Ferreira hits 5 sixes in 9 balls in 5 over game as Texas Super Kings defeat Washington Freedom by 43 runs

@Ferreira playing a shot during the match vs WAF MLC2025

 

Context and Format

The conclusiveness of a rain-affected match in MLC T20 2025, 23, in Central Broward Regional Park was decided into a 5-over game. After having won the toss, Washington Freedom decided to bowl first in an overcast sky of 3 July, 2025 and that led to their early downfall in an inevitable way

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Power and Pressure-Innings of Texas Super Kings

True to form, TSK started playing hard, even though they were robbed in the initial stages. Captain Marcus Stoinis was out cheaply- back to back bowling he scored 0 off 2 balls before being caught by Andries Gous off Saurabh Netravalkar. Daryl Mitchell contributed 6 runs after which he had to retire out after a small cameo Momentum was gaining, however, as Shubham Ranjane went bonkers with his bat at 39* off 14 balls, which included four boundaries and three lofty sixes.He stuck it out to the finish, threading a snappy frame However, Donovan Ferreira was without doubt the player of the match with his after dinner attack of 37* off 9 balls (5 sixes) which rocked the bowlers of the Freedom and even the spectators of the game ! He got an incredible strike rate of over 400 speaking volumes; some huge oscillations were recorded to have gone over 106 m . TSK closed in at 87/2 after 5 overs- a record amount in a short-lived game that is considered as one of the five-overs score in T20 games of all time Washington freedom run chase: A Flattening Reaction

Freedom had to get fast starts in pursuit of 88. An early set-back came when Nandre Burger got 2 wickets in the first over and increased the chase to the haunting dimensions of 12-1, 12-2. Wickets would be lost often Although, there was a brief counterattack by Glenn Phillips who had hit 18 runs in 11 balls, including two boundaries and a six, he was left high and dry with other players unable to cash in Akeal Hosein efficiently spun his nets posting 1/18 and uprooting Mitchell Owen. At the same time Noor Ahmad provided 1/14 support and controlled with a great 7 rpo. It started with a sticky bowling performance and then finished with a pathetic 44/4 in 5 overs-far below the target

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Across Other Performance and Match Impact

• Donovan Ferreira: Won the award of the player of the Match after his explosive 37 off 9 deliveries. And in his final rush he had turned the tide immensely

• Shubham Ranjane: This player played a very instrumental role in laying the foundation with his 39* helping TSK to achieve this mammoth score  

• Nandre Burger: Crushing with the ball, his goal early on put the hopes of Freedom off.

• Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad: They not only strangled the chase together (so it remained simply in the single digits), they also showed their superiority to the spinners-friendly conditions

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Captain’s Reflection

TSK skipper Marcus Stoinis said, in shortened form of the game, you always prefer to chase. Once you are able to make so many runs, it causes a lot of pressure to the other team. We tried using Akeal at one point … it is simpler. we had Donovan to the after-effect--it was worthwhile.” On the other hand, Glenn Maxwell, the skipper of Freedom, cried foul of the imbalance: They had two really good spinners... three overs were to plan, but the two last ones took the game away, taking a lot of money as well” Tabular Implications/ Tactical Notes

TSK now eyes a top-two finish with this win as it made its way to 2 nd on the points table with San Francisco Unicorns and Washington Freedom occupying the same 12 points that TSK is having. Their playoff hopes were however deflated by the fact that Washington lost to them in the same amount of points. Tactically, the choice made by TSK to bowl first was fruitful- later on the same pace bowler restrictions created by Ferreira were capitalized, and the use of spinners to tie up the chase by Hosein and Ahmad saw massive restrictions to Freedom.

Highlight Moments: Play by Play

• 0.2- Stoinis goes, 0- bowled out by slip.

• 3.0 - Mitchell retires out with a swift 6; makes way of Ferreira

• 4.2 - Ranjane bashes a monster six, and the run rate of TSK picks up.

• The last 3 overs - Ferreira gives out five monsters; the score changes to 87

• Freedom pursuit: Burger slices through taking two early wickets; pressure spinners do the rest.

• 4.2 - Gous is away to Noor Ahmad; Freedom practically out of the quest.

There is a Statistical Summary.

Metric                        TSK                                            Freedom

IFinal Score           87/2 (5 overs)                                  44/4 (5 overs)

Top scorers          Ranjane 39* and Ferreira 37*             Phillips 18*

Economy Rates         --                                   Burger 12.0-Hosein 9.0-Ahmad 7.0

Match Man of the Match  Ferreira                             —

Result                   Match TSK 43 run win Looking Ahead

The overwhelming win of TSK gives them an additional boost of momentum in their home stretch stretch, the side swept aside adversaries in soaking situations and batting capacity of power. In the meantime, Washington Freedom is forced to reset its tone swiftly so as not to fall off the playoff map. Then, TSK will consider keeping up their superiority-there will be more attacking batting and use of spinners with the appropriate strategy in place. Early bowling leaks and chase strategy must be taken care of by freedom or it will just trail more. Conclusion

It was a match cut short due to rain and a T20 thriller that saw Texas Super Kings trouncing Washington Freedom by 43 runs. Ranjane produced his all too familiar fireworks and Ferreira their late-innings blood bath as TSK amassed a gargantuan 87/2 in 5 overs. Freedom started poorly because of being bowled to death by pace bowlers and spinners turned the screws on them to leave them at 44/4. The achievements of TSK shoot them up to the top of the table, and Freedom need to recover and fast. This was not a victory, this was a declaration. An exhibition of tactical violence, tactical control, brute force.

Brief Scores :

TSK Innings: 85/2 (5 Overs) Donovan Ferreira 37* off 9 Balls (5 Sixes),                   Shubham Ranjane 39* off 14 Balls (4 Fours & 3 Sixes)

WAF Bowling: Saurabh Netravalkar 1/30 (2 Overs)

WAF Innings: 44/4 (5 Overs) Glenn Phillips 18* off 11 Balls (2 Fours & 1 Six) Rachin Ravindra 10 off 4 Balls (1 Four & 1 Six)

TSK Bowling: Nandra Burger 2/12 (1 Over), Noor Amhad 1/14 (2 Overs)

Player of the Match: Donovan Ferreira

Result: Texas Super Kings Won by Runs