Washington Freedom (cricket)

Washington Freedom
LeagueMajor League Cricket
Personnel
CaptainSteve Smith
CoachRicky Ponting
OwnerSanjay Govil
Chief executiveDhiraj Malhotra
ManagerCraig Afonso
Team information
ColoursRed, White, and Blue
     
Founded2023 (2023)
History
Major League Cricket wins1 (2024)
Official websitewashingtonfreedom.com

T20 kit

2026 Washington Freedom season

The Washington Freedom is an American professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Washington, D.C. that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC).[1]

The team was announced in 2023 as one of six inaugural franchises to play in the league.[2] The Freedom are owned by Indian American entrepreneur Sanjay Govil.[3] The team is coached by Ricky Ponting and is captained by Steve Smith.[4][5]

History

Team creation

In May 2022, Major League Cricket announced that it had secured $120 million from various investors across the United States.[6] One of these investors was Sanjay Govil, who was later announced to be the lead investor and owner of the Washington DC–based franchise team.[7] Alongside MLC, Govil partnered up with George Mason University to launch a feasibility study into a 12,000-seat hybrid cricket/baseball stadium later that year in December.[8][9] The proposed stadium would host both cricket and baseball games and support up to 12,000 spectators upon its completion in summer 2025.[10][11] George Mason University announced in March 2024 that it would not proceed with the stadium.[12]

In February 2023, Major League Cricket announced that Govil had entered a partnership with Cricket New South Wales to help accelerate the growth of the DC-based franchise.[13] The agreement included initiatives to further player development opportunities, as well as cricket content, within the U.S., an exchange program of coaches and support staff, and opportunities for NSW-based players to play in MLC.[14] Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon stated that "... he [Govil] was very keen to not have an IPL partner... [and wanted to] partner with someone outside who could really bring what we wanted to the table."[15]

In March 2023, the team's name, Washington Freedom, and logo were officially unveiled to the public.[16] Upon the unveiling of the team name and logo, Govil said that, "the team's mark and colors are a perfect for a team from the nation's capital to compete on the global stage."[17]

2023: Inaugural season

The Freedom, in the second overall 2023 draft, picked Seattle-based Andries Gous.[18] Dane Piedt, Mukhtar Ahmed, and Saad Ali were also all picked up by the team, with South African quick Anrich Nortje announced as a direct signing during the draft.[19][20] Further signings were made throughout May and June, consisting of the likes of Marco Jansen, Akeal Hosein, and New Zealander Glenn Phillips.[21][22]

Ahead of the inaugural season opener, the team announced it would be led by Australian Moises Henriques and coached by Greg Shipperd.[23][24] Tanveer Sangha was brought on in early July as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga, who dropped out, while Matthew Short was added to the squad as an injury replacement for Josh Philippe.

On July 12, 2023, Steve Smith joined Washington Freedom as the team's brand ambassador.[25]

During the group stage, the Freedom were narrowly defeated by Seattle before a six-run defense against Texas marked the team's first victory in the tournament. They would then proceed to prevail in a run chase of 176 against Los Angeles and demolish San Francisco by 30 runs, ensuring a playoff berth.[26][27] A defeat at the hands of New York, however, would see them confined to a third-place group stage finish heading into the finals.[28] New York would again defeat the Freedom in the Eliminator, taking them out of finals contention and ending their tournament.[29]

Dominance under Smith, Maxwell

From 2024 through to 2026, the Freedom were considered to be one of the strongest and most dominant teams in the league.[30][31] During this period, the team reached three consecutive MLC finals and clinched their first title win in 2024.[32]

2024: Maiden MLC title

The captain of the Washington Freedom, Steven Smith, posing for a picture with the 2024 Major League Cricket trophy after winning the championship against San Francisco.

Following a good inaugural season, the team retained much of its overseas and domestic core, including Akeal Hosein and U.S. bulwarks Andries Gous and Saurabh Netravalkar.[33] Ahead of the 2024 season opener,[34] the team signed, amongst others, domestics Ian Holland, Yasir Mohammad[35] and future captains Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell.[36]

With Smith appointed the team's captain and Ricky Ponting replacing Shipperd as head coach,[37] he led the Freedom through a dominant tournament – with Maxwell and fellow Australian teammate Travis Head firing with the bat and Netravalkar and New Zealander Rachin Ravindra topping the league's bowling charts.[38] In the group stage, they went top of the table by first recording a 3-0-1 record in Morrisville. Barring one washout game against Texas, the Freedom defeated New York by 4 runs in a rain-affected endeavor, cruised past Seattle by 5 wickets, and crushed Los Angeles by 8 wickets. In Grand Prairie, the team continued their undefeated streak by again defeating Los Angeles, steamrolling New York by 94 runs, and clinching a heavy 42-run victory over Texas. Their only defeat of the season came at the hands of San Francisco, as they were downed by 6 wickets. In the finals, the Freedom defeated the Unicorns by 96 runs to win their first title.[39]

2025–2026: Continued form, strong title runs

The following year in February, ahead of the Freedom's third season, the team once again retained much of its overseas and domestic cadre, but had to let go of Head due to an overlapping Australian tour of the West Indies. In the four-month leadup to the season opener, the Freedom made a slew of signings to fill up its remaining team spots, including Mitchell Owen and Glenn Phillips. Amidst concern that Smith would not be able to play for the Freedom due to international commitments, the Freedom confirmed that they were eyeing a 2-match stint for him.[40] Ultimately, due to an injury, he dropped out of the tournament as Maxwell took over captaincy duties.[41]

As defending champions,[42] the Freedom began their season with a crushing 123-run loss to San Francisco – courtesy of Finn Allen's mammoth 151.[43] They quickly recovered, going 4–0 with a 5-wicket win over Seattle,[44] a heavy 113-run Maxwell-powered victory over Los Angeles,[45] a thrilling last-over 2-wicket game against New York,[46] and a high-scoring 7-wicket chase against Texas.[47] The Freedom closed off their Dallas leg of the tournament strong by again defeating Los Angeles via a last-ball single and delivering San Francisco a 12-run defeat, their first of the season.[48] Ensured of a playoff berth, Washington headed into Lauderhill with a 6–1 record, tied with San Francisco on points but lower on net run rate.[49]

At Lauderhill, in a rain-affected game, the Freedom began poorly with a hefty 43-run defeat to Texas.[50][51] However, in a play for a top-two finish, the Freedom steamrolled Seattle by 8 wickets and eased past New York by 6 wickets.[52][53] After shooting up to a first-place group stage finish heading into the playoffs,[54] the Freedom advanced on higher seeding to play New York in the final following a Qualifier 1 washout.[55] The Freedom ultimately were downed by 5 runs in a last-over thriller, providing New York with their second MLC championship.[56]

Smith returned to captain the team ahead of the 2026 season; a series of players, including Glenn Phillips and domestic Justin Dill, were let go in favor of Australian cricketers Ben Dwarshuis and Nikhil Chaudhary while South Africa's Marco Jansen was brought back in an attempt to bolster the team's bowling attack.[57]

The first half of the tournament was a mixed bag overall for the Freedom, marked by a loss-win trend; in their season opener against Seattle in Dallas, an Ottneil Baartman 4-fer set up a 5-wicket loss,[58] while a day later Mitchell Owen's record-breaking 155 delivered their first win of the season against New York.[59] The pattern held as Jessy Singh's 5-fer handed the Freedom a crushing 88-run defeat to Seattle before a last-ball six by Nikhil Chaudhary capped off a thrilling win over Texas.[60][61] The Freedom ended its Oakland leg and reached the tournament's halfway stage with a battering 8-wicket defeat to San Francisco, set up by Lhuan-dre Pretorius' 26-ball 66.[62] Heading into the Pomona leg of the tournament, the Freedom maintained a 2–3 record, placing outside of the top four.

The second half of the tournament was dominant; the Freedom went 4–1 in their five remaining games. By routing Los Angeles by six wickets and overcoming San Francisco by five, the team snapped their loss-win trend and soared to the top of the table.[63][64] Barring an 18-run loss in a rematch to Los Angeles,[65] the Freedom won their next two games against Texas and New York by three and five wickets, clinching a third-place group stage finish and a playoff spot for the fourth year running.[66][67] In their first eliminator game, Andries Gous' 132 and Smith's 110* led the Freedom to triumph in a record-breaking chase of 267, driving the team's rally into the challenger match, where Gous' 73 propelled the Freedom past San Francisco into the final for the third straight time.[68][69] At the final, the Freedom were beat out narrowly by one run as Shadley van Schalkwyk held on, three wickets falling in the final over.[70]

Home stadium

After previously eyeing George Mason University for a potential home stadium, the Freedom's plans were scrapped in early March 2024.[71] Its construction had faced opposition from both students and university neighbors, hence the proposal's rejection.[72][73] Thus, looking elsewhere, Freedom co-owner Sanjay Govil "lobbied top [D.C.] officials" for a cricket stadium on the defunct RFK Stadium's campus.[74] The stadium, which was initially envisioned to be a temporary 4,000-seater stadium,[75] evolved into a 10,000-seater proposal in the wake of the New Stadium at RFK Campus deal.[76]

The team is also pushing for a potential stadium, which is described as a cricket park in a well-preserved green environment along the Monocacy River in Frederick, Maryland, situated in the D.C. metro area.[77] Called "Frederick Gateway", the facility would host a maximum of 10,000 spectators and currently requires rezoning of some land.[78] The rezoning proposal unanimously cleared the Frederick Planning Commission on July 14, 2025.[79][80] Over the next several months, the proposal underwent several revisions under the guidance of the City Council, and was cleared for approval on August 6, 2026.[81][82][83] The Freedom hope to complete construction and host matches at the site by the start of the 2027 season.[84]

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Washington Freedom roster
Name Nat. Date of Birth Batting Style Bowling Style Year signed Notes
Batters
Steve Smith  AustraliaJune 2, 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg spin2024Direct signing
Mark Chapman  New Zealand June 27, 1994 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2025 Direct signing
Jack Edwards  AustraliaApril 19, 2000Right-handedN/a 2024 Direct signing
Mukhtar Ahmed  PakistanDecember 20, 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2023
All-rounders
Mitchell Owen Australia16 September 2001Right-handedRight-arm medium2025
Glenn Maxwell  AustraliaOctober 14, 1988Right-handedRight-arm off break2024Direct signing
Rachin Ravindra  New ZealandNovember 18, 1999Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2024Direct signing
Obus Pienaar  United StatesDecember 12, 1989Right-handedLeft-arm off spin2023
Ian Holland  United StatesOctober 3, 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium2024
Wicket-keeper
Andries Gous  United StatesNovember 24, 1993Right-handed2023
Lahiru Milantha  Sri LankaMay 28, 1994Left-handed2024
Bowlers
Saurabh Netravalkar  United StatesOctober 16, 1991Right-handedLeft-arm medium fast2023
Marco Jansen  South Africa 1 May 2000 Right-handed Left-arm fast 2023 Direct signing
Lockie Ferguson  New ZealandJune 13, 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast2024Direct signing
Ben Dwarshuis  Australia 23 June 1994 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2023 Direct signing
Amila Aponso  United StatesJune 23, 1993Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2024
Yasir Mohammad  United StatesOctober 10, 2002Left-handedLegbreak Googly2024

Administration and support staff

Washington Freedom staff
Position Name
General Manager Michael Klinger
Head Coach Ricky Ponting
Assistant Coach James Hopes
Assistant Coach Shawn Bradstreet
Bowling coach South Africa Dale Steyn[85]

Seasons

Summaries

Season W–L Pos. Finals Coach Captain Most Runs Most Wickets Refs
2023 3-3 3rd SF Greg Shipperd[86] Moises Henriques[87] Matthew Short (152) Saurabh Netravalkar (10) [88]
2024 7-1 1st C Ricky Ponting[89] Steve Smith[5] Steve Smith (336) Saurabh Netravalkar (15) [90][91][92][93][94]
2025 8–2 1st R Ricky Ponting Glenn Maxwell Mitchell Owen (313) Jack Edwards (14)
Mitchell Owen (14)		 [95]
2026 6-4 3rd R Ricky Ponting Steve Smith Andries Gous (543) Ben Dwarshuis (16) [96]
2027

Tournament finishes

Year League standing Final standing
2023 3rd out of 6 Semifinals
2024 1st out of 6 Champions
2025 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
2026 3rd out of 6 Runners-up
2027
  •   C: champions
  •   RU: runner-up
  •   SF team qualified for the semi-final stage of the competition

Statistics

Year Played Wins Losses Tied/NR[a]
2023 6 3 3 0
2024 9 7 1 1
2025 12 8 3 1
2026 13 8 5 0
2027
Source: ESPNCricinfo[97]

Records and statistics

As of July 20, 2026[98]

Results summary

Opposition M Won Lost Tied (W) NR W–L%
Los Angeles Knight Riders 6 4 2 0 0 80.00
MI New York 8 7 1 0 0 87.50
San Francisco Unicorns 8 5 3 0 0 62.50
Seattle Orcas 5 3 2 0 0 60.00
Texas Super Kings 7 4 1 0 0 80.00
Overall 40 27 11 0 2 72.97

Team Records

Highest totals

Score (Overs) RR Inns Opposition Venue Tournament Date Ref
270/4 (18.4) 14.46 2 MI New York Oakland 2026 Major League Cricket July 15, 2026
245/5 (20) 12.25 1 MI New York Dallas 2026 Major League Cricket June 20, 2026
238/6 (20) 11.90 1 San Francisco Unicorns Oakland 2026 Major League Cricket July 16, 2026
223/3 (19.4) 11.33 2 Texas Super Kings Dallas 2025 Major League Cricket June 22, 2025
216 (20) 10.80 1 Seattle Orcas Dallas 2026 Major League Cricket June 19, 2026

Lowest totals

Score (Overs) RR Inns Opposition Venue Tournament Date Ref
139 (16.2) 8.51 2 Seattle Orcas Oakland 2026 Major League Cricket June 25, 2026
146 (13.1) 11.08 2 San Francisco Unicorns Oakland 2025 Major League Cricket June 12, 2025

Batting records

Most career runs

Batter Span Mat Inns Runs
Andries Gous 2024–2026 32 30 876
Mitchell Owen 2025–2026 24 23 731
Steve Smith 2024–2026 21 21 727
Rachin Ravindra 2024–2026 24 23 484
Glenn Maxwell 2024–2026 26 21 444
Travis Head 2024 9 9 336
Mark Chapman 2025–2026 10 10 273

Highest individual score

Batter Runs Balls Opposition Venue Tournament Date
Mitchell Owen 155 68 MI New York Dallas 2026 Major League Cricket June 20, 2026
Andries Gous 132 51 MI New York Oakland 2026 Major League Cricket July 15, 2026
Steve Smith 110* 48 MI New York Oakland 2026 Major League Cricket July 15, 2026
Glenn Maxwell 106* 49 Los Angeles Knight Riders Oakland 2025 Major League Cricket June 17, 2025

Highest averages

Batter Span Mat Inns Ave
Glenn Phillips 2025 10 8 62.00
Travis Head 2024 9 9 48.00
Steve Smith 2024–2026 21 21 45.43
Andries Gous 2024–2026 32 30 38.08
Mitchell Owen 2025–2026 24 23 31.78

Strike rates

Batter Span SR
Mitchell Owen 2025–2026 198.10
Glenn Maxwell 2024–2026 167.54
Rachin Ravindra 2024–2026 166.32
Andries Gous 2024–2026 151.29
Steve Smith 2024–2026 141.43

Bowling records

Most wickets

Bowler Span Inn Wickets
Saurabh Netravalkar 2024–2026 29 38
Rachin Ravindra 2024–2026 16 25
Mitchell Owen 2025–2026 21 24
Glenn Maxwell 2024–2026 18 23
Ian Holland 2024–2026 23 23

Best bowling figures

Bowler Figure Overs Econ Opposition Venue Tournament Date Ref
Mitchell Owen 5/17 3.0 5.66 San Francisco Unicorns Dallas 2025 Major League Cricket June 28, 2025
Rachin Ravindra 4/11 2.4 4.12 San Francisco Unicorns Dallas 2024 Major League Cricket July 25, 2024
Jack Edwards 4/13 3.3 3.71 San Francisco Unicorns Pomona 2026 Major League Cricket July 4, 2026
Rachin Ravindra 4/16 3.5 4.17 Texas Super Kings Dallas 2024 Major League Cricket July 19, 2024

Partnership records

Highest partnership by runs

Runs First batter Second batter Opposition Wicket Venue Date
241 Steve Smith Andries Gous MI New York 3rd Oakland July 15, 2026
134 Steve Smith Mitchell Owen MI New York 1st Dallas June 20, 2026
119 Mitchell Owen Andries Gous Texas Super Kings 2nd Dallas June 22, 2025
116* Obus Pienaar Glenn Maxwell Los Angeles Knight Riders 6th Oakland June 17, 2025

Highest partnership by wicket

Wicket Runs First batter Second batter Opposition Venue Date
1st 134 Steve Smith Mitchell Owen MI New York Dallas June 20, 2026
2nd 119 Mitchell Owen Andries Gous Texas Super Kings Dallas June 22, 2025
3rd 241 Steve Smith Andries Gous MI New York Oakland July 15, 2026
4th 85* Glenn Maxwell Travis Head San Francisco Unicorns Dallas July 25, 2024
5th 71 Glenn Phillips Jack Edwards San Francisco Unicorns Dallas June 28, 2025
6th 116* Obus Pienaar Glenn Maxwell Los Angeles Knight Riders Oakland June 17, 2025

Fielding records

Most catches

Player Span Mat Ct
Glenn Maxwell 2024–2026 26 19
Obus Pienaar 2024–2026 33 16
Steve Smith 2024–2026 21 14
Mitchell Owen 2025–2026 24 12

Wicketkeeping records

Most dismissals

Player Span Mat Dismissals
Andries Gous 2024–2026 32 19
BKEL Milantha 2024–2026 7 1

Captains

List of Washington Freedom captains
Captain Span Mat Won Lost Tied NR W–L%
Steve Smith 2024–2026 21 15 5 0 1 75.00
Glenn Maxwell 2025 12 8 3 0 1 72.72
Source: [99]

Notes

  1. ↑ NR indicates "no result"; abandoned matches are indicated as no result.

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