Broward County, July 3 -- In the first rain-affected game of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 season, Donovan Ferreira's electrifying 9-ball 37 and Shubham Ranjane's composed 39* surged the Texas Super Kings to 87/2 off 5 overs -- a total that ultimately proved too steep for the Washington Freedom.

The spin battery of Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein, anchored by Nandre Burger's terrific first over, left Freedom 43 runs short, as per a press release from MLC.

Having been invited to bat first before rain shortened the match, TSK -- resting their in-form skipper Faf du Plessis -- opened with stand-in captain Marcus Stoinis and Daryl Mitchell. Saurabh Netravalkar delivered a superb opening over, dismissing Stoinis and conceding just five run...