Cognizant Major League Cricket Game 11 Highlights _ LA Knight Riders vs. Washington Freedom
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00:00Rock and roll time, here's the first one.
00:09There's a little bit of curve with the fuller one.
00:13There might be a little bit of tackiness.
00:15Oh, no tackiness there.
00:18Clean off the full face.
00:20Jason Royce says thank you.
00:23Now a little swivel.
00:28No man back there.
00:29Of course, only two outside in the Lexus power play.
00:33Metrovalka.
00:35There you go.
00:36Spot on.
00:37And the woodwork has been disturbed early.
00:40Maybe a fraction back into the left-hander.
00:42But, yeah, there it was.
00:44Perfect line and length.
00:47Oh, it's gone straight out.
00:49Should be another wicket.
00:50Steve Smith takes the catch.
00:53Perfect start for the freedom.
00:55He is having a season to dine out with.
00:57Comfortable in the end for Lockie Ferguson.
00:59Up in Bangladesh, he's played this a lot.
01:03Oh, knocked him over.
01:05Did hear the death rattle and just wanted for a split second.
01:08And it just skidded straight on.
01:10Cross seam delivery.
01:12Start immediately on the surface.
01:15Bought him.
01:17Jason Roy goes now.
01:18They've lost their fourth.
01:20Real big trouble, the Knight Riders.
01:22Very average shot.
01:23Missed the ball.
01:24He was going towards fine leg, obviously.
01:26Fine leg was up in the circle.
01:27Middle stump gone.
01:29And if you're a fast bowler, this is a beautiful sight.
01:32He was right down the tail of the order, actually.
01:35But in the air for a bit.
01:37But he's played that beautifully.
01:38And has been driven for four to start.
01:41Richard Wolk has been outstanding in this tournament.
01:44Mother on.
01:45No.
01:46Just over the top.
01:47It's gone for four in the end.
01:49A little bit of good fortune.
01:53On the up he played.
01:54Meddled it beautifully.
01:56And then he was lucky there.
01:58A couple of bounces into the fence.
02:00Much needed boundary for Knight Riders.
02:07Advancing.
02:08And he said that extremely well.
02:10That is a wonderful shot.
02:11That's gone for six.
02:12What a great strike.
02:15Over mid-off.
02:16Look at this.
02:17Beautiful.
02:18292 feet.
02:19It's about 89 meters.
02:21A big hit.
02:23And he's played that well also.
02:28This time it goes over the top of mid-on.
02:31Very subtly for another six.
02:33Brilliant shot, this one.
02:35No problem whatsoever.
02:36He is a very good player, no doubt.
02:41Standing from his crease.
02:43And delivering crucial runs for the L.A. Knight Riders.
02:47Rutsch and Ravindra, maybe.
02:51A bit of a turn there.
02:56For the umpire to put the finger up.
03:01Ball tracking coming up.
03:03Pitching in line.
03:04Wickets hitting.
03:07On screen.
03:08A little bit of a turn there.
03:13A bit of luck for the L.A. Knight Riders.
03:17Wonderful.
03:20Excellent as well.
03:22Every time he's brought back, he just gets the job done.
03:26Inside half of the bat.
03:27And Steve Smith.
03:28Brilliant hands.
03:32A little edge.
03:34Get him his first boundary.
03:36A little bit lucky.
03:37I feel like we've got good variation.
03:39Obviously, it's Andre at his best.
03:43I feel like we've got a good balance.
03:45We heard Steve Smith at the toss.
03:47He was ready to go out there and chase.
03:49How is that conversation like in the coaches' room as well?
03:56Somehow fended that away.
03:58And got it fine enough for another boundary.
04:04Field set.
04:05Just shy.
04:06But in between Lockie Ferguson and Steven Smith himself.
04:10Ball in hand.
04:13He's gone inside out.
04:15Man there.
04:16Taken.
04:18The pressure's worked.
04:20Andre Russell took the bite.
04:22One of the dangerous players in the world.
04:26And look at that.
04:27He was trying to play straight with the spin.
04:29Straight delivery.
04:30Top edge.
04:31And very comfortable catch.
04:36How has he gone?
04:37It's a catch.
04:38It's carried.
04:40Got another wicket.
04:41And that too of a danger man.
04:43Miller.
04:44Good catch at point.
04:45Back foot point, in fact.
04:47Very happy.
04:48The last split second.
04:52They want the run.
04:54Watch out.
04:55That's Steven Smith.
04:56He's one of the best in the business.
04:58Let's have a look.
05:00Directed.
05:01Not a great run.
05:02Yep.
05:03He wasn't even in the frame.
05:05He was lucky there.
05:06The batter.
05:07Johnson on strike.
05:09He's chipped it beautifully.
05:11It's gone all the way to the maximum.
05:13No fuss.
05:17And he's got the treatment.
05:20He's just been pumped.
05:22Slower one.
05:24Slower one.
05:25Oh, great effort.
05:27200, Johnson.
05:2816 of it.
05:29Six on the first ball.
05:30Then the knuckle ball, as we call it.
05:32He picked it up nicely.
05:33That's why he was late.
05:34But played it in the gap.
05:37Travis was there.
05:38He tried.
05:39But not good enough in the end.
05:42Got too cute.
05:46And he's done and dusted.
05:51That's strong.
05:52That's hard.
05:53And it's a fine stroke.
05:55Nicely played for six runs.
06:00Oh, that's clubbed as well.
06:02But straight to the man.
06:03And it's taken.
06:04Maxwell doesn't drop those.
06:06Scooting around the boundary.
06:08Takes it nice and comfortably.
06:11Oh, deep over the leg side.
06:17That is a long way back into the crowd.
06:20And the chance is put down.
06:23For the maximum.
06:26256 feet, 78 meters.
06:29This could be a chance as well.
06:32Does it carry all the way?
06:34Andre Russell says yes.
06:37Yeah, now we're going to zoom.
06:38Thank you.
06:40Yeah, roll through from here.
06:42Roll through from here.
06:43Fingers under the ball.
06:44Well, now the Knight Riders are wondering why that was given not out.
06:49As a bowler, and you take your big appeal.
06:53Lampard giving him out.
06:54He's gone up straight away.
06:55It's all that's happening here.
07:01Cute.
07:03That could be changing the decision to not out.
07:06Well, another stroke of luck.
07:11Oh, he's snapped in half.
07:14New bat, please, for Travis Head.
07:19This is the bounce.
07:20It hits him high on the bat.
07:26Short ball once more.
07:28Put away into the crowd for six.
07:33Another short ball.
07:34Does it?
07:35No.
07:36Parried over the bar.
07:37Only 13.
07:39Don't bowl him there.
07:40Every time you bowl him, he will hit you into the stands.
07:44Jump clear of the field.
07:47That is nicely played.
07:48That's the other option.
07:50It's not always about power.
07:52This time, a little deft touch.
07:56Another short ball.
07:58And that is massive from Stephen Smith.
08:04That's gone past the 300-feet mark.
08:09Going too short.
08:11Every time the bowlers have pitched it short, it's gone the
08:15distance.
08:19Looking to pounce on anything short.
08:21They seem to be picking up the length really quickly.
08:27Trying for a catch.
08:29And these chances need to be taken.
08:33That's wonderful hitting from Travis Head.
08:36They have been so good on anything short.
08:38And now full.
08:39He hits it straight and big.
08:41Just a little bit of a slice on.
08:43It's a change of pace.
08:44Good slower ball.
08:46But again, Travis Head is just a bully.
08:49When he's in this frame of mind, and particularly this side of the
08:54ground here, hitting there.
08:56As long as he has a good spinner on.
09:00On leg side again.
09:02He's been given many opportunities to score leg side.
09:07Going straight again.
09:09It's been a profitable area for the left-hander.
09:12And he gets to 50.
09:15Just 27 balls for that 50.
09:18This Australian has had a remarkable 18 months.
09:22As Travis Head has said, it's been a great experience.
09:27It's a wonderful hit.
09:29Strong power shown by him.
09:31He's got that through.
09:33Into the attack.
09:35And he's picked up a wicket now.
09:37They'll be delighted to get rid of him.
09:39He has played absolutely superbly.
09:41With real freedom.
09:43Cross-scene delivery.
09:45He's got it.
09:47He's got it.
09:49He's got it.
09:51He's got it.
09:54He's got it.
09:56He's got it.
09:58He's got it.
10:00Cross-scene delivery.
10:02Would have hit the leather rather than the seam.
10:05And three-quarters of the way up.
10:07Watch the way that goes underneath the bat.
10:1024 off 22.
10:12He's clubbed that away.
10:14And he's hit that, Myles.
10:16What a fine shot that is.
10:18Just picked it up superbly.
10:20Great shot.
10:22Good start to the over.
10:24That away.
10:26Nice and fine.
10:28It's going to be a four.
10:30So it's going to be ten off the first two balls of this over.
10:34That's going to have them scrambling a bit.
10:37Forcing it.
10:39Leg side again.
10:41And he'll start the over with a boundary.
10:44Going to the offside.
10:46And nicely taken in the end.
10:50I thought he played that shot perfectly well into the gap.
10:54But brilliant catch.
10:56Over the top.
10:58That's something he does very often.
11:00Because he is so used to coming in with the new ball that he's
11:04quite happy to go over the top.
11:06He's getting a little too straight.
11:08One thing that was a feature of the Washington Freedom when they
11:13were fielding.
11:16Slow flight to delivery.
11:18But it doesn't matter.
11:20Because Hoos picks it up.
11:22They are looking very strong.
11:24The Washington Freedom.
11:26Undefeated they remain in MLC Season 2.
11:30And a wonderful fielding performance has set up a dominant
11:34performance with the bats.
11:36Winning by eight wickets.