LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction: Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update - MLC T20 (USA) 2025, Match 17

The third edition of the most famous franchise cricket league, Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 (USA) 2025, continues with the seventeenth match of the tournament between the Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAS) and Washington Freedom (WAS). West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder will lead the Los Angeles Knight Riders, and Washington Freedom will be led by Australia's dynamic batter Glenn Maxwell. As almost half of the tournament is over, and out of six teams, only one team has qualified for the playoffs, which is San Francisco Unicorns; the remaining teams are still fighting for their places in the playoffs.

LAS vs WAS Match Preview

Los Angeles Knight Riders are currently in the disappointing 5th position of the points table with 2 points as they have played 5 matches so far and have lost 4 matches in it, including their last one against the Texas Super Kings by 52 runs, while Washington Freedom are currently at the 3rd position of the points table with 8 points, they started their tournament with a loss but they did make an incredible comeback by winning four matches back-to-back including their last one against the Texas Super Kings by 7 wickets.

The 17th match of the tournament will be held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Indian spectators will be able to witness this match at 5:30 AM on Friday, June 27th.

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom Match Details

The 17th match of the tournament will be held at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas. Indian spectators will be able to witness this match at 5:30 AM on Friday, June 27th.

LAS vs WAS Head-to-Head Records

This will be the second time these two teams will clash against each other for the second. During their first encounter, Washington Freedom came out on top as they won the match by 113 runs, including this edition's match, and in the overall encounter, both teams have clashed against each other 2 times, where Washington completely dominates their head-to-head battle, as Washington won both matches.

LAS vs WAS Weather & Pitch Report of Grand Prairie Stadium

The weather for the 17th match of the MLC T20 (USA) between Los Angeles Knight Riders and Washington Freedom is looking to be playing at suitable conditions as the average temperature will range around 33 °C, though there will be slight chances of rain in the match, but mostly the weather will be cloudy. The pitch of the Grand Prairie Stadium generally offers a lot for the batters, as the viewers saw that most of the matches that took place here were high-scoring encounters. One can expect an average score of around 200 runs here

LAS vs WAS Record of Chasing Teams at the Grand Prairie Stadium

Out of the seven matches that have been played so far in this tournament, in the Grand Prairie Stadium, six matches have been won by batting first, and only 1 match has been won while chasing, making this a poor chasing record of 14%.

LAS vs WAS Toss Prediction

Los Angeles Knight Riders will win the toss most probably and will go for the bat first, given the stats of a poor chasing record in the Grand Prairie Stadium, and Los Angeles, who are desperately looking for a win in this match.

LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction Playing 11

Both teams consist of match winners and powerful hitters who are capable of being included in the probable Dream11 of both teams; so here is the list of the probable playing 11 of the Los Angeles Knight Riders and the Washington Freedom

Los Angeles Knight Riders Playing 11

Unmukt Chand (wk), Andre Fletcher, Nitish Kumar, Saif Badar, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (C), Sunil Narine, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan

Washington Freedom Playing 11

Mitchell Owen, Rachin Ravindra, Andries Gous (wk), Jack Edwards, Glenn Maxwell (C), Glenn Phillips, Obus Pienaar, Mukhtar Ahmed, Matthew Forde, Ian Holland, Saurabh Netravalkar

LAS vs WAS Dream11 Team Today Stats

• For LAS in their previous match opener, Unmukt Chand was the leading run scorer for his team as he scored a valuable 30 runs off 30 balls.
• Andre Russell was the standout bowler for his team in the LAS' previous match as he took 3 wickets in his four-over spell.
• For WAS, Mitchell Owen was the standout player not only in terms of batting but also in terms of bowling, as well. He scored an incredible 89 runs off 52 balls and took 3 wickets as well
• Wicket-keeper batter Andries Gous was outstanding for his team WAS as well in the last match, as he scored an incredible 80 runs off 45 balls.

Highest Run Scorers and Highest Wicket Takers

Mitchell Owen and Unmukt Chand are the leading run scorers for their respective teams, who will feature in this match. Owen has scored 245 runs in 5 matches, while Unmukt has scored 191 runs in 5 matches he played.

Not just in the batting, but Owen is the leading wicket-taker for WAS as well, with 9 wickets in 5 matches, and Andre Russell is the leading wicket-taker for the LAS, as he took 8 wickets in 5 matches.

LAS vs WAS Captain and Vice Captain Choices

Mitchell Owen and Unmukt Chand are the good choices for the captaincy role in your Dream11 Prediction line-up, as these two players are the leading run scorers for their respective teams.

Glenn Maxwell and Jason Holder are suitable options for the vice-captaincy role as these two players are the captain of their respective teams and also experienced players of their team; their experience in this format makes them suitable candidates for this position.

Top Picks for LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Owen are the top picks for your LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction team as these players are the most dependable players of their team, WAS, and also the leading run-scorer for them as well.

Budget Picks for LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction

Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Owen are also the top budget picks for your LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction team. As mentioned in the above paragraph, these two batting all-rounders are the backbone of the Washington Freedom team.

LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction Team 1

• Keepers: Unmukt Chand, Andries Gous
• Batters: Glenn Maxwell, Sherfane Rutherford
• All-Rounders: Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Rachin Ravindra, Jack Edwards, Mitchell Owen
• Bowlers: Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalka

LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction Team 2

• Keepers: Unmukt Chand, Andries Gous
• Batters: Glenn Maxwell, Saif Badar,
• All-Rounders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Rachin Ravindra, Jack Edwards, Mitchell Owen
• Bowlers: Shadley van Schalkwyk

LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction Today (Match 17) MLC T20 (USA) 2025 Players to Avoid

Nitish Kumar and Ali Khan are the talented players for the Los Angeles Knight Riders team, but their performance in their last match makes them players to avoid for your LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction team. Nitish was dismissed on the golden duck in the last match, while Ali Khan took a wicket, but he gave 48 runs in his four-over spell.

LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction Today (Match 17) MLC T20 (USA) 2025 Expert Advice

Both teams have power hitters and match winners who are capable of leading their team to victory single-handedly, but only a few players are capable of captaincy, vice-captaincy, and Punt picks for your LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction Team.

Captaincy Choice

Mitchell Owen is a perfect choice for the captaincy role in your Dream11 Prediction line-up, as the kind of form he is in currently in the tournament is remarkable, as he is not just the leading run scorer but also the leading wicket taker as well for his team.

Vice Captaincy Choice

Unmukt Chand is the perfect choice for the vice-captaincy role, though his team is not doing well in the tournament right now, his performance is undoubtedly incredible so far in this edition of the league.

Punt Picks

Glenn Maxwell and Rachin Ravindra are the punt picks for your LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction team, as every cricket fan knows these two players have the potential to be the match winners.

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