Seattle Orcas vs Washington Freedom Highlights: Washington beat Seattle by 5 wickets

Marco Jansen to Ryan Rickelton, On a length around off, Ryan Rickelton slogs this towards deep mid-wicket for another single. 

Marco Jansen to Quinton de Kock, On a length, around middle and leg. Quinton de Kock pushes this towards mid on and takes one. 

Marco Jansen to Quinton de Kock, Good length on top of off, Quinton de Kock presents a full face of his bat and blocks this out. 

Glenn Maxwell to Quinton de Kock, Short in length around middle and leg, Quinton de Kock rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. Glenn Maxwell has bowled well to his field. 

Glenn Maxwell to Ryan Rickelton, Quicker and flatter around off, Ryan Rickelton flicks this to deep mid-wicket for one. 

Glenn Maxwell to Quinton de Kock, Short in length around off, Quinton de Kock nudges this towards square for a single.

Glenn Maxwell to Quinton de Kock, Length dragged back around off, Quinton de Kock punches this slightly to the right of cover but for another dot. 

Glenn Maxwell to Quinton de Kock, Tossed up outside off, Quinton de Kock gets on top of it and drives this powerfully but finds the fielder at cover. 

Glenn Maxwell to Ryan Rickelton, Drifting in and turning away on off, Ryan Rickelton rocks back and punches this to long off for one. 

Quinton de Kock walks out next. 

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nauman Anwar, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Rachin Ravindra takes a good catch diving low to his left. Darts a fuller delivery this time, angling away from the batter. Nauman Anwar, with no footwork at all, goes for the drive and throws his bat at it. Get an outside edge towards the left of Rachin Ravindra at that flying slip position. Rachin Ravindra takes a good catch to send back the struggling Nauman Anwar.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nauman Anwar, Excellent bowling in that channel outside off. Hits the hard length and takes it away from the batter. Nauman Anwar punches this but finds the fielder on off. 

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nauman Anwar, Good length around off, Nauman Anwar blocks this away on off for another dot. 

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nauman Anwar, He nips it back into the batter this time. Back of a length outside off, shaping it inwards. Nauman Anwar throws his hands at it and gets beaten.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nauman Anwar, A convincing stroke for a couple. Pitched up around middle and leg, Nauman Anwar flicks this over mid-wicket and runs a couple. Saurabh Netravalkar presented a scrambled seam on this one and it took the ball away from the right-hander but Nauman Anwar was up for it. 

Saurabh Netravalkar to Nauman Anwar, Good length around off, Nauman Anwar drives this towards point for no run. 

Who will bowl from the other end?

Marco Jansen to Ryan Rickelton, A dot to end the over. Good length around off, Ryan Rickelton punches straight back at the fielder on off for no run. 

Marco Jansen to Ryan Rickelton, WIDE! Wayward again, Marco Jansen darts a length delivery way down the leg and Ryan Rickelton leaves it again. Umpire signals wide. 

Marco Jansen to Ryan Rickelton, Back of a length wide of off, shapes a fraction away from the left-hander. Ryan Rickelton blocks this back to the bowler. 

Marco Jansen to Ryan Rickelton, WIDE! Sprays down the leg and Ryan Rickelton leaves it. Wide signalled by the umpire. 

Marco Jansen to Nauman Anwar, Short-pitched angling across the batter, Nauman Anwar jumps up on his toes and dabs this towards third man region for a single. 

Marco Jansen to Nauman Anwar, Slightly back of a length this time, around off. Nauman Anwar pushes this towards the off side for no run. 

Marco Jansen to Nauman Anwar, Good carry back to the keeper. On a length angling across the batter, Nauman Anwar flashes at it and misses. 

Marco Jansen to Ryan Rickelton, LEG BYE! On a length around the pads, Ryan Rickelton, the birthday boy, misses the flick and deflects this off his pads towards square leg for a single. Leg bye singnalled. 

We are all set for live-action. The umpires have made their way to the middle followed by the fielders of Washington Freedom. Ryan Rickelton and Nauman Anwar are the openers for the Seattle Orcas. For Washington Freedom. Marco Jansen will bowl the first over of the game. 

Heinrich Klaasen, the skipper of Seattle Orcas says he was looking to chase as well but it doesn't matter now. Adds that the surface will be on a slower side and batting second gives an advantage on such tracks. Informs that they are going with the same team.

Steven Smith, the skipper of Washington Freedom after winning the toss informs they are going to bowl first. Adds the side has been consistent with good scores so they are up for it. Mentions that it is his first time here, and it's been good fun throughout and the boys are up and ready to go. Informs that Andries Gous and Akeal Hosein are replaced by Lahiru Milantha and Rachin Ravindra in the side. 

Washington Freedom (Playing XI) - Travis Head, Rachin Ravindra (replaces Akeal Hosein), Mukhtar Ahmed, Steven Smith (C), Glenn Maxwell, Lahiru Milantha (WK) (replaces Andries Gous), Obus Pienaar, Marco Jansen, Ian Holland, Lockie Ferguson, Saurabh Netravalkar.

Seattle Orcas (Playing XI) - Heinrich Klaasen (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Ryan Rickelton, Nandre Burger, Zaman Khan, Imad Wasim, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Nauman Anwar, Hammad Azam. 

TOSS - Washington Freedom have won the toss and they have decided to BOWL first. 

Washington Freedom, on the other hand, is the only team yet to be beaten so far. The side won their opening game on DLS while the other game got abandoned where they looked all set to chase down 203 with the side at 63 for no loss after 4 overs. The opening pair of Travis Head and Steven Smith is a scary sight for any bowling unit and they have got players like Andries Gous and Glenn Maxwell to follow them. The side has a solid base of the Australian batters well jelled with a mixed bag in the bowling unit. The bowling unit is led by the sensation from the recently concluded T20 World Cup, Saurabh Netravalkar. They have got Akeal Hosein, Marco Jansen and Lockie Ferguson as well but those three are yet to put their hands up and showcase their skills. With two hard-hitting batting units up against those clever bowlers, this game has it all to be a thriller. Stay tuned for toss and team updates in a while.

Seattle Orcas despite having the same number of points as the third-placed MI New York sits rock bottom on the table due to a hefty negative NRR. The finalists from the last edition lost their season opener against the defending champions but bounced back well and won a close contest against the Los Angeles Knight Riders in the following game. Seattle Orcas has got a few of the most destructive batters of recent times in Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton in their ranks and to follow it up they have got the services of Nandre Burger, Zaman Khan and Imad Wasim with the ball. The side looks well-balanced and one that can win games from any given situation. 

Hello and welcome to all our viewers from around the globe. It's going to be a clash between Seattle Orcas and Washington Freedom at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium, in Dallas.

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