmeet Singh, Cameron Gannon, Jasdeep Singh, Ottneil Baartman.
Washington Freedom: Mitchell Owen, Steven Smith (c), Andries Gous (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Maxwell, Jack Edwards, Obus Pienaar, Marco Jansen, Ian Holland, Amila Aponso, Saurabh Netravalkar.
FAQs – Yesterday’s Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom 9th Match (Jun 25, 2026)
Q1: What was the final score of yesterday’s Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom match?
A1: Yesterday (June 25, 2026): 9th Match
Seattle Orcas (227/6) beat Washington Freedom (139) by 88 runs.
Seattle Orcas: Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten 79 off 33 balls anchored the total.
Washington Freedom: Amila Aponso’s unbeaten 31 was the top score in the chase.
Result: The win moved Seattle Orcas to second place on the points table, while Washington Freedom remained sixth.
Q2: Who was named the Player of the Match?
A2: Jasdeep Singh was named the Player of the Match for taking 5 for 24, including the wickets of Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Jack Edwards and Marco Jansen.
Q3: Where was the match played, and who won the toss?
A3: The match was played at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland. Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to field first.
Q4: Who were the top performers with the bat for both sides?
A4: For Seattle Orcas, Shimron Hetmyer top-scored with an unbeaten 79 off 33 balls. For Washington Freedom, Amila Aponso was the leading run-scorer with an unbeaten 31 off 13 balls.
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