Major League Cricket 2024, Match 3 Highlights: Washington Freedom beat MI New York in rain-hit game

Marco Jansen to Nicholas Pooran, Wide! Short in length and wide of off. Pooran slashes and misses.

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, On middle, Clinton flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Nicholas Pooran comes in.

Justin Dill to Shayan Jahangir, OUT! TAKEN! Apart from the last boundary, Shayan Jahangir was struggling today! Short of a length and on middle, Shayan Jahangir pulls but only to find Obus Pienaar at deep square leg. 

Justin Dill to Shayan Jahangir, FOUR! Shayan Jahangir finds the fence now! Bowls it very full and around off, Shayan Jahangir lofts it to mid off for a boundary.

Justin Dill to Ruben Clinton, Shorter and on off, Clinton gets across and pulls it to square leg for one.

Justin Dill to Ruben Clinton, Swing and a miss yet again! Width outside off on a length.  Clinton fails to hit it away.

Justin Dill to Ruben Clinton, FOUR! This will help Clinton! Well played! Clinton gets innovative as he steps across and scoops this over the keeper for four.

Justin Dill to Ruben Clinton, A length ball, outside off, nips away. Clinton looks to hit it through but misses.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Shayan Jahangir, Just two runs off the over! MI New York struggling at the moment! On middle, Shayan Jahangir keeps it out.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Shayan Jahangir, Another dot! This is solid bowling! A length ball, outside off, this is punched to point.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Shayan Jahangir, This one stays low! Around off on a length. Shayan Jahangir swings across the line but again misses.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Shayan Jahangir, A length ball, around off, no room on offer and Shayan Jahangir blocks.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Ruben Clinton, One more run as Clinton plays it on the leg side.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Shayan Jahangir, Fuller delivery, outside off, Shayan Jahangir drives it to covers for a single.

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, A successful over for Washington! Length ball, outside off. Clinton swings and misses.

Marco Jansen to Shayan Jahangir, Around off, Shayan Jahangir taps it wide of point for a quick single.

Marco Jansen to Shayan Jahangir, BEATEN ONCE AGAIN! Marco Jansen is in rhythm! A length ball on off, it lands and nips away. Shayan Jahangir has a poke at it but misses.

Marco Jansen to Shayan Jahangir, Wide! Bangs it short but down the leg side. Shayan Jahangir misses his pull now.

Shayan Jahangir walks in.

Marco Jansen to Shayan Jahangir, This is full and outside off. Shayan Jahangir looks to drive but misses.

Marco Jansen to Monank Patel, OUT! TAKEN! That is a serious catch from Head! Very full and on middle, Patel wrists it to mid-wicket but aerially and Travis Head quickly dives to his left to gobble it up. Came quickly to him but Head reacted well. 

Marco Jansen to Monank Patel, A good length ball, outside off, Patel knocks it to covers.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Monank Patel, Length ball on middle, Patel punches it down to mid on for a single. 

Saurabh Netravalkar to Monank Patel, On middle, Patel makes a solid block.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Monank Patel, FOUR! Flicked away! A  length balll on the pads. Patel wrists it over to deep mid-wicket. The fielder gives a chase but fails to stop in the deep.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Ruben Clinton, Around off on a length. Clinton punches it to deep point for one.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Ruben Clinton, A length ball, outside off, Clinton slashes his blade but the extra bounce takes the edge and falls over the man running back from point. 

Saurabh Netravalkar to Ruben Clinton, Saurabh Netravalkar bowls it on a length and on off, Clinton blocks it out.

Saurabh Netravalkar to bowl from the other end.

Marco Jansen to Monank Patel, Lovely once again from  Jansen! Short in length and on off, angling away. Patel looks to defend but misses.

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, A length ball on middle, Clinton punches it to covers for a single. Brave single. 

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, SIX! MI New York are underway! Touch fuller and angling on middle, Clinton hammers it down to mid-wicket for a biggie. 

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, Swing and a miss! A length ball, outside off, shapes away. Clinton slashes his blade and misses. 

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, BEATEN! Lovely! Short of a length and around off, Clinton looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Marco Jansen to Ruben Clinton, A length ball on middle, Clinton hops and blocks it out.

Time for the national anthem of USA. All set for action now. The players are out in the middle. Monank Patel and Ruben Clinton to open for MI New York. Marco Jansen to bowl first.

Kieron Pollard says it was important to recover as it was really hot in the last match. Adds they don't want to depend on one individual with the bat. Informs Nosthush Kenjige comes in place of Steven Taylor.

Steven Smith says it's a nice surface and they'll bowl first. Tells the training has been good and we're excited to start the season. Mentions Andries Gous and Saurabh Netravalkar are excellent local players to have.

MI New York (Playing XI) - Ruben Clinton, Monank Patel, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Shayan Jahangir, Tim David, Kieron Pollard (C), Rashid Khan, Nosthush Kenjige, Trent Boult, Anrich Nortje, Ehsan Adil.

Washington Freedom (Playing XI) - Travis Head, Andries Gous (WK), Steven Smith (C), Glenn Maxwell, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Justin Dill, Akeal Hosein, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Netravalkar.

TOSS - Washington Freedom have won the toss and will BOWL.