LAS vs WAS Dream11 Prediction, Match 16, MLC Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates

Los Angeles Knight Riders are scheduled to play against Washington Freedom in the 16th match of the Major League Cricket 2026 (MLC) at the Knight Riders Cricket Field, Pomona on Thursday, 2nd July

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 01 Jul 2026, 17:26 IST

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Preview

In the 16th match of the MLC 2026, Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAS) will face Washington Freedom (WAS) at Knight Riders Cricket Field, Pomona on Thursday, 2 July. After winning their first two matches, the Knight Riders lost their next two consecutive matches and currently stand in fourth in the points table. They lost their previous match by 20 runs against Seattle Orcas, failing to chase down the target of 155 runs.

On the other hand, Washington Freedom have played five matches, winning two and losing three matches and currently occupy the bottom position in the points table with four points. They lost their previous match by eight wickets against San Francisco Unicorns, failing to defend a target of 190 runs. Andries Gous was the top scorer for Washington Freedom, scoring 83 runs off 50 balls

Match Information

Los Angeles Knight Riders vs Washington Freedom, Match 16

Major League Cricket, 2 Jul 2026, Thur, 7:00 AM IST ,Knight Riders Cricket Field

Broadcast

Star Sports Network

Live Stream

JioHotstar

Weather Report

Knight Riders Cricket Field

Clear

28.7°C

70% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Los Angeles Knight Riders

L
L
W
W
W

Washington Freedom

L
W
L
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Mitchell Owen

WAS - all

337 Runs

5 Matches

2

Colin Munro

LAS - bat

147 Runs

4 Matches

3

Andries Gous

WAS - wk

145 Runs

5 Matches

4

141 Runs

4 Matches

5

Mark Chapman

WAS - all

106 Runs

5 Matches

6

Steve Smith

WAS - bat

85 Runs

5 Matches

1

Amila Aponso

WAS - bowl

221.43

3 Matches

2

Mitchell Owen

WAS - all

217.42

5 Matches

3

Matthew Tromp

LAS - bowl

181.25

3 Matches

4

Mark Chapman

WAS - all

168.25

5 Matches

5

Nikhil Chaudhary

WAS - ALL-ROUNDER

155.26

2 Matches

6

Andries Gous

WAS - wk

147.96

5 Matches

1

Andre Russell

LAS - all

8 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Sunil Narine

LAS - all

7 Wkts

4 Matches

6 Wkts

4 Matches

4

Marco Jansen

WAS - all

6 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Ian Holland

WAS - all

5 Wkts

3 Matches

6

Nikhil Chaudhary

WAS - ALL-ROUNDER

3 Wkts

2 Matches

1

Fabian Allen

LAS - all

4.50

1 Match

2

Nikhil Chaudhary

WAS - ALL-ROUNDER

7.25

2 Matches

3

Sunil Narine

LAS - all

7.27

4 Matches

4

Carmi le Roux

LAS - bowl

8.40

2 Matches

5

Andre Russell

LAS - all

9.06

3 Matches

6

Glenn Maxwell

WAS - all

11.00

3 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Los Angeles Knight Riders

C Munro, ADS Fletcher (wk), Nitish Kumar, Rovman Powell, SP Narine, Jason Holder (C), Fabian Allen, Saif Badar, Matthew Tromp, SC van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan

Bench : Jahmar Hamilton, AD Hales, UBT Chand, Karthik Gattepalli, AD Russell, C le Roux, L Pope, K Ramsaran

Washington Freedom

Mitchell Owen, Steve Smith (C), AGS Gous (wk), MS Chapman, Mukhtar Ahmed, N Chaudhary, AJ Pienaar, M Jansen, IG Holland, LH Ferguson, SN Netravalkar

Bench : BKEL Milantha, GJ Maxwell, J Edwards, Rachin Ravindra, Abhishek Paradkar, Yasir Saeed Mohammad, Asif Mehmood, MA Aponso, Ben Dwarshuis

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The boundaries are smaller here, and the pitch is flat, which allows batsmen to play their strokes easily on this surface. Fast bowlers need to be careful on this surface, and spinners can make the ball stop and turn sharply for the batsmen

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

170

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Mitchell Owen WAS | ALL

Mitchell Owen is an excellent choice for the captaincy role for your fantasy team. He scored 337 runs at a strike rate of 217 in this tournament

9
VC

Colin Munro LAS | BAT

Colin Munro will be a great choice for vice-captaincy in this game. He is known for his solid technique and ability to play aggressive knocks. He smashed 147 runs in this tournament

9

Andries Gous WAS | WK

Andries Gous will be the best pick from the wicket-keeper section, having scored 83 runs off 50 balls, including 4 fours and 7 sixes against San Francisco Unicorns

8

Nikhil Chaudhary WAS | ALL-ROUNDER

Nikhil Chaudhary is a talented batter who scored 32 runs at a strike rate of 168 in his last match. He will be a good option for the LAS vs WAS Dream11 prediction

7.5

Andre Fletcher LAS | BAT

Andre Fletcher is an excellent batsman capable of scoring big and taking the game away from the bowlers. He has scored 141 runs in this tournament

9

Sunil Narine LAS | ALL

Sunil Narine has performed well recently. He picked up seven wickets at an economy rate of 5.33 in this tournament

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8

Jahmar Hamilton

LAS | WK

9

Alex Hales

LAS | BAT

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Jul 1 2026 5:26 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

LAS

5 : 6

WAS

Credits Left
6/100

Head To Head
Andre Fletcher

7.5

Andries Gous

9

Colin Munro

9

Steve Smith

8.5

Rovman Powell

8.5

Sunil Narine

9

Mitchell Owen
C

8.5

Marco Jansen

9

Nikhil Chaudhary

8

Jason Holder
VC

8.5

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

LAS

5 : 6

WAS

Credits Left
8/100

Mega League
Andre Fletcher

7.5

Andries Gous

9

Colin Munro
VC

9

Steve Smith
C

8.5

Sunil Narine

9

Mitchell Owen

8.5

Marco Jansen

9

Nikhil Chaudhary

8

Jason Holder

8.5

Ali Khan

6.5

Lockie Ferguson

8.5

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