MLC 2024 Updated Points Table & Most Runs, Wickets List: Washington Freedom locked horns with Texas Super Kings in the fifth match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 season at the Church Street Park in Morrisville on July 9 (as per Indian Standard Time). The match got abandoned in the end but not before yielding a swashbuckling show of batting, as the Church Street Park stadium witnessed as many as 26 boundaries and 12 sixes being hit in 24 overs of play that could be allowed before the rains interrupted.
Faf du Plessis-led Texas Super Kings posted a huge total of 203-5 in 20 overs on the back of skipper’s brilliant 58-ball 100. Chasing the big total, Steve Smith-led Washington Freedom continued the batting show as they started brilliantly, with Smith and Travis Head opening for the team. In just four overs, they were 62-0 in four overs before the rains stopped the play. Both teams shared one point each, which resulted in Freedom going atop the MLC 2024 Points Table with three points in two matches.
MLC 2024 Updated Points Table
|
Teams |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
NR |
Pts |
NRR |
|
Washington Freedom |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.522 |
|
San Francisco Unicorns |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2.576 |
|
MI New York |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1.472 |
|
Los Angeles Knight Riders |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-0.768 |
|
Texas Super Kings |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-0.6 |
|
Seattle Orcas |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2.344 |
MLC 2024 Most Runs In The Tournament
1. Faf du Plessis: 2 matches, 2 innings, 114 runs, Avg: 57.00, SR: 158.33, 4s: 14, 6s: 5
2. Nicholas Pooran: 2 matches, 2 innings, 106 runs, Avg: 106.00, SR: 158.21, 4s: 12, 6s: 3
3. Devon Conway: 2 matches, 2 innings, 92 runs, Avg: 46.00, SR: 141.54, 4s: 7, 6s: 3
4. Steven Smith: 2 matches, 2 innings, 72 runs, Avg: -, SR: 175.61, 4s: 5, 6s: 6
5. Unmukt Chand: 2 matches, 2 innings, 68 runs, Avg: 34.00, SR: 136.00, 4s: 6, 6s: 3
Faf du Plessis with a century in the most recent match leapfrogs everyone to sit atop the highest run-scorers list with 114 runs in just two innings.
MLC 2024 Most Wickets In The Tournament
1. Spencer Johnson: 2 matches, 8.0 overs, 5 wickets, Avg: 10.80, Runs: 54
2. Saurabh Netravalkar: 2 matches, 8.0 overs, 5 wickets, Avg: 11.40, Runs: 57
3. Ali Khan: 2 matches, 6.2 overs, 4 wickets, Avg: 14.75, Runs: 59, 4-fers: 1
4. Justin Dill: 2 matches, 7.0 overs, 4 wickets, Avg: 17.00, Runs: 68
5. Trent Boult: 2 matches, 6.0 overs, 3 wickets, Avg: 9.33, Runs: 28
Australia pacer Spencer Johnson sits atop the highest wicket-takers list in the MLC season 2024.