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Match 13 | Major League Cricket 2026 | Oakland Coliseum, California, USA | 27 June 2026
Texas Super Kings posted 185/4 from their 20 overs and still lost by one wicket. Akeal Hosein took a hat-trick in the 19th over to reduce Washington Freedom to 180/9, needing 6 off the last 2 balls with one wicket remaining. Nikhil Chaudhary hit the final delivery for six, completing a last-ball win that gave Washington Freedom one of the most dramatic results in MLC 2026 and left TSK to reflect on a game that slipped away when it should have been theirs.
TSK were 110/4 at the end of the 14.6 over when Wiaan Mulder and Donavon Ferreira came together. What followed was 75 unbeaten runs off the final 31 balls. The stand reached 50 in 22 balls, Mulder on 20 and Ferreira on 29, and neither was dismissed. Mulder finished 43 not out off 20 balls; Ferreira 44 not out off 20. TSK closed at 185/4.
The top order had given them a foundation. Mukkamalla made 37 off 28 before falling to Chaudhary at 9.5 overs. Rossouw added 34 off 24, also to Chaudhary. Faf du Plessis went early for 8 off 14. Milind Kumar’s 13 off 15 ended at 110/4, and from there Mulder and Ferreira took it to a total that looked very defensible.
Washington Freedom’s reply began with Mitchell Owen and Steve Smith putting on 91 off 47 balls, with a combined strike rate approaching 194. The powerplay produced 65 runs without a wicket, entirely inside that stand. Owen reached fifty off 21 balls (three fours, five sixes) during the partnership.
Smith was dismissed for 30 off 21, caught by Mukkamalla off Mulder at 7.5 overs with WF at 91/1. Owen continued to 11.3 overs, caught by de Silva off Lamba for 77 off 35 at 120/3. TSK then clawed back through the middle: Gous out at 12.2, Mukhtar at 15.5, Pienaar at 18.2. WF went into the final over at 180/6.
| Phase | WF Score | Wickets | Key Events |
| Powerplay | 65/0 | 0 | Owen-Smith; Owen 50 off 21 balls |
| Middle (7.6–18.2) | 65 → 171 | 5 | Smith out 7.5; Owen 11.3; Gous 12.2; Mukhtar 15.5; Pienaar 18.2 |
| Final over | 171 → 187 | 3 | Hat-trick 19.2–19.4; last-ball six to win |
TSK needed to defend 5 runs in the 20th over. Hosein’s three wickets in three balls looked to have done it. Jansen was caught by Lamba at 19.2 (180/7). Aponso was caught by Mulder at 19.3 (180/8). Mehmood was stumped by Mukkamalla at 19.4 (180/9). WF needed 6 off 2 balls with one wicket standing.
Hosein said afterwards that his plan for the final ball was to hit the stumps as hard as possible, but the delivery did not spin enough to execute it. A leg-bye came off the fifth ball. Chaudhary’s six off the last took WF to 187/9. TSK had backed Hosein’s method, and it very nearly worked; it did not.
Hosein’s 4-0-36-4, economy 9.0, conceals what the final over actually contained: three wickets in three balls and two deliveries that cost 7 runs and the match. The hat-trick was the decisive swing; the last two balls swung it back.
Chaudhary’s 27 not out from 19 balls gave WF a tail option with genuine hitting ability. Lockie Ferguson stood at the non-striker’s end, unbeaten on 0 off 1 ball, but Chaudhary needed no help. The 10th-wicket stand produced 7 runs from 2 balls entirely from his bat.
TSK’s loss is the costliest kind: surrendered on the last two balls of a game they controlled for 57 deliveries of the final over. After 6 matches, they hold 6 points (3W-3L, NRR +0.033). Washington Freedom move to 4 points from 4 games but carry the competition’s lowest NRR at -1.055.
Four other teams also sit on 4 points: LA Knight Riders, MI New York, Seattle Orcas, and San Francisco Unicorns. The Texas Super Kings Washington Freedom MLC 2026 match 13 result has tightened the standings for everyone chasing the top spots, while TSK’s own NRR advantage narrowed on a night when the runs conceded in the last two balls will be remembered.
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What happened in TSK vs Washington Freedom MLC 2026 Match 13?
Washington Freedom won 187/9 off the last ball chasing TSK’s 185/4 by 1 wicket at Oakland on June 27, 2026. Hosein took a hat-trick to leave WF 180/9, but Chaudhary’s last-ball six won it.
Who took a hat-trick in MLC 2026 Match 13?
Akeal Hosein (TSK) took the hat-trick, removing Jansen, Aponso, and Mehmood in consecutive balls at 19.2–19.4 overs. WF were left at 180/9 needing 6 off 2 balls, but Chaudhary won it on the last.
Who won MLC 2026 Match 13 between TSK and Washington Freedom?
Washington Freedom won by 1 wicket off the last ball, finishing 187/9 chasing TSK’s 185/4. Nikhil Chaudhary was named Player of the Match for his 27 not out, including the winning six.
MLC 2026 standings after Match 13?
TSK lead on 6 points from 6 matches (3W-3L, NRR +0.033), with LA Knight Riders, MI New York, Seattle Orcas, and San Francisco Unicorns all on 4 points. Washington Freedom move to 4 points (NRR -1.055).
