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21-602: Washington Freedom may refer to: Washington Freedom (cricket) Washington Freedom (soccer) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Washington Freedom . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Washington_Freedom&oldid=1247959068 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
42-515: A defeat at the hands of MI New York would see Freedom forced to settle for a place in the third v fourth Eliminator fixture in Finals week. The highlight of Freedom's group stage campaign came against the Unicorns, where Saurabh Netravalkar starred with an outstanding bowling performance, claiming 6-9 as Freedom successfully defended 133. In December 2023, it was announced that the second season of
63-517: A feasibility study into a 12,000-seat hybrid cricket/baseball stadium later that year in December. The proposed stadium would host both cricket and baseball games and support up to 12,000 spectators upon its completion in summer 2025. George Mason University announced in March 2024 that it would not proceed with the stadium. In February 2023, Major League Cricket announced that Govil had entered
84-508: A partnership with Cricket New South Wales to help accelerate the growth of the DC-based franchise. The agreement included initiatives to further player development opportunities, as well as cricket content, within the U.S., an exchange program of coaches and support staff, and opportunities for NSW-based players to play in MLC. Cricket NSW chief executive Lee Germon stated that "... he [Govil]
105-714: Is a South African cricketer . He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in March 2019. In July 2020, Nortje was named the newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa 's annual awards ceremony. He was included in Eastern Province 's squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup . In October 2018, he was named in Cape Town Blitz 's squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. Midway through
126-624: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Washington Freedom (cricket) The Washington Freedom are an American professional Twenty20 cricket team that competes in Major League Cricket (MLC). The team plans to be based in Washington, D.C. and was announced in 2023 as one of six inaugural franchises to play in Major League Cricket. The Freedom
147-609: Is owned by Indian American entrepreneur Sanjay Govil . The team is coached by Ricky Ponting and is captained by Steve Smith . In May 2022, Major League Cricket announced that it had secured $ 120 million from various investors across the United States. One of these investors was Sanjay Govil, who was later announced to be the lead investor and owner of the Washington DC–based franchise team. Alongside MLC, Govil partnered up with George Mason University to launch
168-524: The 2019 Cricket World Cup . However, on 7 May 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a hand injury and was replaced by Chris Morris . In August 2019, he was named in South Africa's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against India . He made his T20I debut for South Africa, against India , on 18 September 2019. He made his Test debut for South Africa, also against India, on 10 October 2019. In January 2020, in
189-612: The 30th match of the 2020 IPL , Nortje bowled at the speed of 156.22 km/h (97 mph) to Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals , the fastest delivery to date in the IPL. In April 2021, he was named in Eastern Province 's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa. He was selected for the Washington Freedom squad in March 2023, ahead of the inaugural season of Major League Cricket in USA. In February 2019, he
210-622: The Freedom's unbeaten streak was snapped with a 6-wicket defeat to the San Francisco Unicorns in the last game of the regular season. Their 5-1-1 record earned the Freedom a first-place finish going into the playoffs. In the MLC championship final, the Freedom defeated the Unicorns by 96 runs to win their first title under captain Steve Smith . Note: Anrich Nortje Anrich Arno Nortje (born 16 November 1993)
231-650: The Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2020 IPL auction . In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League . However, Nortje was one of five South African cricketers to miss the tournament, after failing to confirm travel arrangements in due time. In August 2020, Nortje joined the Delhi Capitals as a replacement for Chris Woakes in the 2020 Indian Premier League . On 14 October 2020, during
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#1732780604680252-599: The draft. Marco Jansen , Glenn Phillips , and Adam Milne were all also announced as direct signings in May. The team then later announced it would be led by Sixers captain Moises Henriques . Shortly after, they announced that they had appointed Greg Shipperd as their head coach and Dale Steyn as their bowling coach. Later the following month, they announced Josh Philippe , Ben Dwarshuis , and Akeal Hosein all as additional direct signings. Tanveer Sangha
273-452: The fourth Test against England , Nortje took his maiden five-wicket haul in Test cricket. In March 2020, he was awarded with a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2020–21 season. In September 2021, Nortje was named in South Africa's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup . In September 2023, he was named in South Africa's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup, but
294-502: The global stage." The Freedom had the second overall pick of the MLC's inaugural domestic draft and selected Thunderbolts vice-captain Andries Gous as their first draft pick. Dane Piedt , Mukhtar Ahmed , and Saad Ali were also all picked up by the team, with Sri Lanka international Wanindu Hasaranga (who later pulled out of the competition) and South African quick Anrich Nortje both being announced as direct signings during
315-463: The tournament would begin on July 4, 2024, four days after the conclusion of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. On February 15, 2024, the retained overseas players' Akeal Hosein and Marco Jansen Retained. On March 1, 2024, the domestic player retention list was announced. Andries Gous Obus Pienaar , Mukhtar Ahmed , Saurabh Netravalkar , Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum. The domestic players' draft
336-483: The tournament, he was ruled out with an ankle injury. In December 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League . However, in March 2019, he was ruled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Cape Town Blitz team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. He was released by
357-673: Was also announced as another overseas signing by the Freedom. During the 2024 campaign, the Freedom went top of the table by recording a 4 runs win over the MI New York , a no-result with the Texas Super Kings , a 5-wicket win over the Seattle Orcas , an 8-wicket win over the Los Angeles Knight Riders , a 94 runs win over the MI New York , and a 42 runs win over the Texas Super Kings . However,
378-412: Was named in South Africa's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Sri Lanka . He made his ODI debut for South Africa against Sri Lanka on 3 March 2019. In March 2019, he was named in South Africa's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad also for the series against Sri Lanka, but was ruled out of T20I series due to injury. In April 2019, he was named in South Africa's squad for
399-530: Was signed in the days leading up to the tournament as a replacement for Hasaranga, while Matthew Short was added to the squad as an injury replacement for Josh Philippe. Freedom's season started with a narrow defeat against Seattle Orcas , before they bounced back in the second fixture against Texas Super Kings , winning by six runs thanks to a fantastic all-round bowling display that backed up 80 off 50 balls from Matt Short. Two more wins would follow against LA Knight Riders and San Francisco Unicorns , before
420-475: Was very keen to not have an IPL partner... [and wanted to] partner with someone outside who could really bring what we wanted to the table." In March 2023, the team's name, the Washington Freedom, and logo were officially revealed to the public. Upon the unveiling of the team name and logo, Govil said that, "the team's mark and colors are a perfect for a team from the nation's capital to compete on
441-587: Was virtually held on March 21, 2024, with a total of 20 players being picked by the teams over 10 rounds. An additional draft is scheduled for June 16 in order for teams to complete their squads. Ian Holland, Amila Aponso , Lahiru Milantha and Yasir Mohammad were prominent names picked in the domestic round of the draft. The following players were directly signed by teams ahead of the 2024 season. Rachin Ravindra , Steve Smith , Travis Head , Glenn Maxwell , Lockie Ferguson , Andrew Tye and Jack Edwards
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