MLC 2026 Final: The whole game changed on the last ball, Los Angeles Knight Riders won the trophy

Knews Desk- The final match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 was no less than an exciting film for cricket lovers. Co-owned by Shahrukh Khan in this title match played in Auckland Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) by washington freedom Won the Major League Cricket title for the first time by defeating India by 1 run on the last ball. The match was decided by the run out on the last ball, which increased the heartbeats of the spectators present in the stadium as well as the fans watching the match on TV. With this victory, Los Angeles Knight Riders achieved the distinction of becoming champions for the first time in the history of the tournament.

Los Angeles Knight Riders got off to a good start after winning the toss and batting first. Experienced opening batsman of the team Andre Fletcher Played an important inning of 47 runs and strengthened the innings. with them Colin Munro Gave the team a strong start by scoring 40 runs. after this matthew tromp He took the score forward by adding 39 runs. However, apart from these three batsmen, no other player could play a big innings. The lower order batsmen kept getting out quickly and the entire team was all out after scoring 164 runs in 19.4 overs. At one time it seemed that the team would reach close to 180 runs, but Washington Freedom bowlers made a brilliant comeback and curbed the run rate.

Washington Freedom, which came out to chase the target of 165 runs, also put up a tremendous fight in the match. Despite the initial setbacks, the team made partnerships at regular intervals and took the match till the last over. After 19 overs, Washington’s score was 151 for 6 and needed 14 runs from the last six balls to win. At that time the match was completely open and both the teams had a chance to win. The last over from Los Angeles Knight Riders van skalkwyk Thrown. The batsman hit a brilliant six on the very first ball, due to which Washington Freedom started to appear to have the upper hand. But after this, Skalvik made a brilliant comeback and took two important wickets in two consecutive balls. This completely changed the course of the match. The match once again became exciting when a four was hit on the fourth ball, while a run came on the fifth ball. Now three runs were needed on the last ball to win. If the batsmen had scored three runs, Washington Freedom would have become the champion, whereas if two runs had been scored, the match could have reached the super over.

The batsman could score only one run on the last ball. After this, while trying to run for the second run, the batsman was run out and with this Los Angeles Knight Riders won the match by 1 run. The players and support staff celebrated the victory vigorously on the field. This victory was also special because the team won the MLC Trophy for the first time. Along with this title victory, Los Angeles Knight Riders also achieved many achievements. The team became the champion of Major League Cricket for the first time. At the same time, this match was included in the most exciting final matches in MLC history, because it was decided on the last ball. This is also a big achievement for Shahrukh Khan’s Knight Riders franchise, which has strengthened its identity in different T20 leagues of the world. This final of MLC 2026 will remain in the memories of cricket fans for a long time.