Washington Freedom Vs. San Francisco Unicorns _ Cognizant Major League Cricket FINAL Highlights
Category
🎮️
GamingTranscript
00:00team Pat Cummings as we often see with a first over in this Lexus power play
00:09really looking for
00:14Pat Cummings really strategic in the way that he go about business already another
00:19little sloppy mistake there the drop catch headflice
00:23Paz
00:27butting at number three he's been in fine form might just be critical
00:36he's a world-class performer particularly well in the shorter formats
00:40of the game taking pace off the ball through the
00:44middle but he gets his chance with the new ball here
00:48and he just won't leave a length alone here and 173 so
00:57in terms of planning we heard Shane Watson talking about it
01:02in your interview it's there for him
01:06now he's drinking coffee in the dugout and wondering what happened
01:11so bring it Ricky Ponton and we'll be able
01:21superb over from Pat Cummings the wickets of Travis Head and just three
01:24runs counting for the dangerous Travis Head
01:28not able to continue that fine form at his play you look at his performances
01:34thus far almost 250 runs and an average of 49
01:39needs to really stand up as well up on heads performances
01:48well within the Lexus power play he might at this stage
01:53yeah just trying to clear the inner ring look at the opportunity
02:00of just don and he goes with the lofted drive
02:06that's brilliantly executed house gets fined by
02:12players that aren't necessarily the international players the domestic
02:16players think of Hassan Khan the way
02:22all into his field
02:26well in true american startment
02:30so
02:34absorbing balls and is ever present great atmosphere for the players in this
02:40final
02:45it's working around quite a great piece of vision bird's eye view here what Phil
02:50Allen saw in that moment
02:54oh yeah i was so worried does he get enough great piece of fielding
03:02thick outside edge just sort of rolled inside edge sorry just had rolled his
03:06hands across it got enough on it it's a beautiful outfield
03:09gee this is a
03:1516th match here this season it's glorious crowd out in the way
03:24and goes all the way that's the first six of the innings
03:28and it might just open the floodgates sixes
03:33has to be really have to have some effort in this pen
03:37length be a little bit fuller dispatch well watch well spotted
03:43bike house and another four not good it'll hold and stop and
03:49affect your timing this wicket
03:55expensive fought over from Pat Cummings fifth
03:59nicely worked timed as well away for four more
04:07on the pads nice juicy half volley and a player
04:13for
04:18this will be caught 420 prolific Steve Smith's there
04:22Travis Hayden and it's an important wicker because he's been the one who
04:30definitely sometimes that can help
04:35oh
04:40a good comeback in the over went for four of the first ball
04:44and in the end it's gone flux compares a market
04:50here's a young man who's been so so impressive with bat and with ball
04:59his skills are
05:03the ability
05:06shot wonderful use of the feet and it's just lifted over that offside
05:13for four well that's it isn't it get outside the
05:1630 meter circle be should it be often
05:21good again this time leg side
05:26excellent work wasn't able to drag the ball in
05:30this is this is the problem you're a good pull up
05:34Corey Anderson to bring him on he's been in fine form and
05:39in fact shots of catch it oh wow there you go he's got the wicket i'm
05:47talking about
05:51yes you can see that you're looking to play it more towards uh
05:54the long on site but the turn the attacking move aggressive move by
06:00Corey Anderson he can see that
06:03talented New Zealander Russian
06:09yeah that's so well done objective achieved the wicket
06:13by
06:15Corey Anderson
06:22just to get yourself started in the game not great as a start that but then
06:27look at that he was gone
06:32here's Harris Ralph into the attack this is what he needs to do
06:35one done one done that he might have had some difficulty didn't at all in the
06:39end not at all
06:44see this is what he does really well
06:53i want to show you all something after this delivery Harris Ralph bowling but
06:59you're from New Jersey from Kansas right we're good
07:03we've got Jeff here who's from Kansas and Jeff is at his first
07:10i'm not so
07:14i think nickel's having a wonderful time as well
07:18and they're absolutely blasting it to all parts and putting the bowling and
07:34has been watching
07:40place for america place for the united states of america
07:47that's so well played quickly on to it 112 balls that one
07:55whoopsie down the legs up it was very good at a time where
08:10it's great this game isn't it you you start a fresh every time
08:18nicely bowled pace off the delivery and the annoyance to line as well this is
08:24exactly what it was it wasn't too short which is the reason
08:28why smith wasn't able to take advantage of it
08:33yeah the frustrations can lead to searching for a shot
08:37critically they've gotten those two early breakthroughs but his fourth and
08:42final over
08:49evening to kill the evening to everyone from
08:53san francisco unicorns i'm pretty happy with where i'm sitting in the game
08:56as it's where he will know exactly when the right time is
09:00maybe size up that delivery
09:05the time is now an entity data massive six
09:11the center is a little bit of a straight beautifully
09:15292 feet steve smith getting into his groove time will tell how good this not
09:21is from steve smith getting himself in and trying to know
09:27so
09:32the wrath of steve smith back to that sixes
09:37a bit of extra bounce but that is a sweet strike smith
09:40he's played that shot so well throughout his career
09:44again we said games in the balance biggest side of the ground
09:48like that but smith was so good and the length not full enough so he's able to
09:52open up into that leg side
09:55high and long over the weekend and the second one
09:58so using all the facilities he has available to him
10:06oh didn't get there joshing
10:09there have been some extra moments there from carmen leroux nonetheless
10:1218 from the
10:16so
10:24and using his feet trying to negate
10:28maybe a slower surface of the better scoring teams in these overs between
10:327 and 15 so
10:37that's the reward that one
10:39so much batting left to come
10:42and you almost feel it when they
10:45still have to use the dimensions very good running from rachan ravindra wanted
10:50to straight away as soon as he said oh it's a good piece of running
10:54san francisco unicorns need to be sharp yet
11:02they will get another tool so even though they're not getting the boundaries
11:05with great red
11:08good change up first time we really see them
11:13yeah very important partnership nice
11:16juncture after 10
11:20people in today at the grand prairie stadium
11:23first time we've had that many average of game
11:28straight through harris ralph
11:32ravindra looking to go straight over his head with the fielder up
11:36just rushing in potentially got to go
11:3986 for three
11:42what to see maxi
11:44an impressive half century couple days ago against his team thousand runs he's
11:48been prolific throughout his career
11:50a striker of 153 that
11:54when he's delivering those yorkers and executing he is at his best at pace to
11:58folks at the tournament
12:01steve smith dismayed punching the bat
12:07tonight harris ralph
12:09murray when i was coming into this game planning for this game could not believe
12:13finals and with that piece
12:16lord trouble
12:20just helped uses the pace so smartly steve smith
12:24helping along using the pace we hop hopping on about how quick harris ralph
12:28is
12:32will get to 50 steve smith
12:34but leading from the front was tied down at one stage we thought all the wicked
12:38might be getting the best of in the pitch
12:41ralph
12:43yes he's been hit for the six
12:45come back for two maxwell underway
12:48there's a scorecard the dangerous hit getting out early today
12:51right folks buckle up
12:53a fascinating nine overs coming your way
12:57oh
12:58you'll get it now why do i say that mori because
13:01you remember very clearly four six in the two
13:04and maxwell known as the big show
13:06and hassan khan
13:11hey
13:13straight away going for that switch it
13:18yes rooster
13:20and he's trying to target that
13:23yes
13:25pushing for two
13:27and it's so quick
13:29is that he will attack the spin
13:32rashid norah mad has harmeet sing best time
13:36to go
13:40and a half hearted appeal great display of batting from steve smith he's trying
13:44to just why not
13:48yes
13:51seven deliveries
13:53oh taken is it going to be taken now
13:56not only was it not taken it was a boundary
13:59at home
14:01because it was a pace on delivery from drysdale it just flew
14:04in that deep third area ran for four
14:09means to say the other batters could come in
14:14and get hold of it
14:16so it will bounce a couple times
14:19to chafin rutherford freedom finish
14:22at the end of 20 overs
14:24is seven 200 marker
14:29or get a run with a wide
14:32critical it is the bat
14:34properly foot on the batters
14:37that sounded sweet
14:39sounded very very sweet
14:42steve smith
14:43he's been peppering that short leg side
14:48donovan
14:49this was the slower delivery 67 miles per hour
14:53he's moved
15:00and for plenty
15:02and smith's getting a similar stroke
15:04and very successful with the outcome
15:07that's a biggie
15:09remember
15:10and understand that smith is looking to do
15:14yes sir the earlier wide would have discouraged
15:17drysdale from bowling a little wide off the
15:19off stump
15:21times a word of comfort a word of guidance
15:26helps a bowler in a moments like this
15:29and somebody like a drysdale is not
15:32oh
15:35that one went pierced
15:38compounding the issue in this over
15:40a free hit now
15:42one delivery left
15:44for those of you wondering if it's a
15:48that's gonna go all the way for six
15:53so the most expensive over in the innings
15:56conceded for the unicorn someone has to stand
16:00bowled really well so far
16:02because he's bowled what he's good at
16:04pay to target the short square boundary
16:08back past the bowler
16:10had to take a little bit of evasive action
16:17oh he didn't even try yes
16:22catch just short
16:24just short of chaffein rutherford
16:29lucky for him he didn't quite get the middle of the bat
16:34very well in the end to stop
16:42not a bad over at all just one one one
16:50and scoops well steve smith
16:55he looks he had seen the earlier three deliveries
16:58he had seen that he was looking the ball quick
17:01as ralph is thinking about
17:04the f*** from ralph
17:09it's a good comeback
17:12and so quick
17:14he is a nimble on his feet steve smith
17:17brief the over
17:23quiet end just a partnership of 68 as was mentioned
17:27a few bowling options for corey anderson for the freedom to
17:30maximize run scoring in the remaining five overs
17:37boundary so pressure straight away on hassan khan
17:40and this run flow continues
17:43the australians consider unlucky
17:51just love the fluidity of steve smith hand him as a batter
17:57so
18:03but a lot of runs through that leg side
18:07doesn't find the gap maxwell
18:10he's invested a lot
18:13that's a sick you knew it straight away
18:16and from the moment it left the bat
18:20all right so he's just moved a little bit away
18:23and they smashed it
18:25the right partnership between maxwell and smith is
18:2882 from just 37
18:33sure has steve smith
18:37oh he's smacked
18:42and it's a good thing he got out the way cummins
18:47up in the gear
18:48keepers catch
18:50and a wonderful bouncer has done the trick
18:53but is he to the rescue
18:55or is there too much space by going to the onside
18:58he stayed off side of the ball
19:00had to fetch it
19:01for four now
19:03in comes mukhtar ahmed
19:07chance to get back into it
19:14ways is having to fetch across the line of the ball
19:17what's usually been happy for me is he's been
19:19stepping a long way to the onside
19:24oh wow
19:26it's gone all the way to
19:29magnificent
19:30use of wrists
19:32from maxwell
19:35that's good work from cummins
19:39tough game this for the buck
19:41close to
19:48yep day
19:49and you're trying to walk across bitumen
19:52at first you think oh
19:53i'm probably going to be alright
19:55do you have a
19:57steve smith
19:58him
20:01gone what a catch
20:03that's outstanding from josh english
20:05play that is
20:08that's the play of the day right there i reckon
20:10maxwell dances so far out towards the onside
20:14tracks high and right
20:16look how good this fella is
20:1840 off 22
20:19177 footfall
20:21so good opportunity here
20:27yeah worked into that offside
20:29thinking too they'll get back
20:33yeah muzzler is on to it
20:35and smith who were going really well
20:39so
20:42excellent
20:44overspinner
20:45into position
20:47and using the pace for four
20:52harris routh is one of the better bowlers of yorkers
20:55but again
20:59yeah just wondered about the field
21:02if he's going to be pace on
21:0491 miles an hour that one
21:06a remitly speedy deliver
21:08one knee
21:11like that
21:12mokhtar ahmed
21:14with the fast hands
21:15four runs
21:17captain probably
21:18thought right well
21:19he's a bit more
21:24wow
21:27an absolute monster
21:30for mokhtar ahmed
21:34off pace
21:35met
21:38ntt data massive six
21:42yeah he wants to be
21:44if he could have bowled all the others there
21:47then perhaps not
21:49that's a huge boundary
21:51312 feet
21:53horrible
22:01it's in the gap
22:02it'll go for four
22:04a little gem being played here
22:07by mokhtar ahmed
22:08here
22:10washington
22:11it doesn't matter which stat
22:12you look in this particular tournament
22:14they are
22:15tabletop and scorns
22:18now bold
22:20nicely bold
22:21washington vulnerable
22:25well above 200
22:29and they're trying to come
22:30everest as well
22:33up
22:34no not quite
22:37struggling to cite it as freedom
22:41very happy with their work
22:43207 on the toss
22:45decided that they'd field first
22:47they've got a mountain
22:49the concern on the face of
22:52coach watson
22:53top here in what otherwise has been
22:55a fantastic batting performance
22:57bowling
22:58nation then
22:59of cognizant
23:00major league cricket 2024