The biggest run chase in T20 so far… Amazing work of Washington Freedom… World record of Punjab Kings broken…

Washington Freedom has created history by shocking the cricket world in the eliminator match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026. Under the captaincy of Steve Smith, Freedom made a run chase against MI New York, which will be remembered for a long time in the history of T20 cricket. With this victory, he also broke the world record of IPL franchise Punjab Kings, which was recorded as the biggest run chase till now.

Puran’s storm, then Smith-Gauss’ storm

The match started with stormy batting by MI New York. Nicholas Pooran scored the fastest century in the history of MLC (in just 31 balls) taking his team to a huge score of 266/9 in 20 overs. It seemed like this match would be one-sided, but Washington Freedom had other intentions.

Chasing the target, Washington Freedom created chaos as soon as they stepped onto the crease. While Smith displayed his intelligence and aggressive batting and scored an unbeaten century of 110 runs in 48 balls, wicketkeeper-batsman Ghaus won the hearts of the audience by playing an explosive inning of 132 runs in 51 balls. Gaus hit 10 fours and 12 sixes in his innings, for which he was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’.

Victory recorded in the pages of history

Washington Freedom won the match by scoring 270/4 in just 18.4 overs. This is the most successful run chase in the history of T20 cricket. Earlier this record was in the name of Punjab Kings, who had successfully achieved the target of 265 runs against Delhi Capitals.

eyes towards the final

After this historic win, Washington Freedom will now face San Francisco Unicorns in the next round of the playoffs. The winning team will face Los Angeles Knight Riders in the final. The eyes of cricket lovers are now fixed on the decisive match to be held on July 19 at the Oakland Coliseum, where it will be decided who will be crowned in this exciting season of 2026.

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