# 2023 Washington Freedom Season

The 2023 season is the inaugural season for the Major League Cricket franchise Washington Freedom. They are one of the six teams competing in the 2023 Major League Cricket season. The season was played from July 13 to 30, 2023.

## Fixtures

* Match 3 July 14, 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Washington Freedom 144/7 (20 overs) | v | Seattle Orcas 148/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Akeal Hosein 33* (22) Harmeet Singh 2/24 (4 overs) | | Nauman Anwar 48 (37) Moises Henriques 1/8 (2 overs) |
* Seattle Orcas won by 5 wickets Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Wayne Knights (NZ) and Rushane Samuels (WI) Player of the match: Imad Wasim (Seattle Orcas)
* Seattle Orcas won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 5 July 16, 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Washington Freedom 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Texas Super Kings 157/7 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Short 80 (50) Gerald Coetzee 2/26 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Bravo 76* (39) Akeal Hosein 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Washington Freedom won by 6 runs Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Jermaine Lindo (USA) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Matthew Short (Washington Freedom)
* Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 9 July 20, 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Los Angeles Knight Riders 175/7 (20 overs) | v | Washington Freedom 177/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Andre Russell 70* (37) Moises Henriques 3/26 (3 overs) | | Matthew Short 43 (35) Sunil Narine 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Washington Freedom won by 6 wickets Church Street Park, Morrisville Umpires: Billy Taylor (Eng) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Andre Russell (Los Angeles Knight Riders)
* Washington Freedom won the toss elected to field.
* Los Angeles Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.
* Match 11 July 22, 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Washington Freedom 133/8 (20 overs) | v | San Francisco Unicorns 103 (19.5 overs) |
| Moises Henriques 30 (27) Haris Rauf 3/20 (4 overs) | | Corey Anderson 34 (34) Saurabh Netravalkar 6/9 (3.5 overs) |
* Washington Freedom won by 30 runs Church Street Park, Morrisville Umpires: Rushane Samuels (WI) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Saurabh Netravalkar (Washington Freedom)
* San Francisco Unicorns won the toss and elected to field.
* Washington Freedom qualified for the play-offs as a result of this match.
* Match 13 July 23, 2023 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Washington Freedom 160/6 (20 overs) | v | MI New York 161/2 (15.3 overs) |
| Glenn Phillips 47 (35) Kieron Pollard 2/33 (4 overs) | | Nicholas Pooran 62* (33) Akeal Hosein 1/9 (2 overs) |
* MI New York won by 8 wickets Church Street Park, Morrisville Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (MI New York)
* MI New York won the toss and elected to field.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Seattle Orcas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.725 | Advanced to Qualifier |
| 2 | Texas Super Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.570 | Advanced to Qualifier |
| 3 | Washington Freedom | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.097 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | MI New York | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.004 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | San Francisco Unicorns | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.303 | |
| 6 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −2.028 | |

## Play-offs

* Eliminator July 27, 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| MI New York 141/7 (20 overs) | v | Washington Freedom 125/9 (20 overs) |
| Dewald Brevis 57 (41) Saurabh Netravalkar 2/25 (4 overs) | | Marco Jansen 28 (18) Trent Boult 4/20 (4 overs) |
* MI New York won by 16 runs Grand Prairie Stadium, Texas Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rushane Samuels (WI) Player of the match: Dewald Brevis (MI New York)
* Washington Freedom won the toss and elected to field.

## Administration and support staff

Washington Freedom staff :
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager | |
| Strength and conditioning | |
| High performance analyst | |
| Physiotherapist | |